[C320-list] 2008 Regatta - Annapolis

[Scott Thompson]

Irv, I thought that was you in our lee a little after we finally made it 
through the bridge.  You forgot to mention the big wind shifts in the 
lee of the bridge, which kept the crew on their toes to make progress. 
Seems like we spent half the day sailing parallel to the bridge instead 
of towards it.  We finally got through and entered the Magothy around 4 
pm, after more beating against the tide, and dodging a good bit of 
commercial traffic and fishing boats off the western shore.  But it's 
hard to complain about such a fine day of sailing with wind against tide 
to keep it interesting.  Hope the rest of your trip home was enjoyable.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653

Irving Grunes wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> Why do we have to wait for the Mainsheet.
> 
> I also thought the Regatta very well done.
> Kudos to Bruce and Warren
> 
> We left Anapolis at around 10:30 AM with the wind on our nose going North.
> Sailed like hell going back and forth, but the tide kept knocking us down.
> Took us about 3 hours just to get past the bridge.
> Finally pulled into Rock Hall about 6:00 PM
> A trip that should only take 4 hours at best.
> 
> Irv Grunes
> Isle of Wight #851
> 
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:01 PM, <Vpweikel at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Many thanks to Warren Updike and Bruce Stumpp along with their wives Patty
>>  &
>> Norma for an absolutely fantastic Regatta in Annapolis.  The  organization
>> and events were just super.  Hearing from our guest speaker  about the
>> Sailing
>> Hall of Fame coming to Annapolis after the awards dinner  was very
>> interesting.
>>  Deb and I look forward to doing it again in LA next  year.  The bar has
>> been
>> raised again, Orlando !!
>>
>>
>> For Karl and Rod - I have attached a little story about our  cruising day
>> on
>> Sunday which turned out to be
>>                           quite  interesting and a good lesson for all of
>> us
>> sailors.  I thought maybe it  could be used
>>                            in the Mainsheet even though it is not a Tech
>> article.
>>
>>
>> Paul Weikel
>> Second Chance #361
>> Georgetown, MD
>>
>>
>>
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