From sloopscoop@jewellgems.com Thu Aug 10 01:47:50 2006 From: sloopscoop@jewellgems.com (Sloop John B) Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:47:50 -0500 Subject: [Sloop Scoop 2006] #4 August 9 - 22 Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.2.20060809192217.026487d8@pop.jewellgems.com> Cruisers and Crew-- I send out a message asking if anybody's out there and then I just disappear. Go figure. The Sloop is doing fine, so at least my silence is not boat condition-related! We did get out for some great sails in early July, met some new crew, accidentally left some other new crew at the dock, escaped some heat, grilled some great salmon . . . . Then I ran through a string of days which were weather permitting but I had no crew, or crew permitting but the weather wouldn't cooperate. Then a friend of mine died in an accident (some of you may remember him from the 2001 and 2002 seasons--his name was Mark, he was a carpenter and a scientist and he did a beautiful job rebuilding the tiller on the boat), and that grabbed hold of my life for about a week. Hopefully life, weather, and crew will get in synch and I'll stay in touch. This weekend is the meteor shower. I'd like to go out either Friday or Saturday night, Saturday probably being more likely. Saturday also has the advantage of fireworks. We'll sail on Sunday midday, and possibly on Saturday depending on some schedules. Our next weeknight sail is next Tuesday. Let me know if you are available then and/or want to go out on another weeknight as well. The following weekend is the Air and Water show. The ritual for that is I schedule Saturday with a makeup date of Sunday. If the weather is great on Saturday and Sunday and I have crew I'd consider going both days, but that's not very likely. I am reserving a few spots, but let me know if you're interested and I'll get back to you when I know for sure. We will sail through September and hopefully the first weekend of October so there's still time to get out. If you have a particular date you'd like to sail let me know and I'll try to drum up crew to make it possible. The Sloop has been feeling neglected so I need to cheer her up with lots of sailing. General information (what to do and bring) and directions to the harbor (long-winded but interesting and accurate) can be found on the Sloop Scoop site at http://www.jewellgems.com/sloopscoop/index.htm Hope to see you on the water soon! Skipper Schuy/Lisa Land: 773-752-6266, Cell: 773-343-0153 ---------------------- SCHEDULE (many things permitting . . .) ___Saturday 8/12 Possible afternoon cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1300 hours Meteor shower cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1930 hours. We'll leave around 2000 hours. This would be a late night since the meteor shower doesn't really pick up until around 2300 hours, so plan on getting back around 0000 - 0030 hours. We'll also see a sunset and moonrise and fireworks. ___Sunday 8/13 Midday cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1100 hours. ___Tuesday 8/15 Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ___Thursday 8/17 Backup weekday evening cruise, or extra cruise if I'm up to it. Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ___Saturday 8/19 Air and Water show cruise. Meet at the harbor at 0900 so we can get up north in time to see the planes! Bring something to grill, something to share and a lot of water! It's a long day. ___Sunday 8/20 Rain date for Air and Water show cruise. We'll only go if we don't get to go on Saturday, or if I just have to get out and do it again. Same details as above.Air and Water Show ___Tuesday 8/22 Evening cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ON THE HORIZON As much sailing as we can get in Possibly a sloop 33rd birthday/10th adoption day party (more sea shanties!) From schuy@jewellgems.com Fri Aug 25 17:56:50 2006 From: schuy@jewellgems.com (Schuy Jewell) Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:56:50 -0500 Subject: [Sloop Scoop 2006] #5 August 25 - September 7 Message-ID: <6.1.0.6.2.20060825113230.02646c68@pop.jewellgems.com> Ahoy again We did get out a couple of times, but I'd really like to log in enough sails this year to justify the expense. I figured out the other day if I only get out sailing 20 times a year that's about $140 for each time the boat goes out. I never really thought about it that way before, which I probably why I still have the boat! (I also used to get out over 50 times a year and had a partner so it wasn't as much of an issue). We saw a few meteors before the moon rise, then the clouds and moonlight washed out the sky so we were in before midnight. I actually didn't take out the Sloop since I didn't have enough crew--I jumped on Gordon's boat instead. The air show was an eerie foggy day. We didn't see much and didn't stay out all day as we usually do. We decided to swim instead. I have a few pictures I'll try to get up on the site. Gordon took a picture of us from his boat, and I took a couple of pictures too. We've had a couple of nice weekday evening sails, but missed the one this week. I haven't checked with available crew yet, but I'll schedule for Wednesday evening during with backup dates for Thursday and see how that goes. If you're free either day let me know. It may be that we'll go Thursday instead if it turns out that more crew and cruisers are available then. I will be here and sailing Labor Day weekend. One day will be pretty full, but I have room on that Monday. The boat will be in the water through the beginning of October, so don't rule out joining us for a sail thinking the summer ends with Labor Day! Classes start then, and I won't sail on Monday or Tuesday evenings once classes start though. But I'll still be available for weekday sails Thursday and Friday since my full-time job and tenure-track possibility disappeared in a badly planned and politically crazy department rearrangement at Columbia. General information (what to do and bring) and directions to the harbor (long-winded but interesting and accurate) can be found on the Sloop Scoop site at http://www.jewellgems.com/sloopscoop/index.htm Hope to see you on the water soon! Skipper Schuy/Lisa Land: 773-752-6266, Cell: 773-343-0153 ---------------------- SCHEDULE (many things permitting . . .) ___Sunday 8/27 Afternoon cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1300 hours. Avoid Lake Shore Drive since the Triathlon is going on, but I scheduled this later than I would have liked (1100 hours) to accommodate the north siders. ___Wednesday 8/30 Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ___Thursday 8/31 Backup weekday evening cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ___Saturday 9/2 Midday cruise. It may be full, but let me know in case plans change with the people coming. ___Monday 9/4 Midday cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1100 hours. Bring something to grill and something to share ___Wednesday 9/6 Evening cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ___Thursday 9/7 (my half-birthday!) Backup weekday evening cruise. Meet at the harbor at 1830 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ON THE HORIZON As much sailing as we can get in