Tom,
Beer Can Racing is the nickname for amateur racing, it normally is done on a
Wed. evening.

The only question I have is did you really buy the beautiful boat, or was
that the lure?


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:01:07 -0400, "Starbuck's"
wrote:

Tom,

I hope you are joking about single handing your sailboat.

It was a delicate presentation, but the fish rose to the lure.

You would need three people to safely handle a boat this size. One on the
helm, one handling the mainsail and one the jib. Ideally you would have a
crew of 5, if you plan on flying a spinnaker or even using a whisker pole
on your downwind runs.

Slowly letting out line, the fisher firmly sets the hook and starts
reeling in.

It looks like this boat was set up for racing.

Yes - it's a Maxi and it's set up for trans-oceanic racing. It's
Maxi-Nirvana out of Marblehead, MA owned by Charles Kiefer III.

Do you plan on doing some beer can races?

You mean for beer? I don't drink alcohol. :)