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Colin Cole
Helmsman
Australia
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 Posted - 23 February 2010 : 07:00:21 AM
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If I don't do something under SWMBOs watchful (scornfull) gaze soon around the house I may have to look for alternative lodgeings!!!
Sailing is a long distance dream for me at the moment - so glad i semi retired two years back! ha, I'd hate to see how busy i'd be if it were full time retirement. 2 months in and the "year of Col" ain't happinging yet! Will try to get on the water this weekend - but i think i will awake on Sat with a paint brush stitched to my hand:) |
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4Seasons
Helmsman
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Posted - 24 February 2010 : 12:27:48 PM
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| Col, in spite of the real or imagined problems. NEVER underestimate the value of SWMBO,....EH |
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4Seasons
Helmsman
723 Posts |
Posted - 24 February 2010 : 12:31:50 PM
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| PS...I meant to address everyone not just you Col...EH |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 25 February 2010 : 03:04:13 AM
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Well Eric,
Your quote of;
"...in spite of the real or imagined problems. NEVER underestimate the value of SWMBO...".
Perhaps you may have mistakenly put in the word, "value", and it should have inserted the word, "power", Dontweknow!!!!
I live in a household full of women, wifey and three daughters as well as the visitations from friends and family. Currently there are five females under my roof. It can be a daunting scenario but I can always abscond to the workshop/garage or disappear down to the Club to escape the bull-dust that they go on with at times.
And I can cook and clean when in the mood.
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4Seasons
Helmsman
723 Posts |
Posted - 25 February 2010 : 09:56:31 AM
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| Chris, Perhaps value means different things to different people,cancer took away my better half after 44years together,she was the best thing that ever happened to me and i miss her like you wouldnt believe...PS;I have three daughters ...EH.. |
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Colin Cole
Helmsman
Australia
676 Posts |
Posted - 26 February 2010 : 3:04:15 PM
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| lets see how you weasel your way ouit of that one CC! :) |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 26 February 2010 : 7:32:36 PM
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I think that most of us, including the venerable Eric are missing out on a major point. That by the time a man, if he reaches 70 years senior had outlasted most of the competition and that Eric is in the most favourable situation of being outnumbered be the opposite sex by a rather large ratio. So Eric, don't let the grass grow under your feet load up with Viagra and go get them killer!
However there is the likelihood that any new potential She Who Must Be Obeyed's will most likely frown upon the hours spent with any competition, namely yachts and sailing.
What a decision you are faced with old man Eric? What a dillema?
Stay sailing it is much cheaper and they don't nag or answer back. Better still buy a nice dog, good company, never complain and are just happy to share a meal and have a pat.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 26 February 2010 : 7:43:58 PM
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Back to the serious business of sailing, after having sorted out the complexities of Eric's sex/sailing life.
This evening we sailed the Hagar in her racing sails as opposed to the normal cruising gear which we use in twilighters. Ian had the boat out yesterday in a corporate event and used the racing gear.
There was only Rod, Pete and myself at the helm. The wind was a light East-North-Easterly, but reasonably steady. We got away to a good start and sailed well off the wind from Manly to the Sow & Pigs which we rounded and reached across to the Obelisk before turning for the beat to the finish up at Manly. We were about twelfth around the Obelisk YA mark and on the tack from the western side to the eastern side of the harbour Rod & Pete realised that the leading pack had gone too far. We tacked early and took out about half and then reeling in all bar one to finish second over the line.
It was a satisfying result and the boat performed fantastically, powered up and pointing high as well as going though the water very quickly. It was all big gear and the new main, having been re-cut is working the best since we got it.
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4Seasons
Helmsman
723 Posts |
Posted - 26 February 2010 : 8:00:28 PM
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| Chris, Heres a new word for you ,its called '' sharing '' remember it takes two to tango,...do i detect a note of envy of what i had and you probably never will..EH |
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 27 February 2010 : 08:14:35 AM
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Well Eric,
Just get out there and share, dontyouknow? I'm quite content with my own situation and I believe that it may be that you are just a lonely man. I have no time to be worried about self pity etc.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 01 March 2010 : 5:05:28 PM
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This afternoon Manly YC posted last Friday night's twilighter results. These results are quite remarkable in that the old Hagar was recorded as the fifth fastest time in a mixed fleet with most over 35 foot in length and with Hagar being one of the oldest boats in this fleet. While we were second on handicap, the winner was a wild-card which started without a handicap.
We cleaned up a lot of state of the art 36 to 40+ footers. Thank you Reg! as well as the tactical and crew work from my crew of only Pete & Rod. There is still lots of life in the old boats yet!
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 06 March 2010 : 11:04:59 AM
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Last night we canned the twilighter race, drizzle rain and little wind, although it was forecast to be 14 to 16 knots from the north east. We had also had 6 minutes added to out handicap from the brains trust of Manly YC. It is amazing that if you win you get penalised by 8 minutes and down to 2 minutes if you came fourth. In addition the courses vary greatly for distance and they use the wedding cake as a rounding mark.
We have a Ladies day race around the harbour this Sunday at North Harbour with a forecast for more rain. Pete will be wearing a skirt.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 17 March 2010 : 2:13:30 PM
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This Friday night will be the last race in the Manly YC Twilight for this season. It has been the lightest season that I can remember with only a hand-full of good north easterlies. Most races were light easterlies and quite a few wet nights with about two abandoned or not completed.
We should have a good crew as it is forecast to blow 15+ knots for a change. However we are still starting at the back of the pack.
Chris.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 22 March 2010 : 03:03:05 AM
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Friday night saw the Hagar in light to moderate north easterly conditions in the Manly twilighter. It was the last race of the series and we finished in the dark with our navigation lights on for the work home. We had our Kevlar number three jib on, having blown out the number two a few weeks ago. We finished in the back end of the fleet in very flat sailing conditions.
Sunday saw the return of the Dumeresq to the North Harbour fleet and in a very trying light north easterly breeze full of holes. For some reason only known to the handicapper Dumeresq went off ahead of us by about two minutes and that is about where we finished with a Division two boat between us.
Of interest is the fact that old Dave Parsons timber Carmen 31 ripped out a turning black and the last race saw them spring an underwater plank in the hull.
Thank you Reg for the tough old fiberglass Endeavour hulls.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 11 April 2010 : 4:53:19 PM
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Today saw the last race if the season and there was a good roll-up of competitors. For once the handicapper did a reasonable job with all the finishers within five minutes including both divisions. The winds were mixed, being westerly and it was very tight at the finish with the Hagar triumphing over the Hudini from Class 2. Dumeresqu had a few entanglements and while they were always within striking distance carried their over-sized big kite and got blown sideways in the sound.
Newt week will see the forehands off the Hagar sailing with David Parsons in the old-boat division on Sunday.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 12 September 2010 : 8:00:08 PM
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Well today saw the opening race of the North Harbour Sailing Club and it turned out to have some unexpected results, or lack thereof.
We sailed two divisions using the new Stewart Dart,(CB to his crew and friends) race courses. We sailed the North Eastely and it was from Manly to North Head and down to Middle Harbour then to North Head and down to Obelysk and then a dog leg again to finish up at Manly. There was only the Dumeresque and Hagar in Div. 1 and we had a great race trading places half a dozen times. When beating up to Manly for the finish we had a short lead over the Dumersque and I was down below re-packing the big kite for the final short run to the finish at Reef Beach. Rod hailed me to come on deck and help in the resuce of a yacht which had run onto the bricks at Reef Beach. We dropped the sailes and motored over to find one of our Div 2 boats, the Kargi, which is a Triton 24 up on her keel and being driven up the rocks. Murray Slip was sailing single handed, and he hoists and carries kites in light to moderate conditions. Rod almost drove us onto the rocks and on the second attempt I cast him a line which he fastened to his bow and we tied off to our transum bollard and managed to pull himm off the rocks. Dumeresque was standing by and motored biack to the moorings. Kakgi, miraculously seemed to have sustained no leaks and he motored back to his own mooring in Middle Harbour, where he was planning to dive on the boat and check her keel and rudder. Murray said that he had just pushed his luck a bit to far and hit a submerged bomey and got washed up with the waves. It was an unusually high tide.
Will find out tomorrow how extensive the damage is to his boat.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 27 September 2010 : 5:39:39 PM
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Well yesterday's race at North Harbour was less eventfull than the first race of the season. The new race secretary's South Easterly course was looking good until the wind tracked around to the East and eventually to the East North East. A bit of local knowledge and clean bottom helped us to clear out from the Durmeresque who helped us by going the wrong way up the first work, afterwhich the race developed int a parade. The race was however won by the Kargie who were none the worse for their rock hopping last week on Reef Beach point.
We ended up third across the line and Dumeresque were behind us.
A pleasant days sailing.
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 24 October 2010 : 4:28:54 PM
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Today's race was a true southeasterly which came and went during the day. We sailed three up and missed our normal four sets or more of hands. We did however set kites on all of the runs and while we did sail conservantly and the hoists and drops were slow there were no major crew stuff-ups. We are still coming to grips with the new race courses which saw us miss one mark and finish incorrectly. And thee was some debate with Club Bully after the race at the bar.
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Colin Cole
Helmsman
Australia
676 Posts |
Posted - 25 October 2010 : 07:19:35 AM
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As opposed to BBYCs race! As we did not have a stater I took Annie with me on the shark cat and became the club bully i mean starter.
Sprint series ie two windward leeward races - I got Steve Hall to do me a run sheet on flags and stuff so I could look semi professional - got on the bay to find a reasonable NNE so layed accordingly, half way through the apocoliptic southern sky appeared - the fleet nearly finished the first race just as the SW came in moderately - so AP up and roared around to re set the course - got em under way - and yes half way thru the wind went back to the north!!! Buggar I thought I had it nailed.
My point - anyone who does the starts in any club should be congratulated regularly - it can be easy to bitch about their efforts - but it can be hard work, frustrating and stressfull - also without em we sailors would be stuffed!
As this is a page "all about the 30s" one of our 24 guys is looking/thinking about "Serendipity" as his next boat - what say you Mr Copmeister?
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Chris Cope
Skipper
Australia
2350 Posts |
Posted - 26 October 2010 : 3:35:25 PM
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Hay there Col,
Hope that your man buys the Serendipity, we need the competition. His biggest challenge will be getting a crew who know there was around boats. The Serendipity looks like she is set up to cruise so there would be a lot of work and some cost to get her racing.
We sailed three up on Sunday and we had a good day without too many stuff-ups. In moderate conditions or stronger you need five to six bodies to pull all the stings as well as getting the weight on the rail to make her stand up.
We don't have a starter at North Harbour. We have either a gate start or mainly go off on our handicap times and record our own finish times. Everyone is happy and no one winges except the CB. Starters can be a major problem and we have been there and done that.
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SAILING REPORTS ON '30's
