[Public-List] Incline test on an Alberg 30?

George Dinwiddie gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
Sun May 9 09:51:41 PDT 2010


Kris,

Kris Coward wrote:
> On Sat, May 08, 2010 at 09:13:20PM -0400, Mike Lehman wrote:
>> She comes back by herself...first you dip the spreader tips in the
>> water, then you yell at the crew to hold on, then the boat rights
>> itself...but it IS a scary ride!!!!!!!! When healed way over, you
>> have no control, bit as soon as the rudder goes back in the water
>> she turns very fast (since you are going forward at 10+ knots) -
>> next thing you know...you 'think' you are in control again...until
>> the next broach.
> 
> ...at which point choice words are uttered and the exercise repeated.

Mike was paraphrasing.  Some of those words appear between "hold" and 
"on" the first time around.  I think it's "vitussa" or "vitusti" in Finnish.

  - George

-- 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------




 1273423901.0


More information about the Public-List mailing list