I was just wondering that myself? Hopefully everyone is out on the water squeezing out that last bit of sailing before the the weather turns. I almost went out myself today, but decided to finish up some home improvement projects instead. The weather here has shown no hint of fall, today it got into the high 80s in parts of S. Cal. So I'm thinking I'll get my little sailing fix on Thursday :) Fair Winds Mark E M17F/D #103 AMY ----- Original Message ---- From: Arnold Sharpe <afsharpe@mac.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:55:46 PM Subject: M_Boats: problems? I haven't heard a peep from any Monty folks for the last few days which leads me to suspect problems. Are we offline? Regards...Arnold Sharpe, M-17 "LITTLE BREEZE" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
My mailbox was feeling kinda empty, too. BTW, there is a M8 on the Seattle Craig's list. Steve Begin forwarded message:
From: Mark Escovedo <m17flushdeck_amy@yahoo.com> Date: September 23, 2008 4:44:14 PM PDT To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: problems? Reply-To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
I was just wondering that myself? Hopefully everyone is out on the water squeezing out that last bit of sailing before the the weather turns. I almost went out myself today, but decided to finish up some home improvement projects instead. The weather here has shown no hint of fall, today it got into the high 80s in parts of S. Cal. So I'm thinking I'll get my little sailing fix on Thursday :)
Fair Winds Mark E M17F/D #103 AMY
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I haven't heard a peep from any Monty folks for the last few days which leads me to suspect problems. Are we offline? Regards...Arnold Sharpe, M-17 "LITTLE BREEZE"
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We went out for a sail on Saturday. Light winds and calm seas. We had to fight the incoming tide to get out to the big pond and when we finally made it past the bar the wind died completely. I looked out across a glassy sea without a cats paw in sight when suddenly a dark shape broke the surface 10° off the bow and 500 yards ahead. Whale ho, I shouted. Suddenly things were lively on deck. Roberta assumed her whale lookout position standing just ahead of the mast eyes on high alert, scanning in every direction. I motored a bit then turned south (the direction our leviathan was headed). He rewarded our patience by surfacing several times in the next half hour in our vicinity. Once he was even within a few boat lengths directly abeam. He waved his flukes every time he dove. Very cool. That compensated very nicely for the lack of wind. With no wind we didn't stay out too long and as we crossed the bar on the way in we spotted a sturgeon twice. Pre-historic looking things. If we only had some fog it could have been a sea monster story. That's the way it was on the Oregon coast this past Saturday. Not much wind, but plenty of wildlife. Mark and Roberta M23 Faith
I can't wait to see some cool stuff like that. Although, we did see a raccoon in a tree once does that count? At your service Larry Pegg 208 249 0538 -----Original Message----- From: Roberta Dvorscak <edarts93@earthlink.net> To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:50 pm Subject: M_Boats: whale story We went out for a sail on Saturday. Light winds and calm seas. We had to fight the incoming tide to get out to the big pond and when we finally made it past the bar the wind died completely. I looked out across a glassy sea without a cats paw in sight when suddenly a dark shape broke the surface 10° off the bow and 500 yards ahead. Whale ho, I shouted. Suddenly things were lively on deck. Roberta assumed her whale lookout position standing just ahead of the mast eyes on high alert, scanning in every direction. I motored a bit then turned south (the direction our leviathan was headed). He rewarded our patience by surfacing several times in the next half hour in our vicinity. Once he was even within a few boat lengths directly abeam. He waved his flukes every time he dove. Very cool. That compensated very nicely for the lack of wind. With no wind we didn't stay out too long and as we crossed the bar on the way in we spotted a sturgeon twice. Pre-historic looking things. If we only had some fog it could have been a sea monster story. That's the way it was on the Oregon coast this past Saturday. Not much wind, but plenty of wildlife. Mark and Roberta M23 Faith _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
" I can't wait to see some cool stuff like that. Although, we did see a raccoon in a tree once does that count?"
Ha! Nice. The wildlife around here is a big part of the fun of sailing Springtime has 1000's of Mergansers on the lake...three different species. Their call is so close to the noise that my autotiller makes that they talk to one another. I see Kingfishers working all the time. Eagles, Hawks and Osprey. I once saw an Eagle and an Osprey having a fight. I have seen two bear so far and lots of deer. Seems everywhere I anchor there are all these fish waiting to be fed. Usually a Mallard couple will drop by, I feed them some crackers or something....and then he fish show up. Dozens of them.
My favourite wildlife on this lake only show up on the baking calm (Float'n'Bakes) late afternoons of summer. The Barebreasted Deckcandy. Rare, but can be spotted with luck and a trained eye. Tim and PUFF M17 #369 Okanagan Lake BC
Pelicans migrate through Eastern Kansas in the fall, and it is quite a time to sail through flocks of hundreds of them sitting on the lake. One of the giant joys of sailing is the wildlife that doesn't get spooked by a quiet boat. TH Thomas Howe Mailto:Thomas@TEHowe.com O --------(\ ---------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tim Diebert Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:06 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: whale story " I can't wait to see some cool stuff like that. Although, we did see a raccoon in a tree once does that count?"
Ha! Nice. The wildlife around here is a big part of the fun of sailing Springtime has 1000's of Mergansers on the lake...three different species. Their call is so close to the noise that my autotiller makes that they talk to one another. I see Kingfishers working all the time. Eagles, Hawks and Osprey. I once saw an Eagle and an Osprey having a fight. I have seen two bear so far and lots of deer. Seems everywhere I anchor there are all these fish waiting to be fed. Usually a Mallard couple will drop by, I feed them some crackers or something....and then he fish show up. Dozens of them.
My favourite wildlife on this lake only show up on the baking calm (Float'n'Bakes) late afternoons of summer. The Barebreasted Deckcandy. Rare, but can be spotted with luck and a trained eye. Tim and PUFF M17 #369 Okanagan Lake BC _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Love those Pelicans. While in CA one time I watched them following the roll of the waves for hours. Fantastic fliers. Wish they migrated through southern BC as well..... -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Howe Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:22 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: whale story Pelicans migrate through Eastern Kansas in the fall, and it is quite a time to sail through flocks of hundreds of them sitting on the lake. One of the giant joys of sailing is the wildlife that doesn't get spooked by a quiet boat. TH Thomas Howe Mailto:Thomas@TEHowe.com O --------(\ ---------- ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tim Diebert Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:06 AM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: Re: M_Boats: whale story " I can't wait to see some cool stuff like that. Although, we did see a raccoon in a tree once does that count?"
Ha! Nice. The wildlife around here is a big part of the fun of sailing Springtime has 1000's of Mergansers on the lake...three different species. Their call is so close to the noise that my autotiller makes that they talk to one another. I see Kingfishers working all the time. Eagles, Hawks and Osprey. I once saw an Eagle and an Osprey having a fight. I have seen two bear so far and lots of deer. Seems everywhere I anchor there are all these fish waiting to be fed. Usually a Mallard couple will drop by, I feed them some crackers or something....and then he fish show up. Dozens of them.
My favourite wildlife on this lake only show up on the baking calm (Float'n'Bakes) late afternoons of summer. The Barebreasted Deckcandy. Rare, but can be spotted with luck and a trained eye. Tim and PUFF M17 #369 Okanagan Lake BC _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 6:29 AM
NICE. I have often been around the Orcas when off the tip of Vancouver Island. Sooke area. Magic stuff.
Mark & Roberta: What port did U sail from? Gary Sent from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2008, at 1:50 AM, Roberta Dvorscak <edarts93@earthlink.net> wrote:
We went out for a sail on Saturday. Light winds and calm seas. We had to fight the incoming tide to get out to the big pond and when we finally made it past the bar the wind died completely. I looked out across a glassy sea without a cats paw in sight when suddenly a dark shape broke the surface 10° off the bow and 500 yards ahead. Whale ho, I shouted. Suddenly things were lively on deck. Roberta assumed her whale lookout position standing just ahead of the mast eyes on high alert, scanning in every direction. I motored a bit then turned south (the direction our leviathan was headed). He rewarded our patience by surfacing several times in the next half hour in our vicinity. Once he was even within a few boat lengths directly abeam. He waved his flukes every time he dove. Very cool. That compensated very nicely for the lack of wind. With no wind we didn't stay out too long and as we crossed the bar on the way in we spotted a sturgeon twice. Pre- historic looking things. If we only had some fog it could have been a sea monster story. That's the way it was on the Oregon coast this past Saturday. Not much wind, but plenty of wildlife.
Mark and Roberta M23 Faith
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