Re: Stus-List Tall Ships Halifax

2012-07-23 Thread Richard N. Bush
A great story! Which is one of the ways we gauge our adventures on the water... I liked the part where you were able to meet up with old friends and have a great time despite the trials and tribulations.. thanks for sharing it with us.. Richard 1987 33-II Richard N. Bush Law Offices 235 So

Re: Stus-List Tall Ships Halifax

2012-07-23 Thread Chuck S
Great story Dwight. Wish I could have met you for a drink and a sail. I read many stories about losing dinghies before I bought mine, and once I bought one, I removed the light hardware and through bolted SS rings and padeyes to the inside face of the transom with backing plates on the backside

Stus-List Tall Ships Halifax

2012-07-23 Thread dwight veinot
The so called tall ships are getting shorter and shorter every time I go to see them and the event at Halifax this week proved that for me...very disappointing group of tall ships to say the least, despite all the advertising hype. However the event did provide an opportunity to leave St. Margaret

Re: Stus-List LO300 Race

2012-07-23 Thread Colin Kilgour
Your 29-2 (and just about any sailboat of 25+ feet in reasonable trim) can handle the demands of a 300 mile sail around Lake Ontario. While they call it an offshore race, it's not really. You're never more than a few hours sail from shore and there are lots of safe harbours - even at the east e

Stus-List Re By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread Adam Holmstrom
Joel, most of the time just with a 135% furling genoa, still did 8 - 9 knots with an inflatable dinghy on tow ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread Adam Holmstrom
Joel, we are based in the southern part of the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden. When the winds calm down a bit we may head over to the island of Gotland between Sweden and Estonia, Baltic sea. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www

Re: Stus-List Soft shackles again

2012-07-23 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Sorry for the slow reply. We have a second set of sheets for the other jib. Usually we use the soft shackle on the big 155%, and just tie bowlines in my 100%. The 100% is short enough that we've never had an issue with them snagging on the shrounds. -Keith -Original Message- From: De

Re: Stus-List By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
WOW!!! Only 2 weeks??!! Either you are an electrical wiz, things were in great, organized condition, or it was 2 weeks straight with no sleep... I'm very envious! I've been going all out every weekend since early March On my 1973 Viking 33 and am just starting to see light at the end of the

Stus-List By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread HONEYSAIL
Where do you sail BY and BY? Jack Fitzgerald C&C 39 TM HONEY US12788 Savannah, GA USA In a message dated 7/23/2012 7:27:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, joel.aron...@gmail.com writes: Congrats! Sounds like quite a shake down cruise! How much sail did you carry in that breeze? Joel Sent f

Re: Stus-List By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread Joel Aronson
Congrats! Sounds like quite a shake down cruise! How much sail did you carry in that breeze? Joel Sent from my iPad On Jul 23, 2012, at 4:09 AM, Adam Holmstrom wrote: > > Quick update from a calm little bay in an otherwise stormy baltic > archipelago. By and By, probably the easternmost loca

Stus-List By and By sails again

2012-07-23 Thread Adam Holmstrom
Quick update from a calm little bay in an otherwise stormy baltic archipelago. By and By, probably the easternmost located C&C 39 of all, set sail for the first time in 2 years yesterday. It took my wife and me over 2 weeks to fix all the electrical and engine issues, getting to understand what