I'd like to tell them that they will do better with practice, but I'm not
sure. I can't believe how many creative ways I found to mess up while
sailing Manatee last Saturday, and I've had the same boat for 30 years! And
I was sailing in a sheltered residential lagoon on a beautiful day with no
waves, wakes, or currents and only about 10 kn of wind!
No, I don't want to talk about it.
Harry
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
>Larry Samuels
>Sea Eagle P19 545 SR
>Lou. KY
>
>Subj: RE: Short Rig!
>Date: 5/2/2000 6:39:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>From: tduke@rockbridge.net (Ted Duke)
>To: EagleLGS@aol.com, ryeg@vais.net
>
>Larry,
>
>Enjoyed your email. My first sail I motored out a quarter of a mile (at Belle
>Haven-Rye knows the place) and lowered the keel and raised the sails. The
>wind was blowing but I wasn't moving. Took me about 3 minutes to realize I
>had about 2 ft of keel in the MUDFLATS. I raised the keel and motored to
>where the other boats were sailing. Everyone waved and I am sure hid their
>laughs.
>
>On another early sail upon return to the ramp I was trying to back away from
>the ramp because there was a boat hung up and blocking the pier. However, the
>wind was stronger than my Johson 6 in reverse. The damage to my boat was
>slight, and the black mark on his was negligible and he was most understanding
>(although the lady who was with him and could have fended off, didn't and then
>ragged me considerably).
>
>Ran into a shoal marker in the dark on my first and last night sail. <bg> We
>had intended to ba anchored prior to dark, but we had water in the gas and we
>were late. Trying to go between two little islands I hit something and the
>Potter stopped. My wife shined the light up front and said it was something
>white and she said "it says OAL on it". I backed up and finally figured out
>it said SHOAL. I had misread the chart in the dark. We motored back to the
>inlet where the marina is and dropped anchor for the night.
>
>Have rounded up a time or two, and had the rudder popoff (a bent retainer
>which I had failed to fix) and lost total control in high (for me) winds.
>That was an experience I would rather NOT repeat. The wind was trying to
>drive us up on the ONLY ROCK WALL on the lake.
>
>I agree that slips are great to get you sailing quickly, but there's nothing
>like trying out a new place.
>
>BTW we should conduct these conversations on the Potter list, because it's
>definitely more interesting than the politically correct or incorrect posts
>and other trivia we seem subjected to periodically.
>
>Might I suggest you repost this to the list. Might be inspirational to some
>new sailor or give a laugh to someone who never makes a mistake! Like Rye??
>
>Ted Duke, Fairfield, Virginia
>1990 WWP-19 #626 "The Duchess"
> (short mast-long boom)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: EagleLGS@aol.com [mailto:EagleLGS@aol.com]
>Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 23:58
>To: tduke@rockbridge.net; ryeg@vais.net
>Subject: Re: Short Rig!
>
>
>HI Guys,
>
>Thanks for the welcome to SR Potters. My boat is #545 (1989) and I am 67 so
>we are both old timers. Two weeks ago I sailed on a 3000+ acre Taylorsville
>Lake which is about 40 miles from Louisville. It was my first launch and went
>OK. There was enough wind to sail a few miles and everything worked. The most
>excitement was when I attempted to reverse (spin 4hp 180 degrees) when
>approaching the trailer for retrieval. I gunned the motor to back away, the
>kick-up rudder was up, but of course the water caught it and forced it around
>(opposite to and away from the prop), the tiller tied to boost me over the
>stern, and the rudder protruding to starboard missed the dock by 2 inches,
>whew!!.
>
>Yesterday I sailed on the Ohio River, which is where I obtained limited
>experience on other cruisers last year. The launch was OK, winds 5-10mph
>when there was a wind. There was a current always, and the wind was also
>downstream. The river at Louisville is about a mile wide (there are locks at
>Louisville) . I found my self pointing upstream with sails in reasonable
>shape, a stern wake, but drifting downstream. Fired up the engine after and
>hour or so to motor back up to ramp area. The wind was coming and going and
>my sails were down. At one point a MacGregor 26 under sail over took me !
>:-) At that point I knew this game is not as simple as reading the right
>manuals and monitoring the"LISTS". Me and my lady friend Kathi (who thinks
>she likes adventure) also experienced our first "round up" (she was on the
>low side ;-) ). Another first was going aground (very lightly) . Furled the
>genoa, lifted the dagger board (noting a lull in wind first) started motor
>and backed off. Actually started motor first the lifted dagger board enough
>to move. Then retreiveing was going badly until I got wet and then backed
>the car closer to the water. What a difference 3 feet make.
>
>Perhaps this stuff will bring a smile and remind you of your first trials. I
>am sorry I waited so long to get into sailing but with luck I will continue
>to enjoy the challenge. Takes me about 1.5 hours each to get in and out of
>the water so sooner or later I may decide to get a slip. But for now I want
>Sea Eagle where I can Potter putter with ease (in the garage). There is an
>8000 acre Lake Patoka in southern Indiana (65 miles) which has good ramps and
>marina and Cumberland Lake 63000 acres about 120 miles. I little futher is
>Dale Hollow Lake also quiet large and then Kentucky Lake is gigantic but 200
>miles.
>
>Thanks again for writing, Look forward to corresponding more.
>
>Larry
>Sea Eagle P19 SR
>
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