mastreb wrote:I do get a little annoyed with the dinghies tacking across the fairway in the marinas. Really depends on the wind and current whether sailing into your slip in a non-emergency is good etiquette.
Don't get annoyed - get even
Years ago, some jet skiers were getting way too close to me while fishing from a canoe on Lake Worth (Texas) with my young son. Keep in mind that in Texas, it is almost a capital offense to come between a man and his bass (or anything else he can legally kill). We had my Chesapeake Bay Retriever with us. Near the small beach, the jet skiers had a float attached to a 10 pound anchor for mooring their infernal machines. We always stopped for a swim and this time, I let my dog "retrieve" the float. He swam to the shore pulling that anchor and had a good time playing (chewing on) his prize.
SENCMac25 wrote:... I couldn't imagine going down the row to my slip under sail...
On race night, there's a skipper named Dave who sails some 40-footer. Last week he had all canvas out, sailing down the row of slips, doing at least 5 knots, before deftly pulling into his slip. Don't know how he does it.
Oh Man
I,ve done that a few times when I slipped on the river in Meaford wide river with 60ft long x 7ft wide slips over 30ft apart was easy all kinds of room , by the way Dave Its called power sailing , a 40ft sail boat doing 5 knots under sail is going to keep cruising another 300ft or more after the sails r dropped especially the older heavier one,s , so their is appositely no way poss, for him to do that with out running his engine , I very likely doubt he had enough time to heave too in that situation & the wind would have to be coming in the exactly the right direction & I doubt very much he,d have enough time to stall the boat out with using his rudder ! just my 1/2 cents worth !!
SENCMac25 wrote:... I couldn't imagine going down the row to my slip under sail...
On race night, there's a skipper named Dave who sails some 40-footer. Last week he had all canvas out, sailing down the row of slips, doing at least 5 knots, before deftly pulling into his slip. Don't know how he does it.
Oh Man
I,ve done that a few times when I slipped on the river in Meaford wide river with 60ft long x 7ft wide slips over 30ft apart was easy all kinds of room , by the way Dave Its called power sailing , a 40ft sail boat doing 5 knots under sail is going to keep cruising another 300ft or more after the sails r dropped especially the older heavier one,s , so their is appositely no way poss, for him to do that with out running his engine , I very likely doubt he had enough time to heave too in that situation & the wind would have to be coming in the exactly the right direction & I doubt very much he,d have enough time to stall the boat out with using his rudder ! just my 1/2 cents worth !!
J
That's what I'll do the next time Mother Nature and the missus get slack and I can sneak out on the boat, come in with sails up and motor on so I can look like a Bada$$!!
Arrghhh!
(Is that equivalent to putting NOS stickers on a car without nitrous, or a HUGE spoiler on a FWD car?)
DaveC426913 wrote:
Oh Man
I,ve done that a few times when I slipped on the river in Meaford wide river with 60ft long x 7ft wide slips over 30ft apart was easy all kinds of room , by the way Dave Its called power sailing , a 40ft sail boat doing 5 knots under sail is going to keep cruising another 300ft or more after the sails r dropped especially the older heavier one,s , so their is appositely no way poss, for him to do that with out running his engine , I very likely doubt he had enough time to heave too in that situation & the wind would have to be coming in the exactly the right direction & I doubt very much he,d have enough time to stall the boat out with using his rudder ! just my 1/2 cents worth !!
J
I was mistaken. Checked last night during the race. It's only 32ft.
But no not under power. This guy was born at the helm. Best sailor in the club.
, a 40ft sail boat doing 5 knots under sail is going to keep cruising another 300ft or more after the sails r dropped especially the older heavier one,s , so their is appositely no way poss, for him to do that with out running his engine , I very likely doubt he had enough time to heave too in that situation & the wind would have to be coming in the exactly the right direction & I doubt very much he,d have enough time to stall the boat out with using his rudder ! just my 1/2 cents worth !!