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  1. Thread: What I Saw

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    Hi Jackie, FYI: I got my TBF shirt two weeks ago....

    Hi Jackie, FYI: I got my TBF shirt two weeks ago. A fine t-shirt. I did not see any shirts for the Corinthian or RTR in the store.

    Talking about threatening, Kees is the name of the psychotic...
  2. Thread: Vadura

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    Vadura

    Hi, I missed something big and tall last week-end in Sausalito. Vadura had been a fixture since I started sailing in Sausalito in 2002. A very pretty boat, built 1926 in Scotland. Initially they...
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    Thanks for explaining the background, Richard! I...

    Thanks for explaining the background, Richard! I think the late fee is totally reasonable and I appreciate the hard work to process us all. I appreciate as well the race committee's work to run these...
  4. I bought the kindle version- worked fine and it...

    I bought the kindle version- worked fine and it is definitely a good read. GB recommends motor-sailing when going north, by the way. The used paper copies that I saw online were "Cruising the...
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    Not that much, about 60%

    Not that much, about 60%
  6. Tbf 2024

    I try to add some pics... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1czT3DvLnXikO73trpedk19tgUvydi32l?usp=sharing
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    Hi, Welcome to the club! Sweet Pea has a...

    Hi,

    Welcome to the club! Sweet Pea has a Volvo. Does it come with seat belts? Parts can be a bit more expensive, that is why they are called MD, but they are available. There is a shop in the UK,...
  8. Thank you very much, Race committee and...

    Thank you very much, Race committee and volunteers, for organizing this race. One of the best Fiascos ever and a melee in the tradition of 18th century naval battles. Cheers Jan
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    https://www.dieselenginetrader.com/engines/Univers...

    https://www.dieselenginetrader.com/engines/Universal/5411/11822

    Hi, There are some nicer reviews about this shop online, but not really cheap and not entirely sure about a remanufactured, likely...
  10. Thread: The Race Deck

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    Thank you, Pat, for bringing this up! In the past...

    Thank you, Pat, for bringing this up! In the past it seemed like a natural choice to sign up for both OYRA and SSS, but this year participating in both series was pretty much mutually exclusive....
  11. Hi, When I was trying to readjust the settings...

    Hi,

    When I was trying to readjust the settings of my autopilot I got a bit nauseous, fortunately that went away after looking at the horizon for a bit.

    Fun fact: My boat lost a bit of oil...
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    Hi, I put an Airmar CS4500 ultrasonic speed...

    Hi, I put an Airmar CS4500 ultrasonic speed sensor in my boat in 2015, $700 at the time. It did come with a pulse converter and is hooked up to my Garmin depth sounder display. The sensor did fit...
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    Hi, rumors are spreading fast... difficulties,...

    Hi, rumors are spreading fast... difficulties, me? Well, on the second downwind run the snap shackle of the spinnaker guy opened right after the hoist, so after cursing out the foredeck crew we...
  14. Thread: New Boat 4 Sled

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    According to AIS, Wan Hai 176 is now coming in...

    According to AIS, Wan Hai 176 is now coming in through the GGB, accompanied by 2 tugs.
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    Outhaul looks loose for an upwind course, so...

    Outhaul looks loose for an upwind course, so maybe no PRO on board....
  16. Thanks a lot to all four letters for organizing...

    Thanks a lot to all four letters for organizing this awesome race! Cheers Jan
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    Buzz Ballenger told me at the time that the...

    Buzz Ballenger told me at the time that the forces on the boom are a lot less with end boom sheeting, so you are probably fine with your old boom. I upgraded by one size anyway after that experience...
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    Islander 30-2 traveler

    Hi, after I broke my boom gybing too fast under the GG bridge I put in a new boom and added a traveler at the end of the cockpit of my Islander 30-2 Sweet Pea. I like the setup way better than...
  19. Thread: TSA and SSS

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    TSA and SSS

    Hi, I wore my 2017 Corinthian t-shirt today for my flight. Apparently the design on the back blocks the TSA scanner, so I got special treatment.... Cheers Jan
  20. A statement from the EPA:...

    A statement from the EPA: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-wheeler-announces-proposed-action-cancel-irgarol-uses
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    OYRA has singlehanded division this year

    Hi, OYRA has a single handed division this year. Will go as a separate division if there are 5 boats coming- currently there are two..;);).. First race is the Lightship race on 4/17. Cheers Jan
  22. Thread: Surprise!

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    Congrats! Propane smell on a boat is not...

    Congrats! Propane smell on a boat is not good....For Propane, a boat is just a hole in the water.
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    Hi, I was looking for some background data: ...

    Hi, I was looking for some background data:

    To my knowledge a regular J-100 has a rating of 81, the electric version Eight Ball was rated 66, so a penalty of 15 for the electrics.

    If rated in...
  24. I just checked and did not

    I just checked and did not
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    Thanks to the Race Committee for the hard work...

    Thanks to the Race Committee for the hard work and for keeping us safe! I will be more fun on a different day, too....
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