On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:10:13 -0800 (PST), MajorOz wrote:

On Feb 19, 2:50*pm, wrote:

Um, well, you've probably not ever had to outrun a bad storm on blue water,
under power or sail...

I don't know anyone who has ever "outrun" a storm on blue water. You
either avoid it or get ready to ride it out.

cheers

oz

Then you don't know anyone who has radar and a radio...

Seriously, though, I'm not sure what you mean, but I've "outrun" (and been on
boats that have "outrun") any number of storms. But I've avoided them
(sometimes by not going out) and ridden a few out, too.

Funny "squall" story - we (two couples) and a Bermuda-based captain hitching a
ride to one of the other islands were sailing in the Abacos, out on the Atlantic
side, with myself and the captain being the only ones out of the five with any
real blue water experience. As you may know, _fresh_ water on a sailboat in
that area is expensive water, so while the three novices were below, busying
themselves with being, um, less-than-not-green, the hitching skipper and I were
up on the deck in nothing but harnesses showering in the free fresh water (if
you do much blue water sailing/boating, you probably know that a Joy-less
washoff is always welcome...). We finally got my novice buddy up to the wheel,
but his girlfriend, along with mine, stayed below, groaning and making comments
about how we were out of our ****ing minds...

TC,
R