[Public-List] Beautiful Sailing in Annapolis

[John Birch via Public-List]

'oxygen tents' - I'm still chuckling ; )

J


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Meinhold via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
To: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>; "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to 
all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Cc: "Stephen Gwyn" <stephen.gwyn at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Beautiful Sailing in Annapolis


> It's also much easier to pay attention to sail trim sitting on the low 
> side of an A30 with the jib winch , mainsheet , traveler and tiler all at 
> hand, versus 6 feet above the water behind a wheel!
>
> Mike
>
> Michael J. Meinhold
> meinhold272 at gmail.com / 301 852 0619
>
>> On Oct 19, 2016, at 8:13 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List 
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>> The sight of yachts with radar arches, dinghy davits (with dinghy), 
>> expanses of solar panel and full cockpit enclosures (which we call 
>> 'oxygen tents') are offensive... But a benefit is this: they kill the 
>> performance of the yachts they're piled onto enough that a  30 footer can 
>> slide by them...
>>
>>> On 2016-10-18, at 5:15 PM, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List 
>>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> There's nothing quite as satisfying as passing a boat costing a quarter 
>>> to half a million dollars in a boat costing a tenth (or less) of that. 
>>> It doesn't always happen; 40-50 foot Beneteaus, especially Beneteau 
>>> Firsts with good sails, when competently sailed are faster than Alberg 
>>> 30s, especially upwind. But when you do pass one, which happens far 
>>> often than it should, it feels pretty good.
>>>
>>> SG
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