Karl suggested Ding had an anatomical deficiency. I'm sure it was meant as a joke. I tried to continue the gag. Bad judgement on my part.
Distance racing doesn't appeal to me, just as porstmouth racing doesn't appeal to some others.
My
round Tortuga
remark was tongue in cheek. Such a trip would be very pleasant, if unremarkable, and quite safe, on my Tiki.
I find it interesting that Karl and Ding started this mess with posts on the f16 forum a week ago.
Ladies, you can dish it out, you just can't take it.
round Tortuga
remark was tongue in cheek. Such a trip would be very pleasant, if unremarkable, and quite safe, on my Tiki.
There is a Wharram Tiki 21 on EBay right now. It looks pretty good and it's cheap. You could buy yourself a cruising twin and have a fleet sail to Tortuga!
I find it interesting that Karl and Ding started this mess with posts on the f16 forum a week ago.
Ladies, you can dish it out, you just can't take it.
Are you freaking kidding me! You're playing the victim card? Make no mistake this is not about busting balls this is all about you getting bent because of the comments I made about censorship on the F16 forum.
Now if I have this completely wrong (it's happened from time to time), then you can't create a post that basically says: Can you guys bust Ding's balls for me because I've never done a distance race before.
That's as bad as Wouter posting a picture of an Alter Cup sailor then telling the world everything that's wrong with their boat trim. Now that takes balls!
So if you want to try again I'll prime the pump for you.
At the bridge I turned to Frank (my skipper) and said
I'm done
, he said okay and we went home.
Karl's already used:
leave your balls at home today Nancy?
I know it's not that original but he was probably tired.
Its not like I haven't given you any ammunition either Pete. Confusing
anatomically
and
automatically
is pretty beat-down-worthy IMO.
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boy, you guys are tough.
If you don't(Can't) walk the walk then shut the trap and save some bandwidth.
So all this drama is about getting the information on the 1design site over here? Whatever Pete.
For those interested:
http://www.1design.net -> 1Design.Net Catamaran Sailing Forum -> Who's got Macho Man skinny?
1design sucks. I wouldn't waste my time there.
In those conditions, knowing what is on the other side of the bridge, personal safety and protection of your equipment is the first priority. Ding's boat is not the only one that retired... err on the side of safety, then have another BUDLIGHT.
My post above was intended for the keyboard sailors not Ding or anyone else who took a whack at the snotty stuff.Discretion is the better part of valor, or something like that.The keyboard junkies seem to like to sling cr** places they've never been or have any intention of going.
Just wanted to clarify.
Whether you like it or not that trim was totally wrong and VWM can thank the original designer of the superwing mast for not getting damaged when subjected to such abuse.
Anybody who blows the mainsheet but keeps the spi trimmed tight in 20 knots of wind is clueless of what to do and what not to do on spinnaker boats.
Wouter
I APOLOGIZE!
This started as good natured ribbing from Karl on the f16 forum. Since you often ask if someone would like a
boot in the nuts
I thought the thread title would be funny. It isn't! My bad! Sorry!
I asked Mary to delete the thread, she won't, there's little more I can do.
Try to keep all this stuff in context: when Karl asked if I was scared to do the Macho, I said,
yup, my macho is kaput!
Some of you guys take this stuff way too seriously.
Cruisers often say,
the time to reef is the first time it occurs to you.
I say if you're thinking about abandoning, you should. I've abandoned races for any number of reasons: safety concerns, frustration or when I was so far back I didn't want to hold up the next start.
I don't like distance racing. How would I know if I've never done one? For a year, I kept the Tiki at a mooring 17 miles upriver from the Gulf. Once a month, I would drag out of bed at 5a.m. motor/sail to the race course, another 3-5 miles out into the Gulf, race all day and then sail back up river. Usually, that put me back at the dock around 9p.m. I did this in all conceivable weather conditions. Sometimes, the conditions were extreme. I know exactly how it feels to beat from Naples to Ft. Myers in 20+ knots, wind right on the [censored] nose, single handed. That is not my idea of fun. I like to be on the water noonish, and off well before dark. If that means I have no balls, then you heard it here first.
OK, cool.