Well, I see the regular assemblage of goof balls who never sail posted
all day and with the so-called departure of Crantz a sudden smattering
of new sock puppets! Yippee!
Jeff continues to hang his defense on the fact that he takes trips on
his boat while we only go out to enjoy the actual sailing. He's
exactly right. A PDQ 36 is fast and secure and duller than a wooden
spoon to sail.

So today we had a really fun sail on a Santana 30/30. A bit quicker
than a Express 30 or J30, the Santana is light and a shear delight to
sail. This clip shows Suzanne at the helm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpOCSIj2qn0

The little Santana was running down quite a few larger boats and it
was a perfect day for a sail....even if you weren't taking a "trip" of
some kind. Then again there are boats that make sailing fun, and those
that are just floating motorhomes...like a PDQ 36 and most cruising
cats. Next week we'll run the 30/30 against my friend's J30 and see
how they compare
Looks like a bit of local lake sailing tomorrow, and Heart of Gold
should be back sailing mid-week. We're just waiting for the new
folding prop to get here!

Later, web-sailors!


RB
35s5
NY