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Hi, Steve -
On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 10:05:00PM -0400, Steve Weinstein wrote:
> 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.
Yeah, never got much above 10kt or so here, either (I spent the day in
Sandy Hook.) Always nice when it works out like that, although I'm
perverse enough to wish for at least one good gust of 45 or 50 or so...
just so I know that a hurricane has been by here. :)
> 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.....
I'd certainly be up for it if I could figure out transportation; I love
heavy-weather sailing. I can sail over to Rockaway Beach in a couple of
hours, and leave my dinghy there safely, but I'd have no idea how to get
up to your neck o'the'woods from there. Thoughts?
Ben
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