Cruise out to sequoia yacht club

[Philpott]

The cruise out will be Saturday, October 31. The Sequoia Yacht Club has decided to have its Halloween party on Friday, October 30, so the SSS will find a much calmer environment after a hard sail down the South Bay. Charts and details to follow.

 

[BobJ]

In case you missed it (like I almost did), this is pretty funny:

http://sfbaysss.org/main/cruise-in-update/

I like this part: "skippers must find their own way down via charts and avoid all manner of pitfalls and restricted areas without the guidance of a race committee"


I think I'll put the dodger back on the boat so it looks like a cruiser (and in case it rains). The "side dish" thing will be a challenge.

 

[Philpott]

If you can’t persuade anyone to sail with you, if you can’t bribe friends and no one will let your borrow their children, take note: This is the Singlehanded Sailing Society. It’s okay to come solo.

 

[pogen]

Well I got my boat back today. It only spent 400% longer in the yard than originally promised, at a cost of 37% more than promised, I now have a new pulpit that is shiny and looks exactly like the old one.

Seeing as it is my birthday, I will be serving home-made cider and maybe cookies aboard my boat after we are done on shore.

 

[Philpott]

Well I got my boat back today. It only spent 400% longer in the yard than originally promised, at a cost of 37% more than promised, I now have a new pulpit that is shiny and looks exactly like the old one.

Seeing as it is my birthday, I will be serving home-made cider and maybe cookies aboard my boat after we are done on shore.

Yaaaay! I love birthday parties!,,,

 

[BobJ]

I was doing okay with this croozing notion - I put the dodger on the boat and all. But tonight I packed two kites for the weekend. I think I'm regressing.

 

[sleddog]

RAGTIME: Sorry about your regression with the cruising lifestyle... totally normal. We have a popular class dedicated to just this issue in "Cruising 101" here at the Capitola YC.

Meanwhile, inexpensive props can be had by hanging towels on the lifelines with clothes pins, leaving your fenders ("bumpers"?) over the side, and going to the old India Imports story on University Ave. and getting a length of Yak hair rope for jibsheets ("I couldn't afford West Marine..)

Don't forget the reef in the main.

 

[Harrier]

How about investing in a "Greek Fisherman's Cap"? That would solidify your class position in some circles! I have no experience with Yak hair sheets. My old Holiday 30 came from Holland with linen sheets...possibly a step up from Yak.

 

[Gamayun]

Just put a 35 lb Bruce anchor on the bow with 200' of chain rode....scares away the competition, too.

 

[BobJ]

Gamay, RAGS would be poppin' wheelies if I did that (or whatever the opposite is).

Jackie says I'm in the Frijole division. I assume our start is between the Enchilada and Guacamole divisions? (Or maybe that's the wrong cruise-out.)

Regardless, I'm going to hit the line at the gun with full speed - I can do this cruiser thing!

 

[Philpott]

Gamay, RAGS would be poppin' wheelies if I did that (or whatever the opposite is).

Jackie says I'm in the Frijole division. I assume our start is between the Enchilada and Guacamole divisions? (Or maybe that's the wrong cruise-out.)
Regardless, I'm going to hit the line at the gun with full speed - I can do this cruiser thing!

Excellent, Bob. See you in McCovey Cove @ high noon. Race you down. I'll have the Bee Gees playing for you.

 

[BobJ]

"Uh, uh, uh, uh, stayin' alive, stayin' alive . . ."

 

[Gamayun]

Gamay, RAGS would be poppin' wheelies if I did that (or whatever the opposite is).

It's called the stoppie or endo (short for end-over-end) in bike parlance

 

[Dazzler]

Jackie,
Can you share with us what boats are going on the cruise so that we might look out for them?

Tom
CLOUD (in the BIG anchor on the bow division)

 

[Philpott]

Jackie, Can you share with us what boats are going on the cruise so that we might look out for them? Tom
CLOUD (in the BIG anchor on the bow division)

Red Sky, Frolic, Eyrie, Ragtime! Dura Mater, Galaxsea, Foxfyre, Temerity, Stink Eye, Even Keel, Klumpa!, Krissy, Iniscaw, and Greg on a Mini and whoever else ends up coming but didn't confirm. Kristen bought 80 burgers, hotdogs, garden burgers, salad and potato salad. Breakfast is available Sunday morning for $5 = all you can eat - pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs. Remember to sign in and wear a name tag; I drove down today - there is an SSS burgee hanging over the bar and Larry (who will be at the Cal game tomorrow) showed me how to turn the radio to Pandora. Great speakers. Lina-ji (pronounced Lina Gee), the Club chef, couldn't have been nicer; The grills are propane. Darren Dowd's dad, Dan (all "d's") advises us that Channel Marker #2 at the entrance to the channel, was taken out by a ship 3 weeks ago, so look for a red temporary Coast Guard marker with light. It is smaller than the Channel marker #2, so keep an eye on your chart. That's all, kids. See you on the H2O.

 

[Dazzler]

+ CLOUD
See you out there....

 

[Gamayun]

Interesting. Who's sailing Foxfyre? Would that be Doug?

 

[pogen]

Hey, I had a fun time over the weekend sailing down to the South Bay (which I'd never been to in my current boat) and hanging out with you guys. I snuck out a bit early Sunday. Thanks Jacky for being the organizer of the event and for the nice present as well.

 

[Philpott]

Hey, I had a fun time over the weekend sailing down to the South Bay (which I'd never been to in my current boat) and hanging out with you guys. I snuck out a bit early Sunday. Thanks Jacky for being the organizer of the event and for the nice present as well.

I suppose I might have been able to sail through that long entrance in the dark, but it was nice doing it during the daytime for the first time. Yikes. It went on and on and there were dozens of teenagers in dinghies and kayakers and power boats and (whew!) I was glad to see the clubhouse at the end of it.

 

[BobJ]

When's the next one?