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[Philpott]

Dear Web Czar
Hi, On November 4 Bob J posted a response to my cruise up the Napa by linking to this previous post. The link doesn't work. I would like to use data from this old post of mine, and indeed, data from many of my old posts, which go back to 2010. Can you help me find them? Thanks, Jackie
https://www.sfbaysss.org/forum/showthread.php?2538-Cruise-Out-2020&p=27847#post27847

Also, the photos are itty bitty. Could they present larger, please?

Here is a screenshot of the message I get.

 

[vanilladuck]

Dear Web Czar
Hi, On November 4 Bob J posted a response to my cruise up the Napa by linking to this previous post. The link doesn't work. I would like to use data from this old post of mine, and indeed, data from many of my old posts, which go back to 2010. Can you help me find them? Thanks, Jackie
https://www.sfbaysss.org/forum/showthread.php?2538-Cruise-Out-2020&p=27847#post27847

Hi Jackie - unfortunately, links from our old forum won't work anymore. This is a side effect of completely replacing the old software that runs our forum. You should be able find your old threads. Here are two methods:

Method 1 - Look in your content​

1. Click on your username when you are logged in
2. Then click on "Your Content"
3. Peruse through the list of your threads and replies. Newest should be at the top

Method 2 - Search​

1. Click on " Search" next to your username.
2. Fill out the search form or use Advanced Search for more parameters
3. HINT: you can narrow your search by a username if you know who posted the content. In this case, yours

 

[vanilladuck]

Also, the photos are itty bitty. Could they present larger, please?

When you attach photos, you can insert them into the thread and resize as preferred. If you leave them attached they will wind up in a thumbnail list at the end of the post/reply.

If you are talking about photos from before our migration, they will remain small. You should be able to click on them to enlarge them.

 

[Philpott]

So instead of linking past posts I must first locate one, cut and paste? Like this? Still exploring how to use this forum. And I can change the font. Thanks, Bryan

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Cruise-Out 2020 part one of two
Yes, of course it was fun. It's always fun.

We reconnoitered between Southampton Shoal and the entrance to Potrero Reach at high noon. Four boats showed up: Nathalie and two “non sailors” aboard Envolee, Romain and Frederic aboard Rom’s new Archibauld 30 Alchimiste, Bob on Surprise! and Dura Mater with me aboard.

There was a nice little breeze right from the get go, and it carried us all across San Pablo Bay. Surprise! and Dura Mater sailed wing on wing, Alchimiste was trying all sorts of sail combinations back there. Envolee just lollygagged until she lost patience with our togetherness and took off.

We clumped together at the Mare Island Causeway Bridge so the operator only had to open once, then we followed Surprise! up the Napa. Bob said he had three different chart plotters so we let him be the leader and besides, it was getting cold and dark so we all went below to get warm clothes on. Besides, if Surprise! led the way we all avoided the responsibility of keeping to the channel.



As we motor sailed below the Brazos Bridge



we saw that Jacqueline the boat was already tied up at Charlie’s dock, which was lit up like a Christmas tree with lights! Mike Cunningham stood beside Charlie and the two of them helped us raft up: Five sailboats rafted up along Charlie’s 36’ dock.

It was really cold Saturday night, but of course we practiced safe distancing anyway, so Nathalie and her two friends stayed aboard Envolee and Bob stayed aboard Surprise!.



Then Charlie got hungry for peanuts, after a couple of glasses of really good red wine Rom and Frederic came aboard, Mike stepped aboard from Jacqueline because he wanted some of Bob’s little cheese squares, and I had to leave Dura Mater in order to distribute the prizes. Did we all wear masks? Well, of course we did. To have done otherwise would just have been wrong.



This was the sixth year of the Cruise-Out and the prizes were the same as always, but the participants always change so it doesn’t seem to ever matter.

Nathalie won the friends and family award, Mike travelled the furthest, so he won that award, Charlie won the Best-Ever host award, Bob won for the oldest SSS shirt and Rom won as the youngest crew even though he was the captain. The prizes for the Cruise-Out are very forgiving.
Turns out, Rom learned how to race from Max Crittenden, and he’ll try to get Max to come up from southern California if the SSS ever sponsors another race.

Sunday morning we woke up to find a Mr Coffee maker on the dock full of … you guessed it – coffee!!! After a bit of breakfast aboard our boats Alchimiste and Envolee prepared to leave. After discussion with Mr Zavarin, the ZYC namesake, Nathalie promises to advise regarding her annual un-sponsored and irresponsible singlehanded tour of the Lightship.

Envolee and Alchimiste were off. Here is Nathalie’s description of Envolee’s return to South Beach Harbor from the Napa River:

Nathalie Criou
Sun, Nov 8, 8:41 PM (2 days ago)
to me, gilles

Gilles and Claire loved the cruise back today.

We had anywhere between 2 and 29 knots on the way back, from 29 awa to super downwind and anything in-between, sun, rain, hail, thunder and ultimate becalmed by treasure island, having to motor home.

The heeling, the banging on waves, the freezing your wet butt on deck was lovely. So much so that Claire found the bunk actually more comfortable and spent the trip below.

Gilles enjoyed playing with the VHF talking with Romain and Frederic in French.

Now gilles had a cut on a finger from not sure which maneuver and Claire cannot bend her back after spending too much time on the deck.

But ultimately the meringues saved the day.

Thank you for organizing!

The frenchies

 

[vanilladuck]

So instead of linking past posts I must first locate one, cut and paste? Like this? Still exploring how to use this forum. And I can change the font. Thanks, Bryan

No, please don't do this. This creates a duplicate of the content and will obfuscate searching by other users for that content. Instead, when you find the thread/post of the content you want to link, click the share icon in the upper right corner of the post:



and click the Copy Link button. Paste that link into the reply where you want to reference the post by itself. Upon submitted it will turn into a magical rich reference which is clickable:

Post in thread 'Cruise Out 2020'

Nov 10, 2020

Cruise-Out 2020 part one of two
Yes, of course it was fun. It's always fun.

We reconnoitered between Southampton Shoal and the entrance to Potrero Reach at high noon. Four boats showed up: Nathalie and two “non sailors” aboard Envolee, Romain and Frederic aboard Rom’s new Archibauld 30 Alchimiste, Bob on Surprise! and Dura Mater with me aboard.

There was a nice little breeze right from the get go, and it carried us all across San Pablo Bay. Surprise! and Dura Mater sailed wing on wing, Alchimiste was trying all sorts of sail combinations back there. Envolee just lollygagged until she...

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