Cohasset/Little Harbor/Minot Light - 9/5

Post by **pat** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:40 am

Ok, let's try this one again.

The weather on Monday looks delightful. High tide is at 1:12. Therefore, I believe we should launch at 12:45, enter Little Harbor 30-45 minutes later, and exit it around 2:30. Then it's off to Minot Light.

I know that ol' stick-in-the-mud Nelson won't be interested. He never wants to go anywhere.

Anyone else?

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:57 am

Unless something comes up, I'm for it.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:45 am

Unfortunately I think I'll have to pass :cry:

psyche!!!

Post by **pat** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:48 am

DOH!!

Post by **pat** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:42 am

Everything is still on. We should meet at the launch around 12:30.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:19 pm

It just keeps getting better!!!

Little Harbor and Minot light were and absolute blast. We had swells up to 4 feet. Minot Light was awesome up close. Here's one pic to whet your appetite. More pics and trip to report to follow.
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<b>"Ron up close at Minot's - Pat approaching"</b>
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Post by **pat** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:34 pm

That does it. I need a new camera.

Not that the one I have takes bad photos. But it doesn't have a "sports" setting, and it often sets the shutter speed too low and the pictures are blurry. I tried tricking it, but it backfired on me, and most of my shots were wasted.

I got some money for my birthday, and I was going to order an ONNO paddle, but Pat Works seems pretty busy, so maybe my money would be better spent on a new camera. If I can get one on ebay for the same cost as the paddle, I might go for it.

Here's one taken early in the trip before all hell broke loose.

To the left of the big buoy on the right is a little green buoy barely visible. Immediately to the left of it is Minot Light. That's where we went.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:36 pm

but Pat Works seems pretty busy, so maybe my money would be better spent on a new camera.

Post by **Chip** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:05 am

Birdseye wrote:
but Pat Works seems pretty busy, so maybe my money would be better spent on a new camera.

ONNO paddles is owned by Pat (not ours). He makes custom paddles for relatively low money. One man operation in California. I will be getting one over the winter. Check him out. http://eteamz.active.com/paddleshop/news/

Post by **Chip** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:07 am

Looks like a missed a great paddle but I scored major brownie points on the home front by passing on this one. Should open up the fall season for me.

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:20 am

The pictures make it look pretty calm out there. Like they say, looks can be deceiving.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:34 am

Chip wrote:Looks like a missed a great paddle but I scored major brownie points on the home front by passing on this one. Should open up the fall season for me.

By the way I see it Chip, you should have scored a whole freakin' bakery. I haven't seen you practically all summer.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:36 am

Ron wrote:The pictures make it look pretty calm out there. Like they say, looks can be deceiving.

I can't agree with you more. The water looks almost flat. Definitely not the way it was out there. Especially when you went almost vertical on that one wave. :shock:

Post by **pat** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:38 am

Birdseye wrote:Especially when you went almost vertical on that one wave.

Any chance you caught that on video?

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:40 am

pat wrote:
Birdseye wrote:Especially when you went almost vertical on that one wave.

Any chance you caught that on video?

Unfortunately not.

The clips came out fair. Maybe I can splice some of it together and make a motion picture out of it.

Post by **Chip** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:03 am

Birdseye wrote:
Chip wrote:Looks like a missed a great paddle but I scored major brownie points on the home front by passing on this one. Should open up the fall season for me.

By the way I see it Chip, you should have scored a whole freakin' bakery. I haven't seen you practically all summer.

I did get out 6 times in July, which is amazing. I am pretty sure you were on at least 3 of those, including the Bumpkin Island trip. I have only been able to get out twice in August not including my sunset paddles on the pond. That 4 inch chop just doesn't cut it anymore. So, I have been out 8 times since 7/1 and missed 2 weekends. That doesn't sound as bad as it felt. We just haven't been on the same paddles much.

I know you miss me. :lol:

I should be able to paddle at least every other week in the fall.

BTW, you should know that you don't get brownie points by just not paddling. For instance, staying in the hospital with my daughter or showing up for my kids b-day party instead of paddling does not provide brownie points.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:13 am

BTW, you should know that you don't get brownie points by just not paddling. For instance, staying in the hospital with my daughter or showing up for my kids b-day party instead of paddling does not provide brownie points.

Jeesh Chip, I'm only playing with you. Don't get all serious on me. I know you have responsibilities, but why so many?? You actually showed up for your kids birthday party? :wink:

(psst... I'm still playin')

Post by **Chip** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:21 am

I know. I guess I needed more smileys. :roll:

I am just jealous and I am working on a total of 16 hours sleep over the long weekend.
Typing it out like that actually showed me how much I have gotten out. Now, I am all rested and have the 10 pounds back on from that bakery full of brownies, :lol:

so I need to get back at it before the ice comes.

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:49 am

Nice Piks Birdseye- Looks as though everyone had a good time. Was that a standing wave in one of the Lighthouse piks?

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:04 am

Nice Piks Birdseye- Looks as though everyone had a good time. Was that a standing wave in one of the Lighthouse piks?

Thanks Todd,

Yes that was a standing wave. The pics don't give you an accurate feeling of how it actually was out there.

I gave the trip report to Pat, should be out sometime today.

Post by **Chip** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:07 am

Nice pics. Looks like a great day. :lol:

Post by **pat** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:13 am

<a href="http://www.wtpaddlers.org/trips-21.html">Trip report is up!</a>

Still not done:
Add photos galleries from Ron and me.
Link report into rest of the site.

Post by **pat** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:32 am

Just modified the trip report to include Nelson's video!

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:00 pm

Nice job Nelson, I got itchy to be back out there just reading the report.

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:11 pm

Ron wrote:Nice job Nelson, I got itchy to be back out there just reading the report.

Thanks Ron... we can go right now if you want!

Pat.. I knew I could count on you for some added comic relief. Very funny.

Can everyone see the video ok??

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:18 pm

I played great on my machine here at work. I had to keep looking around as I played it the second and third time.

Todd · Post by **Todd** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:44 pm

Read the report, saw the movie, got seasick, threwup.

Awesome job on all fronts Birdseye!

getnoutside · Post by **getnoutside** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:32 pm

Love the video

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:20 pm

get'n-outside wrote:Love the video

Thanks Steve. I just read your lastest <a href="http://www.get-outside.com" target="_blank">get-outside.com</a> article.
Very enjoyable and your photos came out awesome.

Post by **Chip** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:45 pm

Nice job Nelson. The video looks very cool.

Finn McCool · Post by **Finn McCool** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:41 pm

Hey!

Great report. Fun catching you guys on the incoming current at Little Harbor.

My brother -- yes, he's Kevin -- was just getting used to our WS Tsunami 145s. (He usually just scoots around Duxbury in a sit-on-top kayak...so this was a new experience for him.) No way did we belong out by the light...but I'm still jealous. It was an uncommonly fine day to be on the water.

My wife and I are planning to bring some friends out to the Bassings Beach sandbar at low tide next Sunday. Great place to pop open some vino and have a picnic. We don't expect to do much serious paddling...but we'll probably go out to Strawberry Point (lands end at Minot) and goof around the ledges if conditions permit.

Here's to good September weather coming up.

Post by **pat** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:34 am

I just added <a href="http://www.wtpaddlers.org/cgi-bin/pro/emAlbum.cgi?c=show_thumbs;p=Cohasset%20-%20Little%20Harbor%209-5-05%20(Pat%27s%20Photos)">my gallery</a>. Like I said earlier, I had camera problems, so my photos end in Little Harbor.

Post by **Chip** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:16 am

Nice pics. The first one looks like the siamese capella brothers trying to disconnect. :lol:

Birdseye · Post by **Birdseye** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:33 am

That's not one bit funny!

Post by **Chip** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:24 am

I knew you would get a kick out of that.

chpaton · Post by **chpaton** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:42 pm

Nelson:

Nice report and great pics! Sorry I missed this one! How come no one climbed the ladder at Minot's? The view's supposed to be real nice.

How high were those waves?

Post by **pat** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:54 pm

chpaton wrote:How come no one climbed the ladder at Minot's?

I assume you're kidding...

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Cohasset/Little Harbor/Minot Light - 9/5

Cohasset/Little Harbor/Minot Light - 9/5

Nice Report

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