[Public-List] Knockdown in an Alberg 30

[Gordon Laco]

Thanks Roger... I would have thought  some of these stories would  
dispel any idea of professionalism!!


On 12-Jan-10, at 1:01 PM, Roger L. Kingsland wrote:

> Thanks Gord, much appreciated, especially coming from the pro.
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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
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> Great story Roger!
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> 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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