tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post3416847044813894939..comments2024-01-08T18:04:52.198-08:00Comments on EVK4 SuperBlog: O Dock, Living the Good LifeEVK4http://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-79046084068898007972008-05-24T02:18:00.000-07:002008-05-24T02:18:00.000-07:00O docker --The guy who leaves and arrives silently...O docker --<BR/><BR/>The guy who leaves and arrives silently sounds like a good sparring partner for someone who's training for a race and needs to learn SF Bay conditions.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-783858245855955822008-05-22T17:07:00.000-07:002008-05-22T17:07:00.000-07:00I think I've seen him do that a few times.The firs...I think I've seen him do that a few times.<BR/><BR/>The first time, I thought it was an emergency of some sort, and started down the dock to lend a hand. Then, I saw it was a 'planned' maneuver, sort of.<BR/><BR/>It can be blowing like stink at 6:00, but calm by 7:30.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, the winds always relent when passing by O Dock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-2193658198578722882008-05-22T15:37:00.000-07:002008-05-22T15:37:00.000-07:00The guy I sailed with on O dock would never even p...The guy I sailed with on O dock would never even put his engine back on the transom after a race. He'd drop sails before turning into his little section of O dock, if he didn't have enough momentum, he'd grab oars and have the junior members of the crew row him in. Always a funny sight.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-64067292175457619882008-05-22T12:38:00.000-07:002008-05-22T12:38:00.000-07:00You didn't find my boat, but I think you may have ...You didn't find my boat, but I think you may have found the essence of O dock. And you may have also found another we/they distinction in sailing. There are the coilers and the non-coilers.<BR/><BR/>The most noticeable divide I've found on O dock is between those of us who just sail, and the macho racer dudes who make a great show of sailing into and out of their upwind slips. This is usually done with a great barking of orders, fussing with gear, and strutting about.<BR/><BR/>The guy I most admire here arrives and departs silently under sail. One moment he's here, and then he's not. He's also the most consistent winner in the local series - on what looks to be a very modestly-equipped boat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-73839141043908419612008-05-22T07:52:00.000-07:002008-05-22T07:52:00.000-07:00O docker, I feel your pain. But, as to the keys, ...O docker, I feel your pain. But, as to the keys, it's worse. I'm FORCED to have both the electronic and standard key if I want to ever use our nice new bathrooms on A dock. I won't complain since the bathrooms are nice but it would be nice to have a single key.<BR/><BR/>I used to be on J dock, we had the same nice docks there. I miss that.<BR/><BR/>So, I gather that wasn't your boat? Please tell me it is the Mad Hatter..I love that name. I even took a picture of the transom.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-28055931120974713562008-05-21T22:31:00.000-07:002008-05-21T22:31:00.000-07:00I was waxing somewhat hyperbolic (we're always wax...I was waxing somewhat hyperbolic (we're always waxing something on O dock).<BR/><BR/>In truth, I'm not the stereotypical O dock dweller and feel somehow, well, unworthy there. I'm not in the yacht club, and Flemish coils are, as that English fellow once said, nonsense up with which I shall not put. Chapman's does list some good, hard, seamanlike reasons for doing Flemish coils, but I've always found them way too pretentious. They make me chuckle. But, this IS O dock, and, as you've documented, there they are all around me.<BR/><BR/>As to why the dock that's home to the yacht club has such nice docks, one can only $urmi$e. Another curious thing is that, while your keys give you access to all docks, the sheltered yachtsmen of O dock are given only electronic keys. Maybe they feel we'll be frightened away if we discover the splintery nether reaches of the marina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-23761655954468229612008-05-21T15:03:00.000-07:002008-05-21T15:03:00.000-07:00Very poor showing. Some of those cleat hitches are...Very poor showing. Some of those cleat hitches are awful. Must try harder.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com