"Roger Long" wrote in message
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"cavelamb himself" wrote

Somehow I've got to teach her not to pinch so close!
Just haven't figured out how yet.

Read this. It's harder to do in a small boat but the principles apply:

http://www.pointseast.com/template.s...EG&style=story

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Roger Long


Great article, Roger.

On Jul 17, 12:18 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
I am driving up the highway and the business report comes on...

"Sporting goods business's are reporting a big fall off .. "

Then the story; boats, it was about boats. Seems because of the cost of
operating [ motor boats, I'm assuming the story was more about motor boats ]
the boats are not leaving the docks. And when the boats don't go out the
marina's don't
sell gas, and all the etc's etc's..

The story went on to say that on any day the marina's have the feel, sound,
of a churchyard.

No one around, no activity.


Here at my marina that seems to be the case. But 90% are go-fast
cigar boats in hanging slips. They use to be able to deal with
spending 1,100 dollars a weekend racing around the bay. At 3-4 grand
they spend most the time sitting at the dock watching TV.

I'd say in the last couple years the cigar boat use here has dropped
70% .

Sailboats are still strong in the area and use has not dropped...

Joe

KLC Lewis wrote:
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

"cavelamb himself" wrote


Somehow I've got to teach her not to pinch so close!
Just haven't figured out how yet.

Read this. It's harder to do in a small boat but the principles apply:

http://www.pointseast.com/template.s...EG&style=story

--
Roger Long



Great article, Roger.




Absulutely.

Thank you, Roger.
We weill study that on together.

Richard

Larry wrote:

cavelamb himself wrote in news:x2Wpi.12077
:


I went sailing. Wednesday night races.

Finished dead last.

Somehow I've got to teach her not to pinch so close!
Just haven't figured out how yet.




On Lionheart, we're used to watching the fleet sail away from us, no matter
what we do, unless it's really rough. Of course, if that happens, they
cancel the race when the big ketch is at her best.

Our handicap is so big, we can still place fairly well, even if we arrive
hours after the race committee has gotten drunk at the bar and has gone
home....(c;

Larry

We are in a similar situation here.

Not so much the rough weather, but the huge handicap.

The club has two fleets, A amd B.
The A fleet (the FAST boats) run two laps while the B fleet
runs just one.

I figure if I can cross the finish line before being lapped
by the leaders, I won!

We've managed that exactly once.
But it was a great race.

Richard

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...

"cavelamb himself" wrote

Somehow I've got to teach her not to pinch so close!
Just haven't figured out how yet.

Read this. It's harder to do in a small boat but the principles apply:

http://www.pointseast.com/template.s...EG&style=story

--
Roger Long

Roger
Interesting article and very well written. There's more than a few sailing
magazines that could benefit from you talent.

cavelamb himself wrote in news:P_3qi.12157
:

I figure if I can cross the finish line before being lapped
by the leaders, I won!



CORA (Charleston Ocean Racing Association) has 3...A, B, C.

http://www.charlestonoceanracing.org/

Great people...great fun!



Larry
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While in Mexico, I didn't have to press 1 for Spanish.
While in Iran, I didn't have to press 1 for Farsi, either.
While in Florida, I had to press 2 for English.
It just isn't fair.