Somewhere over the Rainbow [was Is it time for the dreaded beam replacement?]

Charlie wrote: > Chris, Annapolis Sailing School still uses the Rainbows. They do look a bit tired. Also, it was an early bulb keel. When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I entered a drawing somewhere in Annapolis (maybe Fawcett's?) where the Grand Prize was a Rainbow. It was a magical time; I spent hours fantasizing about what I'd do when I won it. I'd take my teacher and all my classmates out for sails, and they'd be so impressed that it was my very own boat and that I could handle it by myself. Every time we passed one on the Severn River, I'd imagine myself proudly at the helm. The eventual (inevitable?) disappointment of not winning was totally eclipsed by all that joy of imagining the wonderfulness of winning. I'm happy to say that I think I still have that point of view, and it has served me well. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

Hi, Alfred. Cute story. I guess in those days, you were not familiar with the term "slip fees". Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:07 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [External] [Cal_Boats] Somewhere over the Rainbow [was Is it time for the dreaded beam replacement?] Charlie wrote: > Chris, Annapolis Sailing School still uses the Rainbows. They do look a bit tired. Also, it was an early bulb keel. When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I entered a drawing somewhere in Annapolis (maybe Fawcett's?) where the Grand Prize was a Rainbow. It was a magical time; I spent hours fantasizing about what I'd do when I won it. I'd take my teacher and all my classmates out for sails, and they'd be so impressed that it was my very own boat and that I could handle it by myself. Every time we passed one on the Severn River, I'd imagine myself proudly at the helm. The eventual (inevitable?) disappointment of not winning was totally eclipsed by all that joy of imagining the wonderfulness of winning. I'm happy to say that I think I still have that point of view, and it has served me well. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

On 2/14/2013 5:06 PM, Alfred Poor wrote: > > > Charlie wrote: > > >Chris, Annapolis Sailing School still uses the Rainbows. They do look > a bit tired. Also, it was an early bulb keel. > > When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I entered a drawing somewhere in > Annapolis (maybe Fawcett's?) where the Grand Prize was a Rainbow. It > was a magical time; I spent hours fantasizing about what I'd do when I > won it. I'd take my teacher and all my classmates out for sails, and > they'd be so impressed that it was my very own boat and that I could > handle it by myself. Every time we passed one on the Severn River, I'd > imagine myself proudly at the helm. > > The eventual (inevitable?) disappointment of not winning was totally > eclipsed by all that joy of imagining the wonderfulness of winning. > I'm happy to say that I think I still have that point of view, and it > has served me well. > As an adult, chronologically, I spent a week driving around to supermarkets after work to enter a local contest for a Mustang GT convertible. Didn't win. That was when I lived at the point in Michigan farthest from any Great Lake shoreline. But yes, it's fun to enjoy the fantasies, and a certain optimism gets us through life with a lot more fun. Chris Campbell Who lives < 1 mile from a Great Lakes shoreline and has a cool Mustang GT and a Cal 20. Rich indeed. > >