Originally Posted by
BobJ
We once grabbed a J/24 at the mouth of the Estuary and pulled him out of the way of a container ship. The boat was being delivered to StFYC for a one-design event and had no sails on deck, let alone ready to hoist - now that's a mindset that baffles ME. He was mid-channel when the shear pin sheared on the outboard. We had one shot to get him and then it was going to get ugly.
Another time I towed three soggy ladies on a J/World J/80 back up the Estuary after a SHTP "weigh-in" at RYC. It was in February, and it was cold and raining with no wind. I always wondered if they went on to take up sailing, and I also wondered why J/World insisted on no engines, even in the Winter.
Intermission, please lay off the "weight nazi" thing - it's a very poor choice of terms and that other thread was about optimizing for racing, not deliveries. I'm sure Chris feels bad enough about it.
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