Larry ,, could you repost in English. I can't quite figure out what you are
saying.

Yellow Man .. ooopsss... I mean who am I .. whatever.. in NH.

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"Larry" wrote in message
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"NE Sailboat" wrote in
news:cR6ni.14855$7R4.3693@trndny09:

Will someone tell the XXXX who are using us boaters as there ATM.
Like the towns along the coast.
The harbors, the local governments, the state governments.


I've never figured out why stupid governments charge people for
"accomodations taxes", including dock rentals at public marinas. I want
every dock at City Marina to be free to all you rich yachties, including
free water/power/tv cable/showers/etc., JUST to attract you to MY city
and MY docks with all that money in your pockets! If I let you stay here
for 2 weeks FREE, you'll rent taxis/buses, spend money in all our fine
shops, paying exhorbitant sales taxes like the rest of us must, eating in
our restaurants causing MASSIVE EMPLOYMENT for MY people! Our shrimp
fleet will be working overtime to supply your demands for fresh seafood.
You'll be very greatful for the free dock and fill up those big tanks at
REASONABLE fuel prices....the same as the gas stations get...not
$3/gallon MORE than retail like the ripoff marina gets now. We'll sell
so MUCH fuel to you, at REASONABLE prices, the oil biz will florish. The
low fuel prices will compound our problems trying to keep the shops and
restaurants stocked because on EVERY trip, you'll be making a special
effort to "STOP AT CHARLESTON" for a week because we're so yachtie
friendly.

NOONE in their right mind passes the cheaper fuel dock, especially if you
can stay, say, 14 days for free, right?! How STUPID it is to try to get
what we can from you with exhorbitant dockage and fuel fees. Diesel fuel
delivered to City Marina costs EXACTLY what diesel fuel costs delivered
to Toogoodoo Farms in Hollywood....tax free diesel for their tractors.
Why the stupid ripoff? I wanna hear you begging for a free dock space
for the QE2! The MERCHANTS ALL PAY TAXES IF THEY MAKE MONEY!

Hell, we should have built city-owned Sheraton Resorts to house our
loaded tourists, not let multinational corps at them that don't KEEP
THEIR MONEY HERE. That's about what made Las Vegas RICH, wasn't it?

Larry

Not us. We rip 'em for 9.5% accomodation taxes even on a McDonald's
Greaseburger...even our own people!

STupid...really stupid.

On 2007-07-17 19:42:56 -0400, "NE Sailboat" said:

Larry ,, could you repost in English. I can't quite figure out what you are
saying.

Yellow Man .. ooopsss... I mean who am I .. whatever.. in NH.

I'm not Larry, but Elizabeth City, NC has free docks and a few other
nice amenities such as the Rose Buddies, which has put the place on the
cruising map. We certainly stayed and spent a bit more than we did in
most towns down the ICW (alas, only to Beaufort, NC before having to
turn around to go back to work).

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Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:44:44 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

We certainly stayed and spent a bit more than we did in
most towns down the ICW (alas, only to Beaufort, NC before having to
turn around to go back to work).

Work is the curse of the sailing class.

Wayne.B wrote in
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On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:44:44 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

We certainly stayed and spent a bit more than we did in
most towns down the ICW (alas, only to Beaufort, NC before having to
turn around to go back to work).

Work is the curse of the sailing class.


It was today and will be tomorrow. I had to go work on a few backed up
organs....instead of going to Flying Pig to watch Skip work in the hot
engine room....(c;

Larry
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They still haven't seen much of Charleston, dispite my dragging them around
to look during our "parts excursion tours" to Waste Marine, Home Depot,
some obscure car repair shop where the sailor-owner gave Skip a free 70A
alternator, Carolina Auto Electric where the new 94A Chinese monster came
from.

94 amps sure helps have a little overhead to run a few toys while the
beasts are charging at 75A for hours on end. Amazing what a new alternator
can accomplish over one 25 years old....but overhauled and jerry-rigged.

Larry wrote:

Wayne.B wrote in
:


On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:44:44 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:


We certainly stayed and spent a bit more than we did in
most towns down the ICW (alas, only to Beaufort, NC before having to
turn around to go back to work).

Work is the curse of the sailing class.



It was today and will be tomorrow. I had to go work on a few backed up
organs....instead of going to Flying Pig to watch Skip work in the hot
engine room....(c;

Larry

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.

"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 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

--
Roger Long


Great article, Roger.

"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:x2Wpi.12077
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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
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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.

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