Maybe Mooron ought to row that puppy if she ever hits the water
again...

http://www.nordicaboats.com/assets/i...in-sml-opt.jpg

State of water shows a reasonable breeze and the spinnaker is full, yet
the ponderous Nordica 30 is barely moving! There's barely a bow
wave!!!! She's doing 2-3 knots at best, where my boat would be close to
hull speed.
Why do people buy such turtles? Because they're afraid of those few
ultra windy days where it might actually be a serious challenge to
handle a fast boat like a 35s5, J35 or even a good cruiser like a Sabre
35.
Nordica slowica cheapica boatica!!!


RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:

State of water shows a reasonable breeze and the spinnaker is full,
yet the ponderous Nordica 30 is barely moving! There's barely a bow
wave!!!! She's doing 2-3 knots at best, where my boat would be close
to hull speed.

Bull! Your spinnaker's only ever hoisted when the boat's tied to the dock.

Face it, you've got spinnaphobia - and everybody knows it!


--
Capt Scumbalino

Bull! Your spinnaker's only ever hoisted when the boat's tied to the
dock.


Even if that were true it has no bearing on the simple and obvious fact
that Mooron's Nordica can't outrun a scared clam!

RB
35s5
NY

On 12 Feb 2006 06:09:20 -0800, "Capt. Rob" wrote:

Maybe Mooron ought to row that puppy if she ever hits the water
again...

http://www.nordicaboats.com/assets/i...in-sml-opt.jpg

State of water shows a reasonable breeze and the spinnaker is full, yet
the ponderous Nordica 30 is barely moving! There's barely a bow
wave!!!! She's doing 2-3 knots at best, where my boat would be close to
hull speed.
Why do people buy such turtles? Because they're afraid of those few
ultra windy days where it might actually be a serious challenge to
handle a fast boat like a 35s5, J35 or even a good cruiser like a Sabre
35.
Nordica slowica cheapica boatica!!!


RB
35s5
NY


What an idiot. The breeze is so light that it cannot even pull the
wrinkles out of the spinnaker.

Frank

What an idiot. The breeze is so light that it cannot even pull the
wrinkles out of the spinnaker.


Nonsense. The water state shows wind and the drive is clear with the
cloud cover on the left side of the frame. There's enough pull to show
some wake, so it's not dead air, probably just a dull moment. The aint
moving because it's slow, slow, slow with a PHRF rating slower than a
Catalina 30 withOUT the tall mast option!
Get a grip, boy!


RB
35s5
NY

"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message

What an idiot. The breeze is so light that it cannot even pull the
wrinkles out of the spinnaker.

Correct of course and since it was the first launch of a new chute... new
equipment and Murphy's Law being in effect.... I wisely selected a light air
day and deployed an inflatable tender with crew to take photos. Some
adjustments were required but all in all a favourable situation resulted.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:

Correct of course and since it was the first launch of a new chute...
new equipment and Murphy's Law being in effect.... I wisely selected
a light air day and deployed an inflatable tender with crew to take
photos.

Unlike Boobsie, who waits until there's *no* air, hoists it while tied to
the dock, and produces one shaky photo, blurred due to him quivering in fear
of a possible rustle of the fabric should a passing seagull time its next
fart appropriately.

It's telling that the *only* picture that Capt "Photo Boy" Rob has *ever*
posted of his spinnaker is the aforementioned embarrassment. That he
recently bragged about this photo is even *more* telling!


--
Capt Scumbalino

I wisely selected
a light air day and deployed an inflatable tender with crew to take
photos.


WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA!!! So let's get this straight? You were afraid to
photograph your boat sailing in more air because WHY???? You chose a
light air day WHY???

GOOD LORD!!!!

RB
35s5
NY

Capt. "windless non-sailor" Rob wrote:

WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA!!! So let's get this straight? You were afraid to
photograph your boat sailing in more air because WHY???? You chose a
light air day WHY???

GOOD LORD!!!!

WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA!!! So let's get this straight? You were afraid to
photograph your boat sailing *at all*, and in *any* sort of air, because
WHY???? You chose an airless day WHY???

GOOD LORD!!!!


--
Capt Scumbalino

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
I wisely selected
a light air day and deployed an inflatable tender with crew to take
photos.


WAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA!!! So let's get this straight? You were afraid to
photograph your boat sailing in more air because WHY???? You chose a
light air day WHY???

Which part of first launch didn't you understand? Why are you tying the
photography to some misguided rational that I needed to illustrate how fast
having a chute made the boat... it was for recording shape, set and position
from an alternate perspective.

I know it must drive you insane to not be able to have photos of any of your
vessels under sail.... let alone from an off vessel perspective.

Have you managed to find a way to fit behind the wheel on your 35s5 that
dosen't involve radical liposuction treatments?

Bwahahahahahahaahahahaaaa...

CM-