[Rhodes22-list] Labor Day Overnight

Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:39:17 -0500

Slim

Zero cool is the ultimate. When Dorene and I were dating 31 years ago, we
watched a "biker" movie on t.v. (we have tried but cannot remember the name
of the movie). One of the lines in the movie (hero to his girlfriend) was,
"zero cool, chickie babe". We have used this line throughout our years and
currently have a car license plate "0 Cool", and our Rhodes, ChickieBabe.

Glen
ChickieBabe
Burnham Harbor
Chicago, IL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Labor Day Overnight

> Glen,
>
> I'm not sure I've ever heard the expression "zero cool" before, but I hope
> it means cool all the way down to zero degrees and hopefully not meaning a
> total lack of coolitude.  ;-)
>
> Slim
>
> On 9/5/02 9:09 PM, "G & D Barrera" <dbarrera@attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > Slim
> >
> > zero cool
> >
> > Glen
> > ChickieBabe
> > Burnham Harbor
> > Chicago, IL
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 4:58 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Labor Day Overnight
> >
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Here is the report on my first single-handed overnight on labor day.
> >>
> >> On the afternoon of Labor Day, we had winds of 19 gusting to 29.
First,
> > we
> >> were out doing some real X-sailing.  We had the IMF reefed to about two
> >> thirds and the jib reduced to the size of a hanky and were still
washing
> > the
> >> rails and even taking some water into the cockpit!  It was lots of fun
and
> >> even though we were sailing her on her ear most of the time, we never
felt
> >> worried because the boat performed magnificently...I'd say it performed
> >> better than I did  :-)
> >>
> >> We went in for dinner and at about 7:30, the wind settled down to about
> >> 12-14 so I decided to do the Joshua Slocum thing and go out for the
night
> > by
> >> myself for the first time.  I took off about sunset with the girls
> > standing
> >> at the dock singing, crying (faking) and blowing kisses at my
departure.
> > I
> >> sailed Lake Minnetonka late into the night.  I know the lake pretty
well
> > and
> >> I stayed in areas where I knew I couldn't get into any trouble, staying
> > away
> >> from the buoys, shoals, etc.  I'll try not to break my arm patting
myself
> > on
> >> the back but I was sailing the boat very well.  On a couple occasions,
I
> > was
> >> even able to balance the boat so well that I could leave the cockpit
and
> > go
> >> up on the fore deck to enjoy the view and splendor of it all.  A very
kind
> >> and steady wind and clear skies didn't hurt.
> >>
> >> Every hour or so, I decided to take a short break for rest and snacks.
> > I'd
> >> sail up wind for a while and then heave to.  I had never done this
before
> > on
> >> the R22 and found it to be incredibly easy.  I'd sail up on a close
reach
> >> then tack through the wind and simply NOT uncleat the lee jib sheet,
which
> >> then becomes the weather sheet and backwinds the main.  Then eased out
the
> >> main sheet, slowly brought the tiller to the lee and tightened up the
> > tiller
> >> tamer. In about 15 seconds I was comfortably hove to! I did this
several
> >> times for fun and practice and snacks.
> >>
> >> I discovered that heaving to is the best way to reef the jib,
especially
> >> single handed.  With the boat stable, I could man the reefing line
easily
> > in
> >> or out since the wind puts force on the sail and there's no need to
"tail"
> >> the sheets or anything.  I don't know why I didn't think of this
before.
> >> :-/  It's soooooooo easy!  Getting back under way is even easier...just
> > cut
> >> the weather sheet, let the jib blow over to the other side, sheet in
both
> >> sails and in about 5 seconds, poof, you're sailing!
> >>
> >> I dropped the hook about midnight in a nice, sheltered cove called Boy
> > Scout
> >> Bay, off Boy Scout Island in the west upper lake.  I decided not to use
my
> >> steaming light for the anchor light since it's not 360 degrees.
Although
> > I
> >> probably could have gotten away with that, instead I hung a kerosene
lamp
> > up
> >> in the rigging suspended between the bow stay and the mast.  I hung out
> >> below for a couple hours just fiddling with a few things and watching
to
> > see
> >> that I was not dragging the hook and making sure the lantern was not
> > blowing
> >> out, and at about 2:00 AM, I went to bed.
> >>
> >> Tuesday morning, I fixed eggs, pancakes and espresso and had myself a
> > nice,
> >> leisurely breakfast.  After KP and a few other chores, I got back under
> > way
> >> at about noon...musician's hours :-)  I still had that sweet, steady
> > breeze
> >> from the night before so I decided to sail for a few more hours.
> >>
> >> Shortly, I ran across a friend of mine, Bill Watson who was out in his
> >> Yankee Dolphin 24.  Note:  I almost bought this boat from him last year
> >> before we bought our Rhodes.  I passed him, we tacked and I passed him
> > again
> >> and then again!  :-)  That's right...me, Slim, the rookie sailor
finally
> >> putting it all together and getting it right against a veteran in a
bigger
> >> boat!   Pat, pat, pat...boy, does my arm hurt when I do that. ;-)
> >>
> >> I sailed until about 5:00 in the afternoon and then headed in and
capped
> > off
> >> the voyage with a perfect landing.  21 hours alone and I loved every
> > minute
> >> of it!
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >> Slim
> >> S/V Fandango
> >>
> >>
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