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Requesting advice on my sailboat racing plan
DID NOT write this
crap: even the America's Cup guys are happy to just aim the boat straight downwind.... never seen one go wing-and-wing but they probably would Bloody Horvath wrote: Never! They use spinnakers. What I wrote- "In 30 knot winds, even the America's Cup guys are happy to just aim the boat straight downwind.... never seen one go wing-and-wing but they probably would" In fact, among the Louis Vuitton series in Auckland, they had a few races with gusts in the upper 20.... the leaders of those races were happy to take their chutes down as early as they could without blowing their lead. It wouldn't surprise me if there had been some wing-and- wing-ing during that action. It would probably surprise Horvath though.... he apparently can't read but maybe he can watch TV. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message news I also know what "chicken ****" is. I've been in races where I was blowing so bad that people died laughing. no doubt. |
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Sorry I made a wrong statement and let Neal get he personal ya-ya in,
Good Luck and have fun. |
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wrote in message ups.com... Isn't W-W the slowest sail set one can make? Not down wind... Well Duh! I didn't think he meant W-W close hauled! Jax could do it! DSK Whatever happened to JAX? |
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"jlrogers" wrote in message Whatever happened to JAX? he sailed, under bare poles, to the furthest downwind port and bought a cheap yacht, where he is currently writing his 7th definitive book. SBV. |
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"Scotty" wrote in message . .. "jlrogers" wrote in message Whatever happened to JAX? he sailed, under bare poles, to the furthest downwind port and bought a cheap yacht, where he is currently writing his 7th definitive book. SBV. Does he have the same publisher as Bobsprit? |
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"jlrogers" wrote in message et... "Scotty" wrote in message . .. "jlrogers" wrote in message Whatever happened to JAX? he sailed, under bare poles, to the furthest downwind port and bought a cheap yacht, where he is currently writing his 7th definitive book. SBV. Does he have the same publisher as Bobsprit? yes, Phantom Books. |
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Requesting advice on my sailboat racing plan
BTW Richard, you could do well to get Ringmater's advice on
finding & training a crew. C'mon Loco helo the guy out! Most of my crew have been on the boat for around 8 years. When starting out I went through a few friends and neighbors. Lesson: Don't talk anyone into racing. Find people who are interested. When you get friends and neighbors who are not into it they will be the ones who you will have to call every week to see if they are going to sail or if they will be going to the mall with their wife. My philosophy on crewing on a boat is that it is the same as being on a softball team or a bowling league. You show up. Some people seem to think that because it's sailing they don't always have to show and they don't bother to call. I tell my crew it's not a job but if you can't make it please call on Monday not Tuesday night or Wednesday afternoon. You can look for people who are interested on local club websites. Sometimes they have a forum where interested people leave their contact information. Even after you have a full crew you should contact new people every year to see if they would like to sub for regulars who can't make it from time to time. Benifits of doing this are you have a group of subs and secondly you get to meet people before you commit. How to keep crew: Only yell when someone is about to do something stupid and break something. Also, tell every new crewmember that you expect them to treat the boat as if it were there own. Don't throw stuff around, don't break stuff and they are expected to "clean up" the boat after the race. After you have been racing awhile your good crewmates will know other people who are interested when you need someone to fill in or replace someone who is leaving. Keep it fun. Never sail back to the dock in a bad mood because you didn't do well. |
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I forgot to mention. My motto has always been "There are no cash
prizes" In other words missing out on a trophy or plaque ain't worth getting ****ed off about. On Ringmaster we like to win but we try to keep it casual. Seems to work. Between 2 boats I have 32 plaques on the wall plus a few other little cups etc. |
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