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tinob
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Initially Posted - 02/25/2009 :  09:58:04  Show Profile

WELL I DID IT. I RACED ON A 12 METER SLOOP, AND WE WON. WALTER MITTY LIKE EVEN,( ARM IN A SLING WITH A REAL DISLOCATED SHOULDER).
OUCH!
The boat was Stars and Stripes and the location St. Maarten.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  11:00:16  Show Profile
Val - sounds like great fun, hope your mended by season open up here!
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  11:10:31  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by tinob</i>
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WELL I DID IT. I RACED ON A 12 METER SLOOP, AND WE WON. WALTER MITTY LIKE EVEN,( ARM IN A SLING WITH A REAL DISLOCATED SHOULDER).
OUCH!
The boat was Stars and Stripes and the location St. Maarten.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.


<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Wow! What an incredible thrill that had to be!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  11:33:34  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  12:03:48  Show Profile
Envy, envy, envy!!!!!
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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  12:48:41  Show Profile
Photos. photos etc.

I have a few photos and will try to post them, maybe even use one for a signature shot. Most of the time it was a hold on for your dear life experience. The professional crew were really into winning. gale force winds, single reefed main, rail in the water most of the time, water flying over head and up from the bottom even. It was more than exciting...try fearsome.

Val on the hard DAGNABLT, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Response Posted - 02/25/2009 :  20:41:23  Show Profile
Congrats Val. I raced on that boat a few years back also in St. Martin - Stars and Stripes 55 against 56 and True North 4. We had MUCH better conditions! We got into a tacking duel with the other S & S on the last leg and were about to cross them when the jib sheet snapped!! Bummer
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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/26/2009 :  08:00:03  Show Profile
Derek, #5 was the S&S that we sailed on with Captain Jim Morgan in command. Great tactician.

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 02/26/2009 :  10:03:07  Show Profile
What blew my mind was seeing the windex in a straight line with the boat when beating.
If you are anywhere where they race these old AC boats - you just have to try it!
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tinob
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Response Posted - 02/26/2009 :  11:02:42  Show Profile
Talk about mind blowing, I'm the kind of sailor who doesn't appreciate winds over 15 k and even that is a stretch. When we first approached the harbor I'm certain it's a no go day what with seeing ocean swells in the harbor with white caps all over. Seeing the mate approach I'm wondering how he'll tell us about how disapointed he is that we can't make it out today.... NEVER ENTERED HIS MIND as he marched us over to the launch all the while feeling us out about our experience on sailboats. SHEESCH !!!

Val on the hard DAGNABIT, # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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