Perhaps you might like to read some accounts of people caught in storms?
They don't describe elation afterward -more often great relief at having
survived.

Cheers MC

Donal wrote:

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...

Or fear if you don't want to be there?



What a strange question.

If you've done it, then I find it difficult to understand how it wasn't one
of the biggest thrills of your life.

Oz has mentioned the whoops and cheers. That is exactly what I have
experienced. Once the boat gets over 14 kts *everybody* begins to shout.
Even the inexperienced crew will love it .... unless they don't have total
confidence in the skipper!!!!




Regards


Donal
--

The trouble with storms is, although they can be fun at
first, if they last too long they become intimidating because
all senses are assaulted. There's the constant noise, the
chaos of motion, the wetness, the strain on the gear, the
doubts that the gear will last, the choices that all must
be made correctly and in good time. I think it would take a
raving lunatic to actually enjoy a storm that lasted much
more than a day. Such a man would enjoy several days
of Chinese water torture.

S.Simon




"The_navigator©" wrote in message ...
Perhaps you might like to read some accounts of people caught in storms?
They don't describe elation afterward -more often great relief at having
survived.

Cheers MC

Donal wrote:

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...

Or fear if you don't want to be there?



What a strange question.

If you've done it, then I find it difficult to understand how it wasn't one
of the biggest thrills of your life.

Oz has mentioned the whoops and cheers. That is exactly what I have
experienced. Once the boat gets over 14 kts *everybody* begins to shout.
Even the inexperienced crew will love it .... unless they don't have total
confidence in the skipper!!!!




Regards


Donal
--

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
Perhaps you might like to read some accounts of people caught in storms?
They don't describe elation afterward -more often great relief at having
survived.


Maybe we are talking about different things. I'm talking about going
downwind in an F8. Going upwind in an F5 can be unpleasant. Going
downwind in an F6 can be unpleasant, unless you have the right crew.


Going downwind, at speed, with the right crew on the right boat, is a blast.




Regards


Donal
--

Boats don't slide.


RB

Really?
You are no sailor Bubbles.

A boat in the water in not capable of sliding. Look it up. Boats do not "slide"
through the water.

RB

Actually, the do in the right conditions. This even happens in the
"protected" waters of the SF bay. There are pictures to prove it
in Lat. 38, and I have a racing friend who was on a boat when
that happened.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Probably not Cappy, but when 6 tonne of boat starts that slide down
the face of a big ocean wave....nothing else in sailing compares to
the thrill.

Boats don't slide.


RB

Cute, real cute! You know I speak from experience and
you're just jealous.

S.Simon


Donnys Dilemma wrote in message ...
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:52:20 -0500, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

The trouble with storms is, although they can be fun at
first, if they last too long they become intimidating because
all senses are assaulted. There's the constant noise, the
chaos of motion, the wetness, the strain on the gear, the
doubts that the gear will last, the choices that all must
be made correctly and in good time. I think it would take a
raving lunatic to actually enjoy a storm that lasted much
more than a day. Such a man would enjoy several days
of Chinese water torture.

S.Simon

I like it when you use you imagination.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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

Ever hear of an ice boat?


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
Boats don't slide.


RB

Really?
You are no sailor Bubbles.

A boat in the water in not capable of sliding. Look it up. Boats do not "slide"
through the water.

RB

Ever hear of an ice boat?

Got me!!!

RB

Nah we don't surf upwind. ;-)

Cheers MC

Donnys Dilemma wrote:
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 13:42:31 +1300, The_navigator©
wrote:


Perhaps you might like to read some accounts of people caught in storms?
They don't describe elation afterward -more often great relief at having
survived.

Cheers MC


That barge of yours never surfed?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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

The term knots per hour is used in defining acceleration. Bit of trivia
knowledge I learned once upon a time. Actual Speed is Nautical Miles Per
Hour (relating to the water or relating to the ground). The other
definition is: "Depends on whom I'm after . . .or trying to get away
from.!"

MST