[Rhodes22-list] too windy
John Lock
jlock at relevantarts.com
Mon Jun 22 12:05:23 EDT 2009
Babylon 5 is a great series... and if you have a Netflix account all 5
seasons plus the full-length features are available for rent.
Definitely the best way to watch a TV series.
Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:31, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> Babylon 5 was on for five or six seasons, so I have more than 100
> episodes
> to watch. Unfortunately I have already seen most of them, but it's
> great
> entertainment anyway. I got the complete set for fathers day from
> the wife.
> It's really nice watching them this way because there are no
> commercials.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 6/22/2009 11:18:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com writes:
>
> Nice while it lasts though :-)
>
> Never seen Babylon 5, but summertime TV is pitiful. Let me know
> how it is.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:03
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] too windy
>
> Ben,
> I had a similar day except for the sailing. Being Fathers day I
> slept in
> until 9:00, a real rarity for me. Had a nice bacon and eggs
> breakfast with
> a
>
> bloody Mary. Took the wife's boat over to the marina and filled it
> with 38
>
> gallons of premium gas. Got back to our dock and went for a swim.
> Took the
>
> SeaDoo out for a ride and then another swim. Rum and cokes the rest
> of the
> day and watched my new DVD set of Babylon 5 until 11:30 and then
> this
> morning back to reality. Yuck.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 6/22/2009 10:45:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com writes:
>
> We had our floors redone, and the original plan for father's day
> was for
> me
> to spend all day moving furniture back into the house. It's been
> hovering
> around 100 with little cloud cover for a couple of weeks. This
> would have
> been a miserable, miserable day.
>
> The upside of slow contractors is that I got this day instead:
>
> * Start with an early morning sail. Perfect breeze to fly
> through the
> chop
> at hull speed. Wind direction allowed me to go back and forth in
> parallel
> with bridges, so only one change in sails required -- when turning
> around
>
> to
> head back.
>
> * Late morning dockside swim and play with the kid.
>
> * Long nap through the heat of the day.
>
> * More play and swimming, and an evening kayak.
>
> * Steak dinner.
>
> * Bed.
>
> Now, back to reality.
>
> Ben
> R22 Velvet Elvis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Leland
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 9:20
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] too windy
>
>
> Chris,
>
> Saturday was too wet and Sunday was consumed with Father's Day
> stuff.
> Sunday was too windy for my enjoyment but I wanted to go out just
> for the
> high-wind experience. I think the forecast was around 20 mph, but
> the
> chop
> and gusts probably made it more work than fun.
>
> As a daysailor, my only destination is the marina at the end of the
> sailing
> day. If the winds are less than 5 knots, my tacks are usually on
> close
> reaches out and back just to keep moving. Sometimes I'll motor
> downwind
> at
> the end of the day just to get back quickly. For winds between 5-10
> knots
> I
> usually go wherever I like since it's easy to get back home.
> Beyond 10
> knots I typically go into the wind as much as possible. Boom and
> board
> down
> with sheets run inside the shrouds. It's a much smoother sail
> heading
> into
> the chop and it's an easy return home on a run or broad reach when
> you
> have
> a strong wind.
>
> Did you go out over the weekend or decide it wasn't worth it?
> Saturday
> evening we thought we saw a Rhodes between the Severn and bay
> bridge on
> the
> western shore side.
>
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22 At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
> cowie wrote:
>>
>> Did anyone sail on the chesapeake bay this weekend? Too many
>> storms
> and
>> wind for me.
>>
>
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