[C320-list] Outhaul

[Irv Grunes]

Robert,
Just back from three days on the boat that included a trip to Annapolis, MD.
We keep our boat on Sue Creek off Middle River. Thats the next River north
of Baltimore on the Chesapeake.  Annapolis is about 26 km and with fickle
winds took us about 8  hours, but we were playing sailing purists and did
not want to use the engine for anything other than taking the sails down and
getting into a slip.

Its still our summer here and so we still have a long day.

Just looked up your North Haven to St Vincent and/or Stansbury. 30 to 40 nm
is a good days sail.  Do you have traditionally steady winds in the Gulf of
St Vincent that lets you make that trip on a regular basis.  A good South or
North wind would make that a pleasant trip.

We used to choose a destination for every trip and motored if there was no
wind to take us there.  Now we go where the wind will take us and unless we
can sail all the way, we just daysail on Middle River and the Bay and come
back into the slip.
Our use of the boat is sailing to what city or restaurant to have a nice
dinner.  We are not the spend time on the hook people.

Thanks for the info, and fair winds.

Irv Grunes
Isle of Wight #851

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Hi Irv,

Irv Grunes wrote[inter alia]:
> Robert,
> Port Lincoln is a good sail from North Haven.

Yes - the normal cruise takes four or five days
depending on weather.
The first day is to Edithburgh or the Cutter Patch.
The second day is on to West Cape Bay; third
day onto Taylor's Landing on Thistle Island; and
then onto Port Lincoln itself or one of the numerous
coves and anchorages in Boston Bay.
Port Lincoln is a jumping off point for the Sir Joseph
Banks Group of islands and destinations in Spencer
Gulf.
The return cruise is often made via Emu Bay on
Kangaroo Island


Our week-end destinations are Port Vincent,
Stansbury or
Black Point, all on the eastern coast of York
Peninsula
and all no more than 30-40 nm distant.

--
regards,

Robert



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