Saturday and Sunday were our first races in the new (to us) one-design
class. Fortunately they were pre-season, and not scored. We were abysmal
for the first two. My three additional crew are two young men with
extensive dinghy experience and a middle-aged woman who has forgotten more
about sail trim and tactics than most sailors will ever know. I'm lucky to
have such great people. I hope they'll stay with me for most of the season.
Some crew changes are expected and normal, as peoples' schedules have
conflicts, but good crew seem to be plentiful where we race.

Both days saw light air, which is always tough for me. I'm constantly
searching for the wind and by the time I've re-trimmed, the wind has altered
substantially. I tend to believe the better sailors are more consistent and
trim less aggressively in such conditions.

Race one began on Lake M. with less than 4kts. out of the south. The water
was flat as four of six boats crossed the line early to receive a general
recall. The restart was equally poor, with no one at the line at the gun.
We were blanketed by another boat and held our tack too long before escaping
to clearer air. And it seemed everywhere we went the wind was elsewhere.
We finished dead last. Race two was a bit better. We started well and
maintained good boat speed until the final gibe. For some reason it was as
if the wind died and the sails went slack. Other boats kept moving, but we
slowed frustratingly. We finally got the boat moving again, but too late to
make up the lost time. We finished fourth after a very good final windward
leg. Sunday saw slightly more wind, and predictably we sailed better. My
foredeck man seemed to come into his own and worked brilliantly. Our four
spinnaker legs were near flawless. To weather we moved very well, about 3.5
kts. in 4.5 kts. of wind, passing two boats in the process to take second
place. We were elated.

The post-race 'party' was a great experience. The fleet is made up of
serious sailors, but very decent and friendly folks. Everyone was
complimentary of our first efforts and made us feel like we've always been
part of the fleet. We're looking forward to the upcoming summer series,
which begins in two weeks.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message
nk.net...
Saturday and Sunday were our first races in the new (to us) one-design
class. Fortunately they were pre-season, and not scored. We were abysmal
for the first two. My three additional crew are two young men with
extensive dinghy experience and a middle-aged woman who has forgotten more
about sail trim and tactics than most sailors will ever know. I'm lucky
to have such great people. I hope they'll stay with me for most of the
season. Some crew changes are expected and normal, as peoples' schedules
have conflicts, but good crew seem to be plentiful where we race.

Both days saw light air, which is always tough for me. I'm constantly
searching for the wind and by the time I've re-trimmed, the wind has
altered substantially. I tend to believe the better sailors are more
consistent and trim less aggressively in such conditions.

Race one began on Lake M. with less than 4kts. out of the south. The
water was flat as four of six boats crossed the line early to receive a
general recall. The restart was equally poor, with no one at the line at
the gun. We were blanketed by another boat and held our tack too long
before escaping to clearer air. And it seemed everywhere we went the wind
was elsewhere. We finished dead last. Race two was a bit better. We
started well and maintained good boat speed until the final gibe. For
some reason it was as if the wind died and the sails went slack. Other
boats kept moving, but we slowed frustratingly. We finally got the boat
moving again, but too late to make up the lost time. We finished fourth
after a very good final windward leg. Sunday saw slightly more wind, and
predictably we sailed better. My foredeck man seemed to come into his own
and worked brilliantly. Our four spinnaker legs were near flawless. To
weather we moved very well, about 3.5 kts. in 4.5 kts. of wind, passing
two boats in the process to take second place. We were elated.

The post-race 'party' was a great experience. The fleet is made up of
serious sailors, but very decent and friendly folks. Everyone was
complimentary of our first efforts and made us feel like we've always been
part of the fleet. We're looking forward to the upcoming summer series,
which begins in two weeks.

Max



Sounds like you had a blast. I was teaching both days for the last two
weekends... we had some terrific wind on the bay, well over 25 kts both
weekends, but the students did pretty well.

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

Maxprop wrote:
Saturday and Sunday were our first races in the new (to us) one-design
class. Fortunately they were pre-season, and not scored. We were abysmal
for the first two. My three additional crew are two young men with
extensive dinghy experience and a middle-aged woman who has forgotten more
about sail trim and tactics than most sailors will ever know. I'm lucky to
have such great people. I hope they'll stay with me for most of the season.
Some crew changes are expected and normal, as peoples' schedules have
conflicts, but good crew seem to be plentiful where we race.

Both days saw light air, which is always tough for me. I'm constantly
searching for the wind and by the time I've re-trimmed, the wind has altered
substantially. I tend to believe the better sailors are more consistent and
trim less aggressively in such conditions.

Race one began on Lake M. with less than 4kts. out of the south. The water
was flat as four of six boats crossed the line early to receive a general
recall. The restart was equally poor, with no one at the line at the gun.
We were blanketed by another boat and held our tack too long before escaping
to clearer air. And it seemed everywhere we went the wind was elsewhere.
We finished dead last. Race two was a bit better. We started well and
maintained good boat speed until the final gibe. For some reason it was as
if the wind died and the sails went slack. Other boats kept moving, but we
slowed frustratingly. We finally got the boat moving again, but too late to
make up the lost time. We finished fourth after a very good final windward
leg. Sunday saw slightly more wind, and predictably we sailed better. My
foredeck man seemed to come into his own and worked brilliantly. Our four
spinnaker legs were near flawless. To weather we moved very well, about 3.5
kts. in 4.5 kts. of wind, passing two boats in the process to take second
place. We were elated.

The post-race 'party' was a great experience. The fleet is made up of
serious sailors, but very decent and friendly folks. Everyone was
complimentary of our first efforts and made us feel like we've always been
part of the fleet. We're looking forward to the upcoming summer series,
which begins in two weeks.

Max


No more late nights on A dock for you, bucko....

"Maxprop" wrote in message
nk.net...
Saturday and Sunday were our first races in the new (to us) one-design
class. Fortunately they were pre-season, and not scored. We were abysmal
for the first two. My three additional crew are two young men with
extensive dinghy experience and a middle-aged woman who has forgotten more
about sail trim and tactics than most sailors will ever know. I'm lucky
to have such great people. I hope they'll stay with me for most of the
season. Some crew changes are expected and normal, as peoples' schedules
have conflicts, but good crew seem to be plentiful where we race.

Both days saw light air, which is always tough for me. I'm constantly
searching for the wind and by the time I've re-trimmed, the wind has
altered substantially. I tend to believe the better sailors are more
consistent and trim less aggressively in such conditions.

Race one began on Lake M. with less than 4kts. out of the south. The
water was flat as four of six boats crossed the line early to receive a
general recall. The restart was equally poor, with no one at the line at
the gun. We were blanketed by another boat and held our tack too long
before escaping to clearer air. And it seemed everywhere we went the wind
was elsewhere. We finished dead last. Race two was a bit better. We
started well and maintained good boat speed until the final gibe. For
some reason it was as if the wind died and the sails went slack. Other
boats kept moving, but we slowed frustratingly. We finally got the boat
moving again, but too late to make up the lost time. We finished fourth
after a very good final windward leg. Sunday saw slightly more wind, and
predictably we sailed better. My foredeck man seemed to come into his own
and worked brilliantly. Our four spinnaker legs were near flawless. To
weather we moved very well, about 3.5 kts. in 4.5 kts. of wind, passing
two boats in the process to take second place. We were elated.

The post-race 'party' was a great experience. The fleet is made up of
serious sailors, but very decent and friendly folks. Everyone was
complimentary of our first efforts and made us feel like we've always been
part of the fleet. We're looking forward to the upcoming summer series,
which begins in two weeks.

Max


If you learned to sail in Colorado shouldn't you have mastered reading the
wind? It changes every minute in direction and intensity.

"katy" wrote in message
...
Maxprop wrote:
Saturday and Sunday were our first races in the new (to us) one-design
class. Fortunately they were pre-season, and not scored. We were
abysmal for the first two. My three additional crew are two young men
with extensive dinghy experience and a middle-aged woman who has
forgotten more about sail trim and tactics than most sailors will ever
know. I'm lucky to have such great people. I hope they'll stay with me
for most of the season. Some crew changes are expected and normal, as
peoples' schedules have conflicts, but good crew seem to be plentiful
where we race.

Both days saw light air, which is always tough for me. I'm constantly
searching for the wind and by the time I've re-trimmed, the wind has
altered substantially. I tend to believe the better sailors are more
consistent and trim less aggressively in such conditions.

Race one began on Lake M. with less than 4kts. out of the south. The
water was flat as four of six boats crossed the line early to receive a
general recall. The restart was equally poor, with no one at the line at
the gun. We were blanketed by another boat and held our tack too long
before escaping to clearer air. And it seemed everywhere we went the
wind was elsewhere. We finished dead last. Race two was a bit better.
We started well and maintained good boat speed until the final gibe. For
some reason it was as if the wind died and the sails went slack. Other
boats kept moving, but we slowed frustratingly. We finally got the boat
moving again, but too late to make up the lost time. We finished fourth
after a very good final windward leg. Sunday saw slightly more wind, and
predictably we sailed better. My foredeck man seemed to come into his
own and worked brilliantly. Our four spinnaker legs were near flawless.
To weather we moved very well, about 3.5 kts. in 4.5 kts. of wind,
passing two boats in the process to take second place. We were elated.

The post-race 'party' was a great experience. The fleet is made up of
serious sailors, but very decent and friendly folks. Everyone was
complimentary of our first efforts and made us feel like we've always
been part of the fleet. We're looking forward to the upcoming summer
series, which begins in two weeks.

Max
No more late nights on A dock for you, bucko....

Wanna bet? Where did you think we went after Saturday's races?

Max

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
...


If you learned to sail in Colorado shouldn't you have mastered reading the
wind? It changes every minute in direction and intensity.

Amen to that, but that was one hell of a long time ago. I'm rusty. And
when talking about intensity, Colorado mountain lakes have that in spades.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...


Where did you think we went after Saturday's races?


a whorehouse?

SV

Scotty wrote:
"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...

Where did you think we went after Saturday's races?



a whorehouse?

SV


Ain't none where he was...they're all dyed in the wool Lutherans there...

"Scotty" wrote in message
. ..

"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...


Where did you think we went after Saturday's races?


a whorehouse?

Excellent guess, but wrong.

Max

"katy" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
"Maxprop" wrote in message
k.net...

Where did you think we went after Saturday's races?



a whorehouse?

SV


Ain't none where he was...they're all dyed in the wool Lutherans there...

Say what??? Have you forgotten about all those Dutch Reformed?

Max