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what did you do today..... ?

Posted By: scooby_simon

what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 10:46 PM

I was supposed to be sailing with John Alani (see F16 forum) but had to kick that into touch as my son (and now Wife) are not well. So I ended up playing with Lego with my son. (picture of the finshed train to follow, when it is finished). Not as much fun as thrashing around the puddle in a F5-6 on my F16, but better than cutting the grass.

Sorry John, we'll have to do it another time.

So what has everyone else been up to ?
Posted By: Jake

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 11:11 PM

Took advantage of the 37F degree rainy day to work on the one meter R/C sailboat plug. Hoping to have a finish coat on it tonight. (some detail at http://www.teamseacats.com) I'm also working on some hefty website security upgrades at Team Seacats (so if you follow that link and don't see anything, give me 30 minutes or so).


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Posted By: Timbo

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 11:22 PM

I took my 10 yr. old daughter and her best friend out sailing on a Prindle in about 20 knots of wind. I put my trap harness on her friend, and the two of them spent the entire sail out on the wires while I drove from the very wet tramp, blast reaching back and forth across the lake in shorts and a tee shirt. The water was chilly but the air was about 79. This was the second time I have taken the two of them out in good wind and they love it. Maybe there is hope... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Then I came in and had a few beers while watching the Bears beat up on the Saints. Now I just have to make it through the Colts-Patriots game. I would love to see a rematch of the 1986 Bears-Pat's Superbowl, with a different outcome! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 11:33 PM

MAN!!! That is why I can't wait to go to Fla. I am going to moving to the Fort Walton area in about a year.

Doug Snell
Posted By: Timbo

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 11:46 PM

Ft. Walton is too far north for shorts and a tee shirt. Take a look at their weather today, 66 and rain. You have to get south of Orlando, even south of Lake Okeechobee to be sure you will get good warm wind in the winter.

http://www.weather.com
Posted By: pdwarren

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/21/07 11:49 PM

Got up early to drive from Bath to Datchet for the club races. Got there and discovered that I'd left the keys for the boat at home. I swore a lot, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise - no other cats ventured out. Two N20s thought about it, then gave up when the boats threatened to take off whilst still on the shore.

Was pleased to discover that my boat was undamaged after this week's storms. A couple cats had gone flying, along with plenty of monohulls. It still amazes (and infuriates) me that people don't tie their boats down properly.

I came home and went back to sleep <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Paul
Posted By: cheech

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 12:12 AM

Work, lots of work, rather be sailing but gotta pay fer the boat. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> I hate working weekends
Posted By: John Williams

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 12:49 AM

72 and sunny in Jax today - no sailing for me, though. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Four loads of laundry, mowed the back yard, fixed a broken torchier (excitable dog), washed a beloved teddy bear (messy kid), cleaned the kitchen and made up the guest room (family visiting). The whole time, all three boats were caaaaaaaaaaalling me. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Weather turns cruddy tomorrow. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Chris9

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 02:21 AM

Took crumb snatchers to religious ed, while they were there had a romping ride to the car wash in Cobra, romping ride back (must dry off car somehow)… sat in church parking lot waiting for them to be done with class, home for lunch. Off to coach (laugh mostly) 5-6 yr. old boys basketball game. Came out of game and realized I choose the wrong car to go to the game. Asked assistance coach to follow us home, she did, didn’t need her, butt must have been humorous for her following us. Almost didn't make it since the snow was actually sticking and my rear tires are, well...., in need of replacing.... (Cobra almost ran over us as it slid out of driveway with parking brake on and in gear to the middle of the street) …after making diner I am now making Isabella’s birthday mix CD . . .

(sorry if this wasn’t coherent, Gins almost gone!)

Oh yeah, stay single, keep it wrapped up and Fear the Duck (or Special Ed)!!!

What is the story behind Special Ed?
Posted By: NCSUtrey

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 02:42 AM

His mom dropped him when he was young, duh! It's not funny to make fun of "special" people, Chris.
Posted By: Chris9

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 02:54 AM

Nice! I know why he so very special to me, I was just wondering why to all-you-all?

btw Nice Video!
Posted By: Rolf_Nilsen

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 08:42 AM

Went out in the backcountry for some off-piste snowboarding with my crew. Experienced my first earthquake, ever. Just a scale 4, but pretty special anyway.
Posted By: scooby_simon

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 08:56 AM

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Went out in the backcountry for some off-piste snowboarding with my crew. Experienced my first earthquake, ever. Just a scale 4, but pretty special anyway.


Cool, in a kinda after-the-fact kind of way. Glad you got some snowboarding in.

Most annoying this is that I was really looking forward to some feedback from an experienced F16er as to the boat setup.

Still, Family must come first <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: alutz

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 10:06 AM

Last Saturday:
Tried to push the boat hard while video recording.
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http://open.bst.ch/ALutz/ost/media/KenterungJanuar2007.wmv
send my wife and me into the drink. Only 6C° brr.

We had allot of breeze during the last weeks.
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Posted By: Wouter

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 12:28 PM



I cleaned out my storage space underneath my flat.

I knew there was alot of sailing related stuff there but was still quite surprised to count no less then 5 landyachts in 2.2x2.1x3.0 mtr storage room. That is in addition to bicyles and a pile a wood that always seems to come to good use.

Ones I thought about it some more and got smart at placing stuff around the space everything went in nicely and I even got room to spare. And that is good as I'll be storing a 3rd class 5 landyacht there in a few weeks time.

But some stuff has to go. So I finished the repairs on one landyacht so it is ready to be used and sold. At the same time I want to get a feel for how I would like to hold the mast up on the F12 and this landyacht has just the system I want to use there. So last night I rigged it all up outside and got a good feel (again) for how it holds. The conclusion is that it holds the mast up in an a very simple and stirdy way. No problem with play or stiffness. So that part of the setup is finished.

Now to sell the landyacht (and a few more), so if anybody in or around the Netherlands wants to have one. They go out CHEAP !

They very very much like the blokarts. You have to put them side by side to spot the differences.

The class 5's I'm keeping.

Wouter
Posted By: Stuart_Douglas

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 01:25 PM

Lawn mowing? Don't you people realize it's January? I suppose I could mow the lawn, but I'm not sure how good a job it'd be with all the snow on top of it. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

We drove down to the Cincinnati area to visit my mother-in-law on Saturday, then spent most of Sunday cleaning produce and doing the weekly up-front cooking...chili, burritos, and meatloaf for dinner this week.
Posted By: mbounds

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 02:28 PM

I was in New Orleans, giving a talk on fleet and calss newsletters (along with Sue Hofacker from the 470 Class). Also sat in on a great presentaiton by Fried Elliot on marketing one-design classes with multimedia (especially photography).

Was on a plane by 5:00 PM and home at 9:30. (Snow - bleech!)

US Sailing One-Design Sailing Symposium.

With the exception of a lady from the Isotope class, I was the only multihull sailor in the group. Had dinner on Friday with Dave Reed (editor of Sailing World) - that was pretty cool, even though it was tough to talk over the Zydeco band playing.
Posted By: Timbo

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 03:06 PM

Andi, you are supposed to be out Skiing, not sailing!

Hey, I just rented the Al Gore movie, An Inconvinient Truth. In the movie he shows many pictures of melting ice caps and missing glaciers in the Alps. Is that Alps part true? Is that why you are sailing when you are usually skiing?

If what he says is true, a lot of today's ocean front property will be under water in the next 20-50 years. Oh, and Europe will have another ice age... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Mary

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 03:24 PM

Went out to race, and before the first start my mast fell down. First-timer for me.
Posted By: tigerboy1

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 03:44 PM

Went surfing on Lake Huron with friends. A beautiful day but a tad on the cool side (air 19F, water 34F). Great rides and a great time. I continue to be amazed at present day wetsuit technology. The only time you were cold was taking it off <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


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Shoulder to head high Lake Huron lefts peeling off.

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Not knowing what to expect we brought our quivers with us. I don't think we could of stacked them any higher. The gas mileage sucked anyway <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> And NO...that is not sugar white sand <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: mbounds

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 03:46 PM

You are freaking nuts, John! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: tigerboy1

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 03:52 PM

Matt...

I prefer HARDCORE <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

JB
Posted By: MauganN20

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 04:02 PM

Damn. I thought it was too cold down here to go sailing.
Posted By: Robi

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 06:25 PM

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Matt...

I prefer HARDCORE <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

JB
Very HARDCORE!
This was taken two days ago in my favorite break in Puerto Rico.
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And here I am stuck in flat lands <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Jake

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 06:47 PM

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Went surfing on Lake Huron with friends. A beautiful day but a tad on the cool side (air 19F, water 34F). Great rides and a great time. I continue to be amazed at present day wetsuit technology. The only time you were cold was taking it off


I can probably help find you a good shrink... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: MauganN20

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 06:50 PM

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I can probably help find you a good shrink...


I can tell you what shrunk when I thought about getting in that water.
Posted By: tigerboy1

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 07:37 PM

Jake, MauganN20...
I'll admit there is something fundamentally wrong with jumping into water when the windchill is near 10F and the water just above freezing <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> But as with any sport it all has to do with having the right gear for the conditions. My surfing wetsuit is rated for frigid conditons and it works extremely well. I'm actually warmer than people on the beach with parkas. We surfed for 3 hours. The only reason for stopping...my arms got tired from paddling. If you can get past the mental blocks and keep an open mind, you'd be surprised at what you can do <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: MauganN20

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 07:52 PM

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my arms got tired from paddling. Get past the mental blocks and keep an open mind. You'd be surprised at what you can do


Unfortunately, and I wish to God this wasn't the case, but diabetes has severely crippled my circulation in my extremities. Even in a dry suit with fleece socks and wetsuit boots over my feet, they get cold even in Florida in May.

I'd be, well, a popsicle. Litterally <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: tigerboy1

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 08:09 PM

MauganN20...

Kudos to you for continuing your passion to sail.
Posted By: alutz

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 08:14 PM

Hi Tim

The glacier have been melting down during the last decade.
Some of them have completly disapeared. The are mountainlodges that are only accessible through long ladders (85m). 30 Years ago you could just walk across the glacier.

But it's going to snow tomorrow. Hopefully so mutch that, there is enough snow to ski on.

Have fun and hoper to see you again!
Andi
Posted By: Catius

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 08:54 PM

Annual New York Motorcycle Show
Posted By: Stuart_Douglas

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 09:05 PM

Tim,

Here's an updated plant hardiness map for the US...quite a change (Ohio...the Florida of the 21st century).
linky
Posted By: MauganN20

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 09:10 PM

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MauganN20...

Kudos to you for continuing your passion to sail.



Thanks, but ask anyone I regularly sail with/around.... it makes me bitch alot <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I think thats why Ding likes me so much.
Posted By: Tony_F18

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 09:49 PM

Went to the german boatshow on saturday to get some windsurf gear and took some pics at the Hobie stand.
The new Hobie 14 Turbo looked nice, there was also a prototype of something that looked like a Hobie 14/16 crossover.

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Posted By: MauganN20

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 09:56 PM

They still make the 14 over in EU?
Posted By: Tony_F18

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 10:11 PM

I guess so, next time i'm over at my dealer i'll ask him about the H14 sales numbers.
Anyway, I uploaded all the pics into an album: BOOT 2007 Gallery
They also had a Tiger, but not with the new sails (as the one at the Paris boatshow).
What else did I do? Did some windsurfing on sunday and today stripped the carpets out of my new appartment (boring!).
Posted By: scooby_simon

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/22/07 10:50 PM

Well the train to cheer up my son is now finished; he's still crook, and I'm off to check him in a moment. Hopefully this will cheer him up when he get up tomorrow - VHS tape to give some scale:

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and front view:

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Posted By: mbounds

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 12:31 AM

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They still make the 14 over in EU?


Yep - they've put in some change proposals to the IHCA recently to make the bridle and shroud attachment points more like the 16.

I wouldn't say they make a lot of them, but they still make them.
Posted By: Mary

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 12:44 AM

Thank goodness! I was really distressed when I was told that Hobie Cat U.S. had destroyed the molds for the Hobie 14. Why would you destroy molds? How much space could they take up?

Boat styles are like spike heels and bell bottoms. What is out today comes back IN 20 years down the road.
Posted By: arbo06

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 02:15 AM

Fore!
Posted By: _flatlander_

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 02:42 AM

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a Hobie 14/16 crossover.

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with the 14 in the background for ref., looks like they "bobbed" the 16 bows?

Nice train. We attempted to make snowmen but the parts were too heavy to lift, what's left looks like a pair of dice. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: gree2056

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 03:27 AM

I like the look of that boat, it looks like it could be a blast but what am I saying.... all beachcats are fun.

Those hulls might have more floatation than the 14, look at how much lower the tramp is, or is the hull just bigger.
Posted By: Jake

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 03:38 AM

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Tim,

Here's an updated plant hardiness map for the US...quite a change (Ohio...the Florida of the 21st century).
linky



This is GREAT! I've always wanted to be able to have a palmetto tree in my front yard. If this keeps coming, my dream of living in Florida is going to happen and I'm not going to have to move!
Posted By: Jake

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 03:40 AM

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Well the train to cheer up my son is now finished; he's still crook, and I'm off to check him in a moment. Hopefully this will cheer him up when he get up tomorrow - VHS tape to give some scale:


and front view:




Nicely done! My brother and I used to build lego cars and purposely and repeatedly ram them into each other - last man still rolling wins. My 5 year old nieces were getting a little perturbed that we were hogging the Legos last Christmas though. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: gree2056

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 04:51 AM

That is a great game!! We spent hours doing that!! I still have the champion car under my bed from about 5 years ago!!
Posted By: Joanna

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 11:16 AM

You know- I think the Legos and Lincoln Logs are going to cause the biggest fight when my parents die. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> (they have two huge barrels full) We would spend hours building with them --And Jake you are right-nieces and nephews just don't understand-they were mine first!!!
Posted By: Rolf_Nilsen

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 11:59 AM

Very nice locomotive Simon, but are you sure you did not enjoy building it more than your son will enjoy playing with it <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: scooby_simon

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 12:10 PM

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Very nice locomotive Simon, but are you sure you did not enjoy building it more than your son will enjoy playing with it <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />


I'll take the 5th on that one....... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: brobru

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 12:19 PM

Hi All,

Just got back from Tallahassee [ did I put enough letters in the word?] and flew out ot Tampa to be back in St. Croix Saturday nite.

Good movies on the trip,..'the Illusionist' on the way up,...and 'the Invincible' on the way down home..

The I17 is on the beach at the SCYC ready with all the other cats for the Regatta in 2 weeks.

Hulls polished and bottom faired.

The regatta is changed this year, from 3 days to 2....so, we will cram more raqces into 2 days..

The Caribe ocean temp[82 f] is warmer than the air at nite [76 f] and a lite mm wetsuit is in order [ yes, we Caribes' are such wimps with water temp..]

The wind has been kinda north of east, but blowing a steady 15-20 mph, all day, all nite for about 1 week now.

all in all, a paradise for cat sailors..

..of course,..come on down,..you can sleep on the beach next to your boat,..and see the sunrise.....

...work?....what's that..... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />


regards,

Bruce
St. Croix
US Virgin Islands 18w 64n
Posted By: Keith

Re: what did you do today..... ? - 01/23/07 02:06 PM

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Went to the german boatshow on saturday to get some windsurf gear and took some pics at the Hobie stand.
The new Hobie 14 Turbo looked nice, there was also a prototype of something that looked like a Hobie 14/16 crossover.


Cool! All they ever bring to the Annapolis Boat Show is a Getaway and a bunch of kayaks...
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