--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1N00002 Date: 01/18/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 10:15pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: 'Twas a cold day at sea, sir! Well, our Frost Bite series got our first race off. No fog was going to stop us, and it didn't. (It wasn't there to stop it, but that's another story) Anyhow, if was a pleasant 42 or so degrees F, as well as overcast, as well as rainy. Perfect weather for a sail. Oh yeah!! The reason we were really out there: The wind at the start was at 20+ mph and gusting to at least 30! We had a lot of fun in the pre-start, as there was a question as to whether we should take in a reef or not. (I've got to get my new skipper to get things set and deciding what to do earlier than he has.) Well, once into the wind to check the settings, we nearly got knocked on our lips. He decided to reef. As we had never reefed that boat before, it would have made a great show for Bleepers, Blunders and Practical Jokes! We did get it taken in in time before the start. Unfortunately, I didn't tie it in tight enough. It shook out on one of the tacks and we had to do it again. Having figured out the system, that one finally was done properly. The wind was building at the turning mark and we watched a couple of faster boats ahead of us have some major problems with their spinnakers. We didn't set and did quite well for the next leg. However, the wind dropped and he never got around to ordering for it. At least we were able to wing and wing it for awhile. Not sure of the results as yet, but we didn't do too bad. I think a 3rd, maybe better, in a fleet of 5 groups of absolutely insane characters. All in all, not too bad for not having sailed since last September. Besides the above corrections I'd like to see happen is to bring along a _very_ big radiant heater or a fireplace, or at least even warmer clothes than I had. Next race is in about 4 weeks. Let you know how badly I get frozen on that one. Yep, for some even crazier reason, I intend to do it again. ... My worst day sailing was better than my best day working! --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1P00000 Date: 01/18/97 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 09:56pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Quiz Season's Greetings Geno, GD> After witnessing your navigational skills, I'm wondering if you should GD> be allowed out of sight of the dock. ------------------------- That's only because my battery had run dry. You know how helpless I am without my computer! :^( Cheers, Augustin~~~ NYC, Toronto, S2STOR - S2SVCR magi@intergate.bc.ca http://www.intergate.bc.ca/business/magi ... The last thing I saw was this Big Blue Wave! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1P00001 Date: 01/18/97 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 11:34pm \/To: ROBERT KITSON (Read 0 times) Subj: Captain's Log Season's Greetings Bob, CAPTAIN'S LOG Vessel: SV Freestyle Friday, January 17, 1997 Port: Granville Island Destination: Snug Cove 09:00 Park land vehicle at Granville Island and step aboard Freestyle for a 3 hour cruise to Snug Cove. Crew consists of one frail, subservient-looking woman. Weather conditions are perfect for this time of year in Vancouver - dark skies, rain, thin fog, and 5-6 knots of wind. 09:15 Perfect time for casting off. I expect to head out against the tide and on a dead run for the next 10 miles. I command crew to cast off the bow line and she commences to complain of sea sickness. 09:20 I slap crew hard and snug down Freestyle. 09:30 I return from the Quarterdeck Chandlery with "Queez-Away" wrist bands and give to crew. 09:45 Cast off and underway. We wave to Coast Guard station as we motor past. 10:00 Command crew to take helm in order that I may hoist the sails. I laugh as she comes to the helm. I send her to mid-ships and command her to raise the main. She requests that I head to wind. I engage autopilot and slap crew. 10:30 Running wing-on-wing at 5-6 knots. The sails are full and so are the crew's breasts. I engage autopilot then beat and rape crew. 11:00 Nothing to report. 12:00 Nothing to report. 13:00 Approaching Snug Cove. Beat crew one last time before making port. 13:30 Snug down at public wharf and command crew to cook. 14:00 Chili con Tofu is served but slightly tepid. Hold crew's hand over propane burner. Deep-six pot of chili and command crew to make proper pot. 15:00 Piping hot chili con tofu is served. 15:15 Chili devoured. Still hungry. Command crew to produce sandwiches. Crew does not comply. Beat crew unconscious and step off Freestyle to take in the local scenery. 15:30 Return to Freestyle and catch crew on VHF radio. Switch off DC supply and eat crew. 15:45 Cast off shorthanded. 16:00 Winds pick up to 15 knots. Decide to furl foresail but drum jammed. Reef the main, and foresail blows. Drop foresail and bring out storm gib. Tack on genny is jammed and cannot be removed. Put storm gib away and stuff genny down forepeak hatch. 16:15 Drop all sails and switch to auxilliary power. 16:30 Darkness looming and nobody on board to beat. 16:45 In total darkness, I decide to go below for an unknown reason. Reason becomes evident. I am swooshing in 6 inches of water. I close all seacocks except raw water intake valve. 17:00 Go back to cockpit and pump out 30 gallons of seawater. Bilge pump breaks and becomes useless. 17:15 Check water level below. Rising at a rate of 1-2 gallons per minute. No bucket on board - cause of flooding not yet determined. 17:20 Check raw water intake valve. In working order. Check intake through hull. Locate 4 inch giser. 17:25 Make cellular call to Granville Island travel lift. Gone home. Make call to Granville Island businesses. No pump to be found. 17:30 Dial *16 for Coast Guard. Make distress call. Switch to Alpha 22 and await reponse. 17:45 Hailed by CG and informed that the cutter Osprey has been deployed for rescue. 18:00 Osprey arrives and escorts Freestyle to their docks. Motoring at 5 knots. 19:00 Arrive at CG station and deploy motored pump. Pump out 70 gallons of sea water and do "quick fix" to through hull. 20:00 Freestyle arrives at her berth on Granville Island and a cup and bucket is brought on board. 21:00 Bilge is cleaned up and I go to bar for beer. 22:00 Return to Freestyle and bail out 15 gallons of water. 22:30 Go to land vehicle to park closer to boat... gone. Towed. 23:00 Stay on board the night bailing water. Make arrangements for haul out first thing in morning. Cheers, Augustin~~~ NYC, Toronto, S2STOR - S2SVCR magi@intergate.bc.ca http://www.intergate.bc.ca/business/magi ... The last thing I saw was this Big Blue Wave! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1R00000 Date: 01/21/97 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 11:54am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Computer Down Season's Greetings All, To everyone who's been tapping me on the internet, sorry to say, but my brand new, fancy computer is down for a week or two. Fortunately, my trusty "other" computer is up and running (as usual :^) and I can still do the BBS scene. If anyone has tapped my internet address or web page since Jan. 18th, I'll get back to you by the end of the month! And if anyone hasn't been tapping me... how come? Dang risc based architecture!! TTYL Cheers, Augustin~~~=== NYC, Toronto - S2STOR - S2SVCR magi@intergate.bc.ca http://www.intergate.bc.ca/business/magi ... I'm selfish. I wear them with the ribs on the inside. * Q-Blue 1.9 [NR] * --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1V00000 Date: 01/25/97 From: ROBERT KITSON Time: 10:20am \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 0 times) Subj: Captain's Log AH> Season's Greetings Bob, AH> CAPTAIN'S LOG Vessel: SV Freestyle AH> Friday, January 17, 1997 AH> Port: Granville Island > Destination: Snug Cove AH>09:00 Park land vehicle at Granville Island and step aboard > Freestyle for a 3 hour cruise to Snug Cove. Crew consists > of one frail, subservient-looking woman. > Weather conditions are perfect for this time of year in > Vancouver - dark skies, rain, thin fog, and 5-6 knots of > wind. What is the incredable hulk doing with one frail woman ? AH>09:15 Perfect time for casting off. I expect to head out > against the tide and on a dead run for the next 10 miles. > I command crew to cast off the bow line and she commences > to complain of sea sickness. What did you do for 15 minutes ? A 15 minute quicky with the frail woman ? AH>09:20 I slap crew hard and snug down Freestyle. Was it good for you ? AH>09:30 I return from the Quarterdeck Chandlery with "Queez-Away" > wrist bands and give to crew. Hmmmmmmmmmm, not a good start to the voyage :-( AH>09:45 Cast off and underway. We wave to Coast Guard station as > we motor past. AH>10:00 Command crew to take helm in order that I may hoist the > sails. I laugh as she comes to the helm. I send her to > mid-ships and command her to raise the main. She requests > that I head to wind. I engage autopilot and slap crew. Why do you laugh as she comes to the helm .... anything you wanna tell me ? AH>10:30 Running wing-on-wing at 5-6 knots. The sails are full and > so are the crew's breasts. I engage autopilot then beat > and rape crew. Again ... gesh that testostrone in your bod must be at the full mark :^) AH>11:00 Nothing to report. AH>12:00 Nothing to report. AH>13:00 Approaching Snug Cove. Beat crew one last time before > making port. AH>13:30 Snug down at public wharf and command crew to cook. AH>14:00 Chili con Tofu is served but slightly tepid. Hold crew's > hand over propane burner. Deep-six pot of chili and > command crew to make proper pot. hMMMMMMMMM ... WWhat did you deep six ? AH>15:00 Piping hot chili con tofu is served. AH>15:15 Chili devoured. Still hungry. Command crew to produce > sandwiches. Crew does not comply. Beat crew unconscious > and step off Freestyle to take in the local scenery. AH>15:30 Return to Freestyle and catch crew on VHF radio. Switch > off DC supply and eat crew. Like I said one horny dude we got here :-) AH>15:45 Cast off shorthanded. AH>16:00 Winds pick up to 15 knots. Decide to furl foresail but > drum jammed. Reef the main, and foresail blows. Drop > foresail and bring out storm gib. Tack on genny is jammed > and cannot be removed. Put storm gib away and stuff genny > down forepeak hatch. This is not good and .... especially after all that chile :-) AH>16:15 Drop all sails and switch to auxilliary power. AH>16:30 Darkness looming and nobody on board to beat. * S2S Toronto, Ontario (416) 975-1547 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2H00000 Date: 02/12/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 10:55pm \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing Hi, Geno! Where's everyone hiding? I haven't seen any new messages in here in at least 3 days. Has Fido run aground again? ... Winter's here, so I may as well dream of warm waters & sandy beaches --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00000 Date: 02/14/97 From: SANDY WHETHERHOLT Time: 12:44pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing Hello Dan! 12 Feb 97 22:55, Dan Ceppa of doubtful wisdom scribbled to Geno Dellamattia: DC> Where's everyone hiding? I haven't seen any new messages in DC> here in at least 3 days. DC> Has Fido run aground again? Nope. Actually, I subscribe to "Yacht-L" on AOL, and the messages really aren't any better than in this echo of FidoNet. Furthermore, it is much easier and faster to use FidoNet than the internet, when it comes to reading stuff like this. For a while I was considering ending my BBS in lieu of the internet but decided that FidoNet is a worthwhile effort. I would like to see more participation in echos like this, however, and probably I need to participate more myself. Later........Sandy --- GoldED/2 2.42.G0615+ * Origin: BLUFF CITY BBS - OS/2 - Memphis, TN (1:123/70) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00001 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:47pm \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 0 times) Subj: Racing AH> won't be on board FOCUS for the race this Saturday. Also means I AH> won't be bringing any food for the skipper and crew :^( Sorry AH> about that... I'll do the food bit next time. Well, not only was the race on the Sunday, you didn't make it to the next one either.... :) Lunch better be exceptional next Saturday, I'll be expecting linen napkins. :) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00002 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:21pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: General question... DC> Funny thing... Unless there was _no_ air, we always worked DC> the boat the hardest. It realy payed of best when there DC> was still a chop or swell when sailing Dandelion. Wait until you're stuck in the rain for 8 hours losing ground to the tide... :) I can only do it for so long. Patience is not one of my biggest virtues. I'm learning though.... :) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064)