Dock Party! Sailors roll call.

[fast14riot]

So, I'm wondering who the sailors are in here? I know I'm not the only one.

Who are you? What do you sail? Race? Rig or fix? Live aboard? Weekend warrior?


I race semi-pro. I'm a bowman, worked as a rigger for a number of years and have done all kinds of repairs. Taught sailing in a youth program as well. I own three dinghies, two International Contenders, and an International 14.

I race pretty much anything, from little slow Cals to SC50's, to old IOR boats, to classic meter boats. I did a short stint aboard the T.S. Californian when I was 18 as BM1.


Pics are a plus!

-Xander

 

[Slash McCoy]

I live on my 1976 built Cal 2-27. I sail it a lot but I never race. Seems silly to get excited about a race where the winner saw a top speed of 6kts. I also am a seaman so I sail on ships, but not sailing as in "under sail".

Mr Wiggles has a masthead rig... fractional rigs are just silly and retarded, to me. Roller furled jib, usually my 160% genoa, let out wherever however much I see fit. Jiffy reef main. Original, I think, and I have the original 100% jib. Atomic 4, raw water cooled, direct drive, still sputtering along but soon to be replaced with electric, I think. I try not to take myself too seriously. A good day's run means there is still a beer or two left in the cooler for breakfast. Needs work but still goes. Paid 2k for it and my slip is $565/quarter with free water. So small inside I have to step outside to change my mind, but it is mine and it is cheap and I can go places and only burn a tablespoon of fuel getting out of the marina. Then quietude and solitude and no attitude. No "crew" usually. They can get their own boat. Stay off mine. The occasional "boat bunny" excepted, of course.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

I miss sailing. I learned in college and have only gone once since. It was only on a 14' Vanguard but I love the quiet of it all... One day I will own another!!!

 

[fast14riot]

I live on my 1976 built Cal 2-27. I sail it a lot but I never race. Seems silly to get excited about a race where the winner saw a top speed of 6kts. I also am a seaman so I sail on ships, but not sailing as in "under sail".

Mr Wiggles has a masthead rig... fractional rigs are just silly and retarded, to me. Roller furled jib, usually my 160% genoa, let out wherever however much I see fit. Jiffy reef main. Original, I think, and I have the original 100% jib. Atomic 4, raw water cooled, direct drive, still sputtering along but soon to be replaced with electric, I think. I try not to take myself too seriously. A good day's run means there is still a beer or two left in the cooler for breakfast. Needs work but still goes. Paid 2k for it and my slip is $565/quarter with free water. So small inside I have to step outside to change my mind, but it is mine and it is cheap and I can go places and only burn a tablespoon of fuel getting out of the marina. Then quietude and solitude and no attitude. No "crew" usually. They can get their own boat. Stay off mine. The occasional "boat bunny" excepted, of course.

Love the Cal 27 and the cruising brethren, the 2-27. There is actually 7 in my local harbor, and a full fleet of 27's. I think they are the perfect "delta boat" (I live in the heart of the San Joaquin River Delta, not too different from your Delta) with the pop-top and bug netting. I've done lots of miles on those old Cal's and pulled several "Atomic Bombs" out to be replaced with diesels, but mostly with outboards. Great old boats!


-Xander

 

[Slash McCoy]

Love the Cal 27 and the cruising brethren, the 2-27. There is actually 7 in my local harbor, and a full fleet of 27's. I think they are the perfect "delta boat" (I live in the heart of the San Joaquin River Delta, not too different from your Delta) with the pop-top and bug netting. I've done lots of miles on those old Cal's and pulled several "Atomic Bombs" out to be replaced with diesels, but mostly with outboards. Great old boats!


-Xander

Yeah. Built to take it. Mine is a Katrina survivor. Water nearly covered the engine and it was a wooly bugger to get it running after sitting for several years! I just bought it 3 years ago. But hey, for just inshore sailing, an outboard replacement is very efficient for these boats. You can do a lot with that empty engine room! I thought about a new Beta 10 diesel but I am leaning toward either keeping the Atomic until it finally dies, or going electric. Who knows... I might sell the boat years from now and the A-bomb still running! It doesn't get many hours.

There is or was a large Cal 2-27 owners group out your way. I got some of their newsletters in the 30 lbs of documents and manuals I inherited with the boat.

It is small for liveaboard, but I get by. I recently tore out the port side salon berth and built a shower stall, and the remainder of the port side will be my new galley. I will put the new head and holding tank in the shower and where the head is now, will become my office nook. The vanity is going to become tool and parts storage. Eventually I will push the after bulkhead aft to the after edge of the bridge deck, and raise the coachroof aft, and make a pilothouse, and put in wheel steering. I mostly sail solo so I don't need a cockpit that seats 8 or whatever nonsense the original sales brochure said. The starboard berth will get lengthened so it can be slept on in an emergency but the vee berth is quite large for such a small boat, and it will sleep me and one boat bunny fairly comfortably. I just put it a whole new 120v shore power system, mainly cause I needed 30a for my shower water heater. I am really getting to like it, as it becomes more home-like.

I looked at some Catalina 27s and except for the lack of a bridge deck, they are really similar to the Cal 2-27. The Catalina's vee berth is a little more cramped and they seem to sail a little faster to windward but not point any higher than the Cal or go faster downwind than the Cal. Maybe it's just my sailing, I don't know. But the Cals run a little cheaper than the Cats from that era. And they seem to be built a bit heavier and are stiffer in their stability, bad when motoring but good when sailing.

On Cruisers Forum I am GrowleyMonster but I don't check in there very often.

 

[fast14riot]

I much prefer the Cals over Catalinas. Being a Katrina survivor doesn't surprise me one bit, those boats are tough! I'm not on any sailing forums, but I do read Latitude 38 (lectronic latitude is their site) out vastly popular sailing rag that still provides its genral circulation for free!

Sounds as if you know what your layout needs and are making it that way, I can't imagine living aboard and doing that kind of work! A neat and tidy personality is paramount for living on a boat like that. I do envy you a bit, though. Always wanted to live aboard, but had to get a house for the wife and kid.


Fair winds and followin seas my friend!

-X

 

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

Was a partner on a Catalina Capri 26 for several years but am no longer. Lack of family interest and available time on my part. Work got busy and just no time.

Learned to sail in Scouts and have done so on and off for years. Ten years ago I built an eleven foot wooden sailboat in the garage during the winter. Made a lot of mistakes as I am not very handy but with wood you can always buy more, eh? Here is a pic of The Captain in his boat. Guess which one was more enjoyable...

 

[Slash McCoy]

Spent 20 years running power boats (water taxis, crew launches, supply boats, smaller tugs, crane barges and etc with my USCG 500 Ton Near Coastal Master's License). Retired now though. Am I even allowed in this thread??

You are, but your boat isn't.

 

[Slash McCoy]

Was a partner on a Catalina Capri 26 for several years but am no longer. Lack of family interest and available time on my part. Work got busy and just no time.

Learned to sail in Scouts and have done so on and off for years. Ten years ago I built an eleven foot wooden sailboat in the garage during the winter. Made a lot of mistakes as I am not very handy but with wood you can always buy more, eh? Here is a pic of The Captain in his boat. Guess which one was more enjoyable...

That's a nice looking skiff! Does it row well? There is something to be said about a little boat you can sail around in the neighborhood duck pond. Well done.

 

[Lockedin]

Spent a lot of time on runabouts between Ventura & the Channel Islands when I was young (many stories of stupidity and near misses there!).

Now that I'm older, my family has a Hunter 336 that we try to get out at every opportunity - I'm very much a novice at sailing, but enjoy every moment.

 

[fast14riot]

Spent a lot of time on runabouts between Ventura & the Channel Islands when I was young (many stories of stupidity and near misses there!).

Now that I'm older, my family has a Hunter 336 that we try to get out at every opportunity - I'm very much a novice at sailing, but enjoy every moment.

I don't believe in novice sailors, just those learning how to spend more time enjoying themselves than worrying about going into irons! The ugliest boat I have ever seen, is one not goin anywhere. Use your boat and forget your troubles! Its not a hobby, its a way of life.


-Xander

 

[RichieRich3902]

I sail a Catalina 22, have for a few years now. I learned to sail in scouts and picked it up again just a few years ago with a cheap AMF Puffer 14. We are moving later this year so I'm leaning towards selling my C22 and buying something else with a little more room and creature comforts for my wife.

 

[Freebirth]

I have a canoe....

Yeah, I'm jealous. It's a dream of mine to own a sailboat. However, I have no experience sailing, live no where near sailable water, and am poor as they come.

 

[Slash McCoy]

The first two are my present boat, Mr. Wiggles. The third one is one I bought for $50 the first year I lived in Belize. The mast and sail are down. I don't have pics of any of my prior boats.

 

[RichieRich3902]

I have a canoe....

Yeah, I'm jealous. It's a dream of mine to own a sailboat. However, I have no experience sailing, live no where near sailable water, and am poor as they come.

Did someone drain Lake Erie?

 

[RaiserLiebe]

Sailed a 505 as a kid.
Got into racing as crew on Lake St Clair Mich. in 1997. Have done numerous short races since, but the highlight was 18 Port Huron to Mackinac races (205 NM) on a C&C 35 belonging to a friend. Cruised home via the North Channel of Lake Huron once, it was a magnificent week.
Cheers!

 

[fast14riot]

Here is a pic of one of my favorite boats, a classic meter boat, the Columbia 5.5 meter. It is a production version of the international 5.5 meter class, they built only 60 or so back in the early 60's. We have the largest fleet of them here in my home port with another large active fleet in SF Bay. This picture is on our way to winning our 7th chmpionship title in 11 years! The boat is called Nefertiti and I have raced for the owner for a long time, he is a good friend of mine.

RaiserLiebe - the 5o5 is a true gentlemans boat! Easy to sail, yet difficult to sail well. My best friend owned one, I would crew fo him on it and he crewed for me on my I14. The Huron-Mac race along with th Chi-Mac are some I hope to do some day! We have one put on by our club, the South Tower race, from Stockton Sailing Club to the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and back, 145nm of river and inland sailing! You think you tack a lot on the lake, try tacking every minute or so for 70miles and 20 or so hours! The return trip is worth it though. I've raced it 11 times, one the division 4 times and overall once. Its a real test! Too short for proper watches but too long to tough it out for the duration.


-Xander

 

[fast14riot]

I figured a big atta boy is due to the people at Oracle Team USA! Some of them are long time personal friends of mine.

-Xander

 

[camjr]

I grew up racing sailboats, but got away from it while in college. I've raced or crewed everything from Lasers to J-24's, J-29's, Santana 20's, Santana 35's, Hunters, and Catalinas. Foredeck, winch ape, helmsman, and tactician. I miss everything about it except winter regattas.