Re: Confessions from this weekend of a Potterer

JohnPaulJo@aol.com
Mon, 2 Aug 1999 13:51:36 EDT


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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In a message dated 8/2/99 9:32:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, GSTahoe@aol.com
writes:

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That made me laugh! Ya know, that's not why they call it "ground tackle >>

I had an experience at Redwood City, with "The Hawaiian Chieftain" passing
me, earlier this year. It was quite windy with gusts to nearly 25kts or more.
I'd forgotten to set my jiffy reefing system on my P-15 "Keysha2". While
trying to set it up the boom swung 90 degrees over the starboard beam with
the jiffy line blowing 3 or 4 ft straight out from the end of the boom. The
boat was healing as I tried to retrieve the errant line. This was about the
time the "Chieftain" motored by in the narrow channel, as she passed I heard
on the PA system, " That little boat is obviously having trouble, you can
tell by the sail position and that line coming off the boom." There were 40
to 50 passengers on board to witness my display. I always check my jiffy
reefing before I leave the dock now.

Paul Jones
P-15 Keysha2
Fairfield, Ca