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 hmmm... July 28, 2007 4:52 AM

well, i dare say, nothing seems to be happenin' here; looks like the crew's all gone sailin'.  might'n't be a bad thing to close the group..  happy sailin' everyone  [ send green star] 		 
hmmmm August 10, 2007 12:21 AM

She's more of a winter group there mate ee....There's wind out there to be catchin right now!!  [ send green star]  [ accepted] 		 
 August 10, 2007 3:17 PM

hey all !!

I very nearly took a job on a calif schooner that takes kids out for a few weeks at a time.  If the kids were disfunctional, I would have taken it because I want towards school counseling.

But instead I have been trying to get a job counseling teens, and it looks like I will be working in that field pretty soon.

It so happens the teen shelter that I will be working in is right next to the old canal that connected the Hudson River with Pennsylvania -- that was how the coal got to NYC during the city's first major growth spurt.

The Hudson is one of the premier rivers in the world, and unlike the rest -- Nile, Danube, Yangtzee, Amazon -- it ISNT MUDDY !!

I would so much like to get my zephyerous back in the drink again, but it may not happen till spring.

I just dug out a lot of negatives I took when I was really young, and a volunteer at the South Street Seaport Museum.  I have been scanning a lot of them, but didnt get to the boat and ship pictures yet.

Some of them I took in "Whittes Graveyard" in Staten Island.  It is a ship breaker that, when I was a child, had three layers of ships representing the three eras: sail, steam, and diesel.

For now I have some street photography up now: http://thinman.com/photography. 
It takes a while to load; I have to figure out some kind of new gallery.

The old school NYC pictures are here: http://thinman.com/images/70s_NYC/


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Woah! August 29, 2007 5:38 PM

There's life, and I nearly missed it!

Happy sailing, Daniel - lucky soul

Jon, next spring ain't s'long away.  Hope you get your boat in! 

On the other note, you've got a lot to say as a photographer, Jon, and a keen eye.  An exhibition might be in order for those motion shots.

D

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 August 29, 2007 6:09 PM

I may get it in this year after all. I dont know what is wrong with my life !!

I am going to start working in the teen shelter on Sat morning at 4am (??)

The teen shelter is along the abandoned Delaware and Hudson canal that brought the coal to NYC form Pennsylvania back in the "day"

At the mouth of the canal, the Mary Powell docked, the best of the Husdon River Steamers.

I hope to get a cliff side rock to build my tower on.

I need truck to tow the boat -- I don't think the river will freeze until Janurary -- tho you can never tell !!

I need an engine block, some long chain, an anchor, and duck tape for the holes the mousies ate in my favorite genny...




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Heading out myself September 22, 2007 6:21 AM

Heya all,

I'm new to the group, looking for more ways to green my CS22 for the next sailing season.

I'd write more now, but I'm preparing for the last day of the summer by an overnight trip with my best friends - their first overnight with me.

Next summer I'm sailing around Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada - SOLO. It will be my 4th season with my "IMP" so the winter is going to be spent making her ship shape.

Anyways, gone Sailing!

Aarra

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 September 22, 2007 6:40 AM

Hi Aarra, welcome to the group. I always get excited to see yet another Canadian, as I wish I were one!!

My boat, the Zephyrous, has been on her trailer for a number of years, because life has been so hectic. She is a once-a-season lauching affair at 4000 lbs with a 35 ft mast -- and only 23 feet long.




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Happy Sailing September 24, 2007 9:09 AM

We had a fabulous trip. There was a nice offshore around 20-25 knots, sailed around 30 miles and into anchor. The trees are starting to change colour and me without my camera!

We were ferried to shore by friends (I have a one person sit on top kayak which works well for me, but harder to work with friends) and went for a hike up the top of the cliffs (picking up smashed beer bottles and cans and chip bags) and again I wished that I had my camera. My "imp" looked small in comparison to my friends, a 28, 30 and 35 footers, but the view was still amazing.

In warmer times we could have swum.

Sunday afternoon we sailed off the anchor and out into the bay, where the larger boats teased me and left me in their wakes. I was cruising along for the most part at close to max hull speed of 6 knots, which is, I guess, too slow for my other friends.

The new sailors were very comfortable with the speeds and had a wonderful afternoon. They got their first sailing lessons and are looking forward to meeting me on the bay next summer.

With a nice wind today, I think I'll head out for a short sail, which I can do because I am a supply teacher (I think you call them substitutes States side) and I didn't get called this morning.

I hope this group will help me plan for a longer, greener sailing trip.

By sailing for most of the time, and using my sails (I have a 150% and a 100% headsail) to the best of my ability, I've only been becalmed for about 7 hours this summer and used about 10 litres of gasoline. I'd like to keep that in proportion for my longer season next year. I hope to be a supply teacher for a couple of years, which means no prep work in the summer and more sailing hours. I'm taking my extra courses over the winter rather than the summer for this reason.

I could keep going on, but I hope to get to know you all really well over the slow season, and exchange tips!

Aarra

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 September 24, 2007 9:36 AM

I don't mean to make you envious, but I went swimming in the Atlantic ocean yesterday.  NYC has the odd characteristic that the ocean water stays warm till mid-October.


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Sailing Daze September 27, 2007 10:09 AM

John, I am envious!

I think that I'll go sailing again tomorrow. I cannot go out overnight because my sister is arriving in town in the evening. We're going to go on a day sail with her and her 2 year old babe.

Just curious what makes of boats everyone has and where they get to go sailing?

Aarra

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Nice Boat! October 05, 2007 6:13 PM

Hi John:

Nice Boat. Where do you park her in the off season?

Greeting All!

I used to live in Rockport, MA and sailed with folks in the Sandy Bay Yacht Club (Rhodes 19's). Now I live in the Chesapeake Bay region, and am a member of the NIH Sailing Assoc., which has five Flying Scots that they keep near Annapolis.

I live two hours from the water, and have only made it out once this year, and the season is almost over.  

Happy Sails to one and all!

Jason

BTW: I created a Chesapeake Bay sailing group here at Care2: http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/Chesapeake_Sailing

Please check it out, if you are so inclined. It would be good to increase the membership, and hopefully get some locals to share their tales. 

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