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"Flying Tadpole" wrote: Frank wrote: #1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS #2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT #3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST #4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET #5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS #6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST #7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER BOARDER #8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST #9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING #10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN #11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES All these myths are scotched here http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss! You mean, let's ALL be Frank? -- Flying Tadpole No, I'm Frank. Seahag |
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Seahag wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote: Frank wrote: #1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS #2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT #3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST #4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET #5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS #6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST #7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER BOARDER #8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST #9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING #10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN #11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES All these myths are scotched here http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss! You mean, let's ALL be Frank? -- Flying Tadpole No, I'm Frank. Seahag "Well Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...." -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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There is a stinkpotter named 'Frankly my dear'' in the Balt. area. Stupid
name, eh? Scotty "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Seahag wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote: Frank wrote: #1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS #2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT #3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST #4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET #5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS #6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST #7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER BOARDER #8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST #9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING #10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN #11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES All these myths are scotched here http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss! You mean, let's ALL be Frank? -- Flying Tadpole No, I'm Frank. Seahag "Well Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...." -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. like a Mac? |
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Flying Tadpole wrote: OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. God talks to you? Cheers |
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Really? That sounds like it's a recipe for disaster.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Gives you fair warning. Locally we had tugs with names like
"Tusker". FT Scott Vernon wrote: There is a stinkpotter named 'Frankly my dear'' in the Balt. area. Stupid name, eh? Scotty "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Seahag wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote: Frank wrote: #1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS #2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT #3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST #4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET #5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS #6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST #7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER BOARDER #8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST #9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING #10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN #11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES All these myths are scotched here http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss! You mean, let's ALL be Frank? -- Flying Tadpole No, I'm Frank. Seahag "Well Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn...." -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Scott Vernon wrote: "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. like a Mac? including but not limited to. Mind you, if you're reliant on slithering away from such waves the conditions probably mean either (a) you should have fled for shelter long ago, or (b) you should be hove to anyway... -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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Nav wrote: Flying Tadpole wrote: OzOne wrote: On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:05:18 -0700, "Jonathan Ganz" scribbled thusly: I'm sorry... I was thinking catamaran/trimaran.... On the multis when it gets really tough, the centreboard/boards are pulled up to save them, allow the boat to be pushed sideways and to stop it tripping over the boards. And indeed, I was always told, by my designer among others, that that is also what should be done in centreboarders in those conditions. God talks to you? Yes, but not recently. -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Break Away, Sail Away and putz away now at http://music.download.com/internetopera |
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