[Rhodes22-list] Labor Day Overnight

G & D Barrera rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 19:41:17 -0500 

Slim

Could be. It was a double t.v. movie deal, late night thing. The other movie
was "Rebel Without a Cause". For years we thought it was from "Rebel" but
after we bought the VHS there was no mention of the phrase. I thought the
title had "American" in it but have not come up with any "biker" movie with
that in the title. Suppose, at some point, will do more research....It was a
"date" so don't remember too much about the movies ;^)

Glen
ChickieBabe
Burnham Harbor
Chicago, IL


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Labor Day Overnight


> Glen,
>
> Let me guess...was it the "Wild Ones" with Marlon Brando?
>
> On 9/7/02 7:39 PM, "G & D Barrera" <dbarrera@attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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