On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:25:26 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote:

"rhys" wrote
My boat's 33 feet and 32 years old and about 9,800 lbs. in the
slings. I've beaten C&C 35s, Hughes 38s and memorably, a Goderich 40
cutter ketch speed over ground.

Did these other boats *know* they were racing?

Yes. When you run parallel to them, point at a distant buoy, yell
"wanna race?" and then harden up (and watch them do the same)...you
are probably racing.

Besides, some of them are racing crew from my club who own cruisers.

I don't do "throw downs" with smaller boats unless it's something like
a Laser 28 which has a slightly better PHRF than me and probably a
cleaner hull and which by rights should clean my clock G

R.