[Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22

Michael Meltzer rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 14:37:12 -0400


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Sounds like you had a good time, two things to watch out for on that =
mooring:

1)install a plague at the center board pennant "Did You lift the =
centerboard", the problem is sooner or later you get back at the mooring =
on high tide and leave the centerboard down. The board "pivots up" if is =
settles to the bottom on a falling tide it will break the centerboard =
cap flooding the boat. the foam will save the boat from sinking but a =
really pain-in-the-ass, BTW make sure to drain the water before bring it =
back on the trailer(the water weight will crush boat/trailer)

2)sooner or later a full moon low and wind will leave the boat on the =
mud, might glum up the centerboard opening, most times it will clean it =
on it own, sometime a long screew drive needs to get a rock out(as tilt =
it at the next low tide, or load onto trailer)

MJM
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Keith Bracknell=20
  To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
  Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 2:04 PM
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] First Sailing--88 R22


  [Aria is her name now. Haven't decided whether to rename her]

  Saturday was hot! 90 deg F, 70 degree dewpoint. The DEP dockmaster =
gave me space in the shade above the ramp so I could put up my mast. 45 =
minutes later the mast was up.  I'm dropping big beads of sweat, but =
feeling pretty confident after raising the mast by myself. Lots of =
traffic. I raised the mast through about 25 launchings. Stink boaters.=20

  My wife (Debbie), 14 year old stepdaughter (Caitlin) and two of her =
girlfriends arrived and were ready to launch. Caitlin and one of her =
friends climb on my R22. I punch in 4WD on my SUV, back the trailer down =
into the water, set the handbrake, walk to the hitch, and release the =
winch.  Then I back the trailer down a bit more and tap the brakes hard. =
The boat pops loose and floats off the trailer. The girls toss the bow =
and stern lines to Debbie and Caitlin's other friend and I release the =
bow hook from the trailer. I go park the trailer and by the time I get =
back the lines are cleated.=20

  I hop in, lower the tiller and fire up the outboard. Tide's flooding =
in with a south wind so I get pushed up the Connecticut River off the =
dock. Perfect. I swing the bow around and motor out to the RR bridge. =
The bridge's down. Brief wait. The girls have are in bikinis on the =
foredeck. Innocence and mischief. Caitlin's friends thinks they're going =
trolling for boys.=20

  We motor through the bridge (strong flow in the current between the =
pilings) and join the parade of boats to Saybrook Point. I've watched =
these boats many times from the shore-side. Nice to be on the water. =
Still hot! The light breeze helps a little.=20

  Power boaters roar by. The R22 throws off the wakes surprisingly well. =
The girls wave and squeal at the boys they see. The girls in their =
bikinis get attention.=20

  After we've motored along for awhile Debbie points to a small forest =
of masts on the other side of a narrow inlet: "Is that North Cove?"  =
"Girls," she says, "that's where we'll be mooring our boat." Very little =
interest from the girls, but Debbie and I are pretty excited about it. I =
just dropped a mooring with the Saybrook dockmaster this morning on the =
edge of dredged area of the cove known as "the flats".  The mooring is =
ten minutes from my house and is on the south side of the RR drawbridge. =
No waiting for trains to get back home!  No up and down with the mast. =
Only reason I got in was the R22's 20 inch draft. "The flats" have only =
2 feet of water at low tide. Few sailboats can deal with that. (I'll see =
how it works later this week when I actually moor my R22).

  We pass the two ivory-white lighthouse towers at the base and at the =
point of the Saybrook Point jetty. After we get clear into the Sound I =
point the boat so the wind is to port and I unfurl the main. I cut the =
motor and we're sailing. I settle in for a couple of minutes to relax =
and get comfortable with the main. Light wind. The GPS indicates we're =
doin' about 2.5 to 3 mph. OK, let's get a little more adventurous. I =
unfurl the 175% genoa. The boat heels a little more and speed picks up =
to about 4 to 5 mph. I pull the sheet across the cockpit from starboard =
and cleat it on port. The R22 sails pretty flat. Very comfortable. The =
boats on the open water of the Sound are sparse and there's beautiful =
scenary on shore. Debbie picks out K. Hepburn's house, a landmark in =
Saybrook.

  Caitlin's friends are underwhelmed by the relatively slow speed of =
sailing. They want to see boys. Caitlin, however, seems to enjoy the =
sailing. Debbie likes the calm of the sailing. She comments that it's =
relaxing.

  The sailing was uneventful...I minimized the tacking. Slow going =
downwind on the way back. I had to fire up the outboard to get back =
quickly enough to satisfy Debbie's schedule for a meal at an Italian =
restaurant (Alforno's) in Old Saybrook.=20

  When we made it back to the ramp dock. I tied off, got the trailer, =
and backed down the ramp. Still lots of ramp traffic, but I powered the =
R22 to the trailer, cut the engine, and she guided on beautifully. I =
cranked the R22 onto the trailer then pulled the trailer to an out of =
the way place to drop the mast. Debbie and the girls went to dinner. I =
remained at the ramp to square away the boat.

  I was tired from the heat. My sweat ran. The mast didn't go down as =
quickly or easily as it went up. It took me 90 minutes to square away =
everything including the mast. I saw DEP officers detain a few returning =
boaters who looked overly inebriated.

  So goes my initial sailing adventure with my R22. I look forward to =
sailing off a mooring.

  Keith





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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sounds like you had a good time, two =
things to=20
watch out for on that mooring:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1)install a plague at the center board =
pennant "Did=20
You lift the centerboard", the problem is sooner or later you get back =
at the=20
mooring on high tide and leave the centerboard down. The board "pivots =
up" if is=20
settles to the bottom on a falling tide it will break the centerboard =
cap=20
flooding the boat. the foam will save the boat from sinking but a really =

pain-in-the-ass, BTW make sure to drain the water before bring it back =
on the=20
trailer(the water weight will crush boat/trailer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2)sooner or later a full moon low and =
wind will=20
leave the boat on the mud, might glum up the centerboard opening, most =
times it=20
will clean it on it own, sometime a long screew drive needs to get a =
rock out(as=20
tilt it at the next low tide, or load onto trailer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MJM</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dbracknellk@yahoo.com =
href=3D"mailto:bracknellk@yahoo.com">Keith=20
  Bracknell</A> </DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Rhodes22-list] First=20
  Sailing--88 R22</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <P>[Aria is her name now. Haven't decided whether to rename her]</P>
  <P>Saturday was hot! 90 deg F, 70 degree dewpoint. The DEP dockmaster =
gave me=20
  space in the shade above the ramp so I could put up my mast. 45 =
minutes later=20
  the mast was up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm dropping big beads of sweat, but =
feeling=20
  pretty confident after raising the mast by myself.&nbsp;Lots of =
traffic. I=20
  raised the mast through about 25 launchings. Stink boaters. </P>
  <P>My wife (Debbie), 14 year old stepdaughter (Caitlin)&nbsp;and two =
of her=20
  girlfriends arrived and were ready to launch.&nbsp;Caitlin and one of =
her=20
  friends&nbsp;climb on my R22.&nbsp;I&nbsp;punch in 4WD on my =
SUV,&nbsp;back=20
  the trailer down into the water, set the handbrake, walk to the hitch, =
and=20
  release the winch.&nbsp; Then I back the trailer down a bit more=20
  and&nbsp;tap&nbsp;the brakes hard. The boat pops loose and floats off =
the=20
  trailer. The girls toss the bow and stern lines to=20
  Debbie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caitlin's other friend&nbsp;and I release the bow =
hook=20
  from the trailer. I go park the trailer and by the time I get back the =
lines=20
  are cleated. </P>
  <P>I hop in, lower the tiller and fire up the outboard. Tide's =
flooding in=20
  with a south wind so I get pushed up the Connecticut River off the =
dock.=20
  Perfect. I swing the bow around and motor out to the RR bridge. The =
bridge's=20
  down. Brief wait. The girls have are in bikinis on the foredeck. =
Innocence and=20
  mischief. Caitlin's friends thinks&nbsp;they're going trolling for =
boys. </P>
  <P>We motor through the bridge (strong flow in the current between the =

  pilings) and join the parade of boats to Saybrook Point. I've watched =
these=20
  boats many times from the shore-side. Nice to be on the water. Still =
hot! The=20
  light breeze helps a little. </P>
  <P>Power boaters roar by. The R22 throws off the wakes surprisingly =
well. The=20
  girls wave and squeal&nbsp;at&nbsp;the boys they see. The girls in =
their=20
  bikinis get attention. </P>
  <P>After we've motored along for awhile Debbie points to a small =
forest of=20
  masts on the other side of a narrow inlet: "Is that North=20
  Cove?"&nbsp;&nbsp;"Girls," she says, "that's where we'll be mooring =
our boat."=20
  Very little interest from the girls, but Debbie and I are pretty =
excited about=20
  it.&nbsp;I just dropped a mooring with the Saybrook dockmaster this =
morning on=20
  the edge of dredged area of the cove known as "the flats".&nbsp; The =
mooring=20
  is ten minutes from my house and is on the south side of the RR =
drawbridge. No=20
  waiting for trains to get back home!&nbsp; No up and down with the =
mast. Only=20
  reason I got in was the R22's 20 inch draft. "The flats" have only 2 =
feet of=20
  water at low tide. Few sailboats can deal with that. (I'll see how it =
works=20
  later this week when I actually moor my R22).</P>
  <P>We pass the two ivory-white lighthouse towers at the base and at =
the point=20
  of the Saybrook Point jetty. After we get clear into the Sound I point =
the=20
  boat so the wind is to port and I unfurl the main. I cut the motor and =
we're=20
  sailing. I settle in for a couple of minutes to relax and get =
comfortable with=20
  the main. Light wind. The GPS indicates we're doin' about 2.5 to 3 =
mph. OK,=20
  let's get a little more adventurous. I unfurl the 175% genoa. The boat =
heels a=20
  little more and speed picks up to about 4 to 5 mph. I pull the sheet =
across=20
  the cockpit from starboard and cleat it on&nbsp;port. The R22 sails =
pretty=20
  flat. Very comfortable. The boats on the open water of the Sound are =
sparse=20
  and there's&nbsp;beautiful scenary on shore. Debbie picks out K. =
Hepburn's=20
  house,&nbsp;a landmark in Saybrook.</P>
  <P>Caitlin's friends are underwhelmed by the relatively slow speed of =
sailing.=20
  They want to see boys. Caitlin, however, seems to enjoy the sailing. =
Debbie=20
  likes&nbsp;the calm of the sailing. She comments that it's =
relaxing.</P>
  <P>The sailing was uneventful...I minimized the&nbsp;tacking. Slow =
going=20
  downwind on the way back. I had to fire up the outboard to get back =
quickly=20
  enough to satisfy Debbie's schedule for a meal at an Italian =
restaurant=20
  (Alforno's) in Old Saybrook. </P>
  <P>When we made it back to the ramp dock. I tied off, got the trailer, =
and=20
  backed down the ramp. Still lots of ramp traffic, but =
I&nbsp;powered&nbsp;the=20
  R22 to the trailer, cut the engine, and she guided on beautifully. I=20
  cranked&nbsp;the R22 onto the trailer&nbsp;then pulled the trailer to =
an out=20
  of the way place to drop the mast. Debbie and the girls went to =
dinner. I=20
  remained at the ramp to square away the boat.</P>
  <P>I was tired from the heat. My sweat ran. The mast didn't go down as =
quickly=20
  or easily as it went up. It took me 90 minutes to square away =
everything=20
  including the mast.&nbsp;I&nbsp;saw DEP officers&nbsp;detain a few =
returning=20
  boaters who&nbsp;looked&nbsp;overly inebriated.</P>
  <P>So goes my initial sailing adventure with my R22. I look forward to =
sailing=20
  off a mooring.</P>
  <P>Keith</P>
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