High Skip! Strange that today I receive your e-mail which was dated Nov 29! OIh wel that is miner when sen in comparison to MOST of my computer stuf! One thing...
Wilbur O Gundlach
topgunch@...
Dec 7, 2006 2:07 am
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Well, I'm cranky lately. We'll get to that in a minute. However, there's an important announcement, first: We will be seatrialing at some point in the...
Dear Skip and Lydia....By all accounts your preparing to sail has been much more difficlult then Christfer Columbus went through. It is almost an incredible...
madnwd@...
Dec 16, 2006 3:57 pm
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In a message dated 12/15/2006 1:25:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, skipgundlach@... writes: We also have an appointment with a local installation company...
chadhayden@...
Dec 20, 2006 12:46 pm
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In a message dated 12/15/2006 1:25:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... Chad And the great news is that we tried the transducers last night. Disappointingly, the...
Hi, y'all, I'm about to send another posting to this list - which is about the cruising adventures of Flying Pig. Please remember that replying to a mail from...
Captain Lydia & Skip Happy New Year! Can you keep that boat in the water long enough to get her heeded over under sail? I'm going to be too old to race you by...
tcobb49@...
Jan 19, 2007 8:26 pm
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Well, as the title indicates, the anchor's away, the highlight of our first sea trial in earnest (well, it was actually the Gulf of Mexico, but who's ...
... I strongly recommend the Spade anchor, even though you've heard me say it before and I probably should shut up. It's so superior on the Chesapeake that I...
Skip you are not likely to see much anchoring in your travels like the Chesapeake. Check out last years review of anchors in Practical Sailor. The Fortress...
... I think the sensible way to anchor is to have the less strong person at the wheel (in our case that would be me), and the stronger person doing the...
Writing from ~3 miles offshore during our first open sea trial, testing our wifi connectivity - which so far is fine, even under sail (albeit pretty straight...
My dear Skip and Lydia... all I can say is "Whew!!!" Your amazing tale of tasks to keep the Flyhing Pig seaworthy is exhausting. The acccount is more exiting...
madnwd@...
Jan 20, 2007 8:09 pm
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... From: TheFlyingPigLog@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TheFlyingPigLog@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Skip Gundlach Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 1:59 PM To:...
Hello, all -- Please do not bother the rest of us with your unsubscribe requests. You were invited to sign up; you can drop whenever you want as well. For ...
David T-G
d06d@...
Jan 22, 2007 1:19 pm
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Good for you David. Johnny and I also love to hear the stories and
solutions. We are friends in the mountains of Georgia and hope to visit
Skip and Lydia at...
I'm writing this in advance, as I'm sure I'll not have the time to do it as the reality happens. By the time you see this, we'll have left, or are leaving... ...
Good Luck!!! Hope we get to see you in the Exumas or the Abacos. We will try you on the radio when we get over, probably in April. Sorry we missed you last...
Alfred Swan
shalswan@...
Feb 3, 2007 9:44 pm
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Congrats! Has been a long journey to get to the launch pad like this, BUT you've broken a primary rule of cruising: ... If everything holds together, you'll...
Sorry I didn't get a chance to see y'all off. I've been very busy getting "Tampa Girl"(the boat I crew on) ready for the 811 mile Pineapple Cup race. Fair...
Wow,what a recital, for which I thank you very much. The national weather report on the past week was not explicit here, but enough to make me wonder if any of...
Wilbur O Gundlach
topgunch@...
Feb 3, 2007 11:20 pm
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Ahoy Pig! Congratulations on lift off. I've got to agree with Jere, though, keep your eyes open and not focused on the clock. If you've got to move in less...
If you guys end up with any extra time in Marathon, you should try swimming with the dolphins at the Dolphin Research Center. It's one of the top 5 things...
Dorothy Hewitt
dhewitt@...
Feb 3, 2007 11:58 pm
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How exciting and wonderful! I can just imagine the balmy temperatures and the sound of the waves against the boat. Enjoy!!! Send pictures! Louise In a...
Threeclefs@...
Feb 4, 2007 12:07 am
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Hi All, I just picked this up on another list. This just heard on local 12:00 noon Keys newscast. At midnight, 2 people were safely lifted from their 46'...
I just found this on the Morgan group. It is a message from Skip. ~~~~ Snip ~~~ Please continue the dialogue going, as it's very comforting at the moment ...
Skip, Lydia my/our hearts go out to you. Had to be Marathon, eh? Thanks to Lee for passing this info on. Glad to hear all are well physically, anyway. Karl ......
Hi Lydia - Thank goodness you all are okay. Every since I got the last message from Skip, I've been thinking about and praying for you all. I kept seeing your...