Your story is getting shaky here, Max. If you have sailed 470's, Finns,
420's and FJ's, then why would you even think of referring to Snipes,
Thistles, Lightnings, and Ensigns as high performance dinghies?

Maxprop wrote:
I didn't. I never said they were--

Let's review.
The statement was made that when learning to sail high performance
dinghies, occasional capsizing is part of the process. You "took issue"
with that, and listed a lot of dinghies that you'd sailed for years
without a single capsize as though holding yourself up as an example.
Now you claim that the dinghies you listed were not intended to
represent "high performance" classes.... which of course leaves the
question, WTF did you type out that list in the first place? Just
wasting bandwidth on complete irrelevancies?

BTW if you've never capsized in a particular boat, then the odds are
that the skill of capsize recovery is also lacking... which explains
why you think capsizing a Laser is guaranteed to put you at the back of
the pack.


And
I'll bet the Flying Scots I've sailed in heavy air will leave a 470 in their
wake as well.

Excuse me while I go clean the coffee off my keyboard.

You're a stitch, Max. Apparently clueless, but good for a million
laughs. Thanks!

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)
(who also has sailed rings around Flying Scots in a 470 in all kinds of
conditions)