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05-20-2022, 08:15 AM

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

the small sail is up, the full size sail arrives Friday. I'm off to assemble the trailer:cool:/QUOTE] While Howard is prepping to solo sail his...

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05-09-2022, 08:46 PM

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

Thanks to Ants for two photos taken recently at 7,000' elevation above the Kern River Valley. What looks like snow is not. Instead it is pogonip,...

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05-09-2022, 08:38 PM

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

For Monterey Bay, outside Santa Cruz Harbor, the bottom is primarily hard pack sand with kelp. A Danforth type anchor has a hard time resetting when...

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05-09-2022, 03:36 PM

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

This past week found the DAZZLERS (Tom and Sue) aboard their Vanagon and the sleddog with Annie aboard RUBY voyaging up Highway 1 to Salt Point State...

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05-08-2022, 03:01 PM

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

A new ride at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk? Nope, a Farallone 29, aka Golden Gate 30. CATS PAW had been anchored out off the Santa Cruz Wharf...

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05-07-2022, 07:02 AM

sleddog replied to a thread AIS and Knot Meter Requirement in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Thanks to Beetle for this reminder why Dead Reckoning skills and basic equipment are not things of the past. My experience has been lightning...

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05-02-2022, 06:08 AM

sleddog replied to a thread AIS and Knot Meter Requirement in Singlehanded Sailing Society

So you know, in the 1978 SHTP on WILDFLOWER I had no electronics or instruments but a compass and Walker log. I kept a log book updated every 4...

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05-02-2022, 05:54 AM

sleddog replied to a thread AIS and Knot Meter Requirement in Singlehanded Sailing Society

I agree with the above. This has been covered before on my thread. What I say is unofficial, my opinion only, and at times unreliable. When I...

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05-01-2022, 06:51 AM

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

Breeze on for yesterday's Half Hog race at Tomales. One gust to 40 knots on the IYC anemometer. 110's zipping around on full on planes. 3 capsized....

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05-01-2022, 06:30 AM

sleddog replied to a thread What I Saw in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Not sure where the info regarding Cliff going to Hono came from. The only mention of diversion was to Hilo and that on his tracker 6 days ago. ...

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05-01-2022, 06:22 AM

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

Not sure. We "banded" the chute with cotton baby yarn, not the tougher poly stuff. Prehoisting the chute without it being in stops might be dicey. ...

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04-30-2022, 07:02 PM

sleddog replied to a thread What I Saw in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Lee Johnson called a few days ago and has friends in Hilo and info to share with Cliff. But neither of us know how to contact him at sea.

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04-30-2022, 06:44 AM

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

What, do you think I give Macapuno away for free? Gotta earn it on this thread. Which you have done. Yes the correct answer is "tack, back,...

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04-29-2022, 02:57 PM

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

"Blowing dogs off chains" is not Shakespeare as some would like to think. It's Aussie Bush larrikin for a strong breeze, adopted by Kiwi sailors in...

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04-29-2022, 02:28 PM

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

Sorry, Jackie, but your nursery rhyme has no relevance to what was in the CBC's front yard yesterday. As far as I could see out to sea, it was "sheep...

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04-29-2022, 12:30 PM

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

Hi Pat, Sorry, but #3 Ano Nuevo weather is not the answer either. Ano Nuevo weather is spring time, reinforced trades in Monterey Bay and north,...

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04-29-2022, 11:22 AM

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

Hi Philpott, Sorry, but the term "backstay flicker" was used on your thread, Sailing Tomorrow, post #401. Also, apologies, but your guess "#1)...

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04-29-2022, 10:20 AM

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

Hi Ants, Thanks for the compliment on my good buddy, Andre'. And also for your guess, 6) Reinforced Trades. Sorry, but that is not the correct...

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04-28-2022, 03:40 PM

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

Andre', the Anna's hummer, was in fine fettle this morning just after sunrise at the Fossil Cliffs. Seaward, not far offshore, were 4-5 humpback...

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04-28-2022, 03:16 PM

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

OK all you backstay flickers, a bowl of Marianne's Macapuno to the first who can answer the following about something currently in CBC's front yard. ...

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04-27-2022, 01:42 PM

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

The sound of boats being crushed was unbearable, even from across the Channel. In two and a half hours, 10 boats were gone with four remaining. ...

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04-27-2022, 12:28 PM

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

There are many dry lakes suitable for dirt boating, not just Black Rock. Ivanpah, and Misfit Flats. Most are in NV and NE CA and racing is held...

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04-26-2022, 09:09 PM

sleddog replied to a thread Sailing Tomorrow in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Cliff diverting to Hilo? Hard imagining his new North main had issues. But apparently so. FYI, this morning, 4/27, at 0600 RAINBOW was 1570 nm from...

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04-26-2022, 05:46 PM

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

It doesn't seem like it. Lead has to be worth something...but to get the keel off, or the lead out, seems too much work. The shipbreaker is a...

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04-26-2022, 01:41 PM

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

The name of the boat you cite is WIND ROSE, about a 24 foot day sailor. When towed in off the beach (it had been anchored out for weeks before the...

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04-26-2022, 12:15 PM

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

Predictable. One time owner of boat at Santa Cruz Harbor can't afford slip rental, insurance, or haulout. Moves out of town, or graduates. Owner...

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04-25-2022, 03:37 PM

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

Todd and his GWENDOLYN have just returned safely (3:45 pm) under the Golden Gate, as gale warnings are being readied for coastal and offshore waters...

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04-25-2022, 11:09 AM

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

The Windy Reach has been a known entity since the time of Drake, who attempted to beat to weather up the Pac NW Coast in the spring of 1579 and...

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04-25-2022, 07:07 AM

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

Tough call, but wise decision to abort. As Todd got further southwest, return to safe port became more problematical given forecast for his area for...

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