Capt. Rob wrote:
Good grief, you really don't know a thing about racing, do you? The
bene had a below average day in a handicap race and you're bragging
about it? What a PUTZ!


Sorry, Jeff...the 35s5 BEAT the C&C 99 and that's that. Doug's story
about the last race not counting is a new one for sure. My friends race
and the competition heats up all the way the last race where everyone
throws in the their best effort.

You really know nothing about racing do you? You're just making this
stuff up, talking about what you think your friends did. You're just
the Water Mitty at the end of the bar, who doesn't quite understand
what everyone is talking about. What a Putz!

If you look at the results, the bene was in last place after 7 races,
not counting the J80 that gave up. What actually happened in the last
race we can't tell, but one thing is clear, the 1, 2, and 3 boats
didn't care at all what the bene did; they were in their own race.
The bene and the j30 were fighting for 4th place.

You also completely chose to ignore
this...."The Charleston Ocean Racing Association's annual Witches' Brew
regatta was raced in the harbor Oct. 30. As with its Femme Fatale race in the
spring, CORA requires a female skipper for each boat in the Witches'
Brew. Though Charleston has produced many outstanding female sailors,
as noted often in this column, the big boats seem to almost always have
men at the helm. These two races do a lot to promote women's
participation and demonstrate their skills. Deb Campeau skippered
Hoodoo, a J/109, to first place in the A fleet. Caroline Byrd was at
the helm of the J/24 Footloose and won the B fleet. Kristy Kowert
skippered Andiamo, a Beneteau 35s5, to first place in C, and Judy
Fair-child was at the helm of Absolu, another 35s5 Beneteau, and took
the honors in D fleet."

blah, blah, blah. A boat won a handicap race. I don't see what the
point is about the women, it was a women's race! Are you claiming the
something special about that? Are you saying the bene is a "ladies boat"?


Why, Jeff? Can't admit that the 35s5 is a fast boat? Hmmmmm?

So, what's the big deal, its a relatively fast boat. I never said it
wasn't. But then, winning a handicap race doesn't prove anything,
does it? In fact all this thread has proved is that you know
absolutely nothing about racing!

And why were you suddenly so quiet when I showed the polars that
proved that the PDQ 42 beats the Beneteau 40.7 UPWIND?



RB
35s5 - a ladies boat
NY