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Re: M_Boats: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 154, Issue 16
by David Grah 26 Dec '15

26 Dec '15

What a totally wonderful story! I look forward to the chance to read many more. Thanks Connie! Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:22:49 -0600 From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> To: Dave Lucas <skipjack(a)tampabay.rr.com>, For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: It Was A Dark And Stormy Night Message-ID: <567EBED9.7060707(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Dave, One good sailing story deserves another. Here's my contribution. Please carefully note the techniques that I used in this encounter, and with a bit of luck, you too, may have such an experience. Connie IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, Or, how to meet a lovely nude woman in a Thunderstorm Now that I have your undivided attention with the title to this chapter, let me tell you how this amazing and visually delightful feat was accomplished. As I have mentioned before the Goose Island Cruising Club has a very heavy dependable Club mooring in West Harbor on Fishers Island, which was located near an entrance reef. The mooring could hold five boats rafted together in any kind of weather. We had sailed there on a Friday evening, and were the only boat on the Club mooring that weekend. My story next required some visitors in a sailboat who are not very skilled and proficient at anchoring; and who, in this particular case, were neophyte sailors on their first cruise in their brand new sailboat. These people weren?t aware of the dangers lurking in Connecticut waters during summer nights, nor had they put out sufficient scope on their single anchor to take care of sudden weather changes, 180 degree wind shifts, and tidal changes. As the sun sets over Fishers Island, the normal daytime wind dies down, and the evening calm sets in. All is quiet and peaceful. Sailors on other boats sit in their cockpits sheltered by their dodgers enjoying the evening harbor tranquility. As the moon rises higher, one by one the other sailors disappear down below into their cozy cabins and settle in for the night. Katharina, my Admirable, and I finally turned in as well. After years of head scratching and navel contemplating, I had finally succeeded in modifying our regular berths to turn them into a very practical double bed in the main cabin of our Tripp-Lentsch 29.I did it by turning the berth mattresses 90 degrees, and added support in the middle ? the cockpit table ? sitting on two rails. This became sheer bliss for harbor sleeping, on a warm night, so we crawled into our bliss-bed without clothing, cuddled up next to each other, and went to sleep. Hours later, I awoke when I heard the rumble of thunder. I felt our boat rolling as the wind increased, and */FUN TOO/* was starting to jerk on our mooring pennant. Lightning flashes lit up the outside world like high powered strobe lights. When the lightening flashed you could see everything in the harbor as if it were daylight. Our shrouds now started singing their wind song, which meant that the wind speed was in the 35 MPH range. Our halyards, which I hadn?t bothered to cleat off earlier since it had been a flat calm, were rapping on the aluminum mast, urging me to stick my head out of the companionway to see what was going on, and to insure that all was well. The halyard noise also meant I had to go on deck to cleat off the halyards so that we could sleep peacefully, and not have our sleep interrupted by halyards slapping the aluminum mast all night long. That?s a Captain?s responsibility. I lifted Katharina?s arm off my bare shoulders; and got out of bed. She awoke and wanted to know if everything was OK.I told her I was going out to check the situation, and also to tie off the halyards. I climbed the companionway steps, naked as I was, for a look-see. On the port side of the companionway I had installed a small shelf to hold my eye glasses or my sun glasses. I put on my eyeglasses and went into the cockpit. We had a full width dodger over the companionway on our boat, so I could sit in the companionway naked, but still out of the rain and wind, and get a good look at what was happening Outside, all hell was breaking loose. It was a typical severe New England summer night, 2 AM thunderstorm. The wind was blowing around 30 to 35 MPH. The frequent lightning flashes showed me rolling waves with white caps and streaks of foam all over West Harbor and far out on Fishers Island Sound too. Then the light rain turned into heavy rain. A quick check of our mooring, which was about 100 feet from a reef at the entrance to West Harbor, showed that all was well for our ship. The mooring pennant wasn?t chafing, and aside from the halyards banging against the mast everything was OK. I went on deck and tied off the halyards. All was now semi-quiet on */FUN TOO/*.The halyards were no longer playing timpani accompaniment, but the wind in the shrouds still continued playing its monotonous melody It was quite a scene, so I sat there for a few minutes absorbed in Nature?s sound and fury; her noise and light show. Then I noticed the blue hulled sailboat that had anchored ahead of us earlier that evening, was obviously dragging its anchor.It was moving slowly towards us, heading directly for the reef. This boat was now starting to slide past us, but luckily was close enough, so that by using my boat hook, I could hook their railing, hold on, and pull their boat over so that I could grab their railing stanchion. I pounded on their deck. A short period of silence ensued, and then a beautiful woman, popped out of their companionway hatch wearing a teensy-weensy Baby-Doll nightgown. It went almost half way to there, ?but not quite! I yelled at her to get me a spring line as I hung on to their boat. She did, and we got that on her aft cleat and our forward cleat. Their boat was now stopped from sliding any further. She then got me a second spring line which was cleated to both boats.Next, a bow line; and finally a stern line. In the downpour, her Baby-Doll nightgown was instantly soaking wet and became totally transparent. It was the epitome of a college boy?s dreams of wet Tee shirt contests on the beaches in Florida during Spring Break. Now that their boat was safely tied up to ours, she introduced herself as Nancy. Nancy?s body was beautifully delineated by her wet Baby-Doll nightgown, but things were so hectic at that moment, I didn?t really have the time to admire the lovely view that was standing in front of me. Nancy, as soon as she had seen what was happening, had hollered to her husband, who was still in bed, to come up and lend a hand, but his voice from their cabin answered, ?/I haven?t got any clothes on.I?ll be up as soon as I can put on my pants and shoes.?/ When we heard that, we both looked at each other, me totally nude, and she about as nude as I was, but slightly covered with the wet Baby-Doll nightgown plastered to her body, which just added to her nakedness and allure, and we both laughed out loud. We still had a bit more to do before we could settle down again for the remainder of the night. I asked Nancy to get out a fender, and I got one too. As I was leaning over, adjusting the position of the fenders, my eyeglasses slid off my head and went ?Plop? into the water between our boats. ?Plop? is obviously a gross exaggeration. With the noise of the wind singing in the rigging; wave noise, the grinding of the hulls on the fenders as both boats rolled in the waves, the noise that the eyeglasses made falling into the water was totally inaudible. I really didn?t hear it at all.I just noticed later that they were gone. With fenders in place between our boats; with the mooring lines properly adjusted, and their boat now rafted securely to ours, it was time for a proper introduction. We stood, on our respective decks, both of us totally bare, about two feet apart exchanging names. The very dangerous moments for their boat, a short while ago, had passed. Now they were safe. Nancy thanked me for having noticed their predicament and for saving them from winding up on the reef, because their anchor had dragged. Lightning flashes now showed the reef covered by breaking waves, and as the excitement of the past moments ebbed, we were both standing in the pouring rain, laughing at how we looked to each other and how we had just met. As we chatted, with the wind blowing hard, the rain pouring down, and the lightening illuminating everything, Nancy?s husband finally came out of their cabin and stood in the cockpit. He was very properly attired in creased suntan pants, Sperry Topsider boat shoes with white wool socks, a knit polo shirt with the logo of their Greenwich Yacht Club embroidered on the pocket, ? and /now /properly dressed,//he was ready to lend a hand, as needed. He looked at the two of us standing there soaking wet and naked, and wanted to know what all the fuss, yelling, and noise had been about. Nancy explained to her husband what had almost happened. How the, dripping wet, naked gentleman standing on the red hulled boat, had saved them and their new boat from making an extremely dangerous acquaintanceshipwith the reef that he could now see, - */right there/*?, and she pointed. As he looked in that direction, a lightning flash showing the foam covered reef very clearly.His answer was, ?Ooh!? Besides being soaking wet, Nancy and I were now getting quite chilled by the strong wind. It was time to call it a night; go below; dry off; climb back into a nice warm berth, and cuddle up with someone who was still nice and warm;? and warm up again. For some strange reason, my Admirable wasn?t very enthused about having my chilled body next to her nice warm one. She pushed me away and made me stay over on my side of the berth until I had warmed up, and had become her warm cuddly Captain again. In the morning; Nancy ? wearing clothes; with her husband, - in clothes; and we - in clothes; ate breakfast together in our cockpit. Nancy was sorry to hear that I had lost my glasses during their rescue, and asked me to get a new pair and send her the bill. We exchanged names and addresses. Later, Nancy and her husband departed West Harbor heading for their final cruise destination, New Harbor on Block Island, before returning to their home port at Greenwich, CT. After they had departed, the sun was shining again. I put on my swim fins and diving mask and started searching the harbor bottom for my eyeglasses. They had to be somewhere on the radius that our boats were swinging on during the night. After several dives I found them and brought them back on board, much to the amazement of the Admirable. So that is how you get to meet a very pretty, seductively clad, almost totally naked girl using astrong mooring, and a red hulled Tripp-Lentsch sailboat as bait. ?and I got her name, address and telephone number with her husband?s blessing too! I can?t say that sail boats with different colored hulls will work as well as our red-hulled Tripp-Lentsch did. You?ll just have to give it a try. I have now described my method, and all the basic details.I hope that someday you too can find another Nancy, just as lovely as our Nancy, and be her rescuer too. Keep in mind however, that pouring rain and adequately intense lightning are absolutely necessary for optimum visual results, enjoyment, and vessel safety. Also please note that this was a totally PC (Politically Correct) and Equal Opportunity encounter. Nancy enjoyed her views as much as I did mine. Good Luck! ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ montgomery_boats mailing list montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! ------------------------------ End of montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 154, Issue 16 *************************************************

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M15 / M17 /M23
by David Grah 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Connie, you are an absolute treasure to the Montgomery sailing community and I always look forward to your posts for their great insights. I have only a hint of your many life stories but I wish you had them written down somewhere to share! Happy Holidays! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:56:37 -0600 From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 Message-ID: <5679AAF5.3050700(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hi gang, With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant Adventures in 2016. May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may you always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. Connie & Katrina ex M15 #400 LEPPO

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M15/ M17 / M23
by Thomas Buzzi 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

Guess I will add my two cents. Have enjoyed this string recounting memorable moments with Monty craft. Several years ago I was on my Monty 17 sailing on Mud Lake which is near Ellington Air force Base outside of Houston, Tx. There was an air show that day and there were quite a few boats anchored in the lake watching flyovers. Since the winds were down to about two knots I decided to slalom around the anchored boats. Though the breeze would have barely flickered a match I was able to sail in and out and all round about the anchored craft. I was thoroughly enjoying the Monty's maneuverability and responsiveness even in almost non-existent winds when suddenly I heard a low roar approaching the lake. I quickly sailed for open water and luffed my sails. There right above me was a flight of four F4 Phantoms about 200 feet off the deck just oozing power as they roared by. To say simply that I was thrilled would be a gross understatement. Felt just like a kid again watching my first drum and fife parade back east. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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by SALGLESSER＠aol.com 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

And to you as well Connie. We always enjoy and appreciate your comments, wisdom, history and stories. Looking forward to your sharing in 2016. salngail

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Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23
by Mark Dvorscak 24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15

The best to you as well Connie. Your contributions here over the years have been of great value to all of us. Thanks for sharing all your hard earned wisdom and knowledge. Mark Dvorscak M23, M15, former M17 Sent from my U.S. Cellular® smartphone Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hi gang, > >With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet >garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and >sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow >wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd >like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant >Adventures in 2016. > >May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may >you always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >Connie & Katrina > >ex M15 #400 LEPPO > >

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Re: M_Boats: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 154, Issue 13
by Antonio Martinez 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

Well said. Here's to a happy, peaceful, breezy year for all of you! Cheers, a On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM, < montgomery_boats-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to > montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > montgomery_boats-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > montgomery_boats-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. M15 / M17 /M23 (Conbert Benneck) > 2. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Bob Eeg) > 3. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Thomas Buzzi) > 4. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Rick Davies) > 5. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Conbert Benneck) > 6. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Rick Davies) > 7. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Conbert Benneck) > 8. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (larry hughston) > 9. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (bownez(a)juno.com) > 10. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Conbert Benneck) > 11. Re: M15 / M17 /M23 (Rick Davies) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:56:37 -0600 > From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: <5679AAF5.3050700(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi gang, > > With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > Adventures in 2016. > > May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > you always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > > Connie & Katrina > > ex M15 #400 LEPPO > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:04:55 +0000 > From: Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats(a)hotmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > < > CY1PR17MB0014E8F7A58756D62EC07CA0B7E50(a)CY1PR17MB0014.namprd17.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks Connie. You as well. :-) > > Bob > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Dec 22, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi gang, > > > > With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant Adventures > in 2016. > > > > May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > you always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > > > > Connie & Katrina > > > > ex M15 #400 LEPPO > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:31:11 -0600 > From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > < > CA+TbpAXO9XhU1VEgrBzk4bVqnD-4ORew6tzdRj9M4mE-qJpUDQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Thanks, Connie. the same to you and yours. It has been fun exchanging > remembrances throughout the year concerning New England. > Tom Buzzi > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai… > > > This > email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai… > > > <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi gang, > > > > With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > > garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > > sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > > wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > > like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > Adventures > > in 2016. > > > > May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > you > > always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > > > > Connie & Katrina > > > > ex M15 #400 LEPPO > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:01:16 -0500 > From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > < > CA+0OvVh4_y_VmzufpaXNbF4688TYsc8BQ_D0vNX5nhY-NgxYxg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us. Hope > when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that long > now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > > Happy Holidays, > > Rick > M17 #633 > Lynne L > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi gang, > > > > With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > > garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > > sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > > wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > > like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > Adventures > > in 2016. > > > > May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > you > > always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > > > > Connie & Katrina > > > > ex M15 #400 LEPPO > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:08:34 -0600 > From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: <5679C9E2.9020807(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > On 12/22/2015 4:01 PM, Rick Davies wrote: > > Thanks Rick, > > As a youngster, back in the early '30s, I was in St. Augustine, FL and > saw and tasted the water in the "Fountain of Youth" > > For the record: I'm now 95 and it doesn't work! > > I could use some "youth" today so that I could go sailing again, but now > I look at Off Center Harbors lovely videos and wish I could be on board > too; or start building another boat. Ah well, I still have lots of > memories of good; and not so good sailing days ..... > > Ciao, > Connie > > We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us. > Hope > > when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that > long > > now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > > > > Happy Holidays, > > > > Rick > > M17 #633 > > Lynne L > > > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi gang, > >> > >> With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > >> garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > >> sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > >> wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > >> like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > Adventures > >> in 2016. > >> > >> May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > you > >> always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >> > >> Connie & Katrina > >> > >> ex M15 #400 LEPPO > >> > >> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:55:48 -0500 > From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > <CA+0OvVjs5CLiBykCJo8rWY6xSW= > yC4XeyZ4rBrxzgDmpo+BM9Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Pushing 80, I look at 65-year-old friends as wet behind the ears. Guess I > look the same to you. Hope I have a few good years left at the tiller! > > Best, > > Rick > M17 #633 > Lynne L > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On 12/22/2015 4:01 PM, Rick Davies wrote: > > > > Thanks Rick, > > > > As a youngster, back in the early '30s, I was in St. Augustine, FL and > saw > > and tasted the water in the "Fountain of Youth" > > > > For the record: I'm now 95 and it doesn't work! > > > > I could use some "youth" today so that I could go sailing again, but now > I > > look at Off Center Harbors lovely videos and wish I could be on board > too; > > or start building another boat. Ah well, I still have lots of memories > of > > good; and not so good sailing days ..... > > > > Ciao, > > Connie > > > >> We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us. > Hope > >> when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that > long > >> now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > >> > >> Happy Holidays, > >> > >> Rick > >> M17 #633 > >> Lynne L > >> > >> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi gang, > >>> > >>> With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > >>> garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > >>> sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > >>> wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; we'd > >>> like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > >>> Adventures > >>> in 2016. > >>> > >>> May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > >>> you > >>> always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >>> > >>> Connie & Katrina > >>> > >>> ex M15 #400 LEPPO > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:59:35 -0600 > From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: <567A0E17.5050301(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > On 12/22/2015 6:55 PM, Rick Davies wrote > > : > Rick, > > When I was about 85, Poseidon visited me at the lake where I sailed one > day, and after giving me a cold FOSTERS beer, asked me how long I > thought I could continue sailing. > > I had to admit that stepping the mast, and putting the outboard on the > mount, and loading all the things in the M15 was getting harder and > harder to do when the outside air temperature was 88 degrees F.. > > Then Poseidon asked if my wife, with two hip joint replacements still > liked to go sailing? I had to admit that she didn't feel secure on a > twisting finger pier at the Marina anymore. > > So, that fall I sold our M15 to a young couple who are now sailing our > boat on Lake Champlain. > > I don't have a boat anymore, but still have lots of memories of sailing > down the English Channel from Holland to Le Havre. Sailing in the Med, > crossing the Adriatic several time and exploring the Yugoslavian island > chain, and spending weeks sailing in the Danish Islands and in the > Stockholm archipelago. > > Sailing is a great sport, and the older you get the more experience you > have: (always have at least 3 anchors on board). > > Ciao, > > Connie > > > > Pushing 80, I look at 65-year-old friends as wet behind the ears. Guess > I > > look the same to you. Hope I have a few good years left at the tiller! > > > > Best, > > > > Rick > > M17 #633 > > Lynne L > > > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> On 12/22/2015 4:01 PM, Rick Davies wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Rick, > >> > >> As a youngster, back in the early '30s, I was in St. Augustine, FL and > saw > >> and tasted the water in the "Fountain of Youth" > >> > >> For the record: I'm now 95 and it doesn't work! > >> > >> I could use some "youth" today so that I could go sailing again, but > now I > >> look at Off Center Harbors lovely videos and wish I could be on board > too; > >> or start building another boat. Ah well, I still have lots of > memories of > >> good; and not so good sailing days ..... > >> > >> Ciao, > >> Connie > >> > >>> We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us. > Hope > >>> when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that > long > >>> now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > >>> > >>> Happy Holidays, > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> M17 #633 > >>> Lynne L > >>> > >>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi gang, > >>>> With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > >>>> garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > >>>> sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > >>>> wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; > we'd > >>>> like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > >>>> Adventures > >>>> in 2016. > >>>> > >>>> May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > >>>> you > >>>> always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >>>> > >>>> Connie & Katrina > >>>> > >>>> ex M15 #400 LEPPO > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:48:39 +0000 (UTC) > From: larry hughston <lahughston(a)att.net> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > <431070023.2118495.1450849719793.JavaMail.yahoo(a)mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Connie, Have Merry Christmas and a Great New Year.? > Been reading your notes for a few years now.I am the guy that went to the > "Dark Side" and bought a......power boat. ?I am on the Sacramento River.But > at least I got a C-Dory 22 with two Hondas on the back side and closeable > pilot house. ?I sold the?Monty 15 to a real sailor from Ventura county. ?He > sails a lot. ?I sold him a great little boat with motor at a price less > than I couldhave gotten but he is happy. ? I hope the boat is happy too. ? > Thanks again Connie for your wisdom?and sailing stories....Larry Hughston > in Sacramento.???ps ?I hauled the boat from Vancouver, WA ? ?It was very > dry all the way home with little snow at the time on Lassen. > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:01 PM, Conbert Benneck < > chbenneck(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 12/22/2015 6:55 PM, Rick Davies wrote > > : > ? Rick, > > When I was about 85, Poseidon visited me at the lake where I sailed one > day, and after giving me a cold FOSTERS beer, asked me how long I > thought I could continue sailing. > > I had to admit that stepping the mast, and putting the outboard on the > mount, and loading all the things in the M15? was getting harder and > harder to do when? the outside air temperature was 88 degrees F.. > > Then Poseidon asked if my wife, with two hip joint replacements still > liked to go sailing?? I had to admit that she didn't feel secure on a > twisting finger pier at the Marina anymore. > > So, that fall I sold our M15 to a young couple who are now sailing our > boat on Lake Champlain. > > I don't have a boat anymore, but still have lots of memories of sailing > down the English Channel from Holland to Le Havre. Sailing in the Med,? > crossing the Adriatic several time and exploring the Yugoslavian island > chain, and spending weeks sailing in the Danish Islands and in the > Stockholm archipelago. > > Sailing is a great sport, and the older you get the more experience you > have:? (always have at least 3 anchors on board). > > Ciao, > > Connie > > > > Pushing 80, I look at 65-year-old friends as wet behind the ears.? Guess > I > > look the same to you.? Hope I have a few good years left at the tiller! > > > > Best, > > > > Rick > > M17 #633 > > Lynne L > > > > On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> On 12/22/2015 4:01 PM, Rick Davies wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Rick, > >> > >> As a youngster, back in the early '30s, I was in St. Augustine, FL and > saw > >> and tasted the water in the "Fountain of Youth" > >> > >> For the record:? I'm now 95 and it doesn't work! > >> > >> I could use some "youth" today so that I could go sailing again, but > now I > >> look at Off Center Harbors lovely videos and wish I could be on board > too; > >> or start building another boat.? Ah well, I still have lots of memories > of > >> good; and not so good sailing days ..... > >> > >> Ciao, > >> Connie > >> > >>> We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us.? > Hope > >>> when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that > long > >>> now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > >>> > >>> Happy Holidays, > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> M17 #633 > >>> Lynne L > >>> > >>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi gang, > >>>> With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a quiet > >>>> garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > >>>> sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling bow > >>>> wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves;? > we'd > >>>> like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > >>>> Adventures > >>>> in 2016. > >>>> > >>>> May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and may > >>>> you > >>>> always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >>>> > >>>> Connie & Katrina > >>>> > >>>> ex M15? #400? LEPPO > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:07:52 GMT > From: "bownez(a)juno.com" <bownez(a)juno.com> > To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: <20151223.090752.10457.0(a)webmail09.vgs.untd.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Connie, > > I have always treasured your posts, don't ever leave us. > I'll take your advise (again) and add another anchor to my M17. > > Mr. Bones > ____________________________________________________________ > Get up to a $500 bonus > with a qualifying deposit to an Ally IRA from outside Ally Bank > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/567ab8dd920a238dd506dst03vuc > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:02:00 -0600 > From: Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: <567AC578.7030303(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > On 12/23/2015 9:07 AM, bownez(a)juno.com wrote: > > Hi Bones, > > Thanks for the kind words.... > > There is a very good reason why insurance companies use an anchor as a > symbol of security. The more anchors you have the safer you will be. > > - You have one anchor only... A motor boat catches your rode; > lifts the anchor off the bottom, wraps your rode around his prop which > kills his engine and now both of you are drifting > towards the rocks.... Now what? Do you have another anchor readily > available? > > - You have run aground. Your one anchor is out. You'd like to > careen the boat to get it afloat again. To do that you need a second > anchor that > you can run out at 90 degrees to the bow anchor, and fasten the > rode to your main halyard. Then, you can careen your boat and get it into > deeper water again. > > - The third anchor; a heavy one with lots of rode and chain, is for > sleeping soundly on the hook in a three day Nor'easter. You may only use > it once > every few years, but when you do need it, you'll kiss it in > gratitude for its holding power. > > May Santa Claus give you the present of another good anchor. You sleep > much better at anchor when you have two anchors well dug in. > > Merry Christmas, > > Connie & Katrina > > Connie, > > > > I have always treasured your posts, don't ever leave us. > > I'll take your advise (again) and add another anchor to my M17. > > > > Mr. Bones > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Get up to a $500 bonus > > with a qualifying deposit to an Ally IRA from outside Ally Bank > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/567ab8dd920a238dd506dst03vuc > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:10:49 -0500 > From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23 > Message-ID: > < > CA+0OvVjkiTRiLtOJdRsGB-nr_81As+vbGwH8b5FzfNdwck5REg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > At least Poseidon softened the blow with a cold Fosters . . . > > Rick > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On 12/22/2015 6:55 PM, Rick Davies wrote > > > > : > > Rick, > > > > When I was about 85, Poseidon visited me at the lake where I sailed one > > day, and after giving me a cold FOSTERS beer, asked me how long I > thought I > > could continue sailing. > > > > I had to admit that stepping the mast, and putting the outboard on the > > mount, and loading all the things in the M15 was getting harder and > harder > > to do when the outside air temperature was 88 degrees F.. > > > > Then Poseidon asked if my wife, with two hip joint replacements still > > liked to go sailing? I had to admit that she didn't feel secure on a > > twisting finger pier at the Marina anymore. > > > > So, that fall I sold our M15 to a young couple who are now sailing our > > boat on Lake Champlain. > > > > I don't have a boat anymore, but still have lots of memories of sailing > > down the English Channel from Holland to Le Havre. Sailing in the Med, > > crossing the Adriatic several time and exploring the Yugoslavian island > > chain, and spending weeks sailing in the Danish Islands and in the > > Stockholm archipelago. > > > > Sailing is a great sport, and the older you get the more experience you > > have: (always have at least 3 anchors on board). > > > > Ciao, > > > > Connie > > > > > > > > Pushing 80, I look at 65-year-old friends as wet behind the ears. Guess > I > >> look the same to you. Hope I have a few good years left at the tiller! > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Rick > >> M17 #633 > >> Lynne L > >> > >> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> On 12/22/2015 4:01 PM, Rick Davies wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks Rick, > >>> > >>> As a youngster, back in the early '30s, I was in St. Augustine, FL and > >>> saw > >>> and tasted the water in the "Fountain of Youth" > >>> > >>> For the record: I'm now 95 and it doesn't work! > >>> > >>> I could use some "youth" today so that I could go sailing again, but > now > >>> I > >>> look at Off Center Harbors lovely videos and wish I could be on board > >>> too; > >>> or start building another boat. Ah well, I still have lots of > memories > >>> of > >>> good; and not so good sailing days ..... > >>> > >>> Ciao, > >>> Connie > >>> > >>> We've never met, Connie, but you're a ray of sunshine for all of us. > >>>> Hope > >>>> when it comes my turn to swallow the anchor (and it can't be all that > >>>> long > >>>> now) I can do it with your grace and good humor. > >>>> > >>>> Happy Holidays, > >>>> > >>>> Rick > >>>> M17 #633 > >>>> Lynne L > >>>> > >>>> On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck(a)gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi gang, > >>>> > >>>>> With most of your boats all nestling under winter covers or in a > quiet > >>>>> garage and dreaming of a springtime with sparkling blue water, and > >>>>> sunshine; with filled sails on a nice beam reach; a happy gurgling > bow > >>>>> wave; and their owners and children on board enjoying themselves; > we'd > >>>>> like to add to this and wish you all Happy Sailing and Pleasant > >>>>> Adventures > >>>>> in 2016. > >>>>> > >>>>> May you always have a hands-breadth of water under your keel / and > may > >>>>> you > >>>>> always have fair winds on all your sailing courses and in your life. > >>>>> > >>>>> Connie & Katrina > >>>>> > >>>>> ex M15 #400 LEPPO > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > montgomery_boats mailing list > montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! > > > ------------------------------ > > End of montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 154, Issue 13 > ************************************************* > -- *Antonio Martinez* *Middle River Studio* 540-248-3310 (h) 540-414-4782 (c)

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Re: M_Boats: M15 / M17 /M23
by bownez＠juno.com 23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

Connie, I have always treasured your posts, don't ever leave us. I'll take your advise (again) and add another anchor to my M17. Mr. Bones ____________________________________________________________ Get up to a $500 bonus with a qualifying deposit to an Ally IRA from outside Ally Bank http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/567ab8dd920a238dd506dst03vuc

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Link for WICR that actually works!
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

So I just went to register and the link didn't work - Here is one that will get you to the page - http://arizonayachtclub.wildapricot.org/event-2071116/Registration Please sign up for the fleet called Montgomery (17?) I need a consensus on Saturday Dinner - New restaurant is doing it this year (reported to be good+ food,an actual rest.) - Party and Leukemia Cup awards/AzYC Birthday Party takes place at this time = OR do we ??? for Dinner? Get back to me on this Please! The registration will ask for your rating - we use D-PN Portsmouth Ratings - as follows: M-17 104 D-PN M-15 108.2 D-PN M-23 94.8 D-PN Sage 17 100. D-PN SageCat Jerry M. ??? M-17S 93.5 D-PN M-17T 100.7 D-PN Tall rig M-17FD 99.0 D-PN Flush deck Thanks, Hope to see you there! Gary O.

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WrinkleBoat ICR/AzYC Birthday Regatta Registration site up.
by GILASAILR＠aol.com 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Okay - the registration site for the 2016 WICR/AzYC Birthday Regatta/Leukemia Cup is active - as soon as I finish this note I will be signing in. http://arizonayachtclub.org/2015/12/register-now-for-the-january-birthday-re gatta-leukemia-cup/ The 'Two-Day' option (Saturday and Sunday) is used for scoring the WrinkleBoat Intergalactic Championship - Saturday will consist of as many short course races as the RC can fit in, and Sunday will be the same course as the 'Trans Loch' course - out and around three widely spaced islands - no harried mark roundings! Participation in the Leukemia Cup is based on Saturday race scoring and requires additional entry fee - please support them if you so desire (we have traditionally had a very high % of the fleet entered-Thanks) Event T-shirts from the AzYC are available and I am working on WICR participant available 'tech shirts' at this time - more on that soon. Looking forward to seeing the WrinkleBoat Sailors/Crew and a 'new boat' at the Lake. Gary O. _gilasailr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:gilasailr@aol.com) PS - We are also trying to get a 'Franken-Monty' ready for viewing at the event - Craig Painters 'ex-Experimental' - 'Mutineer' - this involves lotsa glass, epoxy, wood and pookie - sanding/grinding by Craig! The boat will sail in 2017 regatta.

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Listing for M17 sale/WA
by Becky Belding 13 Dec '15

13 Dec '15

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/boa/5356724943.html Good luck for someone who may be on the lookout! Happy Holidays! Becky M17 "Grace" Sent from my iPhone

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