Hi all,
Hunter Riddle, owner of Schurr sails in Pensacola, Fl., called me yesterday to give me a status report on the three Sailrite kits I gave him to put together for me. One of them...
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Hi all,
Hunter Riddle, owner of Schurr sails in Pensacola, Fl., called me yesterday to give me a status report on the three Sailrite kits I gave him to put together for me. One of them...
Hi folks,
I have to buy two ( nav table and cockpit under hard dodger)chart plotters or mfd's and have never owned a gps where the factory hadn't already pre-loaded a local area chart package which...
So Jim, are your eyes glazed over yet?[/QUOTE]
Rob and Bob,
Yes, it is overwhelming. and I am grateful that it is considered impolite to call a person a retard in polite company. I am...
Correction: Before anyone goes looking for a Garmin SSB, I was having a brainfart when I meant to say Icom 710 SSB
Jim
Hi all,
We are at the point of systems installation on the China Doll. After watching Stan Honey's weather lecture on the Safety at Sea seminar, I had the same reaction as when my late wife...
Hi all,
I appreciate every response to my "Spinnakers or Not" inquiry thread. The opinions and relating of past experiences was very informative. Therefore I have ordered a sail kit from...
Hi Folks,
I would like to hear about the experiences, relative to performance, of folks who have raced single-handed without spinnakers. For Me, the SHTP comes under the bucket list...
Hi Dave,
As much as I would like to attend the seminars in person, I will have to attend the zoom seminars. Since I am in the New Orleans area of the Central Time Zone, it will be a...
Hi Dave,
As much as I would like to attend the seminars in person, I will need to attend the zoom seminars. Since I am in the central time zone it will be a little late at night by the...
Dave,
Thank you for publishing all the race documents, entry forms, and fee schedule so early. I expect that it may get the attention of procrastinators and motivate them them...
Hi Dave,
The first time I made what I thought was a serious effort to start a SHTP race was 2004, in a J-35 specially built by Everette Pearson, with imput from Rod Johnstone, for...
Well, now the secret is out. I suck at math.
Alan,
Its been a long time. I had planned to enter the 2016 SHTP in a trimaran. Then in late November, 2015, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 Cancer, and I could go nowhere. I need to start...
Capt. Leisure,
I think you guys made the right decision, and applaud you for doing it early enough that you will not have a bunch of aggravated sailors all dressed up with nowhere to go. Now they...
Thank you Mike. I wol check them out.
Jim
Rob,
China Doll is a steel Bruce Roberts Spray 38 on which I have been working on for a couple of years. It has a somewhat oversized Gaff rig. My other concession to performance is a feathering...
you are correct. The $14,000 was the price quote for C and J Transport the China Doll from the Gulf Coast to California. I am looking for a local boatyard and marina to launch and put the rig in. ...
thank you. I will give him a call.
Jim
Hello,
I am gathering information to see if is a reasonable possibility to bring a boat to participate in the 2020 SHTP. So far I have a price of $14,000 to haul a 39 ft, 32-35,ooo pound boat...
I purchased from the NKE rep Bob Congdon, a complete new NKE system for a 36 ft loa, by 25 ft beam Trimaran, which I was putting together for the 2016 SHTP. The system cost over $15,000 as I...
Hi all,
As some of you may recall, I was actively putting together a 36 foot trimaran, The Prodigal Son, for the 2016 SHTP. I had to drop out when 6 months before the race my wife, my wife was...
thank you for posting this video alan. I hadnt seen it, or even heard of it, and found it both interesting and enjoyable.
Jim
In my pursuit of one day bringing a boat to San Fran to participate in the SHTP, when my personal circumstances allow, I have been studying routing strategies to Hawaii. Years ago I read what was...
Steve,
I assume you use H.O. 249 when reducing sights? How do you get your exact time?---i.e.--do you use a timex, or a gimballed chronometer in a box that cost a few thousand bucks. What is your...
Steve,
Well, I would give you an A plus on the quiz. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to give such a detailed answer. You confirmed most of my suppositions. I did about three...