[C320-list] Blue Water Sailing article link

[Chef Adam Weiner]

There is the story of the photographer who brought his pictures to a dinner
party.  Everyone admired them and the hostess said "You must have a really
good camera to take pictures these good."


At the end of the dinner the photographer turned to the hostess and said:
"Dinner is wonderful, you must have some very good pots and pans."

Adam

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Monte B.
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:36 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing article link

I agree whole heartedly with your perspective Adam. As one of my old and not
so good golfing buddies so fondly said, It aint the clubs!

Monte

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[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of David Nolte
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:03 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing article link

Well said, Adam. And great point about the overall safety of  
cruising. There are actually very few bad events as a percentage of  
miles sailed. Those few do make "news" and hopefully offer lessons.  
"Stuff happens" on boats, but patience, proper planning, and staying  
out of harms way can minimize the seriousness.

David

On Oct 16, 2008, at 8:46 PM, Chef Adam Weiner wrote:

> David, you bring up a great point in that some people can do things  
> that
> others can't in the same conditions.
>
> I donate about eight times a year for charity auctions a day or  
> evening on
> San Francisco Bay with full gourmet meals.  Last Sunday I served a  
> five
> course dinner which, to be immodest, was one of the best meals I  
> have served
> on a charity cruise.
>
> One woman in the group repeatedly commented that she could not  
> believe I was
> turning out course after course of food from such a small galley.   
> She kept
> saying that her kitchen at home was 20 times that size and she  
> couldn't turn
> out food close too that.  After about the 10th time of her saying  
> this I
> muttered under my breath:  "The size of the kitchen doesn't  
> determine the
> stature of a chef."  Some can sail a 320 comfortably anywhere, some  
> will
> have problems.
>
> By the way, regarding horror stories in SOUNDINGNGS, they seldom print
> something that says:  "A Catalina 320 sailed from San Francisco to  
> Honolulu
> arriving safely last week.  The trip took 19 days and other than a  
> couple of
> sun burns the crew was fine and dandy.  Oh yes, there was nothing  
> eventful
> about the trip.  Nothing broke, and except for a little routine  
> maintenance,
> the crew had time to read, sleep, nap, and drink plenty of cold  
> beer from
> the reefer."
>
> Picture what would have happened to the BLUEWATER article if he  
> wrote that
> nothing of interest happened and it was a mundane, ho hum trip.  No  
> one
> reads undramatic news. Just like today's news.  We hear about  
> foreclosures,
> we don't hear about the loans that are being paid off.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of David  
> Nolte
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:30 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing article link
>
> Allan et al,
>
> I talked to the people at BWS today and they will be posting the
> article on their website www.bwsailing.com around November 1st.
> Reprint rights for our site would be great for future reference.
>
> On the way back to my car from the Annapolis Powerboat show today
> there was a 320 moored just off the bridge to Eastport. Looked like a
> real cruiser - wind generator, radar, jerry cans on deck, etc., and a
> structure that allowed for the cockpit to be fully enclosed. Heading
> South I bet. Would love to have talked to them. I could not make out
> the name.
>
> I love reading books by and about people who have cruised
> extensively. Sometimes it sounds pretty easy. Then I read the monthly
> real life rescues and disaster stories in Soundings, which bring you
> back to earth. I have heard Jimmy Cornell speak several times. He has
> hundreds of thousands of miles under his belt, with no serious
> situations. As he preaches and writes - its all about not being in
> the wrong place at the wrong time, and your planning can go a long
> way towards achieving that.
>
> David Nolte
> Beach House #4
>
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Allan S. Field wrote:
>
>> Mike - I already did this, or at least have asked for permission to
>> do so.
>> Hope all is well with your downgrade (grin!). - Allan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
>> mike at brycesystems.com
>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:27 AM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>
>> It is an excellent article. Suggest obtaining reprint rights for C320
>> website as it will be valuable for future owners too
>> Mike LaChance
>> ex-Commodore C320IA and occasional lurker
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
>>
>> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:23:06
>> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>
>>
>> I would also appreciate a copy Allan. jonvez at comcast.net
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Allan
>> S. Field
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:37 PM
>> To: Catalina Association List
>> Subject: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>>
>> For anyone thinking of offshore sailing in a Catalina 320, you
>> might want to
>> take a look at an article in the November 2008 issue of Blue Water
>> Sailing
>> titled A Passage to the Islands.  Alessandra, a C320, was sailed
>> from St.
>> Simon's Island to St. Thomas, a 1,300 mile nonstop journey, by a
>> professional delivery crew.  The article is quite detailed
>> regarding the
>> 320's shortcomings for blue water sailing and ends with faint
>> praise: ."it
>> will certainly be a good boat for weekends sailing around the
>> islands.  That
>> is, after all, her intended purpose."
>>
>>
>>
>> I am going to scan the article for saving.  If anyone wants a copy,
>> let me
>> know.  I'll collect names  and send it out in about 2 weeks when I
>> return
>> from a trip to Lake Tahoe.
>>
>>
>>
>> Allan S. Field
>>
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>>
>> Columbia, MD
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> David Nolte
> Nettle NetR BOAT POOLR
> 800-962-9020
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> dcnolte at mac.com
>
>
>

David Nolte
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