I guess that's heavy air for So Cal. Up here it's a light day.

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"Brien Alkire" wrote in message
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Here's some info I got from a friend that was racing last night:

"LAX recorded 18knots at 7pm with gusts in the low-20's and it was
somewhat
windier out from shore. I think the waves were the bigger problem. It was
the roughest I've seen it for any of the wed night races in the last 3
years. There were at least 2 dismastings, one boat capsized, one sunk,
people overboard from several boats, and lots of sail damage. Dock
scuttlebutt was that the boat with the fatality was a Moore 24 and the
boat
that sunk was a MacGregor 26. We got soaked but enjoyed the ride, and had
some really great surfs even without the spinnaker."

I guess that's heavy air for So Cal. Up here it's a light day.

Yes, it's true that MDR is a light wind area. However, I think the waves
and the fact that it was the first race of season probably played bigger
roles (lots of new racers and sailors with rusty skills).

Unlike my friends in the bay area people rarely wear PFD's around here. I'm
sure there'll be a lot of debate about that.

Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear PDFs. I don't see any
good reason not to, especially given the good quality and high comfort of
PDFs currently available.

I know for sure that one has a much higher chance of being boarded for an
impromptu inspection if one isn't wearing one... at least up here.

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"Brien Alkire" wrote in message
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I guess that's heavy air for So Cal. Up here it's a light day.

Yes, it's true that MDR is a light wind area. However, I think the waves
and the fact that it was the first race of season probably played bigger
roles (lots of new racers and sailors with rusty skills).

Unlike my friends in the bay area people rarely wear PFD's around here.
I'm
sure there'll be a lot of debate about that.

"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear FPDs. If I see
someone that
isn't wearing one, I call the marine cops right away.



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Scotty, is there some dumb point you're trying to make by changing around a
sailing post? Do you have no opinion of your own about PFDs? Sorry,
rhetorical question.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear FPDs. If I see
someone that
isn't wearing one, I call the marine cops right away.



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From: "JG"
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Subject: local scuttlebutt
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:56:47 -0700
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"JG" wrote in message
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Scotty, is there some dumb point you're trying to make by changing
around a
sailing post? Do you have no opinion of your own about PFDs? Sorry,
rhetorical question.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear FPDs. If I
see
someone that
isn't wearing one, I call the marine cops right away.



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And your point is????

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From: "JG"
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Subject: local scuttlebutt
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"JG" wrote in message
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Scotty, is there some dumb point you're trying to make by changing
around a
sailing post? Do you have no opinion of your own about PFDs? Sorry,
rhetorical question.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear FPDs. If I
see
someone that
isn't wearing one, I call the marine cops right away.



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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear PDFs. I don't see
any
good reason not to, especially given the good quality and high comfort of
PDFs currently available.

I know for sure that one has a much higher chance of being boarded for an
impromptu inspection if one isn't wearing one... at least up here.

What is the world coming to?

Are Californians so devoid of testosterone that they would allow their
vessels to be boarded because someone wasn't wearing a lifejacket?


Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message
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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear PDFs. I don't see
any
good reason not to, especially given the good quality and high comfort of
PDFs currently available.

I know for sure that one has a much higher chance of being boarded for an
impromptu inspection if one isn't wearing one... at least up here.

What is the world coming to?

Are Californians so devoid of testosterone that they would allow their
vessels to be boarded because someone wasn't wearing a lifejacket?

It's the mindset that justifies his behaviour on this group....

CM

What mindset is that? Do you go out of your way to be stupid around the
authorities?

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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"JG" wrote in message
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Personally, I think it's high foolishness to not wear PDFs. I don't see
any
good reason not to, especially given the good quality and high comfort
of
PDFs currently available.

I know for sure that one has a much higher chance of being boarded for
an
impromptu inspection if one isn't wearing one... at least up here.

What is the world coming to?

Are Californians so devoid of testosterone that they would allow their
vessels to be boarded because someone wasn't wearing a lifejacket?

It's the mindset that justifies his behaviour on this group....

CM