"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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When I was in high school, I crewed the Marblehead to Bermuda race
three times. Being off shore on a racing sail boat is an absolute
blast - in particular if you get a chance to take the helm for a four
hour watch. Good times. It's very different being 100 miles off shore
in the dead of night running free at speed in a sail boat than doing
the same in a 50 foot Viking or Hatteras. It's very mystical - almost
ethereal in some ways.

I went to high school with the Hood kids, Mrs. Wave was good friends
with them also, and occasionally had the chance to crew 12 meter
America's Cup trial boats when Hood and North were testing sails. I
learned all kinds of neat stuff doing that, but I really latched on to
the tactical aspect of match racing - absoutely fascinating - to me
anyway. I always managed to get a spot close to the helm grinding so
I could over hear the tactical conversations. Eventually, I got to
assist the navigator on a trials race - handy thing having a
propensity for math in particular geometry. :)

Damn - now you got me to thinking about a sail boat again.

Mrs. Wave will LOVE this conversation when she gets home. :)

Me too!
I've been eying this add since yesterday.
http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ151847721
Seems a bit expensive for a daysailer....but since it was built locally,
that adds to the value.

Funny...when the company went out of business here, someone from Connecticut
bought the molds for two larger paceship models.
http://www.sailboatdata.com/VIEW_BUI...?BUILDER_ID=30