Jerry:
It is so much fun to hear about a fellow M15 sailer having so much fun
sailing it. We had 30 knot tail winds and 5-6 foot waves one day on the
San Juan cruise and, while it was work, it was a great sail in Vanilla.
--Gary Hyde
N24 'Sailabration'
M17 #637 'Hydeaway2'
M15 #235 'Vanilla'
On Sep 01, 2005, at 7:30 PM, JERRY WILLIAMS wrote:
I have not contributed anything this year but have read most of the
postings. I apologize for the absence.
I left work early to go for a sail and feel too good about it not to
share my experience. The little 15 footer kicked some butt today,
passing many 22 to 25 footers that only had a jib or a reefed main up
cause it was blowing 12 to 15 with gust a little higher.
I never heeled more than 20 or 25 degrees, feathered and dumped the
main sail while not touching the jib.
I have a lot of rake in the mast and the boat tended to round up
before getting in too much trouble. I have now owned this 15 footer
for 5 years and am still amazed at its performance.
A light weight 18' daysailor and my Montgomery 15 went neck to neck
for a half hour, each leaping ahead when conditions best suited each.
I had a lengthy chat with the crew as we sailed within ten feet of
each other. Sailors are easy people to talk to.
It's 7 miles from my slip to the dike at Lake Wallenpaupak in the
Pocono Mountain area in NE Pa. It's a North South lake and winds were
out of the West. One tack was all that was needed each way. 3 hours
round trip, exactly equal times 1.5 hours.
At the dike there was a bald eagle that took a liking to my mast and
did a full 360 glide just above mast height. This was the first time
I ever saw a bald eagle and he gave me a front row seat.
I sailed out of and back into the slip. Life is good.
Jerry Williams
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