[Public-list] Racing a 38 columbia

Tom Sutherland sutherlandt at prodigy.net
Fri May 28 08:21:10 PDT 2004


Dick ...It sounds to me like you did real well against a much greater
waterline. I think much credit must go to the helmsman (wink!) 

Good to hear from you again.

tom S


> 
> Dick Filinich wrote:
> > Hi group:Been a long time since I sailed and took part on alberg
> > correspondence.Finally brought my boat back down Bayou Lafourche after
> > nearly 2 years,two back to back storms forced me up north,and a wife
> > that doesn't like to sail has kept me pondering the future of #191.Well
> > I'm sure there's some one out there with a spouse who just doesn't want
> > to sail,and its unusal to not do things together especially when you've
> > always been like mutt and Jeff.
> > (Little short story)
> > There's a new kid in town a 38 columbian,centerboard,well I finally got
> > a chance to see how bad he would beat me on all points of
> > sail!!!!!!Downwind,no contest his genoa,on furling was so big I thought
> > it was a spinnaker at first,on the beam he beat me again but not so
> > bad.When we made our turns towards a very narrow channel we were closed
> > hauled and I was ahead and on the winward side of the channel,maybe 50
> > yards ahead.It took him quiet a while to finally catch up to me,but
> > having the advantage everytime he came to pass my sails blocked his wind
> > and I would pull ahead again.this went on for about a mile or so till he
> > finally passed me.My bottom is dirty,barnacles etc.Had I had a clean
> > bottom he would have never caught me!!!!!Wind at 15 and I had a 160 %and
> > the main.And he was not a beginner ,everytime I trimmed I looked over
> > and we were like bookends.
> > Glad to be sailing again.Is this typical that an alberg can hang with
> > bigger boats,or was this just a fluke???????/     Wind Dancer #191
> > Galliano,La.               Dick Fillinich

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