[C320-list] Racing opportunities

[Chef Adam Weiner]

Pat, one of the funniest things I have ever read on the internet.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of pat reynolds
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:08 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities


Bob, some of the opportunities racing provides are:

1.  The opportunity, after paying all those insurance premiums, to finally
have a claim to show for it.

2.  The opportunity to zig-zag past those boats you could never beat in a
straight line.

3.  The opportunity to know that no matter how much time and effort you
spend laying out the best race course, power boaters will find it.

4.  The opportunity to spend thousands of dollars to win a ten dollar
burgee.

5.  The opportunity to learn a whole new set of rules to ignore.

6.  The opportunity to check out that new blood pressure medication

7.  The opportunity to pretend you really have six friends

And lastly of course, the old stand by, the opportunity to yell at some one
other than a spouse

Pat R #249 (dinged but still moving, both of us)


--- On Tue, 3/10/09, Rick Evans <ericstillwellevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rick Evans <ericstillwellevans at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wing vs deep keel
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:22 PM
> Bob
> 
> I race cause it makes me a better sailor gets us on the
> boat during the night one day a week and they call em beer
> can races for a reason. 
> 
> Rick
> 724
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Seastream
> <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
> 
> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:05:15 
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wing vs deep keel
> 
> 
> Why buy a sailboat to race?  Seems to be a contradiction of
> terms.   
> We're out there to relax.  The less time constraints,
> the better.
> 
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
> 
> 
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Rick Evans wrote:
> 
> > Andrew
> >
> > You are probably right. The fact is there are so many
> factors that  
> > who knows what it is.
> >
> > Is he a better downwind sailor is the keel the sails.
> >
> > I do believe I am an above average sail trimmer (far
> better than I  
> > am a helmsman) and I have a good crew. So the down
> wind factors with  
> > his newer larger sails makes sense.
> >
> > Rick
> > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Santangelo
> <andrew_santangelo at mac.com>
> >
> > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:37:19
> > To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wing vs deep keel
> >
> >
> > Hard to follow what you are saying, but if I follow
> your statement:
> >
> > * A wing C320 has racing sails and a 150 genoa and
> beats you in light
> > air.  No surprise if you are running old sails and a
> 135 - less sail
> > area, less power.  He will win regardless of keel.
> > * You beat him above 10 kts with a fin and less sail
> area.  Sounds he
> > has some sail trim problems.
> >
> > All I know is my fin wins in all conditions.  Yes, I
> do have a large
> > sail inventory for all conditions too.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Andrew
> > C320 "Dawn Treader"
> > #333
> >
> >
> > On Mar 10, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Rick Evans wrote:
> >
> >> I also have to add that sailing ability aside the
> wing 320 has a
> >> brand new set of racing sails with a 150 and mine
> are original beat
> >> and 135. He basically beats me if the wind is
> light. Which it is a
> >> lot on a thursday night in LIS. But when the wind
> is above 10 I
> >> usually crush him.
> >>
> >> Rick
> >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >