[C320-list] C320 racing discussion group

[Irving Grunes]

Keep the racer posts on this list.
Even the slow cruisers are interested in making the C320 go faster
Irv
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On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM, pat reynolds <lorasalum at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Racing is merely cruising with attitude
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> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:27 PM, Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com>
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> Tony,   Totally concur!!  Your 3rd paragraph says it all.  I no longer
> race actively, but any c320 race tuning Hints i am interested in. eG.  I
> recently added another set of winches to improve performance when single
> handing.
> Art.  #680
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> On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com> wrote:
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> > Denny, I mean no disrespect and forgive me for asking the obvious
> questions… but have members of the regular C320-list been complaining about
> a high volume of racing posts?  Or do we have C320 racers out there that
> are yearning to share their experiences with other C320 owners but don't
> want to have to listen to the occasional post about which microwave fits
> the space or which hose to use to reduce head odor?
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> > I think that most of us join the C320-list because we love sailing and
> love our C320's.  I honestly can't think of too many race posts that
> wouldn't have at least a partial interest to anyone on the list.  Likewise
> for most of the non-race posts.  I know I have enough list subscriptions to
> keep up with as it is and would really prefer not to have to add another
> one to keep track of.  If I have a question… I want to know that I can post
> it to one list and have any number of experts (John Hare are you
> listening?) chime in with some sage advice.  Or, if I want to search
> archives for answers to a question I'm having, I would prefer to be able to
> go to just one archive.
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> > After all… aren't many race problems just talking about ways to sail
> more efficiently and get the best performance out of our boat? Who doesn't
> want that?
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> > As I said in the beginning… I mean no disrespect to your question, and
> if you do start something along these lines, I'll certainly shut up and be
> one of the first to join.  I just think that the signal to noise ratio on
> many of these lists is already low because of all the "me too" replies that
> you get for every message with some meat.   Feel free to count this message
> amongst the "noise" when calculating that current ratio...
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> > Tony Murphy
> > Bella Sol #886
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> >> Anyone out there interested in a separate discussion group on racing
> the C320? It isn't of interest to most of us, but are there enough of us
> racing this boat that a separate discussion group would benefit? With new
> sails, folding prop, racing foil and a pretty good consistent crew, we've
> had some successes this year. Turns out, that's a lot of fun!
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> >> Denny Browne
> >> A Cappella #935
> >> Redondo Beach
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