After looking at the various websites (NOAA, NWS, NHC, etc.) I decided Thursday that I wouldn't have to head out to Oyster Bay right away to strip sails, dodger, bimini, etc. So this morning (about 7/a) I checked all the sites again and decided it would probably be prudent to go to the boat and at least "spiral wrap" the jib with the spinnaker halyard and the bimini. So the bottom line is I got out there about 12:30 today - a gentle breeze, sunny/cloudy/sunny, no rain - and did just that. The bottom line is that we completely dodged the bullet and even the spiral wrap on the jib and bimini wasn't necessary.
Actually, at least in the western part of the Long Island Sound (Oyster Bay, Stamford, etc...) we're supposed to see more wind tomorrow (15-20 with gusts to 30) then we actually experience today. Since the Admiral prefers to sail on a "level" boat we're not even planning on heading out until Sunday morning! On the other hand, if it were up to me, and I could grab a couple of sailors as crew, I'd have absolutely no problem with heading out tomorrow with one or two reefs in and going for it! It could be awesome..... S Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V ----- Original Message ----- From: "spetri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:53 PM Subject: [Liveaboard] Earl: Dodged a Bullet > We got lucky here in Stamford. Western LIS Buoy gusts didn't go past 15 > knots. Hardly nay rain. > > But I'm probably jinxing myself now. Never trust a hurricane. > > -- > Stephen Petri > S/V Witchcraft, Ranger 33 No. 161 > http://www.teamwitchcraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
