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 ...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 2, 2000 2:20 am
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...
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davidm_il
Apr 5, 2000 7:47 am
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....
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davidm_il
Apr 5, 2000 8:12 am
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 ...
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Brooks_Bridges
Apr 5, 2000 10:42 pm
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 ...
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andy_follansbee
Apr 7, 2000 10:44 am
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 ...
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Roger_D_Crawford
Roger_D_Craw...
Apr 7, 2000 11:13 am
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 ...
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Roger_D_Crawford
Roger_D_Craw...
Apr 9, 2000 1:14 pm
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,...
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gbottger_2000
Apr 10, 2000 6:52 pm
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...
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gbottger_2000
Apr 10, 2000 8:39 pm
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...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 11, 2000 2:14 am
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 ...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 11, 2000 2:22 am
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,...
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Roger_D_Crawford
Roger_D_Craw...
Apr 11, 2000 11:18 am
AMEN ! ! !...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 12, 2000 4:09 am
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 ...
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Brooks_Bridges
Apr 13, 2000 11:23 pm
Beautiful! Thank you....
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tillerdad
Apr 18, 2000 11:36 am
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!...
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tillerdad
Apr 18, 2000 12:07 pm
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 ...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 18, 2000 11:37 pm
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...
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txmelonseed
Apr 19, 2000 7:12 pm
Believe congrats also in order to roderrodibaugh for this article which boosts the egos of us all and should boost the boat nationally....
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 19, 2000 10:51 pm
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...
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Roger_D_Crawford
Roger_D_Craw...
Apr 20, 2000 12:25 am
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...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 21, 2000 12:49 am
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...
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wrycoder
Apr 21, 2000 3:34 am
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...
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tillerdad
Apr 21, 2000 3:35 pm
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...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 24, 2000 2:27 am
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...
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gbottger_2000
Apr 24, 2000 3:08 pm
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...
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 25, 2000 5:48 pm
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....
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wopal
Apr 26, 2000 1:12 am
Evhen was two and one half when the photo was taken....
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rogerrodibaugh
Apr 26, 2000 1:50 am
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 ...
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Roger_D_Crawford
Roger_D_Craw...
Apr 26, 2000 12:27 pm
I"ll be there. Melonheads rock and rule in Indy!<br><br> Roger Crawford...
