On 11/24/2016 2:00 PM, Thomas Buzzi wrote: Very true Tom, ...but; .... Have you ever gotten out of your berth at 2 AM because a heavy summer thunderstorm was rolling through the area, and you had to get out in the dinghy and row out a second anchor, with the wind blowing hard, and the rain a-coming down, before you could crawl back into your berth again? ... or spending three days in Oak Bluffs Harbor in a N'oreaster, huddled in the cabin when its 60 degrees outside, and the wind is howling in the rigging? ... or get hit by a Bora in the Adriatic (a cold wind dumping into the Adriatic from the upper Alps) where the friend's boat we were sailing had only one anchor, and that dragged leaving us stuck with a fin keel in the mud.... Now what? (which is why I want at least three anchors on board) Ah, yes, the "rythms of nature", but if it weren't for them, what would we have to talk about at the Yacht Club bar? Connie
No better way to experience the "rhythms of nature".
On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck@gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/24/2016 12:02 PM, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
Hi Tom,
It's nice to be afloat again, isn't it?
We're heading for our daughters house for Thanksgiving dinner.
I'll stay warm with my favorite health food; gin soaked olives from a Martini.
Cheers, Connie
Hi Connie, Just put my boat BACK IN the water yesterday after doing another bottom job. Mixed cayenne pepper in the ablative coats to see if the barnacles, etc. like Mexican food.
Stay warm, Tom B
On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Conbert Benneck <chbenneck@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi gang,
In Connecticut I have observed wild turkeys flying from one field to another. They have big powerful wings.
The thought just struck me; with Thanksgiving today, maybe you should make certain to keep all the turkey feathers you can get from your turkey and those of your neighbor's.
When all the Black Friday hoorah is over, and the dark winter days are here, then you might consider stitching your saved turkey feathers together to make a wonderful, very light weight and effective feather spinnaker for your M15 for the coming sailing season, instead of watching the TV and football.
Just think, you'll be the envy of your fellow sailors for the original idea, and for its effectiveness when sailing in whisper breezes....
So, save the turkey feathers, recycle them and put them to good use, and have a great Thanksgiving.
Connie