First
Race on Vee Jay in Naples was 20nm Naples YC Offshore: Vic, Brian, Steve,
Randy, TK driving at the finish.
In Disguise Vee Jay as
#1150
Cruising Along Naples Beach
GPS Training Can we go
faster?
Setting Up This J/80 was dry sailed
out of Ft. Adams in its prior life, so we had to add a few cleats for its new
mooring life in Newport, and slip life in Naples Fl.
Road Trip: 1500 miles South: I95, I4, I75
End of Newport Season, Vee Jay Packed up at Pirate
Cove
with Brandon and Dave. Sept,
2014
Captain Vic moves from a J/22 to J/80 in
Newport, RI Summer, 2014
-- It all started out, summer 2013, when Captain Vic thought that a seasonal
pass on a brand new J/22 at Sail Newport
Sailing Center would be the best sailing option in Newport.
But the J/22 was way too small, cramped and
uncomfortable for an easy spin program with seniors and kids. And the "allowed
cruising range" at Sail Newport just didn't match the need to spin off
Beavertail using Cap'n Vic's 30-year-old Program A spin routine.
So Easter Week 2014, a J/80 [2008 --
Portsmouth Princess] popped up for sale at Ft. Adams; and in a couple of
days, managed to find its way to the driveway at Cap'n Vic's crew quarters on
the "Hill."
Here is the start on the ongoing
saga of Vee Jay ... the J/80. This is the 3rd Vee Jay; the first two Vee Jays
were J/30s ... over 30 years worth.
Random Episodes
Late July -- Vee Jay Crew tries out Neighboring
Boat