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New Boat 4 Sled
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Dazzler
m/v PACIFIC LOON
This picture of MAYAN is so cool and special, but not just for the beauty and grace. The art of sail making (fabrication/construction) is an almost dying art. There are VERY few sailmakers who actually fabricate locally the sails they design. Notably, all those sails on MAYAN were designed by one of our local sailmakers and I suspect most, if not all, were made locally. Go David H.!
I just happen to be working at the Ullman loft in Santa Cruz when David and Alex did the panel layout for the gaff sail. And I happened to take some pictures...
basic shape of the sail staked out with awls and string
starting at the foot, rolling out the Dacron fabric
close-up of overlap at joining seam for camber
finished panel layout looking up from foot
finished panel layout looking down from the head peak
Unfortunately, I wasn't around when Alex drew in the actual seam camber and taped the panels together before sewing. And all the rest of the finishing work....!
basic shape of the sail staked out with awls and string
starting at the foot, rolling out the Dacron fabric
close-up of overlap at joining seam for camber
finished panel layout looking up from foot
finished panel layout looking down from the head peak
Unfortunately, I wasn't around when Alex drew in the actual seam camber and taped the panels together before sewing. And all the rest of the finishing work....!
Dazzler
m/v PACIFIC LOON
Eyrie,
THANK YOU for sharing these photos and providing a small glimpse into the art of sailmaking. I suspect very few understand the challenges around making a three dimensional shape from what is essentially a two dimensional material. For me, your photos bring back long forgotten memories of crawling around on my knees on the loft floor.
Best,
Brief update from my bro about their condo in Boca Grande, 10 miles north of Ground Zero "Missing some outside siding and the roof is in the front courtyard. Likely water damage inside. Many boats displaced at docks and marinas and bridges blown out. With no power, water, or phone service in the area, tough to get information or anything done."
Sat/Sun 10/1-10/2
Bender/Oko Series, Day 3 and 4 at Inverness. Wind light and puffy from S to SE, even SW at times. Saturday was marine layer all day. Sunday was beautiful, clear, and warm. 6x110's negotiated puffs, lulls, and the wild card of the day: occasional clumps of floating eel grass.
Bren and Eric sailed consistently well, passing us on the last leg of each race. At one point faceplanting us with a tight cover. They bit on our first false tack, but wised up and wouldn't let us pass on the next two (false) tacks. Close racing.
The second race was a downwind spinnaker start and we built as modest lead, only to be caught by LADY BUG bringing up a puff from astern and inshore. We moved to cover, and at the last moment Bren swung LADY BUG from abeam to weather to take our stern. With the mark only 200 yards ahead, and LADY BUG now overlapped off our starboard quarter, some friendly "discussion" ensued as to proper course and windward boat keeping clear.
All in a day of close racing of 110's on the 75 degree, clear waters of Tomales Bay. Congrats to Eric and Bren winning the Bender/Oko Series on their red LADY BUG, a tough combo to beat..And congrats to Milly B on BIG PINK for finishing the 3 weekend Series in second. I would be remiss not to mention 19 year old Emma Spoorer on OREMUS almost picked off LADY BUG at the finish of Saturday's first race..
PS: In the Open Class, there were a diverse group of boats including a Hobie 20, Laser, Snipe, DaySailor, and Johnson 18 racing under the Portsmouth Handicap Rule. If you are looking for a fun place to sail with beautiful scenery and nearly zero traffic from power boats, consider Inverness Yacht Club on Tomales Bay. You might even run into Philpott wandering the waterfront....
Bender/Oko Series, Day 3 and 4 at Inverness. Wind light and puffy from S to SE, even SW at times. Saturday was marine layer all day. Sunday was beautiful, clear, and warm. 6x110's negotiated puffs, lulls, and the wild card of the day: occasional clumps of floating eel grass.
Bren and Eric sailed consistently well, passing us on the last leg of each race. At one point faceplanting us with a tight cover. They bit on our first false tack, but wised up and wouldn't let us pass on the next two (false) tacks. Close racing.
The second race was a downwind spinnaker start and we built as modest lead, only to be caught by LADY BUG bringing up a puff from astern and inshore. We moved to cover, and at the last moment Bren swung LADY BUG from abeam to weather to take our stern. With the mark only 200 yards ahead, and LADY BUG now overlapped off our starboard quarter, some friendly "discussion" ensued as to proper course and windward boat keeping clear.
All in a day of close racing of 110's on the 75 degree, clear waters of Tomales Bay. Congrats to Eric and Bren winning the Bender/Oko Series on their red LADY BUG, a tough combo to beat..And congrats to Milly B on BIG PINK for finishing the 3 weekend Series in second. I would be remiss not to mention 19 year old Emma Spoorer on OREMUS almost picked off LADY BUG at the finish of Saturday's first race..
PS: In the Open Class, there were a diverse group of boats including a Hobie 20, Laser, Snipe, DaySailor, and Johnson 18 racing under the Portsmouth Handicap Rule. If you are looking for a fun place to sail with beautiful scenery and nearly zero traffic from power boats, consider Inverness Yacht Club on Tomales Bay. You might even run into Philpott wandering the waterfront....
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Philpott
Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
OH MY! To be on the water again in Tomales Bay! Well, DM and I will go up there again some day. It is a splendid place. Let's stop writing about it, lest the crowds descend.
I was in Tomales Bay days before your races. The view is different from a hotel room. Stayed at the Tomales Bay Resort with the Voice of Reason. This photo is from daybreak on 092922.
I was in Tomales Bay days before your races. The view is different from a hotel room. Stayed at the Tomales Bay Resort with the Voice of Reason. This photo is from daybreak on 092922.
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Great weekend and great report Sled !!! The Eelgrass was a complete bummer for me in the first race on Sat, but after we backed down between races and a bale of " hay" fell off my rudder, we had a better outing for the second race. Great BBQ, good party and excellent racing for sure. Yes- it is a stunning place to sail.
Sleddog appreciates photos, whether of schooners with a bone in their teeth, sailmaking, pretty sunrises and sunsets, cats, dogs, dirtboats, motorcycles You name it, we don't discriminate.
Dan and Linda Newland were at Sucia Island recently with their cat and parrot. Dan caught these sunrise photos below. The first is looking east at Mt.Baker in the left background. The second is the same view just after sunrise, but with fog.
Dan and Linda Newland were at Sucia Island recently with their cat and parrot. Dan caught these sunrise photos below. The first is looking east at Mt.Baker in the left background. The second is the same view just after sunrise, but with fog.
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Huge congrats to Bay Area sailor and racer John Clauser of Walnut Creek being awarded the Nobel Prize Tuesday for his landmark achievements in quantum mechanics beginning 50 years ago! In 1972 as a graduate student at Cal Berkeley, like the sailor he is, John used duct tape and spare parts in a UC Berkeley basement to prove one of Einstein’s theories was wrong. “Quantum mechanics made correct predictions and Einstein's point of view was wrong,” said our sailing friend.
And kudos to CBC Port Captain Howard Spruit returning safely from Smith Creek in the high desert of Central Nevada, the site of the "Holy Gale" dirt boat championships. It was Howard's first attempt at sailing his homebuilt Mini-Skeeter land yacht and he reported some steep learning. One was his old work shoes were no match for expensive track shoes to get a good push-off at the start. Second is the difficulty in judging true wind speed, direction, and shifts on a featureless playa salt flat. And thirdly is the fear factor of boats approaching at a combined speed of 60 knots and higher. His trip inland sounded like quite the adventure for an 80 year old saltwater sailor. You can hear more of Howard's stories at "High Tea" at CBC on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons.....
And kudos to CBC Port Captain Howard Spruit returning safely from Smith Creek in the high desert of Central Nevada, the site of the "Holy Gale" dirt boat championships. It was Howard's first attempt at sailing his homebuilt Mini-Skeeter land yacht and he reported some steep learning. One was his old work shoes were no match for expensive track shoes to get a good push-off at the start. Second is the difficulty in judging true wind speed, direction, and shifts on a featureless playa salt flat. And thirdly is the fear factor of boats approaching at a combined speed of 60 knots and higher. His trip inland sounded like quite the adventure for an 80 year old saltwater sailor. You can hear more of Howard's stories at "High Tea" at CBC on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons.....
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Our beloved Ants of Bodfish probably has more combined waterline in his navy than any other SSSer. Here is a fine photo of Ant's WEE LASSIE above the regulating dam between Lake Thomas Edison and Mono Hot Springs in the Southern Sierra. The fly rod was in the hand that was not holding the camera.
I sometimes see the wisdom of buying watercraft ready to use, rather than building or restoring. The Wee Lassie was built by David Barrett, a superb craftsman who does beautiful work in wood and metal. The dark colored redwood is from recycled winery tanks from Napa when the storage tanks went from wood to stainless steel.
I appreciate diversity in watercraft and apparently have the space to collect. The 14 watercraft have a combined length of about 183 feet. Five watercraft are on trailers. Four are inflatable. There are a pair of stand up paddleboards (Marsha’s contribution to the collection, as well as her inflatable kayak).
There is also a second driftboat, but it is in the building queue, and does not count in the total.
Ants
Thank you Ants. For readers who have not viewed Leo's latest video on rebuilding TALLY HO, I commend watching (35 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpwEScmVx6s You'll see and hear Leo's thoughts on dinghies and tenders in general and what might be suitable for his TALLY HO. A bonus is meeting Russell Brown as his explains his remarkable PT 11. Good stuff.
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