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Today, 02:09 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Congrats to Todd on GWEDOLYN just finishing his 400 mile Qualifier for the 2023 SHTP after multiple attempts. That determination should stand him...

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Today, 09:48 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

GRACE nails it. SOLIS has been motoring since the start. And if she wished, and had enough fuel, could motor the entire Pac Cup Race without...

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Yesterday, 10:19 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Thanks Howard, Just when I thought I had seen everything, I had not. There leading the Monday Pac Cup starters, going higher and faster on port...

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Yesterday, 09:36 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

This just in to CBC from the School of Hard Rocks....... "Lessons Learned in Pursuit of the Art of Seamanship" Yet Another Lee Shore Blunder...

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Yesterday, 06:35 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Much of Glacier Bay, AK, is deep and steep to. Hard to hit something unless you are not paying attention, which apparently the Grand Banks 66 CATS...

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Yesterday, 11:52 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

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Yesterday, 10:33 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Headlines on Pac Cup Website for today and tomorrow's starters. All Systems Go! Ouch, Someone forgot to check the weather, which will present a not...

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07-03-2022, 02:46 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Congrats to Todd O. on O-29 GWENDOLYN who this morning reached 100 nautical miles offshore in his attempt at qualifying for the 2023 SHTP. Now to get...

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07-03-2022, 08:57 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Not first time, nor will it be the last, I call BS on an ocean race to Hawaii that allows a "motorboat class" where running an engine 24x7 is the...

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06-29-2022, 12:55 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

My Corvitalis 5 day heart rate monitor didn't even last the first night stuck to my chest, coming adrift at 3 a.m. Same thing for the Zio brand...

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06-27-2022, 09:20 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Seeing as how Stan and Sally have bought a powerboat, Dan and Linda Newland cruising Alaska thought this Cal-20 in Wrangel would be perfect for the...

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06-25-2022, 03:19 PM

sleddog replied to a thread Mr Ants goes to Washington aka skipper Ants does 2022 Salish 100 in Shorthanded Sailing

Yes, and participants will also include a selection of the IYC 110 skippers and crews fresh from their National Championships at Club Mud.

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06-25-2022, 02:10 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

I'm remembering it was '79 at the start of the Transpac. Tabarly and crew had sailed PEN DUICK VI from Europe only to be told they were personas non...

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06-25-2022, 11:33 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

For extra credit, what race from California was Eric Tabarly banned from as the keel of his big PEN DUICK VI was expended uranium, not lead. ...

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06-25-2022, 11:18 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner. Well done, DH! Here is an abbreviated version of Ant's wonderful recall about the mummified Steak and Kidney pie...

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06-25-2022, 06:00 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Good one, Jonathan! You are 1/3 right. It was Ants who bought the 1964 OSTAR competitor's boat. But it was not JESTER, nor was the plexi-dome...

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06-24-2022, 08:16 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

OK, all you singlehanded aficionados, this little history lesson will lead directly to a trivia quiz involving a current and active SSS Forum...

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06-24-2022, 02:35 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

It isn't every day you get to witness a Santa Cruz garbage man confront World renown sailor Paul Elvstrom about a rules violation. The year was 1971...

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06-24-2022, 02:06 PM

sleddog replied to a thread What I Saw in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Last we heard on these pages you were Roving Reporter for Bay and Delta Yachtsman magazine. But rumor is you have been relieved from the Delta...

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06-20-2022, 04:45 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Team PURE and WILD just finished first in the 2022 R2AK at the Alaska Fish House dock in Ketchikan. You won't see $10K first prize cash nailed to...

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06-20-2022, 02:40 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Lipton, known as "Tommy" to his friends, is a 5 time America's Cup loser aboard his SHAMROCK's 1-5. He's a member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame....

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06-20-2022, 12:42 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Sleddog hanging with Sir Thomas Lipton at CYC Congrats to Richmond Yacht Club winning the combined 3 days of racing for the 2022 Sir Thomas Lipton...

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06-19-2022, 08:22 AM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Distracted would be an understatement. But Philpott is here covering the 3 day Lipton Cup for Bay and Delta. The first day's finish of the race from...

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06-16-2022, 04:02 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Sleddog has no problem with R2AK observations remaining here...However, feel free to move the thread elsewhere if you wish. As you said, looks like...

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06-15-2022, 09:17 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

Stage 1, Day 2: Brunch fatigue, learning curves, and the citizens of Dungeness Spit Field Report If your day was anything like ours, the second...

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06-15-2022, 05:15 PM

sleddog replied to a thread New Boat 4 Sled in Singlehanded Sailing Society

The start of the R2K early Monday was brutal on the smaller, slower boats. 37 knots of WSW wind meets 4 knots of westerly flowing current near Pt....

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