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2004 Sailing Digest

This is a new feature for 2004.  On this page, I will detail, to an extent, a sort of daily vessel log, including brief outings, maintenance, and short sailing descriptions.  I intend this to be a way to keep track of my sailing and maintenance days, in a format that will be easy to maintain and read.  From time to time, as conditions dictate, I will continue to post more detailed sailing and cruising logs, but I thought it would be interesting for you--and me--to see, come the end of the season, how many days I made it out to the boat, and what I did on those days.  We'll see how it all goes!  All times listed in the entries are approximate.

Newest entries are at the top of the page.
 
Click here to go to the beginning of the 2004 digest in May, 2004, and work your way forward; each month's entries are located on a separate page.

 May 2004 Digest | June 2004 Digest | July 2004 Digest | August 2004 Digest | September-October 2004 Digest

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June 30, 2004 | Sail
Nice sail with my mom.  The weather was beautiful, and the breeze was pleasant--westerly, ranging from near 0 to as high as 15+, but mostly averaging around 10-12 knots or so.  The bay was empty, as usual.

On board:  0915-1315
June 28, 2004 | Sail
A very pleasant light-air sail.  Since I had been away for 4 days, I had a lot of catching up to do in the other aspects of my life, so I kept the sail relatively short.  But not going out was simply not an option--so I went sailing regardless.   We're hoping, weather permitting, for a good cruise over the 4th weekend.
On board:  0915-1215
June 23, 2004 | Sail
Full log posted. 
Click here to read it.
On board:  1000-1615
June 21, 2004 | Uneventful Boat Visit
I got to the boat late, and had hoped for a quick sail.  However, the winds were gusting strongly--or not at all, seemingly--which would have made for a less-desirable sort of sail than that which I had been lusting after all day.  Instead, I installed some new door latches on a couple of pesky cabinet doors that kept opening at random times (annoying!), and took care of a few other minor things that I forget now.  Of course, it's always nice to be on the boat!

On board:  1400-1630
June 17, 2004 | Maintenance
dockstern61704.jpg (65645 bytes)A combination of salt spray, general grime (please salute), black acid rain residue, and copious amounts of white pine pollen had conspired to turn Glissando into a horrific mess (or at least so it seemed to her picky captain).  I hadn't had the boat into the dock for a washdown for the entire season; we had so much rain early in the year that she stayed pretty clean, but now it was time.  On a beautiful, flat calm morning, I took her to the dock at PYC and spent an hour or so washing the decks, brightwork, canvas, etc.  I also washed the hull.  I like a clean boat!  [Another Picture]

There was nary a breath of wind, so I decided to charge the batteries by motoring around the anchorage a bit, as it was just too nice to call it quits so early.  I motored around and checked out the local Triton population, which was a measly total of only 5, including Glissando.  This is down two or three from only a couple years ago.  I passed a family of ducks swimming about; they always crack me up, particularly when there is one duckling who tends to lag behind and then constantly plays "hurry up" to get back in line!

Back at the mooring, I spent a little time installing (or trying to install) some new cabinet door catches.  For whatever reason, the catch I had had on the head locker doors (above the toilet) had failed, and the doors annoyingly would swing open under sail--and even just at the mooring.  I found I needed a spacer in order to properly install the catch here, but I did get a new catch installed on one of the settee back lockers, which had never worked properly before.  I was tempted to just stay on board, wind or no wind, but in the end I decided that I had too many other things to do, so I reluctantly headed ashore.
On board:  0915-1215


June 16, 2004 | Sail
An absolutely perfect day.  Sun, upper 70s, and pleasing southerly breezes.  I took the opportunity to sail out through Hussey Sound and around outside, and enjoyed a terrific beat out through the sound.  I had planned to sail back in through the Portland Ship Channel, but the wind became fluky, so I headed in through Whitehead Passage instead.  A lovely sail by all accounts, in winds ranging from near calm (briefly) to as high as 18 true.  Winds were generally in the 10-14 knot range, though.

Click here for some images from the day.
On board:  0900-1500


June 14, 2004 | Shoreside Boat Check
All appeared OK from shore.

June 12, 2004 | Sail
Another gorgeous, perfect summer day.  This was Heidi's first sail of the year, and it was a great one.  A NNW breeze in the morning gave way to an onshore seabreeze (up to 20 knots true) in the early afternoon, all of which made for pleasing sailing conditions.  After a very nice and relaxing--if ultimately uneventful--sail, we returned to the mooring for a couple hours' relaxation before returning home in the evening.
On board:  1145-1730
June 11, 2004 | Sail
It was a glorious, almost September-like day:  crisp clear skies, no clouds, and temperatures around 70.  Beautiful!  The winds were northwest, ranging from 5 -15 knots steady, with some gusts over 30 (later in the day)--a bit fluky and at times frustrating, given the constantly shifting direction of the gusts and lulls, but nonetheless I had a beautiful, long sail, followed by a pleasant and relaxing afternoon aboard at the mooring. 
Click here for some select images from the day.
On board:  0915-1900

June 8, 2004 | Sail
I had one of my nicest sails of the season, enjoying 12-16 knots (true) of wind.  The temperatures were cooler than expected--after weeks of below normal highs, it was forecast to be in the 80s--but it was durned pleasant despite that.  My sail included a very pleasant beat, followed by a great screaming close reach in up to 22 knots apparent, then a nice downwind run home.
On board:  0945-1345
June 6, 2004 | Utility Visit
I went out to the boat in the morning to get some detailed measurements of my boom and existing fittings, so that I would have all relevant information close at hand for determining what I needed to order to replace my gooseneck. 
More on the gooseneck.
On board:  1030-1145

June 5, 2004 | Maintenance/Sail
Full log and description posted. 
Click here to read it.
On board:  0900-1300; 1400-1600
June 4, 2004 | Sail
Full log posted.
  Click here to read it.
On board:  1100-1600

June 3, 2004 | Shoreside Boat Check
I thought about abandoning work I should have been doing and going to the boat when the sun broke through the morning's clouds, but settled instead for a quick shoreside check.  It was just as well, as a series of showers and thunderstorms swept through all afternoon.  

June 1, 2004 | Brief Utility Visit
It rained in the morning, but around noon I snuck out to the boat to check on things and to row the dinghy ashore for storage.  The cockpit was full of water (well, 2-3") from the malfunctioning scuppers, though I would prefer that they hold water in rather than fail to hold water out!  I'm gonna have to take care of this issue soon; it's driving me nuts.  After bailing the cockpit and re-opening the starboard scupper (which worked OK in the past; I had switched to the port scupper over the weekend), I checked over the mooring lines (OK), bilges (dry), and rigging (OK), bailed the dinghy, and enjoyed a long, relaxing row to shore, where I put the dinghy in my truck and brought it home. 
Picture of the day is here.
On board:  1145-1215

Glissando, Pearson  Triton #381
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