In addition to some snapshackle lanyards the Admiral put in my stocking, she
gave me a nice photo alphabet wall hanging that spelled the word "SAIL". The S
was an ornate piece of ironwork in a nautical environment, the A was the rig on
what appeared to be a Mega 30 (C&C design), the I was a lig
Around here, the charge for pulling the mast runs about $65 each way, based on
an hour of machine time. One marina has a jib crane mountied on the travel
lift, and the other has a Lull shooting boom off-road fork truck with a jib
that can be mounted on the forks. I suppose the time could be long
I have a device aboard called a SPOT Satellite Messenger. It has 4
functions: "GEOS 911" sends a message with GPS location to a ground station,
which then contacts the SAR organization for your location, "Help!" Sends a
pre-scripted message and GPS location (plus a Google Earth image) to 5
pre-esta
>From everything I've read or heard, the Yachtmaster certification is an
excellent credential to have. Rigorous training, high performance standards,
and pretty comprehensive exposure. Pretty hard and expensive to get. I
understand it is almost a base requirement for very large foreign registered
y
My son got me a print of one of his pictures, the clew of our spinnaker with
the Halifax waterfront in the background.
Very nice.
Now no one can say that I "Don't have a Clew"!!
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Rick Taillieu
Nemesis
'75 C&C 25 #371
Shearwater Yacht Club
Halifax, NS.
-Or
Fender covers!
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61 W Narragansett
Newport, RI
USA02840
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On Dec 25, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Knowles Richard wrote:
> Merry Christmas to all. I hope you found something boaty under the tree. The
> part of Halifax I
Merry Christmas to all. I hope you found something boaty under the tree. The
part of Halifax I can see from my 8th floor window has a whole .03" of white
frost down and the sun is out. I'm going to see if my newly installed cover is
OK. Did the last bit in the dark.
Have a great day, all.
Rich
