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B-2 Sighting
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Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around and made more than half a dozen passes. It blew my mind. I looked up and spotted it just as it was banking right in front of us. I waved to the guy on his third pass--black hat against a white sail. It seemed to work because he came around and turn close to us the last few passes. These planes are almost invisible when seen edge on--approaching and receding. It's not wonder they are invisible to radar. The other good news is that one of my sailing students from last year just gave me a 88 vintage Hobie 17--in very nice shape with a good trailer! Yippee! It is rigged without a jib, so I think I'll change it out to add one. The boat was too much for the guy. He is 150 pounds and could not right it if it flipped. He couldn't launch it by himself, couldn't tack it (it really does need a jib) and I suspect he got scared sailing it. Anyway, I found there is some foam in the hulls that seems to be heavy. I'm thinking about tearing it out piece by piece to lighten it up. Two of the batten pockets are torn and need to be sewn up. Otherwise it is in nice shape. |
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