Decided to head up today, hope to get some sailing in this afternoon.
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Why don't you rub it in? What is the F16 class list looking like?
At last count, F16 attendees:
-1- Robi + Mary
-2- Chuck + Mavis
-3- Seth + Kelly
-4- Pete
-5- Matt + Gina
-6- Terry
PETE! If you are already up there, I will head up mad early tomorow then. I would go up this afternoon, but I have to much work to finish before I can go.
Ill see you earlier tomorow morning then.
Is THAT [color:
red
]Mary Wells onboard with Robi !!!!
You got a thing for
more mature
ladies, Wilder ?
Wouter
Hey, Wouter, nobody has ever called me
mature.
However, it is definitely not me. My crewing days are long gone.
I would not mind having Mary on my boat. She is a cool cat! But no its not our forums Mary. The Mary that is crewing for me is a Coastie (Coast Guard) friend. She has never set foot on a beach cat before. So I am doing my share of recruiting!!!!
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Darn,
That is what I'm doing wrong. I always ask them out for a date and get that same
bunny caught in headlights
look followed by a
ehh, ahh, don't know, no really I have no time
reply.
Next time I'll try the
recruiting
pitch.
Wouter
LOOALLLAL you guys crack me. What makes matters worse is, she is a lil hotty.
Who is the official
on location
reporter? I want to hear the
off the water
stories, as well.
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I wonder which of the other guys at the event will tell her that you said that
she is a lil hotty
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Robi, You are in trouble <img src=
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I wonder which of the other guys at the event will tell her that you said that
she is a lil hotty
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hahaha last minute browse on the forums. I am on my way out. Funny thing is, I tell her all the time. She does not take me serious though. <img src=
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Robi, make sure you find Roy and get him to take some photos of you and the hottie, without visual proof, it never happened... <img src=
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Wouter
last year
, so you already killed it for this year? Sorry to hear that, she certainly made your boat look quite nice.
Jamie
Some late night reports. It blowing off the wall! I went out with Tback, we had a small accident and myh mainsail paid the ultimate price.
My mainsail is no longer a normal sail! We went over and I fell through it, and she blew up. Literally!! There is a maybe 8ft by 6ft hole over the first batten pocket and under the third pocket.
Matt is bringing me a new fat top sail.
It was all my fault,
it's always the crews fault
....that's what my skipper said...
Rule #1 everything is the crews fault
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that sucks robi, good thing matt has extras I guess. I guess it is time for yout o lose some weight
Robi's not kidding about the destruction on his sail! You could probably drive a small car through the hole.
Robi's crew is very pretty, even nicer, and there isn't an ounce of fat on this girl! She's about 5'2
110 pounds! I don't know how he found her!!
Tback broke his boom on Saturday, most boats went over at one point or another. That includes yours truly, but I don't have any excuse or even legitmate cause. We were under spinnaker and I reached over to sheet the main a little tighter and my butt just slide right out from under me! <img src=
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Pat: You gotta get one of these things! They are absolutely amazing!
This has been by far the most expensive race I have ever been to. LOL after the casualties obviously.
GREAT! venue, awesome group (as usual) good times.
YES PAT, you need to get a blade, no questions asked. Ill post my pictures in the next couple of days, or later when I get home.
So how many Blades were there? Any other F16's? Taipans, etc? Was it a line of thunderstorms that came through on Sunday? Saturday? Both?
We had five blades show up. No Taipans. Thunderstorms were present sunday afternoon. We got seriously rained on.
Order of places were:
1. Matt and Gina
2. Chuck and Paul
3. Robi and Mary
4. Terry - uni
5. Pete - uni
I need some crash and burn stories to make me feel better about my own abilities...I heard ATRS was used by at least one competitor.
uhhhh ..... that would be me. Winds on Saturday weren't as high as Friday and I'm just a weeee bit light on getting it over. Used the ATRS each race (like a charm -- until the bag developed a hole). I had to seek outside assistance (DSQ) to right the Blade; although it didn't matter since I fell on the boom and broke it neatly in two. No injuries, just a deflated ego as I was not far behind Matt and Chuck.
Borrowed a boom from Chuck (who used his old Taipan boom from Paul -- sailors are so gracious to keep their competitors on the water) <img src=
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Taped a small rip in the spi .... note to self ... once capsized do everything S L O W. I think I tore a small section of the clew snuffing it once capsized. Thanks to Chuck, again, for providing sail tape.
Sundays race started with light wind (ABCAC) that got shortened to ABCF. Several holes caught most boats. I finished 3rd behind Matt and Chuck followed, I think, by Robi and Pete.
Race 4 the winds shifted and picked up considerably. Buoys were moved. The line was heavily port favored. The previous Class had everyone on port start ..... except .... one lonely 16'. I guess everyone thought ALL boats were doing a port start.....we could hear the collision from afar. The starboard boat broke a jib shackle and abondoned. The port boat didn't think any damage was done and did his penalty turns ... sailed ABC .... and SUNK rounding C mark <img src=
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Anyway ... after that ... all spi boats started on starboard and the leeward pin!
Course 4 again. Good start by all, I was in 3rd round C when my traveller knot came untied as I was sheeting in for the weather mark. ... ugggg....all boats passed me and I finished last (actually where I expected to finish each race). Note to self ... do a quick inspection between races of lines and rigging.
It started raining just as we finished and made way for the beach.
Great fun. Looking forward to Daytona Summer Sizzler.
You guys are hurting me. The Blade I ordered in January seems to be having difficulties leaving the factory. Matt is too busy racing to return my calls so I'm stuck sitting on the beach looking at the wind on the water. Didn't sail on the weekend but still managed to get just a little too much sun on my nose.
I will just have to dream that I was on/in the water with the rest of the F16 swim team.
Hoping Matt gets into work today full of energy.
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Wouter
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A bit of advice. Find yourself an anodising tube of 50x1.6 mm to use as a boom. I think the VWM boom is 40x2 mm, however the 50x1.6 is just as heavy and 60 % stronger. You can hit that one or even stand on it during a capsize and it will survive. I can say that from person experience as I have a 50x1.6 boom myself.
If you can only get non-anodised tubes like that then still get it the boom will turn grey in a short while but after that survice for many years anyway.
note that 25.4 mm = 1 inch. Now you can calculate yourself how many 1/16th or 1/32s ; 50 by 2 mm is because I sure don't know.
Wouter
Ain't that the truth. I've capsized this boat more in the last 3 weeks (6), than I did in 12 years with a 5.5sl. Shows you what great skills I have. I'm afraid that number may go up, since I am installing footstraps this week and will be trying to push it harder downwind.
Still, I wouldn't trade it. One day, I'll figure it out.
Sounds like a good time in the ocean.