Cactus Cowboy
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Be safe, bud... somehow that mainsail reminds me of an egg breakfast, maybe a two-tone omelet, LOL. You're not rigging a bow line? Perhaps you don't need one if you're simply sailing off a beach or lakeshore, but it's nice to have one should you decide to dock somewhere, and also to quickly bend on a towline in any kind of emergency. Not that I foresee that happening... I'm no fortune-teller, I just liked having a bow line whether I used it or not, and I'd run it aft to the cockpit and secure it so it was handy if I ever needed it. No future in trailing lines in the water, they look sloppy and slow ya down, LOL. Same goes for fenders which aren't secured properly aboard larger craft. I'll never forget this classic hand I sailed with back in the day, he had a Cal 27 and we'd regularly go on party voyages with other guys & gals. Whenever he saw some stooge under sail or power with fenders over the side (wildly bouncing and stress-testing their lines), he'd say in a loud voice which captured all attention:
"OH, LOOK!!! IT'S THE FENDER ISLAND YACHT CLUB!!!"
He was a funny guy, and a damned good sailor too, we always sailed into and outta that tricky slip he had at CYC, over by the Chart House. He was also the first owner of Laser #2069, my beloved boat which carried me through so many fine adventures. But I digress... OP, you be safe out there, and go easy at first if it has been that long since you sailed, aye? You get any kind of breeze where you're sailing, you'll be feeling some sore muscles later, LOL, muscles you haven't used in awhile. Just sayin', since I'd feel those same muscles complaining after long days of hiking out in my 40s and 50s. After really brutal voyages, I'd be hobbling around like an old man that evening or the following morning, LOL. You've heard that line about 60 being the new 40 or whatever? Well, it doesn't apply when one is hiking out all day in stiff breeze & heller chop, that's for GODDAM sure. But hey, I sincerely hope you have a blast, maybe take a picnic lunch with ya in a soft cooler, those soft coolers come in handy when the cockpit is little more than a footbath.
GOOD LUCK TO YA, BE SAFE, AND CHEERS!!! PICS WOULD BE GREAT, EVEN IF THEY'RE ONLY TAKEN ON SHORE... WHICH REMINDS ME, DUMMY CORD OR SECURE WATERPROOF STORAGE FOR THE CAMERA & OTHER VALUABLES. MOI, I'D HIDE MY CAR KEYS ASHORE, USUALLY UNDER THE WHEEL WELL OR IN THE BUMPER. THOSE MAGNETIC KEY BOXES ALSO WORK...
"OH, LOOK!!! IT'S THE FENDER ISLAND YACHT CLUB!!!"
He was a funny guy, and a damned good sailor too, we always sailed into and outta that tricky slip he had at CYC, over by the Chart House. He was also the first owner of Laser #2069, my beloved boat which carried me through so many fine adventures. But I digress... OP, you be safe out there, and go easy at first if it has been that long since you sailed, aye? You get any kind of breeze where you're sailing, you'll be feeling some sore muscles later, LOL, muscles you haven't used in awhile. Just sayin', since I'd feel those same muscles complaining after long days of hiking out in my 40s and 50s. After really brutal voyages, I'd be hobbling around like an old man that evening or the following morning, LOL. You've heard that line about 60 being the new 40 or whatever? Well, it doesn't apply when one is hiking out all day in stiff breeze & heller chop, that's for GODDAM sure. But hey, I sincerely hope you have a blast, maybe take a picnic lunch with ya in a soft cooler, those soft coolers come in handy when the cockpit is little more than a footbath.
GOOD LUCK TO YA, BE SAFE, AND CHEERS!!! PICS WOULD BE GREAT, EVEN IF THEY'RE ONLY TAKEN ON SHORE... WHICH REMINDS ME, DUMMY CORD OR SECURE WATERPROOF STORAGE FOR THE CAMERA & OTHER VALUABLES. MOI, I'D HIDE MY CAR KEYS ASHORE, USUALLY UNDER THE WHEEL WELL OR IN THE BUMPER. THOSE MAGNETIC KEY BOXES ALSO WORK...