My marina has a narrow entrance channel and I need to do two 90 degree turn to get into my slip. I can sail in, or I can sail out, but I can't recall ever being able to do both in the same day. My worst day with no engine was coming home from Baltimore in November. It was cold, it was rough, the wind was hitting 30 knots, and the old engine had gone down for the count. I also had the flu and a temperature of about 101, so I was not running full speed myself. I managed to snag a mooring in Annapolis on the first pass and collapsed with relief in the cockpit. Now I just need to call my wife for a ride home and call the water taxi for a ride to the dock. Step 1 went fine but step 2 resulted in their main office answering and telling me the water taxi got taken out of the water a few days ago and wouldn't be launched until spring! Arghhh!! Eventually I hitched a ride from a passing boat and tried not to cough on them.
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 10:07 AM To: dwight; C&C List Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine? Nobody is faulting the use of an engine. It is just funny seeing people get upset about sailboats sailing instead of using their "auxiliary" propulsion. Arguably more people and property are damaged by improper operation of engine propelled watercraft. On Aug 28, 2014 9:57 AM, "dwight via CnC-List" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Guess I am missing something here...maybe I don't understand what is meant by "marina". I know it is possible to dock a 35 footer like Alianna at a "marina" using sails only and I have done it a time or two but under unfavorable wind conditions due to direction or strength in such close quarters I prefer to use auxiliary power and have my sails down and packed away before going to the dock or maybe I am missing what auxiliary power means to anyone in craft not outfitted with sails...or maybe I have just become more of a whimp and less of a purest as I grew older...hell I even prefer auxiliary power when tieing up to a mooring in a crowded mooring field and sailing off a mooring in a crowded field in some wind conditions can also be tricky and unnecessarily risky Dwight Veinot C&C 35MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Russ & Melody via CnC-List Sent: August 28, 2014 1:47 AM To: Marek Dziedzic; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine? In my olden days as a member of the Yacht Club's Executive Committee, business was brought forth to propose that sailboats must use engines in the marina (or something to that effect). I pointed out that engines are auxiliary power on sailboats and if we are to endorse this business I will push that ALL vessels operating in the marina are required to use auxiliary power. That was the end of discussion. Good times. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35-1 At 07:42 PM 27/08/2014, you wrote: In the olden days, when I was getting my skippers certificate, we had to do all the manoeuvres, including getting in and out of the slip, without the use of the engine (and then again using it). But that art is gone. Now, if I tried to dock under sail there would be a crowd with pitchforks awaiting me on the dock (possibly with some boiling tar and a few (Canada) gees on the side). Marek From: CnC-List [ mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:33 PM To: Jerome Tauber; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without? Under the watchful and at times frightened eyes of my neighbors, I have been routinely sailing into the slip without turning on the good 2QM. Phase II: Learn how to get out of the slip under sail... Cheers, Aaron R. 1979 30-MK1 Annapolis, MD On Aug 27, 2014, at 4:09 PM, "Jerome Tauber via CnC-List" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I thought C&C owners only use their engines to get in and out of docks. Jerry. C&C 27v J&J Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2014, at 3:00 PM, David via CnC-List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Curious...is all the effort worth it? David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650<tel:%28401%29%20419-4650> (cell) ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 4007/8076 - Release Date: 08/21/14 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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