[Rhodes22-list] A Greek on Lake Erie? Do not worry?

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Chris:

I do not fret.  The Greeks have a method to assuage your worries:  Komboloi

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
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Slim,
I've only tried cursing them.  It has about the same
effect getting rid of water spouts as it does getting rid of the political
posts on this list.
Rick
> Re water spouts, have you heard
the old legend of how to deal with them? 
> When you see a water
spout, take an ordinary stainless steel butter knife 
> and wave
it at the water spout as if you're slashing it in half--3 times. 
> Then it goes away. No, I've never tried it. We don't see too many
water 
> spouts on Lake Minnetonka but if I ever do, I'm ready!

> 
> Slim 
> 
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at
9:03 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> 
> wrote:

> 
>> To Rick and Cliff, 
>> I will be in
Ohio (Medina) to take care of my 
>> sister 
>>
after her surgery. She is a fast healer so there may be a day or two 
>> when 
>> I'm not emptying bed pans or whatever and
and I can explain "But I just 
>> had 
>> to go
sailing". So Perhaps, in Rhodie fashion if either of you guys are 
>> available some weekend after the 4th do you mind if I give you
a call 
>> and 
>> offer myself as ballast? I've
sailed a lot of places but not the Great 
>> Lakes. Uh, don't
need to experience water spouts however. 
>> 
>>
Chris Geankoplis 
>> Medford Or. 
>> S/V Enosis 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> 
From:
"Rick Lange" <SloopBlueHeron at isp.com> 
>> To:
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; "Al Radefeld"
<wizlin319 at cox.net>; 
>> <Sumbreeze at aol.com>;
"Gleason" <legleason at earthlink.net>; 
>>
<jakse.s at gmail.com>; "Cyndy Bernheimer"
<cjbernheimer at ameritech.net> 
>> Sent: Thursday, June 19,
2008 7:56 PM 
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] But I just had to go
sailing 
>> 
>> 
>> I took this week off
because mid June is normally ideal for sailing on 
>> Lake
Erie. That was the case last Sunday, but ever since there has been 
>> one wet and windy cold front followed by another. 
>> 
>> This morning, as she packed me a lunch of a
sandwich and a pear, Karen 
>> kept worrying about Cleveland
shoreline water spout sightings and 
>> warnings by the NWS.
But I just had to go sailing. 
>> 
>> I went to the
boat and putz around until the water spout warnings moved 
>>
to Willowick and farther east. Out of the FCYC harbor the wind was west

>> at 10 kn and I was at hull speed as soon as I unfurled.
Beyond East 
>> Light, it was 15 kn with waves at 1 ft. I
furled both the main and 
>> genny down to about 50% as the
wind kept shifting north. 
>> 
>> When I approached
White City beach, I fell more off the wind so I could 
>> go
below and eat my lunch with the boat flat. I ate the sandwich just 
>> fine, but the pear kept rolling off the table. I set the pear
on the 
>> counter, threaded the port genny sheet through the
inner track ring, 
>> dropped the pop top, furled the main and
lowered the boom. 
>> 
>> I gibed around, unfurled
the main to about 50% again and settled down 
>> for a back
massage during the ride back. Hull speed all the way as the 
>>
waves built and moved more abeam. By the time I got back to East Light,

>> the waves were at 4 ft, but except for a couple white caps
that got me 
>> en passant, I stayed dry. 
>> 
>> Completely forgotten during the thrill of the return trip, I
ate the 
>> pear back at the dock. 
>> 
>> Regards, 
>> 
>> Rick 
>> 
>> 
>> ( 440-606-0494 
>> È (cell)
216-533-2852 


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