Re: 22 knot winds

did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? Jim Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay)

No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was so good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was game and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > ** > > > did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? > > Jim > Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay) > > >

I remember when we were new to sailing and declined to enter a regatta with our friends. Our fleet captain told us to just go out and tag along and follow what everyone else was doing. Well we finished last, but we began to see what everyone was doing in front of us and learned. By the third or fourth regatta we were mixing it up with the middle of the fleet! Had tons of fun for years sailing races. Just bite the bullet and enter one. Don't be aggressive and hang back and watch what all the other boats do. Soon you will find yourself reading the rules and joining the fun in the pack! Don Dutton 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Leslie Newman wrote: > > No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was so good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was game and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. > > > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > > did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? > > Jim > Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay) > > > >

Thanks for the advice. So, what the heck are they doing? I see a power boat beside an orange buoy. All the boats are doing some loop I take it. A few weeks ago we were out near Stingray point and a regatta was in progress. We sailed nearby and sailed by watching as the boats jockeyed around. Some of them came very, very close to each other as they crossed paths. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Donald C Dutton <dn… [at] comcast.net>wrote: > ** > > > I remember when we were new to sailing and declined to enter a regatta > with our friends. Our fleet captain told us to just go out and tag along > and follow what everyone else was doing. Well we finished last, but we > began to see what everyone was doing in front of us and learned. By the > third or fourth regatta we were mixing it up with the middle of the fleet! > Had tons of fun for years sailing races. > > Just bite the bullet and enter one. Don't be aggressive and hang back and > watch what all the other boats do. Soon you will find yourself reading the > rules and joining the fun in the pack! > > Don Dutton > 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" > > On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Leslie Newman wrote: > > > > No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was so > good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was game > and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in > progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there > today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still > getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. > > > > On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? >> >> Jim >> Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay) >> >> > > > >

Go on one of the boats which are racing. It is about as much fun as you can have at 5 miles an hour! And you'll be a better sailor after. Just stay away from boats where there is shouting. Shouting at crew means the skipper did not do a proper job of instructing. Reggie To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: d2… [at] gmail.com Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:59:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] 22 knot winds Thanks for the advice. So, what the heck are they doing? I see a power boat beside an orange buoy. All the boats are doing some loop I take it. A few weeks ago we were out near Stingray point and a regatta was in progress. We sailed nearby and sailed by watching as the boats jockeyed around. Some of them came very, very close to each other as they crossed paths. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Donald C Dutton <dn… [at] comcast.net> wrote: I remember when we were new to sailing and declined to enter a regatta with our friends. Our fleet captain told us to just go out and tag along and follow what everyone else was doing. Well we finished last, but we began to see what everyone was doing in front of us and learned. By the third or fourth regatta we were mixing it up with the middle of the fleet! Had tons of fun for years sailing races. Just bite the bullet and enter one. Don't be aggressive and hang back and watch what all the other boats do. Soon you will find yourself reading the rules and joining the fun in the pack! Don Dutton1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Leslie Newman wrote: No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was so good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was game and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com> wrote: did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? Jim Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay)

This explains it all. http://youtu.be/3gPjMvTmE2g On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Leslie Newman <d2… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > ** > > > Thanks for the advice. So, what the heck are they doing? I see a power > boat beside an orange buoy. All the boats are doing some loop I take it. A > few weeks ago we were out near Stingray point and a regatta was in > progress. We sailed nearby and sailed by watching as the boats jockeyed > around. Some of them came very, very close to each other as they crossed > paths. > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Donald C Dutton <dn… [at] comcast.net>wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> I remember when we were new to sailing and declined to enter a regatta >> with our friends. Our fleet captain told us to just go out and tag along >> and follow what everyone else was doing. Well we finished last, but we >> began to see what everyone was doing in front of us and learned. By the >> third or fourth regatta we were mixing it up with the middle of the fleet! >> Had tons of fun for years sailing races. >> >> Just bite the bullet and enter one. Don't be aggressive and hang back >> and watch what all the other boats do. Soon you will find yourself reading >> the rules and joining the fun in the pack! >> >> Don Dutton >> 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" >> >> On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Leslie Newman wrote: >> >> >> >> No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was >> so good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was >> game and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in >> progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there >> today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still >> getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> >>> did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? >>> >>> Jim >>> Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay) >>> >>> >> >> >> > >

Very stupid and a waste of time. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > ** > > > This explains it all. > http://youtu.be/3gPjMvTmE2g > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Leslie Newman <d2… [at] gmail.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Thanks for the advice. So, what the heck are they doing? I see a power >> boat beside an orange buoy. All the boats are doing some loop I take it. A >> few weeks ago we were out near Stingray point and a regatta was in >> progress. We sailed nearby and sailed by watching as the boats jockeyed >> around. Some of them came very, very close to each other as they crossed >> paths. >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Donald C Dutton <dn… [at] comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> >>> I remember when we were new to sailing and declined to enter a regatta >>> with our friends. Our fleet captain told us to just go out and tag along >>> and follow what everyone else was doing. Well we finished last, but we >>> began to see what everyone was doing in front of us and learned. By the >>> third or fourth regatta we were mixing it up with the middle of the fleet! >>> Had tons of fun for years sailing races. >>> >>> Just bite the bullet and enter one. Don't be aggressive and hang back >>> and watch what all the other boats do. Soon you will find yourself reading >>> the rules and joining the fun in the pack! >>> >>> Don Dutton >>> 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" >>> >>> On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Leslie Newman wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> No. Actually, we just drove down to check on the boat, but the wind was >>> so good I asked Claire if she would mind going out a few hours. She was >>> game and we scooted out and headed up river. Saw that the regatta was in >>> progress. Sailed by, then turned back for home. Was a fun time out there >>> today. I don't think Claire and I are ready for a regatta yet. Still >>> getting our sea legs after being away from sailing a few years. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 9:04 PM, sailor7312 . <sa… [at] gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> >>>> did you do the turkey shoot regatta today? >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> Cal 29 sailor(Mobjack Bay) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >