Tess Learned to sail today.

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

Took Tess out for the 3rd time on Tidbit today, and she finally got it It clicked she was steering windward and learned about luffing, pointing into the wind, tacking and coming about. Basically the whole enchilada. The attention span waned but there was definitely a spark that was ignited.

A long way from the first time I took tess out on a boat.

Boy how time flies.

Look at her command of the helm

Aye Aye Captain Tess scopes her heading

Dad learned something about shallow draft catboat......... they are really easy to beach.

We sailed to Little Stony Point a local beach and man it was so easy just head her bow into the beach and jump off.

Dad secured some bowlines while Tess dipped her feet in the still chilly Hudson.

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

More photos

This is my favorite photo of the day, you cant see it as well because of the image station crop but tess is just off to the right playing at the waters edge.

What an unexpectedly great day it turned out to be.

[capt jake]

Looks like a great time. Stoney Point doesn't look to stoney. :) You should check out some of our 'stoney' beaches. ;)

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

Na its more about the Stone cliffs on the point than the beach. But beware the beach has spiky sharp devils heads seed pods.

[Greg Luckett]

These are some really great shots. I hope Frank will use one if he does a calendar for next year. It is inspiring to see a young, novice become a sailor and learn the joy of it. Thankyou for sharing.

[Guest Oyster]

These are some really great shots. I hope Frank will use one if he does a calendar for next year. It is inspiring to see a young' date=' novice become a sailor and learn the joy of it. Thankyou for sharing. [/quote']

Not that the shots are not very nice, Greg. But I think that a lot of the calendar contributions are and should be dealing with personal work, both in construction and on the water shots, which would be in the spirit of this forum. I think that this was part of the prerequisite of the previous years' past.

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

I never asked or expected to be in anything. I just wanted to share some fun sailing photo's.

Sorry if I did not build Tidbit but I thought she was in the spirit of the boats sailed on this forum. :?

[Greg Luckett]

Joe,

I see what Oyster means, and I do not think he was thinking you should not have posted the pics or anything like that. He is correct about the past criteria of the calendars. I did not realize you had not built the boat. I am still glad you shared the pics and hope you will do so again.

I am going to show them to my two youngest boys, Sam and Ben. They are both itching to get back on the water and will envy your daughter mastering the helm.

Thanks

[Guest Oyster]

I never asked or expected to be in anything. I just wanted to share some fun sailing photo's.

Sorry if I did not build Tidbit but I thought she was in the spirit of the boats sailed on this forum. :?

Yep, as far as I know, the forum is open to one and all, with no guidlines, especially set forth by me. I am just a number here, and stated what I thought was also shared in the past when contributing to the one issue that I commented on and replies to Greg. I have been known to be wrong numerous times. So don't get your dander up, Joe. :roll:

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

Oyster, ya know I have no dander hell I got no hair

I did not even know about any calendar, so I had no idea what anyone was talking about.

Anyway carry on.

[Greg Luckett]

Oyster' date=' ya know I have no dander hell I got no hair

I did not even know about any calendar, so I had no idea what anyone was talking about.

Anyway carry on. [/quote']

Joe,

The last calendar was the year before this and had pics on each month from our members and contributors. Frank was too busy this last year to put one together, but I am hoping he can find the time and energy to do one again for next year. They were available via Cafe Press and were reasonable in cost. I bought several for myself and gifts.

Greg.

[Bud_Wilson]

Joe Beautiful Boat Beautiful Child thanks for the post. Y'all Come Cap'N Bud.

[umop_apisdn]

Joe,

Keep posting the pictures, please! Who is the builder for Tidbit, then?

I didn't build my boat either. I was seriously considering building a Weekender-sized boat, when I found a Weekender on Craig's List for a song. While I would love to build a boat, and I may still, it was too good an opportunity to pass up.

Noel.

[Greg Luckett]

Ok, both Sam and Ben have seen the pics. Sam's comment was "Ben should have the girl (Tess) for a friend", while Ben's comment was "I WANT that boat" (repeated at least 3 times). Ben is just turned 10, while Sam is 11-1/2 now. I suspect that when they are old enough to date that a prereq for the ladies will be that they own a boat.

Both boys commented that we should also go sailing in that lake. It is certainly pretty there and it looks like a large lake. Where is it?

Thanks

[Joe(Cold Spring onHudson)]

Greg cute comments. OH and that aint no lake that is the Mighty HUDSON RIVER. 315 miles from Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack mountain range and out to the Atlantic Ocean and beyond

As for Tidbit it has been posted before but she is a special boat and this the information on her:

16.5' Winthrop Warner Catboat. Built 1964 by Herb Baum to Withrop Warner design "tidbit" for Alfred B. Scofield of Stamford, CT and St. Michaels, MD. Plans can be found in Mystic Seaport archives. LOA 16'6", Beam 7'= 6", LWL 15'9". 170 sqft sail. Cedar Planked over oak with teak trim and laid deck. boat lines appeared in "Yachting" in 1964 and reveal very fine waterlines and mast location 6 inches or so aft of typical catboat location. All this translates to a great sailing boat with much less weather helm than typical catboats.