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On my first trip over to Florida, from Texas, we were having problems
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in the ICW, engine wasn't working well, we were falling behind our schedule, my then wife was ready to give it up and go back home. We were anchored off a canal in Louisiana and she was at low ebb. Then this guy came by in an outboard and stopped to talk- He was all about "wow" You guys are TRAVELLING on the boat?? GOING places?? KEWL!!
And he gave her a totally new outlook. From then on, it was the trip that counted, not the schedule. We missed the event we were aiming for by 2 days, still had a great month, and never looked back.
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- Photoday! Wind 0-5 knots, raising sail.
- Battens
- That hadn't even occured to me.
- Batten tension?
- So, YTD what's your cost per hour?
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New to me too, this is a full batten main.
- Most full battened mains have batten tensioners....
- So, YTD what's your cost per hour?
- That hadn't even occured to me.
- Head Harbor Island near Jonesport
- Sunset-finally got a multi night cruise...
- Like a jewel in the water
- With no place to go, wandering under sail, can be a feeling of pure decadence.
- Interesting that we don't discuss sailing much here
- Larry, after being a sailor for 30 years....
- Maybe because sailing means different things to each of us.
- "You have to already be there"
- On my first trip over to Florida, from Texas, we were having problems
- You have to already be there struck a chord with me too!
- "You have to already be there"
- We AGREE! ......
- Interesting that we don't discuss sailing much here
- AMERICA
- Jaunty ready to launch...in the backyard.
- Canadian Shark Nationals
- Russian hydrofoil
- Nice photos, lovely description of the sailing. Thanks.
- Battens
I hope Jaunty falls into that category as well.