Conference unifix::sailing

    Good idea.  Given the number of people in the Marblehead area perhaps
    we should have it there.  I'd be happy to include Fat Tuesday as
    a party platform.  It has plenty of deck space and absolutely nothing
    to break on it.  Wouldn't be the first time beer was spilled on
    her either.
    
    I've already met Bob Bailey through these files and he seems to be
    a pretty good guy except for some repulsive personal habits ;^).
    Let's do it.
    
    Dave

    Well, it's been a week and there is only 2 interested "parties"
    in the party. Seems pretty clear to me. 
    
    Maybe next season ?!
    
    JC
    

    I am always up for a party, and I'm sure a lot of others are too.
    And I know SAILORS party!  As for the poor response, I'm not sure.
    Personally, I was about to respond to this note when I had to do
    some fire fighting and never got back to it.
    
    Keep things going, You other sailors out there respond to this note
    and lets have a good time.
    
    Don
    

    
    
        If you promise not to call my boat a Hobby Cat, I'll promise
    not to throw up on you decks ;>)  I could even be talked into taking
    some of you monohullers out to see the difference between
    apparent (two monohullers racing) vs REAL speed ....
    
        Let me know when you would like to try such a party, and I'll
    get the cooler rack bolted on again.     
    
         I don't care where in New England. Just make sure there is
    a ramp with 5 miles to put my toy in the ocean. 
    
       john  
    
       
                                                   
         john

    Ok, I'm interested again. To up the ante a little bit, and keep
    things SIMPLE, I propose the following:
    
                  
      Location:    Misery or Cat Island
      Rationale:  "Close" to Gloucester, Marblehead, Salem, Beverly,
                   Manchester, and Boston 
    
                   Cruising distance (1 day) of Portsmouth, Newburyport,
                   Scituate, and Provincetown
    
                   Little or no effort to get there for quite a few
                   folks who access this file. My apologies to the South
                   shore folks..... So, transit time is NO excuse, AND
                   getting home AFTER the party is quick.
     
      Date:        Saturday, September 10th  
      Time:        2pm - ????
    
                   (So we can finish vacations and avoid the Labor Day
                    crowds)
                      

    JC
    

    Are sailors who are unwilling to make the state rich by owning a
    boat welcome.  Seriously I would like to attend but give all most
    of my sailing time and money to a club.  I have to check to make
    sure the clubs annual suck up to the local goverment race is not
    that weekend.
    
    
    Forrest

    Re: 933.5
    
    Sounds like a good date and place. I will try to be there if the
    weather and very pregnant crew member permit.
    
    BTW: By Misery Island, do you mean the backside of Great Misery
         Island ?
    
    /jim

    re: .7
    
    Yes. The Northwest side of Misery. Although the Southern side isn't
    bad either. 
    
    As for Cat island, we would have to choose the northern side (providing
    the winds cooperate). 
    
    My vote is NW side of Misery.
    
    JC
    

 Sounds like we just might pull it off this year!!!!

 Count me in. I thought Cat Island was private, tell me more.

 Misery Island's ok with me too though it can get crowded on a warm Sunday
afternoon. (Will it be this warm in September too?)

 Since we won't have a designated DEC burgee at that time I propose that we 
identify ourselves with a pair of shorts raised to the top of the mast!! 
 
 My wife and daughter may be busy that day.  If so, I can take on a few crew
members that may not have easy access to the island.  ("A Crewed Interest" is
moored only a few miles from Misery Island, barely enough to get the beer cool!)

bc

     Misery sounds like a good place for me. I may have room for anyone
    who doesn't have a boat.

    re: .9
    
    You are correct, Cat Island is private and we couldn't go ashore.
    I only suggested it as a place to "raft up". 
    
    Not having a dinghy, I wasn't even considering the possibilities
    of going ashore. 
    
    JC
    

    Okay, let's up the anty just a little more...
    Anybody crazy enough to want to race (PHRF rules)
    from Buzzard's Bay the Friday night before?
    
    Beau Schless
    Svoboda

    Fat Tuesday can be there.  September 10 is the Jubilee fall series
    race #1, but it should be over fairly.  Cat Island is better than
    Misery for me. Keep in mind our 8' draft when rafting up or we won't
    be able to join you.  More later.
    
    Dave

    Uh-oh ! This is starting to get complicated. Let's finalize on 
    the backside (Manchester) side of Misery. 
    
    Dave, its a "little" farther for you, which you can make up for
    by moving "faster" than us cruiser types :>) . Misery also offers
    greater mooring space and the ability to "go ashore" if anyone wants
    to.
    
    Still haven't heard from some of the other "locals" out there --
    
    WHERE ARE YOU ?
    
    
    Mark your calendars !
    
    JC
     

I'd like to attend, but we're sailing down East Labor Day weekend for 
our (almost) annual Maine cruise. 

Alan

    No problem w/ Misery.  See everybody there.
    
    Dave

     Well here is who i think we got so far;
    
     NBC::CARVER    Beginnings  (was that you on Liberty last Sunday
                                  wearing the DEC New Products hat?)
      
     YACHTS::CORKUM  A Crewed Interest  (I KNOW you'll be there bill)
    
     AK0V12::DJOHNSTON  Fat Tuesday   (we've been reading alot about
                                       this one, looking forward to seeing it)
    
     AK0V11::KALINOWSKI   Oh boy, a Hobby Cat:-)
    
     SALEM::MCWILLIAMS   Freudian Sloop  (Sounded like a definate maybe
                                          to me)
    
     OURVAX::NICOLAZZO   Ehecatl   (actually the boat is still wearing
                                    the previous owners name,  Weak-End)
                                    
     HPTP27::SCHLESS    Svoboda    (If you can get someone to race against?)

    Actually we plan to be there, but if the weather and/or waves turn bad,
    my wife who is 6 months preganant won't be able to go. 

    It seems with the pregnancy that the same woman who wasn't happy unless
    the seas were at least 4-6 feet, and the wind over 20 kts, now gets the
    "gippy tummy" in the slop in the mouth of the Merrimac. 

    By the way have we set a time for the rendevous? I am coming from
    Newburyport, and have to allow at least 6 hrs to get there, assuming we
    can fight the traffic on the Annisquam. If we hold it early, I may have
    to either leave early in the morning, or leave the night before and
    stay down in Gloucester. 

    /jim

    I can attend but need a ride anybody willing to offer a ride.  Send
    mail to STAR::Kenney or call 381-0569....
    
    
    Forrest

    Sounds like a good time.  We may be in the Salem Willows version
    of the FIGAWI race earlier in the day, but will check in during
    late pm.
    
    Ron Green
    Steel Strings

    
    Saturday the 10th at the back of Misery is good for me.
    SCHATZI (Catalina 22) and crew (Swiss wife and 2 kiddies) will be
    there. Let's have a look at each other.
    
    I'll be flying the size 32 BVD's from the masthead!
    
    See you there.
    
    			charlie

    I'll plan on being there on "elysium" with Ilze if you guys promise
    good weather. 

    Re: .17
    
        Yes, that was me !  I remember others on the launch, but at
    the moment I can't recall anyone in particular. Cindy has commented
    on the name of your boat - good choice !
    
         Look forward to meeting everyone on Saturday the 10th. Is the
    "official pennant" going to be BVD's flying in the breeze ?
    
    
     JC
    

    We'll be there on "AMANDALEE", if the weather cooperates.
    
    Joe Carrera

 
 Here is an updated list of boats planning on attending. 
 
SENIOR::CARRERA         Amandalee
NETMAN::CARTER          Elysium
   NBC::CARVER          Beginnings
YACHTS::CORKUM          A Crewed Interest
AKOV12::DJOHNSTON       Fat Tuesday
 HAVOC::GREEN           Steel Strings
AKOV11::KALINOWSKI      Hobie 16
 SALEM::MCWILLIAMS      Freudian Sloop
OURVAX::NICOLAZZO       Weak-End
 EMASS::SAFDIE          Schatzi
HPTP27::SCHLESS         Svoboda
    

 Re: .25 
    
    You must have been reading my mind ! I was just adding up the 
    attendee's. 
    
    Keep encouraging our other DEC sailors out there !
    
    JC
    

    Well, Misery Island is a bit too much of a stretch for me from
    S. Providence RI.  Any interest in a like happening in  Buzzards
    Bay area, like at Block or Cuttyhunk or Newport? I won't be able
    to "organize" anything  but if the fog lifts, I could be there..
    We could use a size 56 T shirt and a size 2 hat for a burgee...
       
    If there is interest, someone might want to start a new note.
    Maybe next year we could challange the undershort group to
    a race.
    
    Don

    A vote for Block Island.  We sail out of the Mystic River area in
    Connecticut.
    
    "Summer's Song"  Ericson 32  Frank and Jan Pascucci and problably
    				 one or two other Dec people.
    

    
    I'll join you at Block!
    
       - jim
    

    Just to recap:  Northwest side of Misery Island, from 2pm on (we
    won't be there until 3-4 pm due to racing).  Please keep in mind
    Fat Tuesday draws a full 8 feet and won't be able to raft up if
    we're in shallow water.  I'm trying to talk Bob Bailey into hopping
    on after the JYC regatta.  Maybe Dean wants a ride too ;^).  We'll
    hang around the finish and wait (hopefully not TOO long) for these
    sea dogs.
    
    Dave

    Where is JYC likely to be racing??
    
    SWYC is having its final race (?) on a course inside Salem Sound.
    Likely to have 25-30 participants in the general area of #12 to
    #2 in the Danvers River mouth.
    
    Ron

    I'm excited !  
    
    Long range (2 days) weather forecast is for "possible" rain, but
    nothing heavy at the moment. 
    
    I plan on getting to Misery a little early and will keep in the
    12 - 15 water depth range (gotta remember to check Eldrige :>) ).
    
    Got another RSVP today from some DEC friends from Newburyport -
    a Hunter 36 (I don't know the name of the boat).
    
    Remember to bring your BVD's !
    
    JC
    

    Sorry, guys, (and gals) I couldn't get the crew up for
    sailing north...better count Svoboda out...maybe next
    year..keep them shorts flyin' high!
    
    Beau
    

    JYC will be sailing outside the Salem channel if they don't want
    any keels ripped off!  Speaking of crowded, the Boston YC, in addition
    to the other blunders last weekend, used the Boston light as a turning
    for both the larger and the smaller classes which got there at about
    the same time.  Only problem was that because of the course differences
    we were going around the mark in different directions!
    
    Dave

     Partly sunny, highs in the 80's
    
      See ya all tomorrow!

    Last chance for you North Shore folks out there ! 
    
    DEC SAILING NOTES "Get together" Tomorrow, September 10th
    from 2pm til ?? at NW anchorage of Misery Island (near Salem MA.)
    Thus far, 12 boats have RSVP'd.
    
    Agenda is listed under .0
    
    Only requirement for attendance is a pair of BVD's to fly from the mast ! 
   
    
    
    JC
    
    
    
    

    Sorry Fat Tuesday was a no show!  We had THREE protests to take
    care of at Jubilee YC and as navigator I had to go.  We won the
    protests but I was very bummed.  It was such a beautiful day.  I
    even cleaned the boat at 7:30 in the morning so she would look good
    for the DEC folks.
    
    Dave

    Ilze and I want to thank John Carver for being the organizer or
    instigator of the rendezvous on Saturday.  We had a great time with
    a bunch of great people, and almost no shop talk!  
    Dave, we missed Fat Tuesday, but at least you won the protests.
     How about the race, though?

    We won on Saturday and second on Sunday for a first for the series.
    Wild race yesterday, will update on Local Racing Info.
    
    Dave

    We also would like to thank John for organizing the party. We had
    a great time.
    
    BTW - How about next year we arrange for people to bring food, and
          layout some deli platters and munchies.
    
    Well the trip back for the Newburyport contingent was something else.
    On the way down we came through the Annisquam/Blynman Canal, and were
    planning to go back that way, but as fate would have it, the Railroad
    bridge decided to take a vacation that day in the way of a breakdown. 
    
    After having gotten through the Blynman bridge and up to the RR bridge
    we discovered the problem. (Maybe it pays to turn on the radio every
    once in a while.) Well that shot about about an hour or so.
    
    So we then decided to round Cape Ann in a fairly stiff NW wind (with
    plenty of interesting gusts.
    
    Sailing up to the Cape Ann '2' buoy was no problem with one reef and
    the storm jib since it was a beam/close reach (although we were still
    somewhat overpowered - I only have one reef point), but rounding the
    buoy was where the fun began. 
    
    As soon as we cleared the cape, the seas which now had the distance to
    build were in the 4-6 range, and our intended course to Newburyport was
    directly into the wind. 
    
    Okay that's why we learn how to tack. So it was beat to weather for
    about 5-6 hours with the spray and the occasional wave over the
    foredeck drenching evrything. Almost makes you want to get a dodger. 
    
    We had a great time to find everyplace that leaked. Two of the deck to
    chain plate joints had decided to open up a bit since I sealed them at
    the beginning of the year. The front hatch seal found a leak in the
    front-portside corner, and two of the windows I had replaced at the
    beginning of the year were not as water tight as I thought they were.
    
    Things got better once we got close to shore and the seas had less
    distance to build.
    
    Now remember my crew - one pregnant wife who no longer likes
    interesting seas - needless to say after this trip, I am now without
    crew until after the baby is born. 
    
    /jim

    Terrific party John!  Wish we could have gotten there sooner so
    we could talk to more folks.  But the guys were a little hungry
    after biking from Waltham so we stopped at the hot dog barge for
    a snack.
    
    Absolutely a great location and perfect weather.  Although we've
    been sailing past Misery Island for years, this was the first time
    we ever stopped and gone in close for a look.
    
    I vote for doing it again next year.  But next time I'll bring my
    portable running lights.  We did find our mooring, after a couple
    of passes.  Just as we hooked up and dropped our sails, the harbor
    master's boat went by.  I thought we were going to get a lecture
    but luckily he had other affairs to attend to.  Boy, when that sun
    goes down, it doesn't waste time.
    
    - gene ho                                       

     Too bad i had to leave so early:-( but it was definatly worth
    making an annual tradition.
    
     Thanks to Jim's dinghy, i did manage to get a few pictures of the
    armada. Anyone who wants a copy, send me mail and i'll make some
    dups when i have the film developed.

    John -
    
    Great time - thanks for putting it together.
    
    We did in fact sail off into the sunset, lacking a motor (up for
    filter repairs) we didn't have a power option.
    
    And a beautiful sunset it was - but we were still 1 1/2 miles from
    the mooring with a falling breeze straight out of the harbor.  The
    good news was that we found our bouy on the first pass through the
    anchorage and fetched it up on the second pass under sail.
    
    Let's do that again....
    
    Ron
     

    RE: .43  "Steel Strings in the sunset..."
    
    One thing we learned was that you can tell where the remaining wind
    is by how it breaks up the light reflections from shore.
    
    "OK, see where the ripples are on the light from the power station?
     We'll coast up that side, then tack across to that dark bit in
     the middle..."
    
    Though I neglected to bring it across to the raft-up on the inflatable
    water taxi, my pennywhistle came in handy at the mooring when our
    air horn ran out of steam.
    
    Somebody ought to send a photo of all the boats to Digital This Week.
    

Yes that was me that left as soon as I got there.  It killed me to stop by 
with barely being able to say hello.  Believe me, it's not like me to pass
up a free beer and some friendly converstation.

My plans for crew changed too late for last minute additions though I tried.
I also ended up having to be back in Beverly by 4:30 to meet friends for dinner.

In spite of the fact that I promised my wife that I wouldn't go singlehanded,
I'm glad I did and at least got to say hello.

Thanks to whoever it was that offered to jump on board to help raft up.  It
was a nice jesture but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get out of the
cove easily.  I also knew that if I did raft up I'd miss my dinner date and
I know how painful that can be!!

YES, WE'LL HAVE MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT!


Bill Corkum
(No, those weren't BVD's, just a brown bathing suit!)

    I would also like to thank John for putting this get-together in
    place. It was a real pleasure meeting other DEC sailors. I am adding
    my vote to make this an annual event.
    
    Joe C.
    

    
    One more thankyou to John for organizing. And one more vote for
    an annual event. I'm sorry I didn't make it back out to Misery but
    by the time we reached the mooring and unloaded my wife it was past
    9:00 and the kids decided they would rather go home than travel
    back out to the island for an overnight.
    One point of info. We should do this around late July or early August
    as Misery is FULL of raspberry bushes, nice trails and some really
    interesting ruins.
    
    				charlie

    This note is PAINFUL to read.  Glad you all had such a good time.
    
    Landlocked and envious . . . . :-(
    

    Thats OK Ben, maybe we can get enough together to have one in the
    spring at Texhoma.
    
    Bob