Author Topic: Americas Cup (Read 793 times)

Tommy · « **Reply #30 on:** March 01, 2003, 02:56:52 AM »

Hangtime if your response was to me about the swiss ruff water advantage . What I was implying was that they spent more time on the water than any other team (18 months with their boat if I remember right) they new how to set the boat up for just about any condition. Chek out the web site for the americas cup good phots of the swiss out in strong winds with both boats. Same day Kiwis were running around in smaller boats. I just think the kiwis were and maybe are a little afraid of their boat. The first race it filled with 6 tons of water and broke. Second race they were simply out foxed up by 8 to 9 boat lengths and loose. Still fun to watch got to appreciate the amount of work to get those boats around the course.

blitz · « **Reply #31 on:** March 01, 2003, 11:12:01 AM »

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Originally posted by OZkansas
Hang, I raced a Hunter 26.5 single-handed when I was in my early 40's(55 now hoping to make 56:) ) This boat is great with 130% jib. It came with a 110 and I bought a 150 just after purchase. However, the 130 is the jib to have for this boat in just about any wind condition! I tried using a cruising spinnaker while racing and found it difficult to lower even in a slight breeze, but raising was a snap.

Man I remember sailing on Lake Stockton, Mo, at night. The breeze was consistent and once you got her balanced I could let the tiller go and just ride for miles:) Nothing like a clear night with the stars out and minus light pollution, ya, just great sailing!

It's been a long time since I have been on a boat and really miss it. I lusted after the Hunter 30'er when it first came out in the 80's. It had standing headroom and could be easily single-handed too:) Due to lack of money and the discovery of boat building the 30'er remained a dream.

I started to build a 17' catboat in 1994 and had to hand it off to someone else because of my health:( I built it using strip plank method. He heeeeee, lotsa epoxy!

I think the Swiss will win the Cup:( USA needs to get that puppy back ASAP!

For you people who think sailing is a limp-wristed sport, just try sailing a Laser and then tell me about how easy it is heheeeeeee.

Remember my first experience on a laser when i was only used to big boats.
6 beaufort saw me and the laser goin over top 4 times in a row within 10
min. Was ready to swimm back totally exhaused as i was but managed to sail it back at least

Was much easier to go 22knots on a big boat at 8-9 beaufort with spinacker, 7 people in trapez and wind comin from 5 oc.

Regards Blitz

Curval · « **Reply #32 on:** March 01, 2003, 11:58:18 AM »

Hangtime just doesn't strike me as the yachting crowd type. You know the type I mean...zinc oxide of the nose every day...blazer and cravat for dinner at the "Club".

Not many guys at the Yacht Club's I've been to would even consider being associated with anything called The Fat Drunk Bastards....Drunk maybe...and possibly Fat...but Bastards? Oh my...that just wouldn't do...what would the ladies at the Garden, Bridge, Tennis, or Beach Club say to that one?

Hang...did you do the Newport-Bermuda race ever?

midnight Target · « **Reply #33 on:** March 01, 2003, 12:00:08 PM »

Did some Hobi-cat sailing off Santa Barbara back in the 70's. Those bastages are scary fast!

Hangtime · « **Reply #34 on:** March 01, 2003, 01:01:22 PM »

they have always hated me in the yacht club races.. but they hated my crews even more at the season end parties. my grinders both rode harleys.

i was actually protested on a race for mercillessly hammering a boat trying a luffing duel with sling launched water balloons. Hip to hip reaches were always acccompanied with a torrent of ribald taunting and broadside vollys of beer can empties.

the yachties take themselves way to damn seriously. but despite the snots that seem to dominate yacht clubs, i never lacked for good rail meat because we had fun racing, always; win or lose.

Nope.. never tried newport-bermuda. Last time i was in a big boat bluewater race was 30 years ago in the ensenada race. That wasn't much fun.

Curval · « **Reply #35 on:** March 01, 2003, 01:59:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
they have always hated me in the yacht club races.. but they hated my crews even more at the season end parties. my grinders both rode harleys.

i was actually protested on a race for mercillessly hammering a boat trying a luffing duel with sling launched water balloons. Hip to hip reaches were always acccompanied with a torrent of ribald taunting and broadside vollys of beer can empties.

the yachties take themselves way to damn seriously. but despite the snots that seem to dominate yacht clubs, i never lacked for good rail meat because we had fun racing, always; win or lose.

Nope.. never tried newport-bermuda. Last time i was in a big boat bluewater race was 30 years ago in the ensenada race. That wasn't much fun.

ROFLMAO

I might have stuck with sailing if you had been around when I was learning.

I just never "fit in" with the yachties.

Newport/Bermuda raceweek was fun, only because that is where all the chicks were...the liquid panty remover flowed freely. Now that I'm married I go there on the occassional business lunch. Nothing else in that place holds any interest for me.

Sparks · « **Reply #36 on:** March 01, 2003, 03:40:48 PM »

Nice Thread - not done a lot of offshore sailing but a fair bit of dinghy - 420 with spinnaker in a blow is FUN

Anyone say its panzy on an offshore boat at top whack look at the Jules Verne Challenge - Ellen Mcarthurs boat shed its mast a few days ago while doing 30 some knots !!! Freakin big bang there !!! The loads you're trying to control are enormous.

Anyone want a crew / ballast call me - Im serious - want to get into offshore.

Sparks