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We'll stay out till monday evening, we may go to pompanos on sat night,
and
anchor up in one of the small inlets for some quality quiet time.


Well, that's great...I'm jealous!
I'll only be sailing tomorrow and just for the day. When you get back
give us a sailing report!
Have a good weekend.


RB
35s5
NY

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Texoma is nice, the south side anyway.

You should trailer down for the weekend and sail the bay or gulf.

Joe

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"nunyadarnbidness" wrote in message
...
that was directed to who(m)?
if you'd like pics, I'll email 'em.
in fact, i am doing so now...
I'd rather not have my email addy all over the net, thank you.

"katysails" wrote in message
...

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
Note that I'm the only person not to troll this thread. Take from that
what you will.
Any pics of your Catalina 27 around?

RB
35s5
NY

Jusst by making that statement you've given yourself the lie....



Twere bobspittle that wanted the pics...he's sof the opinion that if uyou
don't publish a pic of every single event where your foot touches the deck
that you don't sail....thanks, but I don't open attachements from people I
don't know....most people here establish Webshots accounts to post their
sailing pics on....

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And your point is... ? :-)

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"nunyadarnbidness" wrote in message
...
I am a long term sailor with over 30 years of experience on the water in
various boats, that I've chartered, owned, rented, borrowed or stole. I'm
also a long term member of this group and this is my very first posting.

I was under the assumption that this group was for people interested in
sailing, sailors, the ASA, training, piloting, safer boating, boats,
rigging, sails, racing, cruising, and... holes in the water that you throw
money into.

Am I mistaken?

according to the FAQ...

"1.0 Newsgroup origin
alt.sailing.asa was begun by the American Sailing Association in 1990 as a
forum for the exchange of ideas by people who share an interest in the
sport and lifestyle of sailing. At the time, the only other, similar
newsgroup was rec.boats. alt.sailing.asa had a more specific focus."


People, if I was a new boot that had a modicum of interest in sailing, and
I trolled the newsgroups to expand my knowledge base, and found this
group, I'd say to myself, "hmmm, this is the ASA group, must be they know
what the big deal is about all of this sailing stuff."

and what, pray tell would I see?

snippy, obnoxious, pretentious, moody, self-centered, materialistic, "mine
is better than yours" "yours is a POS" meglomaniac, narcissistic, holier
than thou, whiners that seem to spend more time ****ing and moaning, or
celebrating their last purchase of some trinket, car, house, camera, boat,
pair of shoes...
anything but putting your feet over the gunwale and enjoying the wind in
your hair, the pure joy of you, the wind, and your journey.

What would I think if I saw these posts?
I would think...
"You know, based on what I see here, I'm not too sure i'd like to belly up
almost the price of a home for a boat to meet and greet these people. "

I know that sailors are a unique breed. I am one. I'm a bit off center.
ok, sometimes I don't know where center is!
I also know that over these past 30 years, I have meet some of the most
wondeful people on the face of the earth. People that will give you the
shirt off of their backs if you've been in the sun too long, people that
will without question, give you a tow, food, fuel, and a place to hang
your hat if need be. People that catch a fish, side up next to you and
say... "you got wine for this?"

So, heres just a suggestion.
Instead of looking for confirmation of your existance thru your latest
Amex purchase, or touting what a wonderful consumer you must be, or
deriding someone else for what they thought was a decent idea at the time,
or, instead of lambasting some poor sap for their foilables, hows about we
kinda, sorta, maybe, discuss what we all profess to love. Sailing, our
boats, the water, our first mates (the keepers of the budget), our sailing
friends and families, our trips, our journeys our adventures and our joys.
hey, its just a thought.
There are literally hundreds of thousands of people that are considering
"going boating" this year... what do you say about helping further the
cause?

A bit about the poster:

I have never circumnavigated the world. Don't plan to, don't need to. If
you have, or are going to, I wish you well. Good for you.

My hole in the water is celebrating her 30th birthday this year. She is
only 27 ft long, but has all I and the boss need for a weekend, or a week
on "our" 89,000 acre lake.

She has a full sail locker with 100, 120, and 165 hanked jibs. we even
fly a spinniker when we get a wild hair in our butt.

Over the past 30 years I've run aground so many times I've considered
putting wheels on her keel. If you haven't, good for you, I'm proud of
you.

Her Atomic 4 has never failed us. Last years fuel costs? 38.00. this year
so far... 20.00.

We don't have solar panels, wind generators, water maker, or forward
looking sonar. We do have a 8D battery for the house, and a 4D back up and
a 30 gallon fresh water tank. The princess 2 burner suits us just fine,
thank you. The ice box goes thru about 20 lbs a day in August. we deal wih
it. No flat panel here, a radio/cd works wonders for the ambiance. One
thought... the full moon, a comfy cockpit and a good book.

The forward V-berth demands that we snuggle. Thats not a bad thing. I like
to say that she'll sleep six friends or 2 family members. My 15 year old
son has caught the "bug" and We're looking to upgrade, so I can hand our
faithful, reliable friend down to him.

From early March to late November, She, the boss and I have a wonderful
threesome on that lake almost every weekend, from friday afternoon to late
sunday evening. In fact, in just two weeks, we are relocating to an abode
within minutes from her so we can spend more time on her.

"Boats are the nearest thing to dreams that man has ever made"

"Wherever we want to go, we'll go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's
not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship
needs... but what a ship is... what the Black Pearl really is... is
freedom."

rant over, returning you to your regularly scheduled program.

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Step one, don't feel the troll...

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"nunyadarnbidness" wrote in message
...
I am unfamiliar with what a sockpuppet is, but, this is what i'm talking
about...

"it is much better than be thought a fool, than open your mouth and prove
it"



"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Well, assuming you're not a sockpuppet....Welcome. In spite of all of
the nonsense generated here (not a small amount from me) you'll find
that quite a few people actually know something about sailing and don't
mind talking about it on occasion. On the other hand, we have a few
nasty humorless folks like Scott Vernon and Ringmaster who find the
need to deride and spout harsh language on a regular basis.
Again, welcome....and good luck.


RB
35s5
NY

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Nice boat... sailed many miles in and around the SF area on one with an A-4.

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"nunyadarnbidness" wrote in message
...
a 1976 catalina 27 tall rig


"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ps.com...
much snippage...
Again, best of luck to you. Oh, and what kind of boat do you sail? I
did not catch the builder. I used to sail a Catalina 27 myself.


RB
35s5
NY

I'd like to point out....
 

He's not that good at it.. :-)

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"katysails" wrote in message
...
that this guy with all the sailing experience claims he doesn't know what
a
sockpuppet is, yet he knows how to configure his ng program to shield his
email identity....warning...warning...danger...danger... ..

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"Joe" wrote:
Hey Nunya,

were do you sail?

"nunyadarnbidness" inspired me to write:

again, tongue firmly in cheek.
Lake Texoma

Oh my thong underwear!

....I was going to spend this weekend at Texoma, but my client made the sale
of his lakeside property with slip before the weekend. He pulled his huge
42' cigar boat to work to impress me (although I wasn't!), but has already
been thinking about buying a cat like Jeff's just to impress me. He has 5
companies so far that I've been managing, one being an upscale liquor store.
(Very convienient)

LP

He tried to impress me a couple days ago talking to someone on the phone to
give him the interest rate and insurance on the cat. heh

I was thinking about going to Eufala Lake (to a big party), but gave into
staying home for a tall strawberry blonde lucious male friend of mine that
works for a major airline (or two).

A couple of funny coindences...his first name, birthdate, and occupation is
the same as bertie's. Then he bought a BWM motorcycle and he has the exact
same van as CN.

Even more...but I digress.

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"Mys Terry" wrote:
On Fri, 26 May 2006 06:15:31 -0500, "nunyadarnbidness"
wrote:

I am a long term sailor with over 30 years of experience on the water in
various boats, that I've chartered, owned, rented, borrowed or stole. I'm
also a long term member of this group and this is my very first posting.


It's always those who have contributed the least that complain the
most. If you want better content here, PROVIDE IT. Lurkers who do not
post are not members, they are freeloaders.

Wow! Do you think that kind of arsenal is proper for a newbie?

Or are you just fishing? :-)

LP

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"nunyadarnbidness" wrote:
I'll discuss sailing with anyone that would like to discuss sailing.
I don't care if its a spoiled rich kid, or a dock bum (like me)
if it floats, its all good.

What are you doing in Arlington, TX?

LP (curious minds)