I never chicken out but I DO INSIST on setting the race course.
Some people have the cheek to say I don't sail and never leave
the mooring, etc. but they're wrong. I sail so much that some
little sheltered water day trip is not my idea of sailing anymore.
I like oceans and long distances single-handing. I like boat and
master to work as a team over long periods of time and strong
winds with big seas derived from hundreds or thousands of miles
of fetch. I don't like to see readings on my depth sounder for
extended periods of time and I like to see 20-30 knots on my
anemometer. If I'm gonna hafta spend my time racing some wannabe
klutz then I insist on making a voyage out of it - not some silly
around the buoys flim-flamery.

I've no interest in racing some crummy little inland course. That's
for lubbers like Bobsprit, LOCO, Pony Express, Horvath, Ganz,
Katysails, Mooron, Oz1, Donal, Navigator, Haggie, Jeff Morris,
Shen44, onnmbrd, Joe Butcher, Billy Jane, etc. etc. So, please
don't insult me with anything less than a race of at least five hundred
miles with mostly open water.

S.Simon - a man, a legend, a standard by which others are judged.




"Wes Carroll" wrote in message om...
Hey Neil, no answer? You chicken out? You issued the challange, I just
set a few conditions.

(Wes Carroll) wrote in message . com...
How about from the Toledo Light to the North Tower of Big Mac via the
Milwaukee harbor light. I will even give you a 4 hour head start. Say
July 4 2004 at 6am. I drink Mack and Jacks African amber, it aint
cheap nor is it easy to get.
"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...
I challenged Booby to a race many times but he's ALWAYS
chickened out. I'll make you the same challenge. I'll race you starting
at Key Largo to Marsh Harbor in the Abacos from there to Habana
and from Habana to Key West. Said race to commence sometime
in December of this year. Loser buys the winner's beer for five years.
I bet you, like your sniveling, pretend-to-sail, little, butt buddy Booby,
will also chicken out.

S.Simon - my 27-footer will beat yours in a long distance race.


wrote in message ...
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 01:41:43 GMT, "The Carrolls" wrote:

What an absurd and laughable point of view, that a Hinkley Sou'wester is not
a sailboat. You need to look into their history and build specifications.
Try punching through a tall sea at an inlet with only 15 or 20 hp available.
To sail through all is not always a good prudent decision these days, even
Larry Pardee used a motor on occasion. Cabo Rico and Hinkley are two of the
best sailboats made, expensive they are, but we are not talking cost. You
show an attitude that should be sailing a wooden boat and using canvas
sails.

Simon is not an actual sailor. He's a pimply faced kid who read some books.

BB