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Triton wrote:

On 14 Apr 2004 11:05:23 GMT, (Veridican) scribbled
thusly:

I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a keel?


No keel, just a swingboard. The Hunter 146, as it is called, is brand new. I
think they've only been out for a year.

So, you sail on the SF Bay? I sail in the Gulf off the panhandle of FL. We've
never got our boat to plane, but then there are two of us in the boat and
whoever's in the crew position is weighing down the front end. How do you get a
dinghy to plane?

The Veridican


Bwaaahahhahahahahahaa!
It's getting better Taddy!

Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I'm gobsmacked. How can one possibly top something like this?
SHould we suggest he bring the plane to the dinghy?

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Flying Tadpole wrote:


Triton wrote:



I'm gobsmacked. How can one possibly top something like this?
SHould we suggest he bring the plane to the dinghy?


Block, jack or rabbit?

Cheers
marty

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Don't know... don't sail dinghies... the cal I sail has a bulb-like
keel, fairly advanced for it's time (1965), finally supplanted by the
Santana 22. The keel weighs about 950 lbs. Total boat weight
is about 2000.

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"Veridican" wrote in message
...
I'm not familiar with the 14.5. Does it have a keel?


No keel, just a swingboard. The Hunter 146, as it is called, is brand new.
I
think they've only been out for a year.

So, you sail on the SF Bay? I sail in the Gulf off the panhandle of FL.
We've
never got our boat to plane, but then there are two of us in the boat and
whoever's in the crew position is weighing down the front end. How do you
get a
dinghy to plane?

The Veridican

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Was it a Mac, MacBoy?

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"Jim Cate" wrote in message
...
I had a Lido 14 for several years, and really enjoyed it. It could get
up on a plane in the right conditions, which was pretty exciting.

Jim

Veridican wrote:

My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of
Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge
of the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind). The boat is named, naturally,
"Veridican."

What about you--what do you sail?

The Veridican

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Veridican wrote:

My wife and I sail the hell out of a Hunter 14.5 footer on the Gulf of Mexico.
We've made some minor modifications, of course.

It goes really fast in good wind, and we can sail it right on the edge of the
no sail zone (45 degrees off the wind).

This is called "pointing". Anybody who races does it.

Congratulations! Welcome to the sport of sailing.

What about you--what do you sail?

On a regular basis: JY15, Laser, Albacore, 470, CL-16, Hobie14, plus a
smattering of windsurfers.

Occasionally I'll hitch a ride on a keelboat when I feel like sailing
with a ton of lead underneath me.

Too bad there's not a separate dinghy newsgroup.

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Ed said: (Sumpin tells me dis ol lady don't get out on da water much.)

Wrong. There is a difference sailing a scow than sailing a JY 15....I
prefer to have my butt up out tof the water, thank you, and also to have a
more reliable boat that doesn't flip...and Florida does not publish the
actual amount of shark attacks due to scaring off the tourists....I have
stepped on a shark...I didn't know I could run that fast...

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Florida does not publish the
actual amount of shark attacks due to scaring off the tourists....I have
stepped on a shark...I didn't know I could run that fast...

First off, Florida doesn't have to--the news does it for them. Secondly,
unprovoked shark attacks are very rare throughout the entire US, so they're
even more rare in FL.

Finally, all I'm saying is that you have a whole lot better chance of drowning
than being bit by a shark.

The Veridican
The Veridican
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Actually a significant number of the world wide reported shark attacks are in
Florida. Almost all of the US attacks are in FL.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0128075321.htm

Its still more common to drown, or die from a bee sting.



"Veridican" wrote in message
...
Florida does not publish the
actual amount of shark attacks due to scaring off the tourists....I have
stepped on a shark...I didn't know I could run that fast...

First off, Florida doesn't have to--the news does it for them. Secondly,
unprovoked shark attacks are very rare throughout the entire US, so they're
even more rare in FL.

Finally, all I'm saying is that you have a whole lot better chance of drowning
than being bit by a shark.

The Veridican
The Veridican
"Believe that truth is in the world when those who can see it follow it."

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Actually a significant number of the world wide reported shark attacks are in
Florida. Almost all of the US attacks are in FL.

That's right: FL, CA, and the Carolinas. It's kind of hard to have a shark
attack in CO or AZ.

Whatever, stay on the lakes and scream at the sight of dolphins--what do I
care.


The Veridican