[C320-list] Racing opportunities

[pat reynolds]

Larry, there are endless possibilities, pick any three of these:

the opportunity in a night race to experience the sudden thrill of discovering new constellations, like Orion's freighter

the opportunity to step on things you thought you'd lost long ago

the opportunity of learning to wash your clothes by tieing them to the boat and tossing them overboard with you inside 

the opportunity of being prepared should your wife hose you down and lock you out some cold night

the opportunity of learning how to eat on a seesaw

the opportunity to experience the joy of driving a convertible thru a carwash 

the opportunity to show that big ship captain how to really play chicken.

But in spite of it all I wouldn't give up a thing, after all, what else is there to do on a cold, wet, miserable Wednesday night.

--- On Thu, 3/12/09, windswept at stx.rr.com <windswept at stx.rr.com> wrote:

> From: windswept at stx.rr.com <windswept at stx.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Cc: "'Mike Straus'" <straum_rpi at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 6:53 PM
> It would be great to add 3 more to the list to have a top
> ten.
> 
> I am not that creative, but I know the talent lurks on this
> list.
> 
> Larry
> WindSwept #246
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---- Chef Adam Weiner <esquirecatering at rcn.com>
> wrote: 
> > 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
> > > >
> > 
> > 
> >       
> > 
> >