Greetings ~ The forecast I saw for today called for wind in the mid-teens. It didn't say anything about gusts to 30. The Ship's Mother and I had four hours...
Dear Fellow Melonheads, I had a lovely sail today. Friends were racing around on the river in their catamarans and trimarans. William, my seven year old, and...
Congrats, Denise, on the sale of La Sandia. From the pics you posted, she looked pristine. I hope the new owners sail her often and enjoy her immensely. Gybe...
Thanks Roger. I still love reading about everyone else's adventures. I hope we will hear from Mike and Debby of their adventures in La Sandia. denise...
the melonseed is still on ebay,no bids at $7000 looks brand new,with a trailer.just reposted. ... From: Denise Cordero <denise1041@...> Subject: Re:...
Patrick Thank you for your comments about Roger Crawford and his vision, creativity, persistence, and the blessing he is to those fortunate and blessed to sail...
Dear Patrick, Worth and others, Thank you for your kind words. This would be the perfect place for me to say "Awww shucks, thanks" in a modest Gary Cooper sort...
... While I've never met Roger in person or even seen one of his boats other than in photos, I've been impressed with his willingness to help me a few times...
... I cold called Roger at his shop a few weeks back and offered to buy some of his time and knowledge concerning the placement of a CB in a wooden Melonseed I...
Good grief Don, don't you DARE tell them about the "more" from the 60's!!! It'll ruin the whole image and perception. Roger ... Crawford ... boats ... to help...
Something I noticed about Melonseed sailors at the summer solstice. On Otter we traded a tack with that gorgeous Herschoff close enough to speak the woman...
Hi Roger, I'm curious if you can tell from my video how similarly my Zephyr seems to sail to the Melonseed? I too would like to see some Melonseed videos on...
Indeed. We have impeccable taste! RJR ... privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not...
Hi Joel ~ Great job on the boat and it is fun to see on the video. The effect under way on video is very Melonseedy, with sounds and certain views looking...
Many years ago my wife bought a painting of a small sailboat with 2 young boys in it. It was gaff rigged with a tanbark sail. I was struck by the beauty of...
Great first sail, Rick! And great to read about it. Don't worry, anyone who starts reading will go to the finish. I hope to read about many more sails. Like...
Keeping the rudder amidships when rowing?? Simple; Wrap a shock cord around the tiller and hook the two ends of the cord under the combings on the side of...
Trevor and Rodger thanks for the reply. I may just go back to oiling it as the previous owner had done. Re-oiling is a quicker fix than re cetoling.. Anyway...
RC He's a really great guy... He'll be back and buy another one..He was just overwhelmed with toys.. she was sailed hard but never put away wet. He'll find...
On Jul 9, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Richard Seaburg wrote: I still kept on scraping the wood on the coaming. Any solutions out there ? The other thing was that the...
I bet Roger knows something about these boats and their club. I was noodling around the web and came across the Contuit Skiff website: www.contuitskiff.org ...
Yup, I've known about them for a while, but never seen one under sail. From the look of the web site they are pretty organized and serious about racing. We...
We were invited to join Bill and Carrie Griffen, new Melonheads who live and sail in Padenarum Harbor yesterday. We enjoyed meeting them earlier in the season...
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