Galveston Bay & Texas Coastal Sailors

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Comment by J on November 30, 2008 at 10:34am

Finally! Rainbow's End is wet in the right way! We splashed her Tuesday, Nov. 25.

She is either pouting or her starter may have gotten wet; she wont turn over (typical female), but that wont be a big problem. Hopefully I will have her at the Boardwalk Marina in a week.

Fox came out and did a piece on us, and goofed that up. The total that Baytown charged us for stealing our boats was $253.00 per foot, not the figure Hibbert stated. The cost for a 32' boat was $8094.00! Thanks to Progressive Insurance it only cost me $375.00.

Check it out

Jim

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7946474&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

Comment by Ladye on November 26, 2008 at 6:24pm

The Double Handed Regatta is Dec. 6 at HYC. Open to one-design and cruising boats, this regatta features two-man crews. There is no deadline for entering; but PHRF boat owners are asked to contact Jack Yoes at (713) 530-9315 or the HYC office at (281) 471-1255 prior to the competitor's briefing at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6 to be assigned to a class. Entry fee is $20 per boat. First signal will be at noon. After the races, free bratwurst and beverage will be served to the competitors at the Beachcomber. Meals for additional persons will be available for $5 per person. Presentation of trophies will follow.

Comment by Ladye on November 20, 2008 at 1:55pm

2 sailing stories by a Texas aurthor (J. Howard Williams experienced a variety of jobs in his lifetime, from a CPA to a marina manager to a boat salesman. But through it all, his heart has belonged to sailing.)
re: Galveston Bay and Veracruz race that might be enjoyable reads:
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: A Lifetime of Sailing on Galveston Bay
BLUE LADY: events that could have occurred on any one of the thousand or more sailboats that have raced from Galveston to Veracruz.

Comment by Ladye on November 19, 2008 at 3:27pm

Tim posted on his blog 'ASA 104' ... he's just back from class with our Captain John and seemed to really enjoy it! Sounded like an exciting sail.
... give us some details .... where did you anchor? how's Galveston look?

Comment by Odis on November 18, 2008 at 2:24pm

Here are a few more websites that involve local cruising and racing.
http://www.tmca.nu/ for Texas Mariners Cruising Assocation
http://www.lakewoodyachtclub.com/ for racing.
http://www.veracruzregatta.com/ for the Vera Cruz, Mexico race.
Anyone knows of others, please post,

Comment by Ladye on November 18, 2008 at 2:07pm

Simple task turned into a Sunday 'sail' outing. Only in our boating community would a trip to the pump-out station become a fun afternoon outing. Any chance to be on the water :) ... even though we only motored, it was still enjoyable ... & found that it indeed takes 5 to dock, hold a hose, push a lever, supervise, and tip the boat ... ha! Had a good backing out of slip w/ new maneuver exercise .... always learning ;) Thanks friends!

Comment by Ladye on November 14, 2008 at 4:56pm

Hey, that Ships at Sea sight is great ... you can loose yourself in their stories

Comment by Ladye on November 11, 2008 at 3:54pm

Also, 2 Sailing groups in our area that might be of interest to some of you.
Texas Assoc. of Single Sailors (but they're not all single)
http://sailtass.com/
Sail La Vie
http://sail-la-vie.org/membership.html

Comment by Ladye on November 11, 2008 at 3:49pm

I get TMCA emails .... one of them commented on several spots around the bay, but I don't remember seeing anything on Wussey Bay. Have to wonder with all the damage to HYC and Shore Acres.

Comment by Ellen on November 11, 2008 at 10:41am

Is there anyone out there monitoring this site who might know the condition of the anchorage just north of HYC, aka "Wussey Bay" ? Is it full of IKE debris?

Ellen

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