I didn't know CW had an editorial postion on cats. Normally they
just
have articles, like the one in this month's issue describing how much
fun it was.


You just said they didn't have an editorial position, then claimed
they did.



Tell us when you stop just sailing


That may be one of the saddest comments made by anyone here. I know
you're old, but it's pretty sad when a fellow like you feels that
"just sailing" for the sake of sailing isn't fun. Sorry, I don't know
any one who sails that agrees.



A lot more than you use yours!


Even if we used Heart of Gold half as much we'd still be spending more
time aboard than you.



Little Neck is so close to your slip that you didn't have to
unplug
shore power!!!


We didn't sail from my slip or even City Island. I don't own a Santana
30/30. I own a 35s5. Are you old AND confused?



Why would I google it? I was studying NACA foils and how they're
used
in sailboats while you were still in diapers!



And yet you claimed the term didn't exist! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!


It IS a real term.
Of course.


You are soooooo BUSTED!!! BWAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!



Here's a hint: tipping is
not necessary to go fast. It is not even desirable. Much of naval
architecture is concerned with minimizing tipping.


Really? Is water also wet? Tell us more! You're starting to sound like
Doug, the King of Keels!


And yet, my boat is faster than yours on all points of sail!


It's not a monohull and has nothing to do with folks who like to sail
them any more than a tri-foiler does. Cats are ugly and dull and a LOT
of people feel that way and spend big gobbs of money on lovely boats
like Swans, Baltics and Alerions...and even a lowly 35s5!


And, I
sail it 5 times more than you sail yours!



Is that in Mayfly hours?



You forget all those years in collegiate racing, then


At your age you'll also be forgetting them quite soon!



You just hop on board for a ride, then you run home and
brag about it as thought its a great triumph!


Just here, Jeff, just here!



So should you! You've posted tons of pics and videos, but none of
them show you doing over 6 knots, and most don't even show both sails!



LOL! The 35s5 rarely does less than 6 knots.



Bragging about what other people have done in boats similar to
yours
is the true mark of a loser!


Who's bragging? Pointing out that you and the rest of the full time
ASAers here don't sail is not bragging.



If I wanted that, I could trade mine for the power version to does
20
knots! Maybe someday.


Wow. Now there's a dream.



So now your complaint is that me boat was designed to go fast!


Yup, because you keep bragging again and again that she does 12 knots.
Who cares. She sits flat on the water and does 12 knots with zero fun
factor.


Again, you should try it sometime. Taking a boat our for an hour
is
not "pushing the limits."


BWAHAHAHAHAHA! I wonder if you can say one more dumb thing in a single
post and BAM, you outdo yourself! Last month I was out in a J24 for
about an hour. Winds came up to 40+ knots. Still, I guess we were
waiting for the 61 minute mark to know we were over-driving the boat!


Sailing with no specific goal, just looking
for a puff to get a little rush, is not "pushing the limits."


Bwahahahahhahahaha! I love Jeff's silly generalizing!


Pushing
the limits is when you're in a race and performing at less than 95%
is
essentially a DNF.


Dang, is that in a book somewhere? We thought that pushing the limits
meant sailing a boat beyond her conventional design parameters, but
I'm sure glad you set us all straight!



Ah! So now the problem is that you simply don't like to spend
extended time on boats! That much is pretty obvious!


Good lord! You JUST realized this? I don't like spending extended time
on boats. I have other interests that I'm also pasionate about. Even
aboard my friend's Tayana 48DS (A boat 5 times more comfortable than
yours), 4 days aboard was plenty.


And your boat would not feel like a radiator if it actually had
ventilation.


Hmmmm. I wonder what monohull that Jeff "respects" has as better
ventilation than the 35s5? In stock trim she has 11 ports and hatches,
plus we have 3 powered vents. Of course you can add vents, but we've
never had a problem, except maybe on ultra hot days in a slip where we
simply flip on the AC.



Good God, I should hope not!


Your wish is granted. Even at 44 I've got more going on than you ever
will and having a blast. I know you'll now make all sort of claims
about slain dragons...hey, go right ahead.


And yet, you've told us that you can't go out for more than a few
days
because of a chronic illness.


Hmmmm. I'd like to read that post. I have an illness, but it doesn't
effect sailing in any way. Even when I was sick, I still could run,
lift and do everything else.


You're the one who seems debilitated.


Yep....just got back from trail riding and going swimming in the pond
with Thomas in a while. I'm crippled!


Yes, we keep hearing about your plans. You always have plans, but
your achievements add up to less sailing than most of us do in a
month!



Bwaahahahhaaha! Yeah? Who is doing all that sailing while posting here
every day! I claim to daysail and do weekend trips. I post pics and
video. There's no doubt. The rest of you are here ALL OF THE TIME!!!
Who are you trying to kid? I'm in touch via direct e-mail with several
people here and they don't believe you sail anywhere either!


Thursday we're leaving for four weeks in Maine. And you're just
jacking off in LIS!


Yup. We like sailing. We're not interested in cruising. Learn to live
with that and you may add a few years to your short-fused life.



I really don't care how you use your boat.


So why respond to every troll like a pavlovian dog. Jeff, surely
you're old and wise enough to catch on to what I do here and that I do
it for entertainment. As long as you're also having fun, then I'll
except the silly claim that you "don't care how I use my boat."
Actually, I think you care a great deal.


You're the one who keeps
claiming that only you can have fun because your boat tips more and
any other!


It's called heeling, Jeff. And it's a big part of the dynamic of
sailing for most sailors. Acting as though heeling is not a major fun
factor in sailing is like saying the wind in your hair is not part of
the allure of driving a ragtop. Snap out of it, dude.


What, you don't enjoy pushing the limits of your boat in light air?



Depends on how light and how hot. Dead calm conditions where no one
can sail on a 100 degree day is not fun for a sailboat underway. But
please tell us how you've sailed and had fun sailing your boat on
those days!


If you even rounded a mark last it would mean that you're trying.
If
you don't race, you can't talk about "pushing a boat to its limits."



I have raced on a J30 and J24's. It was fun for a while. It's not part
of why I want to sailing. You will never understand, probably because
you're not a sailor at heart. You carry around a phoney bravado
because you've taken a boat this way and that, adding up the miles as
though they are "better" than those who love sailing on Sunday
afternoons, on lakes and so on. You missed it, Jeff.



You just keep digging the hole deeper.


Yeah, you've been saying that for years, yet here you are in the hole.


You keep posting pics of
sailing boats at 60% of their potential and bragging about how fast
you're going!


When we drive a boat hard I'm usually not inclined to mess with my
camera.


If you raced you might learn how to get up to 95%, and
you'd certainly learn the meaning of terms like "pinching" and "foil
dynamics" and how to use them without embarrassing yourself.


Golly, the only one who got embarassed here was you, busted about 5
times in a single post!



You're the one who claims that without A/C it would be horrific!



AC at the SLIP. Yup. A nice thing to have. I don't know a single
person with AC who wants it off the boat.



Ah! A Rhodes! One of my favorites. I like to take my daughter
out
in them so she learns about tillers! I've been sailing them since
1963 - my first cruise of Maine was in a Mariner (the cuddy version)
out of Booth Bay in 1964.


My feet got wet.
I know you love me, Jeff. Keep up the energy!



RB
35s5
NY