introduction, and rant...
 

"Scotty" wrote:

"nunyadarnbidness"
wrote in message ...

There are literally hundreds of thousands of people that
are considering
"going boating" this year... what do you say about helping
further the
cause?

I say, keep them off boats. There's too many idiots out on
the water now!

Now there's something that we finally agree on!

Over the past 30 years I've run aground so many times I've
considered
putting wheels on her keel.


Have you considered taking a basic nav course?

Have you considered a strapless bra, Snotty?

LP

I'd like to point out....
 

If you didn't know what a sockpuppet was you haven't lurked this group. So
we know you're a lier already.

"nunyadarnbidness" wrote in message
...
Why? Why you ask?
simply put, I'm just frustrated enough with the volumes of off topic
flotsam and jetsam, the "mines bigger than yours" the "yours is stupid,
ytherefore, you're stupid" posts.
I mean really people, do any of "yall" actually listen to yourselves?



"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
. ..
Ah!
Things dead, long dead, see! how they rise again!
--Why, why keep silence all these fourteen years,
When, on this letter, which he never wrote,
The tears were your tears?

The bloodstains were his.

Why, then, that noble silence,--kept so long--
Broken to-day for the first time--why?

Why?. . .

introduction, and rant...
 

Ilived on my Catalina 27 for a year just moved up to a morgan 36 but
the 27 was a good cruiser both boats are 1974 so they both have much
more experiance then me.

introduction, and rant...
 

Small word, my grandparents are all from Moore and Norman. The Stanford
& Scott family's goes way back in Moore. The 10 acres my Grandfathers
house and small farm were on sadly now is an apartment complex. I still
remember the driveway was paved with local rose quartz. I loved the
summer there with the Locust buzzing in the trees, and grandpa's
concode grape ripening on the vines and huge garden full of the best
veggies on earth.

Most the Stanfords were oilfiled people. Still have family members in
Norman.

Joe

introduction, and rant...(and weekend pic's)
 

had a great weekend, as the photos will attest. only a couple of issues,
1) somebody must have wanted my compass(s) more than I did, cuz they're both
gone. arrrgh. oh well.

2) right now, some cat at the bottom of texoma is a mr.limpett. my glasses
flew off, plink, right to the bottom, oh well, yea, i know,
shoulda/woulda/coulda.

pics are...

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cardiacpaul/

a couple of them are from the recent lakefest regatta.
no complaining about the pics, they were all taken with a well used 79.00
D395, it works just fie for us.




"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.

I'd like to point out....
 

(much snippage)

go "here" and find out...

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cardiacpaul/


So, you want to hear sailinjg? I'll be out on the Neuse River and Pamlico
Sound area for the weekend on our sailboat down in NC ...we're originally
Great Lakes sailors...we'll be sharung out experience with friends...oh,
and
I'm sure the hugh point of the weekend will be a stop at the pump out
station....now, isn't that exciting? How many hotdogs and burgers you
going
to eat on Monday? I'd truly like to know....

introduction, and rant...(and weekend pic's)
 

Wow that quite a set of sail she's sporting! Boat looks OK too.

Capt.Suzy
35s5
NY

introduction, and rant...(and weekend pic's)
 

yea, I'm marrying "up"


"SUZY" wrote in message
oups.com...
Wow that quite a set of sail she's sporting! Boat looks OK too.

Capt.Suzy
35s5
NY

introduction, and rant...(and weekend pic's)
 

nunyadarnbidness wrote:
had a great weekend, as the photos will attest. only a couple of issues,
1) somebody must have wanted my compass(s) more than I did, cuz they're both
gone. arrrgh. oh well.

2) right now, some cat at the bottom of texoma is a mr.limpett. my glasses
flew off, plink, right to the bottom, oh well, yea, i know,
shoulda/woulda/coulda.

pics are...

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cardiacpaul/

a couple of them are from the recent lakefest regatta.
no complaining about the pics, they were all taken with a well used 79.00
D395, it works just fie for us.




"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.


Nice sunset pics....

introduction, and rant...
 

"Dave" wrote:
On Fri, 26 May 2006 21:46:17 -0500, "Lady Pilot" said:

Oh no, you've probably kill filed me by now! hehee I don't care, honest

No, I do read an occasional post from you.

Sorry, that's all I can muster at the present time. I can't multitask any
more or faster than I have been the last few weeks.

Thinking about moving to Hawaii or Florida. Which would you pick and why?

I always thought highly of you Dave, and agreed with 98%, scary, huh!

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Hard to be the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. g

Hmmmmmm...

I haven't heard that Usenet reference since 1999 and I started posting here
around 2001. Do I know you from another group? I didn't notice you until
you started posting a month or two after I started posting here.

You must have googled me, perhaps?

LP