Michel wrote:Well!... I guess everything will go better now! Your karma must be paid completely! You were probably a pirate or a raiding viking in a past life!
You were lucky nobody was there with a camera.
I have always been lucky in these things. In 2009 I was struck from behind by a tractor trailer rig and knocked off my motorcycle at 65 mph. I came out of that with a mangled elbow and a broken shoulder but alive. After that I was told I should go out and buy lottery tickets!! One day it will catch up with me I am sure.
Wow!... That was a close one! I used to ride a motorcycle years ago. When I got my boat, the bike didn't move for the whole summer because everytime it was a nice day, I was out sailing and even motoring when there was no wind!... I sold the Goldwing and never turned back.
Michel Boulet
Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
Now: "Papou" Tanzer 16 dinghy
Montreal
"Let the world say what it will"
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Michel wrote:Wow!... That was a close one! I used to ride a motorcycle years ago. When I got my boat, the bike didn't move for the whole summer because everytime it was a nice day, I was out sailing and even motoring when there was no wind!... I sold the Goldwing and never turned back.
Did you have an expresso maker on your Goldwing or did you have the economy model with just the French Press Maker?
In 1963 I sold a motorcycle and bought a boat. In 1971 I sold a boat and bought a motorcycle. In 1977 I sold a motorcycle and bought a boat. In 1981 I sold a boat and bought a motorcycle. In 2009 I collected on an insurance claim and bought a boat. However, I think this is going to be the last such transaction!
Ha ha!... No! My Honda was a 1981 model, a 1100cc. I stripped it of all fairings, washing machine and all... It was a nicer bike this way, less heavy and more agile and pleasing to ride. I had just a small windshield on it.
These days are over. I simply enjoy sailing a lot more.
Michel Boulet
Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
Now: "Papou" Tanzer 16 dinghy
Montreal
"Let the world say what it will"
~~_/)~~
I am often boating just before the water turns to ice. Falling in and not getting out quickly is not a option. Re entry quickly with heavy cloths has to be planed for.
Some thing that is worth looking into is the re entry thread on the Scamp page. I haven't tried it yet but I think it could be used on other boats besides the Scamp.
We all know ship happens. The only advantage of being older is experience. We know what can happen.
I read your docking experience with a big old grin. Reminded me of teaching navy sailors to sail at Alameda NAS special services. We used a small fleet of ElToro dingies. It was part sailing instruction and part destruction derby. Water was the leveling agent that brought 'I can sail anything' egos into reality. All you had was a sail so you sailed up to the dock. And jumping from the boat to the dock would assure a wet ending to your day. We crawled on to the dock. Not very graceful but you were assured of solid contact and a firm grip.
And just to encourage 'never let go of the boat' if the boat was adrift you dove in and recovered her.
The life jacket experience was a life lesson. Thank you. I just bought a couple of auto inflate jackets this year. I will not trust them until I inspect them each trip.
JSsailem wrote:I read your docking experience with a big old grin. Reminded me of teaching navy sailors to sail at Alameda NAS special services. We used a small fleet of ElToro dingies. It was part sailing instruction and part destruction derby. Water was the leveling agent that brought 'I can sail anything' egos into reality. All you had was a sail so you sailed up to the dock. And jumping from the boat to the dock would assure a wet ending to your day. We crawled on to the dock. Not very graceful but you were assured of solid contact and a firm grip.
And just to encourage 'never let go of the boat' if the boat was adrift you dove in and recovered her.
The life jacket experience was a life lesson. Thank you. I just bought a couple of auto inflate jackets this year. I will not trust them until I inspect them each trip.
I was in the Navy in the 60's. I was homeported in Yokosuka Japan and would get El Toro's from Special Services there. You are right, they were nifty little boats that took some skill to sail. I remember I was told not to go past a breakwater. Of course that is the first place I headed. The Petty Officer in charge yelled to me that if I went one inch over the line I would be written up and court martialed. Ergo, I have no idea of what it would have been like to sail beyond the breakwater!!
