Boat Forum / Sailing / November 2006

I was in Tobermory at the end of the season and a large yacht (~55ft)
sailed across the bay (the wind was quite light) and dropped anchor
while still sailing downwind.
The anchor obviously bit, as they let out more chain as the yacht

I want to rig my centaur for more single handed sailing. I always feel
particularly vulnerable working on deck alone hoisting - or lowering
sails.
I have a slab reefing system but I still have to go on deck to undo

Anyone know of a simple programme to practice lights sounds and rules
of the road. I seem to recall using one about three years ago. I think
it was A Dos programme. It gave you pictures and tested and scored It
was easy to practice ona and fun . Anyone any ideas

I'm completely geeked, leaving 1-1-07, if we make a timely passage plan to
check out the Mayan ruins at Copan before flying out of Guatemala City.
http://www.holaceibita.com/hola_ceibita_english/Intro/hc1_la_ceiba.htm
Best picture I could find.

Rumor is some canook is sending out video's of a couple ranchers
shooting praire dogs in Montana and claming it is a Candian Sniper
killing terrorists in Afganastan.
My side still aching from laughing.   This crazy Canook is saying a

Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. He won the Nobel Prize in
Economics in 1976 and was a strong advocate of Capitalism and limited
government.

Ellen Macarthur's record-breaking trimaran (which was called B&Q) has been
away for a paint job and is now back on its berth in East Cowes Marina.,
painted plain white with no logos on and no name. I know B&Q did not renew
their sponsorship deal with her a few months back after ...

We might have snow soon!
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1237542304063212926liUtab
I'm breaking out the jingle bells, waxing the runners on the sleigh,
getting eggs to nogg.

Could anybody give me a ballpark figure on how much it would cost to have a
21' bilge keeled Corribee epoxied?
I assume this would involve stripping off the gelcoat, drying out to some
degree, and new epoxy gel coat.  Would this be then self coloured and not

Hoping to get a glance at a finished picture.
Are you finished yet Doug?
Joe

Thankfully, the 2006 hurricane season is over. The same models and
scientists used for predicting global warming scenarios predicted one of the
worst, if not perhaps the worst, hurricane seasons in recorded history. No
less than 1/2 dozen major hurricanes were to sweep North ...

Did you watch the Patriots Bear game?
It was an exciting game.  When you have two top defenses
playing, it makes sense to throw deep and often as an intercept
will push the opposing team back farther than a punt and punt

Argh!  I am a land lubber.  Cast off for the first time in a small 18
footer.  Tacking out I screw up, fail to make a turn, get back winded
and pushed into a docked boat.  That was a bad start.  The rest of the
trip was as sloppy but uneventful.

Dang it gets cold at night. As soon as the sun fell I knew
it was a ''baked beans night'' ( helps one keep warm ) . For
some reason I'm not allowed to eat them at home ( go
figure), so I keep a few cans in the boat. Thought this one