Thread: Texas 200 RAID and Wooden Boat Show at Mystic CT - Storerboats

Hey, it looks like a better job than mine! I like it. I'll PM you if I ever get down to CT this summer and maybe we can cruise around!

What paint are you using? Interlux Brightsides? You can get that cheaper at Boat Building and Woodworking Supplies

29.50 I think, or something like that.

Christophe, Ned Flanagan came by my booth at the MBBS....I think you may have met him when you were hanging out at my Goat.

Mystic is going to be fun. Sadly, my GIS takes the back burner again due to OPB (other people's boats). Ah, sometimes I miss my old hobby!

Come check us out at Family BBing. I'll be there with a couple sweet rowing skiffs, one of which families will build in 2.5 days.

Originally Posted by callsign222

I'll PM you if I ever get down to CT this summer and maybe we can cruise around!

Make it a public announcement! I have family in CT (in Bridgeport and Hartford) so it's easy for me to make the trip because I can stay nearby rather than drive all the way back to NJ.

I plan to attend Mystic and will make a point to visit all Storerboats and Storers that I can find. I say we New Englanders* should host MIK for a round of beers or two. I don't know the area well enough to suggest specifics, but it may be worth planning in advance.




(*I have some Vermont roots, so I can lay claim...)

Clint, Ned speaks highly of your Goat and says he is looking forward to seeing you again.

I hope to have a chance to actually speak with you this year. My kids and I stopped last year at what I think was your booth but you were in a wrestling match with a gunwale and some hardening epoxy. It didn't seem like a good time to distract you. Looking forward to having more time to chat this year.

Dave, yes, I think Mystic will be a blast. I will do some advance scouting to find a good watering hole in that area. We can carry MIK there on our shoulders or something.

Originally Posted by davlafont

I say we New Englanders* should host MIK for a round of beers or two. I don't know the area well enough to suggest specifics, but it may be worth planning in advance.


(*I have some Vermont roots, so I can lay claim...)

You know what you are, don't you? Yes you do. It starts with a "T". Hang your head. Hang your head in shame.

Originally Posted by callsign222

It starts with a "T...

Rhymes with purest?

Originally Posted by paulie

Dave, yes, I think Mystic will be a blast. I will do some advance scouting to find a good watering hole in that area. We can carry MIK there on our shoulders or something.

He does tend to struggle when his feet leave the ground.

MIK

Originally Posted by davlafont

Rhymes with purest?

Oh, yeah, that too! Good idea. I was thinking "Traitor" but I'll go with Tourist. Actually, you can take your pick and let me know!

I getting the boat ready for Mik and I to sail the Texas 200.

www.Texas200.com

We now have plenty of shade thanks to a new centered mainsheet configuration. It's only 97 degrees today, it will be just as hot during the TX200.

Boy, I wish I had enough time for a fresh coat of vanish on the boat before Mik sees it.

I am not sure if I will be able to do any "live feeds" during the event, but either way I will post when I can.

JDG

Thats looking very cool and expedition like. What are your thoughts regarding the awnings preventing a quick hike on the rail? On a long trek like the Texas 200, is the strategy to reef conservatively for the gusts and be underpowered otherwise?

Wish I could be there! But unfortunately I'm in Poland for the entire duration of the Texas 200

On a long cruise like this I believe reefing early & often is required. I spent most of my time sitting on the floor using the side of the boat as a great backrest during the 2010 event. The rear awning sides are up high enough that you can side out between the awning and the gunnels if hiking or a better view is required. We sailed with the front awning a few days last year and it helped get us out of the intense summer sun. The rear awning will work much better now with the center main sheet.

This is a cruising event and my vacation so I will be a lazy sailor. The attached picture shows me lounging on the middle seat and my son helming from the rear deck.

We sailed underpowered most of the time just to conserve our energy because each day was about a 35 mile sail. The boat can take more power but this part of Texas is very remote and self rescue is the only thing that one can count on. Saving ones strength is important, just in case it’s needed during one of our famous Texas thunder storms. These storms can very violent and having a conservative reef will help insure the mast keeps pointing towards the sky. (think micro-burst)

I work 1500 miles from my boat so just getting ready for this event is hard. Please send all the positive energy you can from Poland, Australia, Holland or the good old USA. I need it.

I have set up a public blog at:

http://sailing200milesinagis.blogspot.com/2011/05/preperation-for-texas-200.html

I will do what I can to post a few comments during the event.

I just returned from Mystic and what a great experience! I met the inimitable Mr. Storer as well Clint, Paul and--as a surprise--Christophe. Paul's Goat is lovely and I can attest that his black hull really makes the wood grain pop. Clint's goat is still in progress but shows itself well and was absolutely at home alongside the boats being built in the Family Boat Building event.

Thanks gents for the warm welcome and for sharing your works. I shall redouble my efforts to bring another GIS into the world!


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Dave, it was great to meet you in the flesh. Thanks for the kind words about my boat. I will be checking on your build progress when I visit my wife's family in New Jersey.

I've been having a great time. Meeting Michael and having him see my boat was fantastic. And at least half a dozen current or future Goat builders have been by. It has become a very well-known design.

I got to see a lot of video on Michael's computer which John shot during the raid. All I can say is, "Wow!" You will all be blown away when this stuff goes up on Youtube. John and Michael were just tearing along, passing everything in sight, with 2 reefs in. At one point, they are moving along at 3 or 4 knots with no sails up, using umbrellas for power. And there's some great footage from aloft via some sort of camera boom thingy John had. It looks like it must have been a fantastic ride.