Losing the Battle
 

becoming "one" with another boat.

RB

So your friends are incompetant too?

Actually, my friend is a "famous" J27 sailor, who's well known. He lurks here
from time to time. He's yet to damage a boat in 32 years of racing and winning.

RB

Losing the Battle
 

Not racing hard then is he.

Cheers MC

Bobsprit wrote:

He's yet to damage a boat in 32 years of racing and winning.

Losing the Battle
 

The best bit is I imagine his grabbing the mooring and his arms
stretching like the rubber man! Can you imagine even trying?

Cheers MC

Donals Dilema wrote:

On 25 Nov 2003 23:17:02 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:


becoming "one" with another boat.

RB

So your friends are incompetant too?

Actually, my friend is a "famous" J27 sailor, who's well known. He lurks here

from time to time. He's yet to damage a boat in 32 years of racing and winning.

RB


Not surprised if he has the ability to grab a mooring while moving at
speed and hang onto it.
Does he have a blue and red suit as well?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Losing the Battle
 

Not surprised if he has the ability to grab a mooring while moving at
speed and hang onto it.

What speed was he moving at?

RB

Losing the Battle
 

Ha, I've even been known to run aft while trying to hold on to get it to
a suitable cleat! Of course I didn't have fenders to fall over!

Cheers MC

Donals Dilema wrote:

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 12:22:21 +1300, The_navigator©
wrote:


The best bit is I imagine his grabbing the mooring and his arms
stretching like the rubber man! Can you imagine even trying?

Cheers MC


I know a man of your experience has never missed picking up a mooring
;-)
BUT, I have got it wrong and know just how difficult it is just to
hold on..if you're silly enough to try..with any way on at all.

Surely Bubbles doesn't believe everything his heroes tell him without
question?

Ahh but wait...he's a Yank...they believe everything Bush tells em.
Maybe Bubbles is compensating for not believeing Bush?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

Losing the Battle
 

Dunno, the one where he was out of control in a storm heading toward
another boat that he would not have been able to avoid without
grabbing the mooring!

Never said anything of the sort. I simply said he got slammed and grabbed a
mooring. I can't seem to locate what windspeed equals "slammed."

RB

Losing the Battle
 

Hey Bubbles, I've damaged dozens of boats while racing,


Tripped over fenders?

RB

Losing the Battle
 

Do you think Booby was recounting his friend's story when he claimed a
similar escapade? In other words he was lying again?

Nope, in our case we were getting the catalina off the dock and tried to grab
our mooring. Heavy wind caught us before we got the rode up and over. Two
different situations. He was successful. We weren't.

RB

Losing the Battle
 

You said he grabbed a mooring which saved him from becoming one with
another boat!

Yup, moments later the wind was up around 70 knots. Only lasted 15-20 minutes,
but he'd have been in trouble. Catching the mooring was a good decision.

RB

Losing the Battle
 

He should be a writer.....NOT.

Donals Dilema wrote in message
...
On 26 Nov 2003 05:43:55 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

You said he grabbed a mooring which saved him from becoming one with
another boat!

Yup, moments later the wind was up around 70 knots. Only lasted 15-20
minutes,
but he'd have been in trouble. Catching the mooring was a good decision.

RB

Here we go again, the fluid story!


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.