7/27/96
Ashtabula, OH to Fairport, OH. 22 miles.
Wind W-NW 10-15 diminishing to 00. Waves 1-3 feet, temp 70-75, visibility excellent-20 miles.
Full main, 130, 170, spinnaker.
Left with the 1300 bridge. Set the main in the river and raised the 130 inside the wall. We headed out about 1/2 mile before tacking onto a close reach coarse to Fairport. We made 5-6 knots in mildly puffy air. The wind settled over the next 90 minutes and we dropped to 3-4 knots. We switched to the 170 and were back up to 5 knots. This petered out after about 45 minutes and speed dropped to 2 knots. The wind had clocked around to a beam reach and we switched to the spinnaker. We made 2-3 knots with the spinnaker for about 5 to 10 minutes and the wind completely died. We started motoring about 12 miles out from Fairport at 4.5 knots. About 4 miles out we throttled up to about 5.5 knots. We headed in the east entrance to the harbor and were in the river at about 1845 and on the dock at 1915.

WPT    Lat     Long    Time    ET   Dir  Dist  Speed sail
014  41.55.2  80.47.6  13.19
015  41.55.5  80.47.7  13.26  0.12  344  0.36  3.09  130
016  41.54.8  80.51.7  14.00  0.57  257  3.03  5.35   "
017  41.53.9  80.55.6  14.37  0.62  252  3.08  5.00   "
018  41.53.9  80.55.8  14.42  0.08  262  0.15  1.86  main
019  41.53.2  80.58.6  15.13  0.52  253  2.17  4.20  170
020  41.52.5  81.00.8  15.41  0.47  247  1.76  3.77   "
021  41.52.2  81.01.7  15.58  0.28  242  0.77  2.73   "
022  41.52.1  81.01.8  16.06  0.13  231  0.12  0.93  spin
023  41.50.1  81.07.3  17.11  1.08  244  4.56  4.21  motor
024  41.49.3  81.09.0  17.29  0.30  237  1.46  4.87   "
025  41.48.1  81.11.7  17.57  0.47  240  2.39  5.12   "
14-25                         4.63      19.86  4.29   "

8/1/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind W at 10-12 knots 1-4' waves, Temp 70-75, visibility excellent.
170, no main.
Left the dock at 1900 and set the 170 genoa by itself in the river. We shut the motor down about 1/2 way down the river and sailed out the entrance. We made 4.5 -5 knots with just the 170 on a close reach. There was weather helm and the balance was a little different. The rudder response was a little slower then with the main and jib. Dead down the best speed was 3 knots with a fair bit of rolling. A pole would have helped. Behind the wall in flat water the boat tacked through 100 degrees with just the jib. Speed hard on the wind was 4.5 to 5.5 knots in the flat water with 10 to 12 knots of wind. We sailed up the river just making it through the lulls at 1/2 knot. There was a bit more wind at the turning basin and we sailed into the dock. Wind at the dock and in the basin was about 5 knots and we were close reaching in the channel. We came into the channel at about 2 knots and dropped the 170 2 docks out then coasted into the slip. We came in a bit fast but under control. We were going about 1.5 knots when we started our turn into the slip and didn't scrub enough speed in the turn.

8/2/96
Added 4 3/4 gallons of fuel.

8/13/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind NW at 5-7 knots 1-3' waves, Temp 75-80, visibility excellent.
Full main, 170.
Took Christopher Duer along. Left the dock at 1930 and motored out the entrance with the main. raised the 170 as the wind filled in and close reached to the north for about 2 miles then tacked back towards the light house. We were typically making 3.5-4 knots.

8/19/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind E-NE at 5-7 knots <2' waves, Temp 80-85, visibility good.
Full main, 170.
Took Jonathan Duer along. Left the dock at 1915 and motored out the entrance with the main. raised the 170 and close reached to the north for about 1.5 miles at about 4 knots. We tacked back towards the entrance as the wind died and bobbed along at 1 knot for about 20 minutes before motoring back in.

8/26/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind E-SE at 5-7 knots <2' waves, Temp 75-80, visibility very good.
Full main, 170, Spinnaker.
Left the dock at about 1900. Put Main and 170 up in river and close reached out the entrance at 3-4 knots. Started to head for D mark to sail the moonlight race coarse (D to H to W to the river entrance) but it was almost dead down and we had no speed (<2 knots). We turned north onto a close reach to C mark then tacked towards W mark to do an abbreviated Moonlight coarse. We experimented a bit with pinching vs falling of a few degrees for speed and how that affected VMG. Seems like 10 degrees increases VMG by about 2-4% at 3.5-4 knots boat speed. After rounding W and heading west towards the river we set the spinnaker. That was good for 3.5 knots vs 2.5-3 with the 170 on a bit more then a beam reach. We dropped the spinnaker at the west end of the basin and headed up the river with the motor. The main got hung up on the topping lift and would not come down until I disconnected the topping lift at the end of the boom. I think it got hooked under the shackle on the main halyard.

8/31/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind NE at 5-7 knots <2' waves, Temp 75-80, visibility good.
Full main, 170, Spinnaker.
Left the dock at 0840 and motored out to S mark in flat water with no wind. At full throttle we made 5.7 knots. Cleaned the bottom while drifting near S mark. There was about 1/8" to 1/4" of slime that came off easily with a brush. The bottom paint (VC Offshore) did not come off at all. There was more slime on the port quarter - it gets sun all afternoon. I can attach the suction cup handle as far as I can reach with my head above water then reach the bottom of the keel when I go under. The whole cleaning job took about 90 minutes. With a clean bottom we were able to make 6.4 knots at full throttle in flat water. At about 1100 the wind started to fill in and we put up the main and the spinnaker. We were able to carry the spinnaker to about 60 degrees apparent and made 3.5 -4.5 knots. We switched to the 170 and headed back towards the harbor and were lifted right to it making hull speed most of the way as the wind filled in more. We sailed up the river on a reach, dropped the main before the basin and sailed into the dock dropping the 170 about 4 slips away. The wind slowed us quickly as we approached our slip and we had to skull a bit to get in.

9/1/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind NE at 5-10, waves <2', Temp 75-80, visibility good, hazy.
Full main, 130.
With Laura and Jim Clark and their 2 boys Evan and Jack.
Put up main in river and 130 just out of mouth. We sailed east behind the wall at 5-6 knots close hauled. We went east until we were on the lay line for W mark at the east end of the wall. We went out on a broad reach back to the west and jibe to come in the main entrance.

9/1/96 Second sail...
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind NE at 10-15 knots, waves 2'-4', Temp 75-80, visibility good, hazy.
Full main, 130.
Headed out the main entrance and close reached out to the north about 1.5 miles through the waves making 5-6 knots. Tacked and headed toward the east entrance to the harbor and close reached to close hauled at 6-7 knots going with the waves. On several occasions we hit 7.5 knots riding the waves. We were consistently over 6.25 knots. We came off the wind as we rounded W mark at the east end of the wall and tried to go wing in wing but the waves made that unmanageable. We went downwind on a very broad reach (apr. 150-160 deg) at 3.5-5 knots.

9/2/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind NE at 8-12, waves 1'-3' Temp 75-80, visibility fair (4 miles) , very hazy.
Full main, 130.
Put sails up in river and close reached out the main entrance. We headed down wind (apr 150 apparent) and jibed to go to D mark to run the Moonlight Race course. The course is from D to H to W with the finish line between the green light at the river mouth and the green light on the east end of the harbor entrance. We practiced a start at D and sailed on a reach from D to H at 5-6 knots (apr 15 min.) then tacked around H and got on course for W. The course was a close reach and we sailed at 5.5-6.25 knots (apr. 35 min.). We fell off around W and went downwind at about 150 deg off then wing in wing (apr 3-3.5 knots) towards the coastguard station with the main on a preventer to port. We then jibed the jib and headed up on a broad reach (apr 4.5 knots) for the finish crossing the line about 2/3 of the way out from the river end. Total time was about 1:20. We jibed and sailed back up the river putting the sails down just before the basin.

9/3/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind E at 5-10, waves 1'-3' Temp 75-80, visibility fair (4 miles) , very hazy.
Full main, 170.
Put sails up in river and close reached out the main entrance. We headed down wind (apr 120 apparent) towards D mark to run the Moonlight Race course (D to H to W to east river mouth light). We rounded D and sailed on a reach from D to H at 5-6 knots (apr 15 min.) then tacked around H and got on course for W. The course was close hauled and we sailed at 4.5-6.25 knots (apr. 35 min.). We fell off around W and went downwind at about 150 apar. The wind died and we drifted at 1/2 knot for a while before dropping sails and motoring back. We were hitting 6.6 knots while motoring.

9/20/96
Moonlight Race
Wind SE at 3-6 knots, waves <2' temp 60-70 visibility good.
Full main, 170.
Left the dock at 1800. Start was scheduled at 1935. There was no wind on the lake at 1830 and we motored to D mark. A little wind filled in and we sailed north a bit then back to the start at about 2 knots. Before the first flag went up the start was changed to 1940. At 1935 we passed the pin heading away from the mark and tacked back 2:30 before the start. We lost time in the tack and made less speed on the way back and were a minute late for the start in the back half of the pack. We drove over Midnight's Dream (Hunter 34) and fell in behind Windward. We were 130 deg off the wind for the 1st leg from D to H. Rounded H ahead of 3 boats and beat to W (3.22 miles). Rounded W ahead of 3 boats and finished at 20:10:55 with a 213 rating. 1,2,3 were Tachyon (Seidleman 25, 227 @ 9:56:??), Simaril (Pearson 30, 180 @ 9:57:??) and Free Spirit (Newport 27 214 @ 10:09:??). We were 4th over the line. Our finish was 4th in class and 8/13 overall in JAM. Came back to the dock in the dark, the new docking light works great.

9/23/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind W at 4-7 knots, waves 1'-3', Temp 75-80, visibility good.
Full main, 170.
Left dock at 1810. Raised main in river, jib in harbor just out of river. "Raced" Windshadow from main harbor entrance and out to S mark, then to C and back to the harbor entrance. Made 4-5 knots up-wind, 2-3 dead down wing-in-wing. Managed to stay ahead of windshadow in the light air. New tell tails on 170 work very well.

9/29/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind W at 10-18 knots, waves 2'-4', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, WJ.
Went out with Louise's parents and sailed down and back behind the break wall. We were making 4.5 -6 knots. The wind was very puffy. We were knocked over to about 30-35 degrees several times in the puffs. You need to turn the boat faster in the tacks with the small head sail.

9/30/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind E-SE at 5-10 knots, waves <2', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, 170, Spin.
Added 4 gallons of fuel.
Sailed out the entrance with the 170 and headed upwind to reach back with the spinnaker to the harbor entrance. Made about 4 knots with the 170. With just the main we were making about .5 - 1 knots and didn't have enough headway to tack. We slowly jibed and raised the spinnaker and were soon reaching at 3.5 knots. We were able to sail at about 75-80 deg off the apparent wind. We jibed once but were making slow progress back to the harbor and dropped the spinnaker. We raised the 170 again and were making 4-5 knots on the wind and beat back to the entrance. We had to duck the dredging tug on the way in. We should fly the radar reflector at night.

10/1/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind S at 7-12 knots, waves <2', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, 130.
Left the dock at 1730. Sailed out the harbor entrance wing & wing then jibed the main and proceeded east on a stbd tack. We were about 8 boat lengths behind and to leeward of Eagle (Catalina 30) and slipped under them and pulled away easily. We probably had half a knot on them. We sailed about 1.5 miles east of the east end of the breakwall then jibed and headed back. We picked up with Windshadow as they came out of the east end and took some pictures of them with the sunset behind them. We went about 1 mile west of the main entrance then turned back and headed in. We were back at the dock at 2020.

10/5/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind S, SW at 7-12 knots, waves <2', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, 170.
Left the dock at 1530 and sailed north about 1 mile then turned north west and sailed to A mark. Dropped sails and drifted while I went in the water to scrub the bottom. The water temperature was 64.2 and I was very comfortable in my 1/4" wet suit. There was a moderate slime buildup on the bottom. I cleaned the waterline and as much as I could reach without going under water. We hoisted the main and sailed at 1.5 - 2 knots. Raised the 170 and speed picked up to 4.5. We sailed back to the harbor entrance. We had to beat making one long tack.

10/6/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind SW-W at 8-14 knots, waves <2', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, 170.
Left the dock at 1730. Sailed out the river wing & wing then jibed the jib and proceeded west on a port tack making 5.5 - 6.5 knots close reaching. Sailed on a course of 270 for about 50 minutes and turned back towards the lighthouse. We were on a close to beam reach on the way back in and ducked the freighter Wolverine as it went in the harbor entrance. We went past the entrance and tacked to head in. Inside the wall we tacked again and dropped the jib then motored up the river passing Wolverine who was proceeding up river at about 2 knots. We powered up to 6 knots to pass though the wash from the bow thrusters which tossed us about a little bit.

10/7/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind E at <4 knots, waves 2-3', Temp 60-65, visibility fair.
Full main, 170.
We motored out about 1 mile and raised the sails but they would not fill and the waves were rolling us allot. We motored further out and tried again and found enough wind to make 1.5 knots. We jibed back towards the harbor entrance and made 1.5 -2.25 knots. We had to keep on a close reach or the waves rolled us too much and we could not get enough air in the sails to keep them full. We managed to sail most of the way back to the harbor entrance then motored back in dropping the sails on the way.

10/14/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind N at 10-15 knots, waves 2-3', Temp 60-65, visibility excellent.
Full main, 130.
Beat our way out the main entrance and headed west a bit to catch the sunset. We tacked back and headed east for the far end of the wall but decided to turn around and follow Journey (Hunter 37.5) back to the west. About 1 mile to the west of the entrance they jibed and passed close to us heading east. We tacked behind them and followed. We were catching up with them on a close reach making 5.5-6.5 knots. They fell off to make the entrance and we followed. They pulled away from us on a very broad reach to dead down course. We went back through the entrance wing-in-wing making 4.5 knots. The freighter Buffalo was maneuvering in the river so we sailed east and back once behind the breakwall. Once in the river we waited to see what the freighter was doing and passed them as they were setting mooring cables to the west side of the river.

10/15/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind SE at <4 knots, waves 2-3', Temp 60-65, visibility fair.
Full main, 170.
With Kathy Mathews. Motored out the main entrance and had no wind. Dropped the 170 and motored at full throttle to the east end of the breakwall making 6 knots. Came around W and made 6.5 knots at full throttle. Wind filled in a bit and we hoisted the 170 and shut down the motor. We made 4 knots under sail on a close reach to the river mouth then headed in.. We passed through a laser beam that the dredger was using for something while working at the harbor entrance.

10/16/96
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind SW at <4 knots, waves 2-3', Temp 60-65, visibility fair.
Full main, 170.
With Kathy Mathews. Motored out the main entrance and headed west on a close reach at 2-3 knots. Went out past D mark and turned back to the east. we close reached at 3.5 - 4.5 knots to the east end of the break wall and tacked back to the west. we close reached back to the river at 4 to 5 knots. We passed through the dredgers laser beam again.

10/17/95
Daysailing from Fairport, OH.
Wind S-SE at 5-10 knots, waves <2', Temp 60-65, visibility fair.
Full main, 170.
Headed east on a close reach at 4 knots for about 1 mile past the harbor entrance then tacked onto port to test the new adjustable genoa car lead. We sailed on port past the main harbor entrance and off to the west about 1 mile. We then tacked and sailed on a close reach to close hauled course to the east end of the wall and cam back to the river entrance behind the wall. We passed through the dredgers laser beam again as we aproached the river entrance.