Okay Tord, you got me in the sailing mood - and my kayak's miniscule Spirit Sail wasn't enough, so I "crewed" on the Pacific Swift today out off the Victoria waterfront. It was a perfect day, sunny in the afternoon and over 30 knots, with the Swiftsure race going on in the background. I was aloft as the port side scuppers submerged. Awesome! The Pacific Swift schooner has over 4000 square feet of sail and is part of the very worthwhile fleet from the S.A.L.T. Society (Sailing and Life Training Society), who do challenging sailining adventures for young people around the island and Pacific Ocean. I climbed to the top of the mast, wanting to gain a different perspective after 30 years at sea level in a kayak. http://www.schoonerman.com/pacswi.htm The ropes we had to haul on were a little thicker than on your Klepper rig. Throat ready? Peak ready? Heave... Doug Lloyd (muscle-sore in Victoria) Victoria BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 28 2007 - 16:38:26 PDT
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