[C320-list] Racing opportunities

pat reynolds lorasalum at yahoo.com
Sun Mar 15 10:15:32 PDT 2009 

very good.  We once had a race chair that loved to spend money on trophies.  I have a beautiful etched glass race plate that says "16th Place"  Since there weren't 20 boats in the race my wife kept daring me to hang it.


--- On Sun, 3/15/09, annika brancato <annikabrancato at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: annika brancato <annikabrancato at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 7:17 AM
> I've got one more to add.  I have teased my spouse, (the
> racer) about this one..,
>  
> ...the opportunity to brag about coming 3rd, in a fleet of
> 4.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> > From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
> > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:07:05 -0700
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities
> > 
> > 10. Finally, a reason to get a folding prop!
> > ----------------------------------
> > Regards,
> > OD
> > 
> > Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Allan S. Field"
> [allan.field at verizon.net]
> > Sent: 03/12/2009 08:03 PM AST
> > To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 9. The opportunity to race over a distance that you
> could probably cover faster on a good run. 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of windswept at stx.rr.com
> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:53 PM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Cc: 'Mike Straus'
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Racing opportunities
> > 
> > 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
> > > > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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