From: "Sven E Schang" Date: Fri Feb 2, 2001 6:12 am Subject: Re: [beachcats] righting a hobie 16 ----- I went sailing yestaurday off the massachusetts coast. Anyway, I have always sailed 14's and now I have a 16ft. hobie cat. I was flying a hull on the open ocean when a thought occured to me...If I end up upside down am I going to be able to right the larger boat? Since the water is freaking freezing I only flew the hulls at low levels. Does anybody know if it is possible to right a 16 with out a righting system?(Can you do it with a single rope?) Thanks in advance, Sven. From: To: Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 2:03 PM Subject: [beachcats] Re: righting a hobie 16 > Buoy Station 44013 - BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA reported > conditions yesterday at 3 PM (warmest readings) as: > Air temp - 42.1 deg F > Water temp - 39 deg F > Wind speed - 9.7 knots > > What were you wearing??? You need to have a righting bag with you, > you can't chance not being able to self-right. I have to say, Sven, > you have very, very, very large........ > > Speed Thrills, > Phil Danbe - Sandy Hook Bay Catamaran Club, New Jersey, USA > http://www.fleet250.org/ > H-17 #5885 philipp.danbe@b... > From: "Sven E Schang" Date: Fri Feb 2, 2001 12:50 pm Subject: Re: [beachcats] Re: righting a hobie 16 I had a 5/4/3 full wetsuit on. I wasn't even cold. I surf year round, but it's hard to stay warm sailing because of the wind and not being protected by the ocean. It was incredible. When you go sailing, and it is just you and the ocean....it turns into a religious experience. Sven From: "Sven E Schang" Date: Mon Feb 5, 2001 8:43 pm Subject: Re: Racing 82 H16 Hi, My name is Sven and I have been sailing Hobie cats since I was 13. I sailed a 14ft until a few months ago when I finally got a 16ft. Anyway, I am old now.(28) and have decided I want to try racing my new cat. Can I just show up and race? I have a 82 which is stock except for a mesh tramp. Is it O.K. that I have the old style mast? Thanks in advance. Sven From: "Sven E Schang" Date: Tue Feb 13, 2001 5:38 pm Subject: Re: [beachcats] Winter Sailing in MA Since their are not a lot of sailing stories, because it is winter I thought I'd let you guys know that it is O.K. to sail in Feb. I started the day off snowboarding at MT. Wachusetts. The sun was out and as I was ripping it up I noticed that it really did not feel that cold out. Next thing I know I was going over 100 mph to make it home to Scituate,MA to get some sailing in. I rigged the boat in record time and remembered to put the plugs in for once. After my last trip about two weeks ago you guys were telling me I should not be sailing alone and stuff like that, you should really try it. To keep the catastrophe down I wear a 5-4-3 wetsuit under my clothes. I surf all winter why should I not sail. As long as I stay within a mile or so my risk is also cut down. In addition, although the lobster boat guys are dicks and do not respect my right of way they might save me. Anyway, the wind was not great but sailing alone with just the ocean glistening and the sun coming down was epic, and I was never even cold. When I was derigging I found a new "stupid" thing you guys could add to the survey. Have any of you forgot to put the pin in when demasting. The mast crashes down and you look like an idiot. Sven From: "Sven Eric Schang" Date: Wed Feb 21, 2001 1:14 am Subject: Re: great day sailing in MA I knew it was going to be a good day when my boat almost flipped over when I was rigging it. I am not sure but my tow vehicle(Mazda Miata) might have flipped with the boat if I did not jump on the hull so quickly! I remembered to put my plugs in but forgot to rig the jib right. At first I could not understand why the boat wanted to pitchpole so badly. I was going to go in because I figured it was too windy then I saw that I had the clasp on backwards.(jib was pulling boat under somehow) I put myself into irons and climbed out onto the hull to fix my clasp. It might as well been lava under me cause the water was so cold. For all of you worrywarts, I had thick rubber on but it would have really sucked to fall in the soup. After I fixed my jib I found out what it is like to skipper a hell cat. It was victory at sea conditions. My heart was in my throat for about four hours. The wind was very unpredictable. At points it would just be strong then gust would get me flying high. At one point I thought I was all done. You know the point when you are flying a hull and trying to sheet out turn into the wind etc....and then that moment when the boat seems to stop. This is the moment you know you have lost the battle. I hit this moment but my guardian angel or a wave or whatever righted me just before all was lost.(Do not try this at home) Anyway, if I flipped I would have been O.K. When I came back into the harbor my fiance was on the jetty waving to me. I had a perfect day and survived to tell you guys about it. Sven. From: sven schang Date: Tue Apr 24, 2001 5:54 pm Subject: Wind speed of MA coast? Hi, I went sailing today and it was like victory at sea! I was catching air off of steep waves. I got both hulls out of the water a few times when I was going upwind. When I was going downwind I thought I was going to pitchpole as I headed down each wave. I was not even on a broad reach. I think if I went with the wind my boat would have become a plane. I was sailing on adrenalin because it got way too windy. I had to take the jib of in irons because it was making me nervous I was going to pitchpole. I had a lot of fun and managed not to go into the frigid ocean. I was reading the "high wind" posts and was wondering how fast the wind was in Scituate MA. If anyone knows please reply. From: sven schang Date: Mon Apr 30, 2001 7:38 am Subject: Cape Cod MA launch spots Hi guys. I have tomorrow off and want to visit Cape Cod. (1hr from house) I was wondering if anyone knows of any good launch spots. I would like to go around the tip P-town area, welfleet etc. In addition, I still was wondering if anyone can right a hobie with just a regular rope by themselves. Any of you studs able to do it. (I should'nt call you studs when I am going next to P-town tomorrow) Little phobic...Sven --------------------------------------- MISSING BOATER FOUND DEAD Rough seas may have caused a Scituate man's catamaran to capsize off Provincetown. By EMILY C. DOOLEY STAFF WRITER PROVINCETOWN - Sea conditions and human error are being blamed for the death of a 29-year-old Scituate man who was last seen heading out for a sail from Herring Cove Beach Tuesday afternoon. Garbed in denim jeans, a T-shirt and a life jacket, Sven Schang, parked his truck and trailer at the beach and left on his 10-foot Hobie Cat catamaran around 1 p.m. Around midnight, Provincetown police spotted his truck and trailer and group of people who had seen Schang take off. They told police Schang said he would return by 7 p.m. for high tide. His fiancee later confirmed that he was overdue. The Coast Guard started searching about 12:30 a.m. yesterday for the missing boater with a 47-foot rescue boat crew from Station Provincetown and a HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Air Station Cape Cod, petty officer Michael Brown said. At 2:30 a.m., the Jayhawk crew discovered Schang, unconscious and floating on top of his capsized catamaran about 2 miles off Race Point. Brown said he was found lying on the tarp of the catamaran, which sits in the water when overturned. Brown attributed the accident to sea conditions and personal error. "A little wave could have just flipped it over. And he wasn't dressed properly for the water temperature." Schang was hoisted into the helicopter and flown to Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis where a waiting ambulance transported him to Cape Cod Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Schang was the second boater to die in two days in Massachusetts, prompting the Coast Guard to issue a warning to recreational boaters. Steven Hockey, 18, of Bridgewater was presumed drowned after strong currents swamped the small motor boat he and his brother, James Burke, 21, were piloting Monday one-quarter mile off Scituate. According to the Coast Guard, the average survival time for a 180-pound person in 45 degree water is one to three hours but exhaustion and unconsciousness can occur within 30 to 60 minutes. With that in mind, the Coast Guard recommends all boaters wear life jackets, bring protective clothing and carry a radio or communication device. It is also wise to tell someone where you are going and how long you will be out on the water. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary offers free boating safety courses. For information, call 1-800-368-5647. Copyright (c) 2001 Cape Cod Times. All rights reserved. Cape Cod Times home page: http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/index.htm This Article: http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/missingboater3.htm Sven Eric Schang 2001-05-06 Sven Eric Schang, 28, of Scituate, MA, formerly of Brookfield, died May 2, 2001 following a sail boat accident off the coast of Provincetown on Cape Cod, MA. Mr. Schang was born in Bridgeport CT, a son of Robert Sven Schang and Claudia Marilyn (McKee) Schang Killackey. He was educated in the Brookfield, CT school system where he played football, basketball and excelled in track during his years at Brookfield High School. He attended the University of Massachusetts and was due to graduate with a degree in English and Business. Mr. Schang had been employed at Circuit City in Braintree, MA as a sales consultant. At the time of his death, he had a contract to start his own brokerage and financial planning office in his hometown of Brookfield, CT. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served with the Airborne Rangers, 42nd Battalion Specialist. His hobbies included; sailing, surfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, skiing, music, computers/electronics, rebuilding classic cars, running, his guitar and writing. While living in Scituate, Mr. Schang was a member of St. Mary of the Nativity Church. Surviving are his father, Robert Schang and his wife Lisa of Brookfield; his mother, Claudia Killackey and her husband, Thomas of Sharon, CT; a brother, Bob Schang of Brookfield; two sisters, Tara Schang of Brookfield and Heather Schang Sadler of Kent, CT; nieces, Sara and Leah Sadler and a nephew Shane Eric Sadler; and his beloved fiancee, whom he was planning on marrying next year, Erin Elizabeth Amato of Scituate, MA. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Marguerite Church, Brookfield, Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at 10 AM. Friends may call the Cornell Funeral Home, 247 White Street, Danbury, on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Sven Eric Schang Scholarship Fund, c/o Cornell Funeral Home, 247 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810.