I think you hit a nerve, Bart.



"Capt. **** Head" wrote in message
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I have no doubt he
can sail circles around you.

Boo Hoo Hoo

I have serious doubts that any of you sail enough for that
to mean
anything. 5 years ago I drew on the vast experience of
friends who do
regular crossings and race one design. I bet you heard or
even know a
few of them, Bart. I still learn from them, but they would
certainly
tell you that I can trim a boat nicely handle the helm.
I'd love to
see Sloco sail circles around me since no one else can. In
a race
around the buoys he'd probably win since I don't race and
could care
less.
So your point means little and I truly think Sloco knows
**** about
boats. Like Doug, he walks around thinking he's a vast
store house of
sailing knowledge. But like most sailors, he has opinions
about stuff
he doesn't know much about. I know people who have
designed sails,
built boats they crossed an ocean with and make a real
life of
sailing. The fellow who sold me my 35s5 has sailed around
the world,
sailed Turner's boat during the Fastnet disaster and is
now building a
boat. I'll sail with him next month. It's funny how guys
like that
don't have time to post here. He's read these forums and
found them
funny as hell.
With a couple of exceptions (Such as Joe who's had
professional time
at sea and owns a serious passage maker) you're all
weekend warriors
and not too good at that. Bart, get real. You've been
working on that
boat...a lovely Ericson I think, for how long? We had a
guy come into
the yard last season and he bought a pretty far gone
Valliant 40. The
boat needed everything, including blister work and keel
damage repair.
He refit that boat in half a season and sailed it home to
Ireland.
You've been fixing that thing for YEARS.
Sloco is probably a good PHRF sailor. He's obviously
impressed with
himself about it. But he's also a trailer trash asswipe
and I like
pointing it out as often as possible!

Boo Hoo
RB
35s5
NY
Boo Hoo