To the whole ASA Group;

Have a great Summer! Those with Boats, any kind; enjoy the hell out of
them.

They are YOUR"S; Use them any damn well way you want. I know you will. I
just want to give you all a vote of confidence. ENJOY!! Maybe think of
Ol Thom, once in a while. Maybe when you barbar haul a whisker pole or
the sheet on a drifter.

I've had my day. I envy each and every one of you, your youth and wish
you well
And: "I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!"

Ol Thom (The Beached Bum)




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

Thanks Thom. I'll remember you the next time I take the 26M out. - I'm
hoping to do some fishing (maybe for tarpons)when it cools down a little.

Jim




Thom Stewart wrote:
To the whole ASA Group;

Have a great Summer! Those with Boats, any kind; enjoy the hell out of
them.

They are YOUR"S; Use them any damn well way you want. I know you will. I
just want to give you all a vote of confidence. ENJOY!! Maybe think of
Ol Thom, once in a while. Maybe when you barbar haul a whisker pole or
the sheet on a drifter.

I've had my day. I envy each and every one of you, your youth and wish
you well
And: "I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!"

Ol Thom (The Beached Bum)




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone should enjoy
their SAILboats in the way that suits them.
I only wish others had your wisdom. Sadly, folks like Doug and Jeff
waste tremendous energy fretting over how others enjoy their time on
the water. I wish even them well.

Take care, Thom. I'm signing off as well for a while.



RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone should enjoy
their SAILboats in the way that suits them.


And those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15 knots to and from a
preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can enjoy our
SAILboats even more.

Jim

"JimC" wrote in message
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Capt. Rob wrote:
Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone
should enjoy
their SAILboats in the way that suits them.


And those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15 knots
to and from a
preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can
enjoy our
SAILboats even more.


You can sail at 15 knots? Did buy a 50'er? A cat?

Scotty

No. He motors. Jim has got a fabulous 26M, which is not only a fantastic
sailing vessel, it is also planes along well enough to water ski behind.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Scotty" wrote in message
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"JimC" wrote in message
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Capt. Rob wrote:
Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone
should enjoy
their SAILboats in the way that suits them.


And those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15 knots
to and from a
preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can
enjoy our
SAILboats even more.


You can sail at 15 knots? Did buy a 50'er? A cat?

Scotty

Hi Scotty. No, I didn't say I can sail at 15 knots. What I said was
that I can motor out to where I want to sail and motor back at 15 knots.
In our particular area, in which getting out and back from the sailing
areas takes a signficant amount of time because or the traffic, etc.,
that gives me more time for SAILing. Also, this time of year we
sometimes have some pretty severe squalls that build up suddently in the
afternoon, and I usually prefer to come back to the marina rather than
go through them. - The ability to return to the marina at 15 knots in
such circumstances is an obvious safety factor. - Not saying that the
Mac 26M is the best choice for extended blue water crossings, but for
me, under these circumstances, its a good choice.

Scotty, as a suggestion, maybe you ought to read the GD notes before you
start pontificating about them.

Jim




Scotty wrote:
"JimC" wrote in message
. net...


Capt. Rob wrote:

Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone

should enjoy

their SAILboats in the way that suits them.


And those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15 knots

to and from a

preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can

enjoy our

SAILboats even more.



You can sail at 15 knots? Did buy a 50'er? A cat?

Scotty

Thom Stewart wrote:

To the whole ASA Group;

Have a great Summer! Those with Boats, any kind; enjoy the hell out of
them.


Thank you Thom

They are YOUR"S; Use them any damn well way you want.

There's only one "person" here who is trying to tell others
what boat they should have and how they should use it.

.... I know you will. I
just want to give you all a vote of confidence. ENJOY!! Maybe think of
Ol Thom, once in a while. Maybe when you barbar haul a whisker pole or
the sheet on a drifter.


Will do

I've had my day. I envy each and every one of you, your youth and wish
you well

Youth, check
One thing we should all do is make an effort to introduce at
least one young person to the water & to sailing.


And: "I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!"


Hear hear... Thom, will hoist a wee glass of some good Irish
stuff to you, as soon as my phone stops ringing...

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

There's only one "person" here who is trying to tell others
what boat they should have and how they should use it.



Yup, it's Jeff. I tell people what boat they have but NOT how to use
it. Which reminds me, Doug...Jeff's PDQ 36 would have also done nicely
for you and even that's better than a trawler.


RB
35s5
NY

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:48:03 -0700, (Thom Stewart)
wrote:

To the whole ASA Group;

Have a great Summer! Those with Boats, any kind; enjoy the hell out of
them.

They are YOUR"S; Use them any damn well way you want. I know you will. I
just want to give you all a vote of confidence. ENJOY!! Maybe think of
Ol Thom, once in a while. Maybe when you barbar haul a whisker pole or
the sheet on a drifter.

I've had my day. I envy each and every one of you, your youth and wish
you well
And: "I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!"

Ol Thom (The Beached Bum)




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage


Thanks for the thought, Ol Thom. Be thinking about you.

Times moves on. I had to retire my Jazz from running with me this
spring. At eleven, she he could no longer handle the distance and the
heat. Hope I'm not next. And I hope I can stay on the water as long
as you have.

Frank