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2005 Sailing Digest
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On
this page, I will detail, to an extent, a sort of daily vessel log,
including brief outings, maintenance, and short sailing
descriptions. This is a way to keep track of my
sailing and maintenance days, in a format that will be easy to maintain
and read. From time to time, as conditions dictate, I will
continue to post more detailed sailing and cruising logs.
All times listed in the
entries are approximate.
Newest
entries are at the top of the page.
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2005 Digest Archive =>
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5/29/05 | Projects and Sailing
On board: 0900-1400
With some free time and a surprisingly
decent day on hand, I headed to the boat, arriving around 0900.
The winds were blessedly calm, and as soon as I arrived the sun came
out, bringing pleasant warmth. Taking advantage of the calm winds,
I played around with my new lazy jacks and made some adjustments, but I
was very pleased with how well they worked. The new Strong Track
was outstanding; the sail fairly came crashing down. I worked on a
few other early-season details, including rearranging some
hastily-stowed items, connecting the mast wiring, and other similar
jobs.
Around noon, a light southerly breeze
came up, so I decided to head out for the first sail of the season.
Click here for
a full sailing log. |
5/26/05 | Finally on Board
On board: 1430-1500
Finally, I got aboard in the afternoon,
using a borrowed dinghy. I was happy that the boat was safe and
sound, but she did not escape scot-free.
Click here for more. |
5/26/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
Another early morning check. |
5/25/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
Second check of the day, around noon. |
5/25/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
In what was becoming an annoying trend, the wind continued overnight and
into a third day, allowing no rest for the worriers. The waves
remained too high to make it worthwhile to try and row out to the boat,
and with the gangway down at PYC there was no launch service, so all I
could do was look through binoculars. It looked like one of my mooring
lines might have been slightly fouled on the anchor platform, but the
boat was just too far away to tell. I convinced myself that it was
OK. At least the winds and waves were much less than they must
have been earlier in the week, but it still was blowing 20-30. The
rains continued. |
5/24/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
 Third check of the day,
around 1500. I had hoped to ride out in the launch
from the neighboring yard, as the yacht club launches were not
operating, but after waiting for almost 30 minutes with no sign of the
launch, I went home. We had more wind predicted for overnight
(40-50 knots), so I had hoped to check things out first. At least
I did all I could.
This is stupid. I hate Falmouth. |
5/24/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
Second check of the day, around 1300. |
 5/24/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
Bright and early, around 0615, I headed down, as we had
had some ferocious gusts overnight. I was pleased to see the boat
still there, but the docks at the club had been battered overnight.
Later, I discovered that several boats had indeed gone on the bricks,
sadly. |
5/23/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
Wind and rain continued, so I drove by to check the boat on my way home.
Through binoculars, she looked good. |
5/22/05 | Shoreside Boat Check
We had had some wind overnight, but not as
bad as that which had been predicted earlier. Still, first thing
in the morning I had to go down and check the boat to make sure all was
well. Fortunately, everything looked great. |
5/21/05 | Loose Ends
On board: 1330-1815 (2.75
hours)
I headed out in the afternoon to take
care of a few final details that were required to prepare the boat for
the season, including adding some outhaul hardware (see
maintenance log) and finishing up the
lazy jacks
installation. With heavy weather predicted (at the time) for
Saturday night (45 knots), I also took the precaution of removing the
CQR from the bow, lest I have a repeat of the situation that ruined my
anchor platform a few years ago.
I almost went sailing, but it had been a
long day and I decided to head home instead. Besides, showers were
threatening (though I don't think they ever arrived). |
5/18/05 | Launch!
On Board: 0730-1630 (9
hours); 16.9 nm Traveled
 After
days of rain and fog, the weather even cooperated with
relatively clear conditions, no rain, and even some sunny breaks
in the afternoon. Steve Morse picked the boat up at just
after 0700, and we were floating by 0730. Down at Royal
River Boatyard, Bob and his crew had the mast stepped in short
order. |
 After
waiting around until Dasein, who launched after me, had
been stepped, we headed around for the 17 mile jaunt back to
Falmouth and the mooring field. I discovered that my
mooring ball hadn't yet been installed, but before the day was
out (and an angry phone call later), the mooring was in and
Glissando was happily at home again.
Look for a full launching log in the
near future, as usual.
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