Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're talking rubbish, mate! :-) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > My P'dincle is sprit rigged, and the mast on the 17 foot boat is but > 8 feet > tall. > > So, we usually row out past harbor traffic, step the mast, raise > the main, > stick one end of the sprit into the peak, and the other into the > snotter, > raise the jib, and trim by the main sheet, jib sheet, then tighten > down the > snooter to get a clean line on the main. > > If a blow comes up, all you have to do is loosen the snotter, pull > out the > sprit, and you've effectively shortened sail by half! As others have > pointed out, no boom headachers. > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at > comcast.net > >wrote: > >> ... with senorita. That's pronounced spritz-zel, BTW. This >> simple rig >> goes way, way back to Roman times, was a common feature on Thames >> barges, >> and was commonly used for small dinghies on Cape Cod in the early- >> part of >> the 20th Century. It's an easy boat to rig or stow since at the >> end of the >> day the sail is "brailed" (rolled) up against the sprit and mast, >> everything >> tied together and the mast unstepped and dropped into the boat. >> >> This one looks like a recent replica of an much older sailing dory >> design. >> Check out the low, curving tiller. If that doesn't rise, (it >> looks like >> it does but I've run across a few boats where it doesn't) this boat >> would be >> hellish to hold down in any kind of a blow. In the 5-10 knot >> breeze we had >> this day the boat balanced perfectly with the senorita, er, crew >> sitting in >> the boat. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/?g2_page=5 >> or >> http://tinyurl.com/nbswky >> >> D300, etc. >> >> C&C always welcome. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > > If you are wondering, the following abolishes Gmail ads. ;-) > > I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads > without a > messy bloodbath. > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information