[C320-list] C320 racing discussion group

[Dick Walker]

Yes for sure

Cheers

Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado ,CA 92118
619.435.8986



> On Dec 3, 2013, at 19:26, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Keep the racer posts on this list.
> Even the slow cruisers are interested in making the C320 go faster
> Irv
> 201 #851
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM, pat reynolds <lorasalum at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Racing is merely cruising with attitude
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>> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:27 PM, Arthur Miller <millers1 at aol.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> 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...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tony Murphy
>>> Bella Sol #886
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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!
>>>> 
>>>> Denny Browne
>>>> A Cappella #935
>>>> Redondo Beach
>>> 
>>