Always a great event and I always feel indebted to the Race Committee members that make it happen. Thanks! Special thanks to you for taking the time and energy to try to improve the process!
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Always a great event and I always feel indebted to the Race Committee members that make it happen. Thanks! Special thanks to you for taking the time and energy to try to improve the process!
I am...
Greetings SSSers. I am out doing my Navy thing and just generally missing sailing and solo sailing in particular. You can't be a solo sailor and near the ocean and not look out at the water and think...
I got a new boat dog. She's trained me to make her boarding process easy.7069
That's a good point, Bob. Taking time to test stuff out is probably worth more than just trying to knock out miles ASAP. Worth a thought! I was thinking of some kind of trapezoidal or triangular...
Hey folks, couple questions for the crowd here...
1) How late in the season would one of you experienced guys plan a 400 mile SHTP qualifier? Sadly, I will not be around for next year's LongPac,...
I'm going to do it in '23 and appreciate you guys getting the NOR up and rolling! Barcanova will see you all in Hawaii!
Is this a bad time for a lowball offer on an Olson 25?
My favorites are Rich Wilson's "Race France to France, Leave Antarctica to Starboard," Dame Ellen's "Taking on the World," and of course Moitessier.
Hmm..... Where's the boat? Does it have any sails? Any big soft spots?
I've been trying to doublehand with my 7 yr old daughter, but the loads on my boat are a bit much...
I sailed with CHESS. Good bunch of folks. It is not as organized as SSS and has far fewer events that are nowhere near as well attended as our events. They're fairly spread out, too, with a good...
Gents, I can't join this year, but will try to say hello on Friday and join you for a few hours out of the gate in solidarity aboard Barcanova. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there, and good...
I hear that, and it's a responsibility I will feel heavily.
As a non-real racer, I was thinking to take the attitude that it was easier for me to compromise performance to make sure I was an...
I've done a bit of research about Hawaii for non-sailing-related reasons and it seems that if you test negative within 72 hours of your arrival, you're unrestricted, as best I can tell.
In other...
Two thoughts...
1) if you want to absolutely ruin a beautiful start on this year's race, try leading your fleet at BH and then try getting to SH by going through Raccon. Thought the park up at SH...
Oh, I certainly wouldn't propose for less than six weeks or so before the start--my angle on that anyway is it sounds like just the tune up I'd want. But I also enjoy bashing into the teeth of it...
I *really* want to go to Hawaii solo on my boat.
Turns out my employer and my wife have some opinions about the three-plus weeks off that'll take, to say nothing of the investment. The boat will...
Yeah, she's heavy compared to all these little downwind boats... I don't have a trailer but the boat fits about right on a J/105 trailer so it isn't impossible to borrow or rent one. I was assuming...
My main issue with racing this year is time. I don't have the time to sail it home. Anyone coordinating for shipping deals yet this year? That's going to be the make or break for me.
Where do you expert locals go for premium tide data?
Growing up on a lake, it's one of those things that I tend to either fail to consider or radically overcompensate for. Got some work to do...
I will probably conclude that if I am sailing in the opposite direction from you, I am sailing the wrong way.
Which is not good, but still probably preferable to not sailing the wrong way, like...
I understand why we're limiting, and it'll seem like a super brilliant call if it's windy. And I'm competing and not doing RC so I have no room to talk...but this does seem like an opportunity to...
Great photos, thanks! A great crowd! Bob, I was bummed to see the division cutoff for 3BF was at 111--I don't feel like I'm racing if I'm not wondering where Bob is.
123!
Wow! Less than 50 seconds between the top three today on corrected. Super fun! I am enjoying the learning process of racing on short courses singlehanded...just not much room for error and lots of...
Fun times guys! Good to see everyone out on the water! That's the first time I've raced a short course in my boat solo and I have to say, I experienced pangs of jealousy over Bob's asym with the...