[C38] We made it home!

[Phil Gay]

David,

Thanks for relating your adventures up the eastern seaboard.  It was
interesting hearing about taking a C38 up the intracoastal waterway and
offshore from the perspective of us in the Northwest who sail in tidal
waters protected from the open ocean.

Phil Gay
C38 049 Que Linda
Everett, WA

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Subject: [C38] We made it home!

Well, we made it home to Montauk. Hoo! Ray!

Even better, there's enough water in Lake Montauk for ever inch of our keel!

The trip ended up being about 50% offshore and 50% ICW. Had some great
sailing on the ICW, and even the motoring days were pleasent enough.

Offshore ranged from motoring in dead calm (only a few hours) to double
reefed with a scrap of jib rolled out (only a few hours). In between was
some of the most satisfying and pleasurable sailing I've ever done.

The Aries was a revelation. The (brand new)teflon bearings are still too
tight, but it still works well in anything over about 8 kts. Wednesday
morning we were running along the South shore of LI, making about 6 kts.
My mate was asleep and I was brewing/drinking tea while the boat steered
herself. Heaven! By nightfall I was asleep in my bed for the first time in
four months. (Only startled awake once.)

Now we have a whole Summer of knocking around here. It looks like it's
going to be a great Summer!




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