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12-10-2019, 12:29 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Winter Kayaking around CA in Shorthanded Sailing

I've thought for years, after seeing Chris Humann paddling around Hanalei Bay in his inflatable canoe....that a good quality inflatable kayak was a...

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12-09-2019, 02:47 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Around the World from West coast? in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Coyote Point DOES have berths that can handle this, but I don't think they're "open" right now. After years of having acres of open berths I think...

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12-09-2019, 02:37 PM

AlanH replied to a thread 2020 race schedule in Singlehanded Sailing Society

The LongPac and the Singlehanded TransPac happen on alternate years. So 2019 was a LongPac" year. 2020 is a Singlehanded TransPac year. 2021 will...

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12-09-2019, 02:36 PM

AlanH replied to a thread 2020 race schedule in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Let's add SSS Spring Cruise-In on Saturday May 1st.

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12-05-2019, 04:31 PM

AlanH started a thread Sailing poems; RLS Christmas at Sea in Singlehanded Sailing Society

There's a woman who is best girlfriends with my friend -- "Literary Sarah"-- at my church who attends our Christmas Community Gathering every year....

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12-03-2019, 07:45 PM

AlanH replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Flares...**sighs** cha-chinnnggg....but necessary. I hope to finally do the Singlehanded Farallones again in 2020, I'll be going to Sals before...

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12-03-2019, 12:56 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Cruise-Out in late March or Early April? in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Daydreamer has a good idea...combine "big boat" cruise in with "little boat" RAID. I LIKE this idea. Actually, I like it a lot. I took a look at...

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11-25-2019, 03:06 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Surprise! in Shorthanded Sailing

! Nice, Bob!

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11-25-2019, 03:04 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Cruise-Out in late March or Early April? in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Or not.

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11-24-2019, 06:12 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

And finally, I mixed up some epoxy with redwood sanding "dust"...which is about the same size as the wood dough you can buy, and made some wood...

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11-24-2019, 06:07 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

Two of the boards had some significant warpage, so they didn't glue completely flat. There's plenty of glue contact, so it's strong, but there are...

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11-24-2019, 06:00 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

I've been toying with the idea of not using a cassette at all. This e-rudder weighs about 18 pounds right now. Add the fiberglass sheathing and it's...

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11-24-2019, 05:39 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

Todays three hours of rudder work began with more shaping with the surform plane and belt sander. I spent the majority of the time thinning the aft...

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11-23-2019, 07:12 PM

AlanH replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

I'm going to postulate that Wildflower was in the Santa Cruz Harbor channel, after a winter storm. There was so much runoff , and it was an ebbing...

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11-23-2019, 06:43 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

The way I glue up the boards, the trailing edge board had a huge knot in it at the bottom. That was going to be a pain to fair, so I decided to just...

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11-23-2019, 06:38 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

After spending some time with the drawknife, I moved onto more wood-hackery tools...namely a surform plane and a really coarse disk on my drill....

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11-23-2019, 06:32 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Low-tech E-rudder build in Shorthanded Sailing

OK, today I spent about 90 minutes getting some shape into the rudder blank. I started with my favorite crude woodworking tool, the drawknife. This...

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11-22-2019, 06:32 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Surprise! in Shorthanded Sailing

Thanks Skip! comprehension dawns I got a secondhand main which is in reasonable shape, though VERY deep. it has two reefs. I'm going to have...

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11-22-2019, 01:46 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Surprise! in Shorthanded Sailing

Huh? "The third reef is SER-compliant" No lo comprende.

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11-21-2019, 03:14 PM

AlanH replied to a thread insurance in Singlehanded Sailing Society

I'm with Progressive, but I know that if I venture further than X miles off th ecoast, I'm on my own...and Hawaii is out of the question. If...

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11-21-2019, 02:59 PM

AlanH replied to a thread 2020 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race Participants in 2020 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race

I was thinking about it as an option in the future for our sister organization in So Cal.

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11-21-2019, 01:25 PM

AlanH replied to a thread 2020 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race Participants in 2020 Singlehanded Trans Pacific Yacht Race

Wouldn't it be Amazing if there was a singlehanded and/or doublehanded race from California to Tahiti? 2021...2023? 3,570 miles...

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11-19-2019, 11:50 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Cruise-Out in late March or Early April? in Singlehanded Sailing Society

April 11th is Around the Rocks, May 16th is SHF. So that would suggest that we do it on April 18th, or April 25th, or possibly May 1st. I vote for...

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11-19-2019, 05:05 PM

AlanH replied to a thread 2019 SSS Cruise Down in Singlehanded Sailing Society

The Wildcat of Loch Awe crew (Joan and Alan) spent the morning doing a car/truck drop off at Serra Point so Joan could drive home after dinner. ...

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11-19-2019, 03:06 PM

AlanH started a thread Cruise-Out in late March or Early April? in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Is there interest? Should we discuss dates?

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11-19-2019, 12:51 PM

AlanH replied to a thread SSS 2019 Fall Cruise Out Pixs in Singlehanded Sailing Society

That was FUN....

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11-18-2019, 07:21 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Up the Mountain to visit Ed Ruszel in Singlehanded Sailing Society

The smaller guy in the front, center in the dark blue t-shirt might be Frank Dinsmore.

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11-18-2019, 06:36 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Up the Mountain to visit Ed Ruszel in Singlehanded Sailing Society

From left to right... half cut-off...not sure brown t-shirt, arms crossed...I think that's Reed Overshiner white shirt, white basball...

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11-18-2019, 06:25 PM

AlanH replied to a thread Up the Mountain to visit Ed Ruszel in Singlehanded Sailing Society

I can identify about six of those sailors. Between all of us, I bet we can get them all. When I first started in the SSS in the late 90's, my...

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