RE: [Cal_Boats] Volvo (was George Griffith and Bill Lapworth)

Hear! Hear! Cheers The Spa Creek Gang From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Dawson Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 12:24 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Volvo (was George Griffith and Bill Lapworth) Speaking of the Volvo fleet, they are here currently in Baltimore, and will be in Annapolis later this week for the Heritage Day celebration. On Sunday they will start the next leg of the race. Its usually been coordinated with the Bay Bridge Walk, so with good timing you can watch the start from above. I did so when Chessie was in it 8 years ago. This year we hope to watch with the Scouts from the decks of Kuan Yin. We just decided to drop out of the Centennial Newport-Bermuda race because our current surveys were based on a sistership and Newport insists on an extensive new survey, complete with stability tests with gear removed and tanks empty. Its more money and work than we can devote right now, so we have elected to do the BOR again, Annapolis to Bermuda or more exactly, Eastport to St.Georges. A disappointment, but because the race is a week earlier and plane tickets and island reservations are already bought, we will have to spend the extra week in Bermuda. Will have plenty of time to hoist a few Dark & Stormies for the Spa Creek Gang. John Dawson Kefi, Balto. Roger Jones <ro… [at] nvsailing.org> wrote: Hi, Cal Listees -- There is a good article about George Griffith, one of the three fathers of the Cal 40 (the other two being Bill Lapworth and Jack Jensen) in the May-June issue of Lufflines, the online magazine of the Los Angeles Yacht Club. It is on page 3 of the .pdf file located at: http://www.layc.org/lufflines/eMayJun06.pdf The same issue also contains a nice memoir by Stan Honey, Cal 40 "Illusion" owner and current naviguesser of the Volvo Ocean RAcer ABN AMRO One. Returned, tanned and tired... \Rog Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman2/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39663/*http://voice.yahoo.com> using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. SPONSORED LINKS Boating sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> Sailing boat <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .