Kurt, Chris & MARSH MELON-<br><br>Thanks for regaling us with your early season adventures. Great stuff for those of us who are landbound by weather or the ...
We've had several new members appear on the roster in the last few weeks. Any of you new additions care to elaborate on where and what you sail?<br><br>RJR...
When the wind blows from the east in Israel (with it's north/south coastline), it's hot desert winds that pick up in intensity when they get free of the land....
The winds were very light from inside the breakwater (it's about 30 yards long and about 20 feet high) but I could see that the winds which were coming from ...
Well David, as usual I really enjoyed your sailing tales. Finally gotten my trailer registered and hope to get out myself very soon. <br><br>I have a ...
David, <br><br>I am living vicariously (sp) thru your experience - have not done any sailing yet this year. Adventures like that are just wonderful, you must ...
Tacking the Melonseed in heavy weather is not a problem at all. The boat does fine, it is usually the skipper's tendancy to be over cautious that can cause an ...
The Melonseed Summer Solstice Regatta 2000 will be on the weekend of June 17th. Activities will take place on Friday through Sunday. Note the date now,...
Kurt and Chris -<br><br>"Marsh Melon", what a great name! Enjoyed reading about your first sail of the season. With respect to our friend Roger Rodibaugh's...
David - I love reading your descriptive portrayals of your adventures in your most-historic of venues.<br><br>One has to have a very large "pair" to say...
David-<br><br>I certainly enjoyed your reports of Melonseed adventures in your locale. Thanks for sharing them with us. I also enjoyed the responses from ...
Joseph Gribbins put together a nice book w/ lots of pictures (my favorite kind) entitled CLASSIC SAIL. Everything from skiffs to schooners and some nice text,...
George-<br><br>I hope Chris and Kurt can join you for a sail in Gloucester Harbor. As Gloucester's lone stalwart Melonseed skipper, you are due the delight of ...
Just got the recent addition of Sailing magazine. Nice little blurb about the melonseed and inspirational words of wisdom form our guru Roger... check it out!...
For the last few weeks I've been drooling over the adventures of others as they recount their season openers. I couldn't wait to get out on the water again ...
DLA - congrats on your season opener AND your succinct observation about enjoyment of the experience in a boat you adore. Believe it or not, it just gets...
I'm dying to see the "blurb!" As usual, I'm getting my SAILING mag later than people much farther away from Port Washington, WI than I am and haven't seen it...
Dave,<br><br>Thanks. It's my pleasure. Truly. I know how proud you are of "Presh". Be assured, that as I had the honor of claiming her as my labor of love for...
Dean-<br><br>Thanks for the comments about the Melonseed blurb in SAILING's rendezvous article. As much as I'd like to take credit for more, all I can claim is...
George/RogerR,<br>Absolutely, we trailer all over. That's one of the great things about Melonseeds, you can launch and rig in ten minutes. We've also got one...
Greetings from sunny Fla. Visiting retired parents in Punta Gorda,Fla.(west coast north of Ft. Myers) The rationalization is that the kids need to visit the...
Greetings All-<br><br>I spent a couple hours chasing errant puffs around Eagle Creek Reservoir today, "motorsailing" through the calm patches with the lee oar...
Your poetic prose is always inspirational. Glad you at least had a chance to mellow out on the water. Unfortunately, I haven't been out in a week. We're being...
Walt-<br><br>I was happy to notice you added a nice photo of you and your grandson on his first sail. That's the spirit! Get'em started when they're young....
Greetings All-<br><br>Mark your calendars! The Melonseed Skiff Midwest Rendezvous 2000 is scheduled for August 25,26 & 27 - Friday, Saturday & Sunday at Eagle ...
