Tom,

I hope you are joking about single handing your sailboat.

You would need three people to safely handle a boat this size. One on the
helm, one handling the mainsail and one the jib. Ideally you would have a
crew of 5, if you plan on flying a spinnaker or even using a whisker pole
on your downwind runs.

It looks like this boat was set up for racing. Do you plan on doing some
beer can races?


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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http://www.swsports.org/images/Nirvana01.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Nirvana.jpg

Should be fun single handing a Maxi.

I've been on that boat, knew the original owner. He made a bundle in
the video production business and eventually moved to Bermuda with a
house next to Ross Perot. Mrs B and I kept Ross waiting once as we
paid the taxi on the way to a party at the house, and he was stuck
behind us on the one lane road.

The boat has raced all over the world (including China), and was sailed
with a crew of over 20 rugged young guys. We passed Nirvana last week
in the Cape Cod Canal as we were returning south from Maine and they
were going north.

Harry Krause wrote:
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

http://www.swsports.org/images/Nirvana01.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Nirvana.jpg

Should be fun single handing a Maxi.


Just think of the babes you'll attract with those decks.


He should do well attracting babes with that Halman. The ladies like a
nice rounded butt...er transom!

Tom,
Beer Can Racing is the nickname for amateur racing, it normally is done on a
Wed. evening.

The only question I have is did you really buy the beautiful boat, or was
that the lure?


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:01:07 -0400, "Starbuck's"
wrote:

Tom,

I hope you are joking about single handing your sailboat.

It was a delicate presentation, but the fish rose to the lure.

You would need three people to safely handle a boat this size. One on the
helm, one handling the mainsail and one the jib. Ideally you would have a
crew of 5, if you plan on flying a spinnaker or even using a whisker pole
on your downwind runs.

Slowly letting out line, the fisher firmly sets the hook and starts
reeling in.

It looks like this boat was set up for racing.

Yes - it's a Maxi and it's set up for trans-oceanic racing. It's
Maxi-Nirvana out of Marblehead, MA owned by Charles Kiefer III.

Do you plan on doing some beer can races?

You mean for beer? I don't drink alcohol. :)