[Rhodes22-list] Hey Wally!

[brad haslett]

Wally,

Sounds like a fun day.  The last half-dozen trips to
Pickwick there has been absolutely no wind, nada.  The
"diesel ginny" on my S2 has gotten plenty of use this
summer.  Except for the floating condo part, the R-22
would be the better boat for the type of sailing I do
- light winds, easier to single hand, and could use
more of the lake.  

On a different note, my youngest son called me three
times last night to give me updates on the Vols.  The
third time I told him I was going to bed, "that's what
newspapers are for".  Wish I'd stayed up for the
second half of the game now.

Brad Haslett
"CoraShen"
--- Wally Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> Saturday was perfect. I sailed around all day
> chasing a friend's Hunter 32. 
> The wind was a steady 12-15 but as always there were
> plenty of interesting 
> gusts. I worked pretty hard for a couple of hours
> beating upriver and up 
> current.  I had the boat balanced with full 125 and
> furl in the main.
> 
> The run home was wild. I unfurled main, hecl I
> wanted go for it. It was not 
> the right call. The wind realy picked up and I was
> flying. The wind kept 
> increasing and gusting around from different
> directions. The white caps were 
> stacked close and the current teamed with strong
> winds drove me higher up. I 
> broached badly but was able tp gain back rudder
> control before anything bad 
> happened. When I got things under control I quickly
> furled my genny and 
> sailed down wind under main alone. I was still
> flying!
> 
> The wild front blew through and things calmed down.
> I ate a late lunch and 
> decided to keep going down river for a few more
> miles and then back for nice 
> sun set ending. One of the best days sailing all
> year.
> 
> There was a bunch of debris but nothing like last
> years flooding. Most of 
> the bigger piles had herons standing on them so you
> could see them easily. 
> We saw very few motor boats out.
> 
> Today we get to do it all over again!
> 
> Wally
> 
> >From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hey Wally!
> >Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:16:16 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >What was your end of the river like today?  I'm
> going
> >to Pickwick on Wednesday.  According to
> tnriver.com,
> >Pickwick is spilling and will do so for some time.
> >The good news is that I can go just about anywhere
> on
> >the lake and not worry about staying in the channel
> to
> >avoid grounding (I draw 4' 11").  Just curious
> about
> >how much trash is coming downstream.
> >
> >Brad Haslett
> >"CoraShen"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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