A great story! Which is one of the ways we gauge our adventures on the water... I liked the part where you were able to meet up with old friends and have a great time despite the trials and tribulations.. thanks for sharing it with us..
Richard 1987 33-II Richard N. Bush Law Offices 235 South Fifth Street, Fourth Floor Louisville, Kentucky 40202 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Mon, Jul 23, 2012 8:37 pm Subject: Stus-List Tall Ships Halifax The so called tall ships are getting shorter and shorter every time I go to ee them and the event at Halifax this week proved that for me...very isappointing group of tall ships to say the least, despite all the dvertising hype. However the event did provide an opportunity to leave St. argaret's Bay and sail east to Halifax; took about 9 hours with some motor ailing and all motoring for the last hour because of wind direction and aylight time but it was a nice chance to sail with an old friend whose help as much appreciated. This trip had a lot to offer besides tall ships as we et up with some long lost sailing friends and had some nice time together nd that was the best part. In fact we invited two long lost sailing riends from Liverpool NS on board for BBQed kebabs on Sat evening and just hen I was about to light the BBQ, a Force 10 propane unit, and get things oing we had a great laugh...the thing left the stern and sunk faster than I xpected, Force 10 BBQ's sink fast, but thankfully no food was lost and we mprovised with the Hillerange Princess. Turned out the weld that held the nit to the part that attached to the expensive Force 10 rail bracket ailed...it was attached with just 3 little tack welds and despite that they asted and travelled with us for about 7 years we were not impressed with he manufacture of the unit when we saw what had failed , we thought they ould have done better and wondered what might have happen if the lit unit ith food had landed in my tender which is often seen floating at the stern. think the Force 10 people need to know about this so I will send them a eport on how their expensive little stainless steel marine BBQ left us own. We took friends and relatives for sails in the Big City waters but ere unimpressed by the attention given by our local governments to landings pots for folks who come to see such events by boat...after all boats were ow folks came to that city in the first place and that is what the elebrations were all about but now sadly boat travel appears to take a way ar back seat. There are some public launches and docks for folks to use in alifax harbour but all are disgraceful and IMHO quite unsafe to say the east...the yacht clubs offer better choices for those who want to go ashore ut stay on the privacy of the hook. Once we had our anchor snag on a line hat was below water and attached at both ends to something very heavy and hat is a real pain to release from if it snags a 15 KG Bruce like I have on lianna. Chalk it up to bad luck and smile. Then on the way home 20+ knots ead wind through Sambro Channel and a big swell so making desperately slow eadway and then after rounding Pennant Point a close reach with a reefed to 00 genoa in 20+ and rolling seas with a high swell, single handed rockin nd rollin and wishin I was somewhere else with my new Caribe inflatable and otahatsu 9.8 getting dragged behind and bouncing wildly around on the wells...just to learn after communicating that all was well and I was aking distance towards home on the VHF that my new dinghy had parted ompany with me somewhere on the way into St. Margaret's Bay form Peggy's ove and then to turn and motor back out into that 25 kts of wind and big wells to find it...but I did find it drifting downwind freely but not as ast as my 35 drifted downwind so it was a real pain to snag and once nagged after multiple tries it was a real drag to hold onto but I got it ome...sort of made the trip for me...I lost but then saved my new dinghy ut now I am damn tired, long day in big wind and big seas...I am getting lder and it shows...7-8 knots boat speed close reach on a furled to 100 enny with no main sail and rolling seas with huge swells and water landing n the cockpit regardless of how much you try to avoid it may be a blast for ome but it was more than I wanted and it lasted about 5 hours...now I know hy I like day sail cruising inside the bay...it can get mean out there on hat ocean off our coast...today I appreciated my harness and tether and I as also thankful that my engine ran well and that my electronics all were eliable...I am happy there was no fog and that I made the trip during aylight hours...for all concerned who tow their dinghies I plan to use 2 ndependent lines from now on, one attached to cleats at each side of the tern of Alianna and towing with a "V" type connection to the dinghy. If his should sound boring to some of the more accomplished sailors who onitor these posts please accept my apologies, maybe you have to be there o appreciate doing this stuff single handed but I would recommend that you ave all your gear in tip top shape and that you have life insurance to look fter your loved ones just in case Dwight Veinot &C 35 MKII, Alianna ead of St. Margaret's Bay, NS ----Original Message----- rom: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] n Behalf Of Colin Kilgour ent: July 23, 2012 7:39 PM o: cnc-list@cnc-list.com ubject: Re: Stus-List LO300 Race Your 29-2 (and just about any sailboat of 25+ feet in reasonable trim) an handle the demands of a 300 mile sail around Lake Ontario. While they call it an offshore race, it's not really. You're never ore than a few hours sail from shore and there are lots of safe arbours - even at the east end of the lake (where admittedly, the ake is wider and the population lower). And if it comes to it, you an likely summon SAR from two countries in very short order. With a reasonably fitted out boat, a vhf and a cell phone, you should e all set. Cheers olin n 7/16/12, Ron's Personal Account(rogers) <an...@rogers.com> wrote: Good luck to all participants in the LO 300 race this weekend. Our 1986 &C 29 Mk 2 is ready for the challenge. My crew and I are confident that our boat can handle any weather and sea conditions that could possibly happen in this off shore race. Some very smart people designed and built our boat. Perhaps I'm not the only one who feels this way? 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