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and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o)
Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
You'd be surprised.....
wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:23:23 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I ignored your Peterbilt and spoke instead to the Vanderbilt variety not wishing to draw attention to your profound lack of wit....but there you go...you pursued it and now there it is for everyone to see.... Not nearly as obvious as your giant Peterbuilt sized ass. BB wrote in message .. . On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:08:24 GMT, "katysails" wrote: They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... hoo-boy! please carefully re-read my post. BB wrote in message .. . On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
true revisionist history...
The true story: Katy came home from school one day with a fist full of quarters. Mom asks: Where did you get those? Katy replies: The boys at school are so enamored with me that they'll stupidly do anything I ask. I told them to go stand on their heads and this is what fell out of their pockets. "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Little Katy came home from school one day with a fist full of quarters. Katy's Mom; where did you get all those quarters from? Katy; The boys bet me I couldn't stand on my head for 5 minutes. Well, I did. Mom; Oh Katy! Those naughty boys just wanted to see your undies. Don't you ever do that again. 3 days later, Katy has more quarters than before. Mom; Katy! I thought I told you not to do that again! Katy; it's all right Mom, I fooled the boys this time, I didn't have my undies on. ;) "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
....and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates....
"Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking?
Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
That's a new one for me too...
Seahag "Scout" wrote in message ... hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking? Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
OzOne wrote:
Always found tacking with a spinnaker pretty easy. Ah so. That explains the Etchells rule... We'd let it drape around the forestay as we went thru the breeze while pulling the pole in. Immediately after passing head to wind the new brace/guy would be eased as the sheet was pulled in and the pole pushed out again. I can see how to do it, in theory. In practice, it has not worked so well for me. Do you ever have problems with snagging on the spreader tips? Also, how do you secure your spinnaker clews to the sheets? Another boat from way back had an assymetric spinnaker that was attached to the pole. Gybing and tacking required the mast end of the pole to be removed and the pole thrown over the forestay and picked up on the other side. These things always carried kites in light air uphill because the chute was cut more like a jib than spinnaker...the original screecher from the 50's That was a long time ago... and A-sails are still barely catching on over here... http://www.yachte.com.au/classes/gwen12.asp a newer rig here designed for the most by me and the guy I was sailing with Cool looking little boat... no trap or hiking board? Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
well, yeah...since you are generationally in the same place I am you should
know all about taking phone books on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking? Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
Only because you're that shallow....and don't know where to look...
wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:21:33 GMT, "katysails" wrote: You'd be surprised..... There is nothing surprising about you. BB wrote in message .. . On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:23:23 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I ignored your Peterbilt and spoke instead to the Vanderbilt variety not wishing to draw attention to your profound lack of wit....but there you go...you pursued it and now there it is for everyone to see.... Not nearly as obvious as your giant Peterbuilt sized ass. BB |
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "Donal" wrote Bart.... ignore Oz. You need to get a First 33.7. Can you keep up with a Hunter 336? I hear they're really fast. They are! A first 33.7 is really, really fast. That's much faster than a Hunter, ... really! Regards Donal -- |
"Donal" wrote
A first 33.7 is really, really fast. That's much faster than a Hunter, ... really! I hope you're not exaggerating. ****Head doesn't like that. Scotty |
You keep responding to me, so there must be something that holds your
interest... wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:39:44 GMT, "katysails" wrote: Only because you're that shallow....and don't know where to look... You are bland. There is nothing to find. BB wrote in message .. . On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:21:33 GMT, "katysails" wrote: You'd be surprised..... There is nothing surprising about you. BB |
A funerary jar holds his interest. They tell him, if he's good,
he can have its contents back in the next life. katysails wrote: You keep responding to me, so there must be something that holds your interest... wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:39:44 GMT, "katysails" wrote: Only because you're that shallow....and don't know where to look... You are bland. There is nothing to find. BB wrote in message .. . On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:21:33 GMT, "katysails" wrote: You'd be surprised..... There is nothing surprising about you. BB -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.soundclick.com/flyingtadpole |
I've been writing about Etchells in here long before
Oz arrived. My first post on the subject was 1996/06/04. By the way, E-Ticket, and White Knuckle are both names of boats in San Francisco. E-Ticket is the ticket you buy at an amusement park to get on the best rides. Avalanche and Nosebleed were nicknames for two trails I used to ski at Lake Tahoe. Any of which would be good names for an Etchells. "Donal" wrote "Bart Senior" wrote Finally, HOOT is a "hoot" to sail. ECHO is big and comfortable, and a nice party boat, but not as much fun to sail. HOOT is an E-ticket white knuckle, avalanche, nose-bleed of a ride. Bart.... ignore Oz. Donal |
That's an interesting idea--tossing the pole around the forestay.
OzOne wrote Another boat from way back had an assymetric spinnaker that was attached to the pole. Gybing and tacking required the mast end of the pole to be removed and the pole thrown over the forestay and picked up on the other side. These things always carried kites in light air uphill because the chute was cut more like a jib than spinnaker...the original screecher from the 50's |
Who did you win that one with? Ed?
OzOne wrote http://www.yachte.com.au/classes/gwen12.asp I won an Aust Champ in them and a couple of 3rds but after they'd gone to a double ended pole and conventional but still very flat spinaker, and looked like the pic above. That was the days of triangular courses and screaming shy runs. |
Scotty wrote...
I hope you're not exaggerating. ****Head doesn't like that. Don't know why I even married her. |
Maybe he should think of asking for a new set.....
"FLying Tadpole" wrote in message ... A funerary jar holds his interest. They tell him, if he's good, he can have its contents back in the next life. katysails wrote: You keep responding to me, so there must be something that holds your interest... wrote in message ... On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:39:44 GMT, "katysails" wrote: Only because you're that shallow....and don't know where to look... You are bland. There is nothing to find. BB wrote in message .. . On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:21:33 GMT, "katysails" wrote: You'd be surprised..... There is nothing surprising about you. BB -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.soundclick.com/flyingtadpole |
Don't think I'd want to be impaled by the receiving end!
"Bart Senior" wrote in message t... That's an interesting idea--tossing the pole around the forestay. OzOne wrote Another boat from way back had an assymetric spinnaker that was attached to the pole. Gybing and tacking required the mast end of the pole to be removed and the pole thrown over the forestay and picked up on the other side. These things always carried kites in light air uphill because the chute was cut more like a jib than spinnaker...the original screecher from the 50's |
Who did you win that one with? Ed?
OzOne wrote: Nope, he was sailing the VS back then http://www.yachte.com.au/classes/VS.asp Wow, those are cool boats. They sure have evolved over the years. Is the 3 person crew mandated by class rule? It seems like a crowd on a 15 footer. I wish there were some classes like this over here. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Also, how do you secure your spinnaker clews to the sheets?
OzOne wrote: We use C Clips..NEW C Clips, after a couple of seasons they wear enough to release during the set. On really big days we often run a couple of wraps of insulating tape adound one of the pair so they won't release. Ah so... who makes them? I'd love to get something that was light and smooth enough to pass easily around the stays. We put the sheet through the clew eye, or use a turn around & through the clew eye, and tie a stopper knot where it will be on the inside. But it still hangs up a discouragingly large percent of the time. Yep, trap. The hull was very flat bottomed and only 12' but had a 3' bowsprit so carried a lot of sail for its size. Originally had a single ended spinnaker pole that was kickered down to the bowsprit and a wire luffed spinnaker. A wire luff spinnaker!?! Dang that sounds like these things really got loaded up. I won an Aust Champ in them and a couple of 3rds but after they'd gone to a double ended pole and conventional but still very flat spinaker, and looked like the pic above. That was the days of triangular courses and screaming shy runs. Does everyone there run W/L nowadays? That's most common here. I love tight reaches, we alway do well on a course like that. Other sailors like to complain that they're not "tactical" but I think it's just an old fashioned mind set. You can pass a boat on any course, and where one boat can pass, another has to defend... sounds tactical to me! Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Perhaps I'm purer than previously believed!
Do mid-Western courting rituals include the dichotomization of voluminous catalogs and/or directories by the male? er . . . by the female? [gulp] Perhaps a few yes/no questions would help us out! Is this book used as a prop in some way? Does one person stand on it? Does one person kneel on it? Do any readings take place from said book? pssst ~ Seahag, if I find out, I'll let you know too! Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... well, yeah...since you are generationally in the same place I am you should know all about taking phone books on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking? Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
OzOne wrote:
USA is pretty conservative afa sailing boats generally. "Conservative" is putting it mildly. The Hobie and the Laser are our only popular one-design classes that don't date from the 1940s or earlier. If you go to that page above and look at the classes you'll see a few rockets like the Sharpie...nothing like your sharpies :-) Seen em. I think they started out similar to Lightnings only evolved for speed. Sometimes I wonder what classes in the U.S. would be like if sandbagger racing had stayed popular... they were similar to the boats the 18-footers grew out of. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
"DSK" wrote in message
. .. OzOne wrote: USA is pretty conservative afa sailing boats generally. "Conservative" is putting it mildly. The Hobie and the Laser are our only popular one-design classes that don't date from the 1940s or earlier. Bruce Kirby, the designer of the Laser, is Canadian. If you go to that page above and look at the classes you'll see a few rockets like the Sharpie...nothing like your sharpies :-) Seen em. I think they started out similar to Lightnings only evolved for speed. Sometimes I wonder what classes in the U.S. would be like if sandbagger racing had stayed popular... they were similar to the boats the 18-footers grew out of. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
"Scout" wrote in message ... Perhaps I'm purer than previously believed! Do mid-Western courting rituals include the dichotomization of voluminous catalogs and/or directories by the male? er . . . by the female? [gulp] Perhaps a few yes/no questions would help us out! Is this book used as a prop in some way?No Does one person stand on it? No Does one person kneel on it? No Do any readings take place from said book? No pssst ~ Seahag, if I find out, I'll let you know too! Scout OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... "katysails" wrote in message ... well, yeah...since you are generationally in the same place I am you should know all about taking phone books on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking? Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
I'd let my fingers do the walking.
Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... "Scout" wrote in message ... Perhaps I'm purer than previously believed! Do mid-Western courting rituals include the dichotomization of voluminous catalogs and/or directories by the male? er . . . by the female? [gulp] Perhaps a few yes/no questions would help us out! Is this book used as a prop in some way?No Does one person stand on it? No Does one person kneel on it? No Do any readings take place from said book? No pssst ~ Seahag, if I find out, I'll let you know too! Scout OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... "katysails" wrote in message ... well, yeah...since you are generationally in the same place I am you should know all about taking phone books on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... hmmm, I'd like to know more, but will I appear foolish for asking? Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... ...and took a phone book or the Sears catalog along on dates.... "Scout" wrote in message ... and shiny, patent leather shoes? (:o) Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... They didn't even exist when I was in school....I think I owned my first pair of bluejeans when I was 18....we had a very strict dress code and had to wear dresses or skkirts to school.... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:50 GMT, "katysails" wrote: I went to school with you? No, you were the one wearing Gloria Peterbuilt jeans. BB "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... In article , OzOne wrote: On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:01:10 GMT, "katysails" scribbled thusly: I don't buy Levi products....I wear LandsEnd.....hardly the designer type..... Lands End,,, funny name for jeans. When I was in grad school, I had a female classmate who wore them all the time. She was known as no-man's land. Too bad... -- Jonathan Ganz (j gan z @ $ail no w.c=o=m) http://www.sailnow.com "If there's no wind, row." |
"katysails" wrote
OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... Sheesh! Sounds like a mid-western thing. Scotty |
maybe we shouldn't prejudge Scotty. Some of the mid-Western towns had only
one exchange and paper thin phone books ; ) Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "katysails" wrote OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... Sheesh! Sounds like a mid-western thing. Scotty |
nope....Catholic girl's school thing...nuns ran around with rulers during
dances making sure you were slow dancing at least 6 inches apart.... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "katysails" wrote OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... Sheesh! Sounds like a mid-western thing. Scotty |
Detroit....IIRC, aboaut 3 inches thick.....
"Scout" wrote in message ... maybe we shouldn't prejudge Scotty. Some of the mid-Western towns had only one exchange and paper thin phone books ; ) Scout "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "katysails" wrote OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... Sheesh! Sounds like a mid-western thing. Scotty |
Ah yes, the nuns. Little did they know how they only fed the flames!
MTV is a poor substitute for Sister Rosa Marie! Scout "katysails" wrote in message ... nope....Catholic girl's school thing...nuns ran around with rulers during dances making sure you were slow dancing at least 6 inches apart.... "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... "katysails" wrote OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... Sheesh! Sounds like a mid-western thing. Scotty |
What was his name?
"katysails" wrote in message ... Detroit....IIRC, aboaut 3 inches thick..... |
Jeff Morris wrote:
Bruce Kirby, the designer of the Laser, is Canadian. True, but the class is relatively popular in the U.S. DSK |
katysails wrote:
OK...I'll explain...the girl places it on teh guys lap when, because the car is filled to capapcity, she must sit there...thus there is no chance of a close encounter of the ...you know....kind..... That sure wouldn't have worked in North Carolina... well it might nowadays, but it sure wouldn't have when I was a teenager (and dinosaurs roamed the earth). DSK |
: P Scotty
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... What was his name? "katysails" wrote in message ... Detroit....IIRC, aboaut 3 inches thick..... |
Does Percy know?
"katysails" wrote in message ... : P Scotty "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... What was his name? "katysails" wrote in message ... Detroit....IIRC, aboaut 3 inches thick..... |
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:33:05 +1000, OzOne wrote this crap:
Heh heh, When I was a boy, the phone book was hanging from a nail in the outside dunny :-) We didn't need phone books when I was a lad. You just turned the crank, and told the operator who you wanted to talk to. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
OzOne wrote:
Interesting isn't it that all the collegiate stuff is sailed in what are basically dogs :-) If you go to that page above and look at the classes you'll see a few rockets like the Sharpie...nothing like your sharpies :-) Seen em. I think they started out similar to Lightnings only evolved for They actually came from EU and were developed here. They dumped the gaff rig in favor of a full stick and then were further refined Pics here http://www.sharpie.org.uk/pics/photo...hotos2004.html http://www.sharpie.org.uk/pics/photo...es/Image3.html Sometimes I wonder what classes in the U.S. would be like if sandbagger racing had stayed popular... they were similar to the boats the 18-footers grew out of. Don't know of these. I assume they were a skiff type hull? They had a wide variety of hull shapes. They evolved from different types of work boats, ranging from catboats to sharpies to lighters. But I think that the demands of carrying an extreme rig & lots of ballast produced a sort of convergent evolution. By the late 1890s they were roughly similar skimming dish types. http://www.phillyseaport.org/workshop/bull&bear.html http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listi...oat_id=1054450 The usual excuse as to why sandbagger racing died out in the U.S. is that there was a big temperance (anti-drinking) movement culminating in Prohibition which also stamped out gambling. Not sure I believe this, the boats must have been expensive & cantankerous... but a lot of fun! Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Who the heck is Percy??????
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... Does Percy know? "katysails" wrote in message ... : P Scotty "Scott Vernon" wrote in message ... What was his name? "katysails" wrote in message ... Detroit....IIRC, aboaut 3 inches thick..... |
We had one of those until I was 5...then we got a modern phone with a
dial....and a new wringer washer to go with the solar dryer.... "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:33:05 +1000, OzOne wrote this crap: Heh heh, When I was a boy, the phone book was hanging from a nail in the outside dunny :-) We didn't need phone books when I was a lad. You just turned the crank, and told the operator who you wanted to talk to. Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now! |
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