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    Capt Bob says ENE, which would be 22 degrees...

    Capt Bob says ENE, which
    would be 22 degrees from E.
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    Sled doggies, I'll say the Kite flew uphill, #4

    Sled doggies, I'll say the Kite flew uphill, #4
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    I'll say that boat banned was the LEGEND, as I...

    I'll say that boat banned was the LEGEND, as I remember that story of her shipwrecked on San Miguel Is.
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    NIGHTRUNNER, a Perry 42.

    NIGHTRUNNER, a Perry 42.
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    Sled, I don't remember any giant squid story...

    Sled, I don't remember any giant squid story from you, so will guess #8?
    Capt Bob
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    [QUOTE=sleddog;31906]Michael M did not own OAXACA...

    [QUOTE=sleddog;31906]Michael M did not own OAXACA in 1990 when she won the Pac Cup. ...Jim Ryley of Santa Cruz YC and Saratoga did. OAXACA's original owner, Larry Burgin, named the boat in 1980. ...
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    Sled, I love the Tuolomne pics, as living in...

    Sled, I love the Tuolomne pics, as living in Hawaii we have never been there. I know you have been a Yosemite regular for many years, keep it up.
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    I submit that Common Sense was last to finish the...

    I submit that Common Sense was last to finish the 1934 Transpac due to losing her mast and sailing in with jury rig, also the smallest boat to have entered at the time.
    So I say #25 is FALSE, no...
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    I'm going with "E" Robon, only because I was...

    I'm going with "E" Robon, only because I was there as the delivery skipper on Robon after our Transpac finish in '73, and we were racing from Hono to Hanalei with owner Bob Grant aboard, who asked...
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    Ragtime story, 30 yrs ago, from 1983 Transpac...

    Ragtime story, 30 yrs ago, from 1983 Transpac Race when I was navigator on Rags for my 10th and last Transpac race. I sailed a lot with Dennis Durgan, who
    owned Rags that year, and off we went to...
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    Skip..you should upgrade to the "big cat" in the...

    Skip..you should upgrade to the "big cat" in the 3rd pic, good for meeting chicks?? What the hell is that anyway??
    Will check you out on google map in Sturt Bay...Capt Bob
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    Re the Bird boat "Oriole", she was raced by the...

    Re the Bird boat "Oriole", she was raced by the Rumsey brothers, John and Jerry, in mid 60's while I was at CMA, and racing on another Bird.
    The Rumseys on Oriole won every race in those days, ...
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    Capt Bob

    Yes, it was 30 years ago, and was reliving that Hurricane Iwa story with Sleddog by phone this am, he in Bekeley and I on the beach at Kahuku Point, Oahu.
    This small inter-island ship the "Mauna...
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    BobJ/Ragtime needs to hear from me, as I'm one...

    BobJ/Ragtime needs to hear from me, as I'm one of Matson skippers who sailed many Transpacs, and my last one was on the famous "Ragtime" in 1983, as navigator.
    It was the 64 ft sled that started it...
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    Skip, thx for the welcoming note to this Forum. ...

    Skip, thx for the welcoming note to this Forum. Am curious what your friends do for work there on Maurelle Is, or is it just a summer home?? Looking at Google Map, not many there.
    Am waiting to...
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