[Public-List] Knockdown in an Alberg 30

Tue Jan 12 10:01:02 PST 2010

Thanks Gord, much appreciated, especially coming from the pro. 

Roger Kingsland, Managing Partner
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Public-List] Knockdown in an Alberg 30

Great story Roger!

On 12-Jan-10, at 12:31 PM, Roger L. Kingsland wrote:

> Gord,
>
> I did something similar to your friend Lynn only I was the cause of 
> the spreaders going into the water not the preventer of them coming 
> out.  To clarify, I am not absolutely sure "my" spreaders were all the 
> way in the water but I assume crew members hanging from the windward 
> life lines qualifies me to offer a follow up story.
>
> In my 20s I had achieved experience racing small boats and cruising 
> big boats but not racing big boats.  Somehow I got on a CC 41' racing 
> IOR on Lake Erie as a novice crew.  During my first race I was 
> assigned to man the main sheet in the library where the afterguard 
> could, in theory, look after me.  We too were screaming along on a 
> spinnaker reach when I noticed a bubble in the luff of the main.  I 
> recalled when that happened on my Hobie 16, if I pulled the main in, I 
> could go faster; I mean, sailing is sailing, right, so I cranked in 
> the main, with predictable results.  We went faster all right; turned 
> real fast to windward as the mast dove toward the water.
>
> After everything was sorted out Dick Newpher, our skipper (AKA
> "Pirate")
> commenced a yelling at me and made the error of my ways perfectly 
> clear in no uncertain terms.  While he caught his breath between 
> curses, I apologized profusely and promised to never do that again, as 
> long as I live, Scout's honor, so help me God.  He was on a roll 
> though and short of jumping
> overboard, I didn't know what to so I just kept apologizing.   
> Finally, the
> afterguard started to point out to Pirate that I had got the point and 
> they too felt I would never do that again; so, maybe it was time to 
> recommence racing.
>
> I sailed about 30 races with Pirate (I guess he appreciated a good
> apologizer) and learned as much during those two seasons of racing as 
> I have learned in years of cruising.  How right you are; it's all 
> good.
>
> All the best,
>
> Roger 148
>
>
>
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