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redeye
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Initially Posted - 08/04/2010 : 07:55:56

OKee Dokee... you guys up north gotta share and tell me how nice to go out sailing now. It is so hot down here, and I'm not on the coast so no wind. Can't go to the boat, and It is Killin ME. Waaaaaa.....

So remember me now when I brag about how wonderful it is to go out this winter.. I'm trying to keep working on electrical, plumbing, anything I can before the heat of the day. Been biking early am and running in the late evenings, but no real boat time. The boat is 50 minutes from my house.

101 "Heat Index" today, no wind.

Ray in Atlanta, Ga.
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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 08:11:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redeye
 OKee Dokee... you guys up north gotta share and tell me how nice to go out sailing now. It is so hot down here, and I'm not on the coast so no wind. Can't go to the boat, and It is Killin ME. Waaaaaa.....

So remember me now when I brag about how wonderful it is to go out this winter.. I'm trying to keep working on electrical, plumbing, anything I can before the heat of the day. Been biking early am and running in the late evenings, but no real boat time. The boat is 50 minutes from my house.

101 "Heat Index" today, no wind.
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Oddly enough our wind has been fine down here and we're expecting 105 as the high today.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 08:24:31

High's in the low to mid 90's in Daytona, 5 to 15 (that's GREAT wind for summer here) ESE. Untypically dry this summer which means no afternoon storms so great sailing weather ............. if you have the time. I plan on finding some [time] this week-end!

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 08:53:19

We're racing today. We're looking at 104 degrees (real) and 10 knot winds from the south. It's nasty humid too, dread setting up the boat, we will have plenty of cold beer.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 09:37:23

<< dread setting up the boat >>

Yepper.. that seems to be a major consideration, how to get the setup to go as fast as possible. Kinda like a transition time in triathlon. If you work on it you can figure out ways to make it happen fast. That is why I was kinda thrilled to figure out that gas bulb on the hose outside the locker, just one more thing that could happen faster.

Watching the guys that have sailed a long time (at Lake Lanier) get to the boat, drop the lines and motor out in less than 3 minutes.

Praying for a tropical storm to come our way and hoping it does not tear up Florida in the process.

I may have to just give it up and go diving for some adventure, the Gulf actually looks pretty good right now. Did a 36 mile bike "Century" last weekend and dropped at 36 cause of the hills. Late start (7:30 am) but the route just had so many killer hills. Country highway in Alabama. Mot hot unless you drop, but once you stop moving, and your sweat quits evaporating, you are toast.

Somebody dive down into some cool clear water for me.....

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 09:47:50

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by redeye
 << dread setting up the boat >>

Yepper.. that seems to be a major consideration, how to get the setup to go as fast as possible. Kinda like a transition time in triathlon. If you work on it you can figure out ways to make it happen fast. That is why I was kinda thrilled to figure out that gas bulb on the hose outside the locker, just one more thing that could happen faster.

Watching the guys that have sailed a long time (at Lake Lanier) get to the boat, drop the lines and motor out in less than 3 minutes.

Praying for a tropical storm to come our way and hoping it does not tear up Florida in the process.

I may have to just give it up and go diving for some adventure, the Gulf actually looks pretty good right now. Did a 36 mile bike "Century" last weekend and dropped at 36 cause of the hills. Late start (7:30 am) but the route just had so many killer hills. Country highway in Alabama. Mot hot unless you drop, but once you stop moving, and your sweat quits evaporating, you are toast.

Somebody dive down into some cool clear water for me.....

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My boat is as simple as loading the beer and starting the engine when cruising,as we have roller furling, but when racing the C-27 we have to rig the spin and wait for all the crew etc.

Seems like the temperature inside the marina is like 10 degrees hotter than outside the breakwater.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 13:25:10

Yepper, and I want one of those work outfits like in the full monty, Velcro on the seams, so I can just rip out in seconds and get my Island On. I work in a COLD hospital/office bld.

Out Past the Breakwater... that being the extent of my ambition.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 13:46:33

1.5 miles to boat, 10 min to load, warm up motor, cast off, and raise the sails...will be out tonight. Grass is dying without the afternoon showers, but with this current weather pattern (see Dave's post), need to take advantage of it. Sorry Ray, hope you all have a break in the weather soon.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 14:02:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TCurran
 1.5 miles to boat, 10 min to load, warm up motor, cast off, and raise the sails...will be out tonight. Grass is dying without the afternoon showers, but with this current weather pattern (see Dave's post), need to take advantage of it. Sorry Ray, hope you all have a break in the weather soon.
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Yep, 10 minutes to my friend's C-27 we are crewing on, but we are going to sweat our butts off rigging the spin. Good thing he has AC, cold beer and a flat screen down below for after the race.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 19:15:49

Yesterday was 109 actual with 20 mph.

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 19:32:21

Baloney--global warming is a hoax!

It must be freezing in Oklahoma! (...but it was ugly-humid up here today.)

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 19:35:33

Here in CT, we had our 100+s a few weeks ago. That was plenty for me. So it's cooled down into the 90s, but the steam is on with dew points in the mid 70s. I'm getting acclimated, and have learned how to straight-out sweat and I'm lovin' it.

My problem is that once a few more weeks go by, we start getting that sub-80 degree weather. Chilly nights in the 70s and 60s. Brrrrrrr!

That's when I want to start making my wya south. Sept in VA, Oct in NC, Nov in North FLA. And the rest of the winter in the Conch Republic.

Ya, that's my goal. Too bad I've still got to work for a living!

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Response Posted - 08/04/2010 : 19:43:32

Dry heat or humid -- when it tops 90 it's hot! At least the northeast (and it sounds like other parts) have had wind this summer. I have gotten more sailing in -- and good sailing -- this year than in many previous but cooler summer seasons

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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 04:23:41

Today: Sunny. High 84F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
And my boat is still in the shop and has been since 2003.
I might be able to take out the 13' today. Telephone/email type work and my wife's broke foot has kept me at home continuously. Ugh...

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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 08:07:03

Temp was 102 with a heat index of 110, but we had a little bit of wind and were able to sail our regular Wed. nite club race and cookout afterward. We do a pursuit start. There were 3 C-22's, an S2-7.9, 3 Northstar 500's, a Sonar, and the club's O'day 23. I crewed on one of the C-22's and we came in second. The S2-7.9 was first, and the other C-22's took 3rd & 4th.

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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 09:22:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 Temp was 102 with a heat index of 110, but we had a little bit of wind and were able to sail our regular Wed. nite club race and cookout afterward. We do a pursuit start. There were 3 C-22's, an S2-7.9, 3 Northstar 500's, a Sonar, and the club's O'day 23. I crewed on one of the C-22's and we came in second. The S2-7.9 was first, and the other C-22's took 3rd & 4th.
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We had a nice race last night as well. B Fleet was a Flying Scot (No way that is fair, and he had a spin) us and two C-30's. We took second in our C-27. I worked pit, and forum member djdurrett worked sheets. Once we got out it was nice. We had a minute to compare our C-25's as we have adjacent slips which was cool. We plan on dropping th mast on mine Saturday morning before it gets too hot to replace a broken sheave for my main halyard. So I plan on a night sail Friday and crash on the boat.

Really, during this kind of heat, night sailing or late afternoon is the way to do it, or a nice morning sail. We have been very blessed in Texas with nice wind all summer, which is highly unusual.

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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 09:37:21

Peter, assuming your '79 has external halyards, you might as well replace all four sheaves if you haven't already--Texas sun will fry them. Have you switch to all-rope halyards?

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Response Posted - 08/05/2010 : 10:10:54

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 Peter, assuming your '79 has external halyards, you might as well replace all four sheaves if you haven't already--Texas sun will fry them. Have you switch to all-rope halyards?
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Not for my main, which is internal. But good advice. The only halyards I use are the main and the spin.

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