I agree... what gives these racing bozos the right to assume they have
priority over cruising vessels because they have elected to plunk their
buoys where they deem fit. No race has priority over any other vessel using
the same waters. NONE! To hell with them!

I'll gladly head directly into an oncoming fleet of racers and refuse to
alter course just to suit their laylines. Courtesy is a two way street and
very little courtesy is shown by racing boats.... I feel no obligation to
assume burdened status because some weekend yahoos decide to test their
boats.

CM



"Joe" wrote in message
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| "Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
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| Are you saying you blasted a race with a three foot wake?
|
| Greetings Jeff,
|
| Yes I did, I could not beleive they set up the course so close to the
| channel.
|
| They have the whole lake, and if anyone was to blame for my wake
| upsetting the race it was the morons that set up the course. I did
| slow down but once that guy jump on my wake I shoveled in the coal and
| he had a blast. He waved and thanked me.
|
| Joe
| MSV RedCloud
|
|
| I doubt the discussion was
| whether it was cheating to surf it!
|
|
|
| "Joe" wrote in message
| om...
| Last Wensday night we were heading out thru the lake to sail in the
| bay.
|
| The local race was happening in the lake and the course was a triangle
| with one leg next to the channel we were in. Just as we hit this leg
| the race did as well.
|
| One guy that was smarter than the rest jumped on our 3 foot wake and
| surfed along with us at 8 knts. He left everyone else far behind and
| won the race.
|
| Was it cheating? Or was he just a better sailor?
|
| Wish I heard all the protest at the bar that sponsers that race.
|
| What do you think?
|
| Joe
| MSV RedCloud