Why does this name sound familiar?
Has he posted to the NG?

********

Hello,

Recently named grand prize winner of West Marine's Great Fall
Give-A-Way,
retired government official of 30 years and Captain, Joe Karpinski, of
Alexandria, Virginia used his first months of fall to brush up on the
basics of
open ocean cruising. Last month he and his team set sail amid a fleet
of 75
boats competing in his third Caribbean 1500 Cup, a seven-12 day passage

from Hampton, Virginia to Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

Please see below for the release in its entirety. Should you have any
questions or require additional materials, please contact me directly
at
415.399.1002.

Thanks,
Sam Curley for West Marine


MEDIA CONTACTS:
Samantha Curley
Purple Door Communications
415.399.1002

Laurie Fried
West Marine
831.761.6944


CAPTAIN JOE KARPINSKI OF ALEXANDRIA WINS WEST MARINE'S GREAT FALL
GIVE-A-WAY
Contest Winner Launches on Two Month Voyage from US to Caribbean

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (December 6, 2006) - Recently named grand prize
winner of West Marine's Great Fall Give-A-Way, retired government
official of
30 years and Captain, Joe Karpinski, of Alexandria, Virginia used his
first
months of fall to brush up on the basics of open ocean cruising. Last
month
he and his team set sail amid a fleet of 75 boats competing in his
third
Caribbean 1500 Cup, a seven-12 day passage from Hampton, Virginia to
Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

"Sail and open ocean cruising are my hobbies and my passions since
college
so I'm thrilled to be the winner of West Marine's Great $2,500
Give-A-Way,"
said Captain Karpinski. "My only regret is finding out just as I set
sail for the
Caribbean. Like any West Marine customer that loves boating, I want to
shop
now!"

As his grand prize Captain Karpinski will receive a $2,500 gift card to
spend at
any of West Marine's retail stores, on the web at westmarine.com, via
catalog or by calling 1-800-BOATING. During initial shopping sprees,
Karpinski
says he plans to accumulate electronics and other merchandise needed on
his
next offshore sail.

"In the spirit of making boating more fun, we're pleased to recognize
this
valued customer as the winner of West Marine's Great $2,500
Give-A-Way,"
added Peter Harris, chief executive officer, West Marine. "We hope that

Captain Karpinski continues to sail year after year and that West
Marine can
service all of his future boating needs."

About West Marine
West Marine, the ....(snip)
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On 5 Dec 2006 21:23:13 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Why does this name sound familiar?
Has he posted to the NG?

Not exactly, and Karpinski is not a he:

.... Now, Brig-Gen Janis Karpinski, the former head of detention
operations at Abu Ghraib,
alleges that "Rumsfeld personally approved the introduction of harsher
....
Jul 6 2004, 3:12 pm by basskisser - 1 message - 1 author

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:18:08 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 12/6/2006 12:23 AM, Chuck Gould wrote:
Why does this name sound familiar?
Has he posted to the NG?

********

Hello,

Recently named grand prize winner of West Marine's Great Fall
Give-A-Way,
retired government official of 30 years and Captain, Joe Karpinski, of
Alexandria, Virginia used his first months of fall to brush up on the
basics of
open ocean cruising. Last month he and his team set sail amid a fleet
of 75
boats competing in his third Caribbean 1500 Cup, a seven-12 day passage

from Hampton, Virginia to Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

Please see below for the release in its entirety. Should you have any
questions or require additional materials, please contact me directly
at
415.399.1002.

Thanks,
Sam Curley for West Marine


MEDIA CONTACTS:
Samantha Curley
Purple Door Communications
415.399.1002

Laurie Fried
West Marine
831.761.6944


CAPTAIN JOE KARPINSKI OF ALEXANDRIA WINS WEST MARINE'S GREAT FALL
GIVE-A-WAY
Contest Winner Launches on Two Month Voyage from US to Caribbean

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (December 6, 2006) - Recently named grand prize
winner of West Marine's Great Fall Give-A-Way, retired government
official of
30 years and Captain, Joe Karpinski, of Alexandria, Virginia used his
first
months of fall to brush up on the basics of open ocean cruising. Last
month
he and his team set sail amid a fleet of 75 boats competing in his
third
Caribbean 1500 Cup, a seven-12 day passage from Hampton, Virginia to
Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

"Sail and open ocean cruising are my hobbies and my passions since
college
so I'm thrilled to be the winner of West Marine's Great $2,500
Give-A-Way,"
said Captain Karpinski. "My only regret is finding out just as I set
sail for the
Caribbean. Like any West Marine customer that loves boating, I want to
shop
now!"

As his grand prize Captain Karpinski will receive a $2,500 gift card to
spend at
any of West Marine's retail stores, on the web at westmarine.com, via
catalog or by calling 1-800-BOATING. During initial shopping sprees,
Karpinski
says he plans to accumulate electronics and other merchandise needed on
his
next offshore sail.

"In the spirit of making boating more fun, we're pleased to recognize
this
valued customer as the winner of West Marine's Great $2,500
Give-A-Way,"
added Peter Harris, chief executive officer, West Marine. "We hope that

Captain Karpinski continues to sail year after year and that West
Marine can
service all of his future boating needs."

About West Marine
West Marine, the ....(snip)
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Pimping for West Marine? Got enough mentions of it in your post.

Harry, you're such a neat guy that no one else will comment on your
behavior.
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Harry Krause wrote:


Pimping for West Marine? Got enough mentions of it in your post.

Naw, trolling for knee jerk responses from frustrated flamers.
Bingo.

I deleted the entire last paragraph puffing up West Marine as God's Own
Gift to Boating.

The rest of the post was the WM press release. The fact that this
Karpinski person won a West Marine award is a little tough to
illuminate without any mention of WM, don't you think?

Furthermore, there is *no* commercial value to rec.boats. A couple of
dozen regulars here. Half of them don't own boats and half of the other
half only hook up the truck and peel away the canvas cover 2-3 times a
year. Hate to break it to you, but posting here is for conversational
purposes only. Nobody will be commercially influenced, just like
nobody's mind is ever changed when the politics etc get started.

Aha.

That's probably it.

It is a name I remember seeing in the NG, only it was in conjunction
with some political trolling and not the author of a thread.

Thanks.

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:03:15 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On 6 Dec 2006 08:53:15 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:


Pimping for West Marine? Got enough mentions of it in your post.

Naw, trolling for knee jerk responses from frustrated flamers.
Bingo.

Chuck - one point.

And, in this case, well deserved. Harry's comment was uncalled for.
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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:43:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:27:33 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:03:15 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On 6 Dec 2006 08:53:15 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Harry Krause wrote:


Pimping for West Marine? Got enough mentions of it in your post.

Naw, trolling for knee jerk responses from frustrated flamers.
Bingo.

Chuck - one point.

And, in this case, well deserved. Harry's comment was uncalled for.

Woosh....

F-16
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