Picture Gallery

[LarryHoward]

Shock 40?

Yes, I'd expect a very narrow groove.

[kimbottles]

As long as we are posting Port Townsend oddities, this was next to Port Hudson this summer when we stopped overnight on the way to the San Juans

I suspect the cord length gives this boat a very narrow groove. I recall both fore and aft foils rotate, and since they are all orange it must be fast.

That’s Matt Pistay’s boat.
He won R2AK with it this year.
He expected to lose a foil somewhere along the line and given they have positive flotation he painted them Orange so he could recover them more easily.
I guess he also painted the keel Orange so it would not clash....

[Steele]

Thanks Kim, I did not follow the R2AK this year. It must have taken a lot of concentration to keep that boat moving over the days it took to complete the race. It is harder to see in the photo but the keel cants as well.

[Tim Ford]

I talked to Tom Schock about the 40 back at St Pete NOOD in....2004? He was very disappointed in the bad rep the boats had gotten from places like Sailing Anarchy. The keel failures were due to the original welded keels failing. He said the newer version forged keels were bullet-proof. And the boats were not as twitchy as you'd think, as the canard imparts a surprising level of directional stability...at least in Tom's mind

[kimbottles]

I talked to Tom Schock about the 40 back at St Pete NOOD in....2004? He was very disappointed in the bad rep the boats had gotten from places like Sailing Anarchy. The keel failures were due to the original welded keels failing. He said the newer version forged keels were bullet-proof. And the boats were not as twitchy as you'd think, as the canard imparts a surprising level of directional stability...at least in Tom's mind

Matt thinks it is fairly easy to handle. I guess he proved it with his R2AK win.

[BeauV]

Last weekend we got some great photos of MAYAN from other boats. Here’s one which belongs in a picture gallery:

[Tim Ford]

Picture gallery? There's a wall somewhere screaming for a framed version of that one!

[kdh]

Gorgeous. And I can't find anything wrong with the set of the sails. They look like they're working together perfectly.

[Tim Ford]

Beau should post it on Sailing Anarchy. I'm sure there are some mom's basement dwellers that would complain the mizzen staysail leech is too tight.

[kimbottles]

Last weekend we got some great photos of MAYAN from other boats. Here’s one which belongs in a picture gallery:

What?? No Flounder??

(MAYAN’s flat fisherman sail is called the “Flounder”)

[BeauV]

Last weekend we got some great photos of MAYAN from other boats. Here’s one which belongs in a picture gallery:

What?? No Flounder??

(MAYAN’s flat fisherman sail is called the “Flounder”)

Kim,

At that point the wind was 20-25 knots and Stan said that it would built within the hour to 25-30. It eventually hit 40k and we pulled the main down. I did think of putting up the Flounder and dropping the main, but we were cruising and that seemed like tooooo much work.

[BeauV]

Another shot, about 10 minutes prior to the shot above. Not as dramatic but it gives a better sense of the wind speed and chop. We are in a river and the fetch is about 2 miles. Wind speed was about 25k at this point.

[kimbottles]

Damn!

I picked the wrong year to not go with you.......But then again I did get to see her handle 20+ a couple weeks earlier.

[Tim Ford]

Double damn! ok...maybe triple. This is why God invented cell phones, air travel and the institution called: retirement

[Rob McAlpine]

I've found Beau's next electric guitar:

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[BeauV]

I've found Beau's next electric guitar:

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VERY COOL!!! But, we'll need it in ORANGE

[Rob McAlpine]

I've found Beau's next electric guitar:

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VERY COOL!!! But, we'll need it in ORANGE

That's gotta rhyme with something..I'll see what I can do.

[LarryHoward]

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You'll need one of these to play it.

Does Orange go with the Blues?

[SemiSalt]

My wife and I went up to Mystic Seaport to see the exhibition of JMW Turner watercolors. Problably the only chance to see these on this side of the Atlantic, and quite interesting.

And I took some pictures. At this time of the year, most of the major vessel are under canvas or polytarp, but there is always something see.

The Mayflower II from Plymouth is still here for a major refit.

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The shipyard shop seems to be busy with spar work.

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I thought this little whaler would be an ideal tender for Mayan.

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Some seasonal maintenance on a couple of skiffs in the Small Boat Shop.

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The Amistad is here, somewhat down-rigged. I don't know what the story is about this vessel. I heard the original builders/owners didn't have a clue about maintenance for a major wooden vessel. I don't know who owns her now. That's quite a bowsprit and a lot of head work.

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The vessel under this polytarp is Draken Harald Hårfagre More here: https://www.mysticseaport.org/locations ... -longship/

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And, we had wonderful weather.

[BeauV]

Not sure where to put this.... we bought a tree rose named "Double Delight" which has turned out to be the most amazing rose we have, and we have about 120 roses. It was my Mother's favorite rose and we bought it in her memory. We are TOTALLY STOKED that it is such a _great_ rose!

[SemiSalt]

For background:

The Moosehead Award, of course, is the ignominious honor bestowed at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Perpetuation of Cruelty to Racing Yachtsmen. It’s an award that is not given, but earned, and perhaps, a few of our Race Week PROs each have one or two to their credit.

As it happened, Halloween YC was the recipient of a Moosehead Award this year based on the minor matter of the missing windward mark in the Mayor's cup Race, our club's annual invitational. (I was a participant, not a member of the RC.) Moving forward it time, HYC had it's usual Christmas party last Sunday, with the usual decorations, food, drink and good cheer. The decorations were pretty much still in place when I dropped in yesterday, and I happened to notice the Moosehead:

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I sort of like the way the intended self-shame was avoided by over-decoration, but....more of a deer than a moose, amiright? And I'm not sure why the starboard antler is red and the port antler is green.

[BeauV]

Misty, our doggie, and I went for a hike today just after the rain quit. We don't get a lot of fall colors in Santa Cruz, but our neighborhood has planted a number of non-native trees that bring a bit of the eastern forest west. Here we're heading up the hill to the town north of us.



Upon returning home, the flame maple trees were putting on a show. I'll be sad to see all these leaves hit the ground, but they've been here a long time and put on quite the show.

[kimbottles]

Our leaves are pretty much all on the ground now. (except for the evergreens)

[SemiSalt]

My friend Thom, who I met when I was four, sent me this cell phone picture of the SpaceX launch last Saturday. He lives pretty close to the Kennedy Space Center. It was five-something AM and stil dark on the ground but the sun was not far below the horizon. The rocket exhaust really lights up the surrounding area.

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[JoeP]

I was rummaging through some of my old photos and came upon a few worth posting. Some were taken with my old waterproof 110 film camera and some on 35mm film.

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[BeauV]

Joe, what is a "graving dock"?

Cruising through a few definitions it appears to be a dry-dock that is made ashore and pumped dry. Is that right?

[Olaf Hart]

Just to remind us all there is still a real world out there..

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[JoeP]

Joe, what is a "graving dock"?

Cruising through a few definitions it appears to be a dry-dock that is made ashore and pumped dry. Is that right?

Yes that is right Beau it is essentially a drydock dug into the land with a watertight gate. The vessel is floated in and secured, the gate is closed and the water is then pumped out. This particular graving dock is owned by Concrete Technology Co. which builds all kinds of pre-stressed concrete structures like highway overpass beams and building components. The reason they have this graving dock is that they also built all of the pontoon modules for the three floating bridges in Washington state. The owner supports sea scouting and allowed the scouts to bring their boat in while it wasn't being used in order for some repairs and painting. This was early in the boat's life with the scouts. They now haul at Port Townsend for maintenance and repairs. You may have seen Odyssey in California waters when she was named Saluda and was owned by the Navy. She raced on the long races often I was told.

[SemiSalt]

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[BeauV]

Joe, what is a "graving dock"?

Cruising through a few definitions it appears to be a dry-dock that is made ashore and pumped dry. Is that right?

Yes that is right Beau it is essentially a drydock dug into the land with a watertight gate. The vessel is floated in and secured, the gate is closed and the water is then pumped out. This particular graving dock is owned by Concrete Technology Co. which builds all kinds of pre-stressed concrete structures like highway overpass beams and building components. The reason they have this graving dock is that they also built all of the pontoon modules for the three floating bridges in Washington state. The owner supports sea scouting and allowed the scouts to bring their boat in while it wasn't being used in order for some repairs and painting. This was early in the boat's life with the scouts. They now haul at Port Townsend for maintenance and repairs. You may have seen Odyssey in California waters when she was named Saluda and was owned by the Navy. She raced on the long races often I was told.

Joe,

I haven't ever seen ODYSSEY, but I certainly her design and reputation. The big S&S yawls were quite amazing in their day. It's great that you have been able to sail aboard her!