tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8380850208029830982024-03-05T07:35:12.868-08:00Mid-Atlantic MusingsThe accounts of misc. wanderings up and down the eastern seaboard.George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-5520553876569908972023-07-06T20:11:00.000-07:002023-07-06T20:11:55.092-07:00Photos from the 2023 BYC Classic Moth Boat Regatta<p>This year was the 30th Classic Moth Boat Regatta at Brigantine YC. This benchmark should have ocurred in 2021 but we had to cancel that year due to COVID-19 and last year we were blown out by big 30+ knot winds. Last year we were reduced to sitting around and eating a commemorative cake, circle-M icing and all. This year we still had cake but in honor of my Mother-in-Law's 85th BD. What follows are pix taken by diarist daughter from the RC boat. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiZQr66d52m9Iz73NL9gAeQYq98Tq8JMcz-Ili344bhfLdJMF86HpDVrMBtLxwIDNJ2aC2uAG89rOZ6l4GtS3QYXvLCj43KJU62FNRArM18P5BddNEOYJH7-kTKIHIfruR_wl4ZzbPL0Wx4jl6WMjvVo4kRbgQHeJJdefRDle0vA4i1LIqpEz42JtnyBm/s3072/IMG_1264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiZQr66d52m9Iz73NL9gAeQYq98Tq8JMcz-Ili344bhfLdJMF86HpDVrMBtLxwIDNJ2aC2uAG89rOZ6l4GtS3QYXvLCj43KJU62FNRArM18P5BddNEOYJH7-kTKIHIfruR_wl4ZzbPL0Wx4jl6WMjvVo4kRbgQHeJJdefRDle0vA4i1LIqpEz42JtnyBm/w480-h640/IMG_1264.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once again, the wind was out of the NW which is an awkward direction for launching at BYC. Joe Bousquet rolled his Mistral to the float rather than using the launch ramp.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSF0PLHrivG7-MdwcCfZwC5QbV5tPXge26gRk3yjGKLXOUg-ZdL7e1Rebb-iyJKRQ_Ft_DUOD_BAZ2ctE2dyNOYlRdygzRWyh6fCbZU15_dqGpuIk0E0UhOTpj7qbfnF-HOKQ6MRjBGQoJKR4K9b7jgrWJJRcAKmvZqGQpgXdtdl6zkmu6hTV5tKSSq_h/s3072/IMG_1268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSF0PLHrivG7-MdwcCfZwC5QbV5tPXge26gRk3yjGKLXOUg-ZdL7e1Rebb-iyJKRQ_Ft_DUOD_BAZ2ctE2dyNOYlRdygzRWyh6fCbZU15_dqGpuIk0E0UhOTpj7qbfnF-HOKQ6MRjBGQoJKR4K9b7jgrWJJRcAKmvZqGQpgXdtdl6zkmu6hTV5tKSSq_h/w480-h640/IMG_1268.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Others followed suit. Nr 1929 is an older Connecticut design.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlztva-FA7XxsybiBeaaHsc5UZwEjaIKLu_8Yax4GOqjmX2U3DjB8YvjVxRFXOkTJcxJOqNDmBezzYKe6Fi4C4hu2T3ZHAjQkl8kn7BL6myW9NaU8Sc2mhldhi6TkEOPHkg3u2HWsFxnJd6HrDDWH9Ml6ZsWW3XcBaDqUFP1qD-wzGWfwhpADixKMKtVnG/s3072/IMG_1269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlztva-FA7XxsybiBeaaHsc5UZwEjaIKLu_8Yax4GOqjmX2U3DjB8YvjVxRFXOkTJcxJOqNDmBezzYKe6Fi4C4hu2T3ZHAjQkl8kn7BL6myW9NaU8Sc2mhldhi6TkEOPHkg3u2HWsFxnJd6HrDDWH9Ml6ZsWW3XcBaDqUFP1qD-wzGWfwhpADixKMKtVnG/w480-h640/IMG_1269.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last year we had 30+ knots. This year we still had a stiff breeze--15+ with gusts higher. But at least it was sail-able.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0P0g3IwllgGHii0hUmFfdqKw-F9a9CPY6Qg_2AvjvGYx8a7GDquSMVihHHHs-mxT5lpoNRMNfQQLdufivlCSPZMbYwDuWrsOIgBjUDaq-B9IMgebxAO35xuotX5yWJjxjXixmHgUurZI2HAsNQG8YzAuR1KsVCpVzh-OTsIJByP-niFY15hpipendt3-/s3072/IMG_1272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0P0g3IwllgGHii0hUmFfdqKw-F9a9CPY6Qg_2AvjvGYx8a7GDquSMVihHHHs-mxT5lpoNRMNfQQLdufivlCSPZMbYwDuWrsOIgBjUDaq-B9IMgebxAO35xuotX5yWJjxjXixmHgUurZI2HAsNQG8YzAuR1KsVCpVzh-OTsIJByP-niFY15hpipendt3-/w480-h640/IMG_1272.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eventual overall winner, Mike Parsons in his Mistral design.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwXocl9gGt0ISd0a2K0Sgv3yOn_Ph-eMC4XXnmMbFUvL5IUzrRxqDux7KEmGCtlx217j6SmZMIqTG9bcTNBAQHaRR2PV7CVMUni0Efvusa7eEK7EU50beSZ2AF1CXPozBM3npha0y35uce5ioxOidLxtYpMrA402idQtPortLHE-1Or9xpz5s_cMRJm5V/s3072/IMG_1273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwXocl9gGt0ISd0a2K0Sgv3yOn_Ph-eMC4XXnmMbFUvL5IUzrRxqDux7KEmGCtlx217j6SmZMIqTG9bcTNBAQHaRR2PV7CVMUni0Efvusa7eEK7EU50beSZ2AF1CXPozBM3npha0y35uce5ioxOidLxtYpMrA402idQtPortLHE-1Or9xpz5s_cMRJm5V/w480-h640/IMG_1273.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Way who sailed this boat back in the 1950s assists his son after splashing this newly restored boat for the first time since taking delivery from Bill Boyle.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xOq7nXjt5shp5Ta7xNQDZuYnFlVXrmWQ3sa6XBlQFlA-BCXnsHolTHWf8zIamoRU_sL2ulfsS1p2jHG1AIjBjzDA3VyJk3bggPmhpDfAORtl5G7Q2dacqwh2E6Y3sPdf18rYWbVAblOw-kK7_FWy_rxeypc1-Vr7GsqiaGOfq1LAU4NowhhuGbuVC3q1/s3072/IMG_1280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xOq7nXjt5shp5Ta7xNQDZuYnFlVXrmWQ3sa6XBlQFlA-BCXnsHolTHWf8zIamoRU_sL2ulfsS1p2jHG1AIjBjzDA3VyJk3bggPmhpDfAORtl5G7Q2dacqwh2E6Y3sPdf18rYWbVAblOw-kK7_FWy_rxeypc1-Vr7GsqiaGOfq1LAU4NowhhuGbuVC3q1/w480-h640/IMG_1280.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Judy B with a bone in her teeth.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQxUVZCdUF0tnCTnKRPZVUnSgBJtgtRu5cbnSp9ebTC1n1OunT57PZiQacrmHdj7uAGUHc9_G84MNxZc9nl-6ANUwn_mfApJVIk1cUxRFUNMDrmfm1-idKjzZURavRApfZxvYIah0UFOpyJXRz5q2fNrPnOR5QaBdQu2iaZIyUr49tuUTFJO-M7BnRGBj/s3072/IMG_1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQxUVZCdUF0tnCTnKRPZVUnSgBJtgtRu5cbnSp9ebTC1n1OunT57PZiQacrmHdj7uAGUHc9_G84MNxZc9nl-6ANUwn_mfApJVIk1cUxRFUNMDrmfm1-idKjzZURavRApfZxvYIah0UFOpyJXRz5q2fNrPnOR5QaBdQu2iaZIyUr49tuUTFJO-M7BnRGBj/w480-h640/IMG_1279.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diarist son Erik in our glass Europe design. Erik did quite well. He not only came in first in the Gen I division, but also beat all the faster Gen II boats during one of the races.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWWnI4GSeO5ivl_8t9_BopCJAQ0Ptn4qX0MqGc6aJNDILsHk_TRPbgCT1nFRF1BulUUreNCcw1xeTPDqEcaO3-Jh3eBAvTpruLs_wH25X0f4-qZedZzJHC5_2DAKHTXP3LesC0FARlsllfBBqPogCmp9gtmtBWwMO_9JmSHcYhP0qsxg6654ZdAp0DMhW/s3072/IMG_1278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWWnI4GSeO5ivl_8t9_BopCJAQ0Ptn4qX0MqGc6aJNDILsHk_TRPbgCT1nFRF1BulUUreNCcw1xeTPDqEcaO3-Jh3eBAvTpruLs_wH25X0f4-qZedZzJHC5_2DAKHTXP3LesC0FARlsllfBBqPogCmp9gtmtBWwMO_9JmSHcYhP0qsxg6654ZdAp0DMhW/w640-h480/IMG_1278.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_d5FMV3EwgyIfLY46a3mwyJnP6mKckQw6amOYi9LfEzQMdA0KOiuufzKXze0fIaSc5wTHzVFXlgCvMNnimwCu1ppSl00s8CDoAaPhUWarXQ0AtcxC5Y6YvGCWLFXDzudHFl2rWJNsd6xmHwB2--jaJjvGv-WjkGDyANE87vIEFl-c1KudXdtX1QFg1GGD/s3072/IMG_1276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_d5FMV3EwgyIfLY46a3mwyJnP6mKckQw6amOYi9LfEzQMdA0KOiuufzKXze0fIaSc5wTHzVFXlgCvMNnimwCu1ppSl00s8CDoAaPhUWarXQ0AtcxC5Y6YvGCWLFXDzudHFl2rWJNsd6xmHwB2--jaJjvGv-WjkGDyANE87vIEFl-c1KudXdtX1QFg1GGD/w480-h640/IMG_1276.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z in his Mistral Y2K2 Bug.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbHeeA4RmBA3KJh_8WkYSUX7zoYgAvzF_G-tCepuHToJYECKXxayDWhqmsvqDf4b6vCckr1A_nnaTS8yAxYr_d_Mi7ryiqnHnxvDmw0R-Qa4PiL_Wpz2W_HX_KH-ll7Q4TmLlTulGtq1huY-Lp1WgQ1SbSwe0kXo-Q_5JJZ2zOno-6wBmEO0FElQNw9ZV/s3072/IMG_1274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbHeeA4RmBA3KJh_8WkYSUX7zoYgAvzF_G-tCepuHToJYECKXxayDWhqmsvqDf4b6vCckr1A_nnaTS8yAxYr_d_Mi7ryiqnHnxvDmw0R-Qa4PiL_Wpz2W_HX_KH-ll7Q4TmLlTulGtq1huY-Lp1WgQ1SbSwe0kXo-Q_5JJZ2zOno-6wBmEO0FElQNw9ZV/w480-h640/IMG_1274.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Duncan's Europe.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYUKXS3Y4e_6OJ1RPAGSSIAmTcTVmXpzsh5YoX3g4ziA-cC-AuoI9BVs2N9xjHcRNr5z-4ZdV_us9UKPY1EYAcw6Vy61qtoMHethOjBjj63ehva0hF9i6v1XAnbc-97sSMuEW291szuDoh4RYCoKio8L7OCvDEeQZ7qRDo0XvPrUCZzZr_9zTaBPmLwD7/s3072/IMG_1302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYUKXS3Y4e_6OJ1RPAGSSIAmTcTVmXpzsh5YoX3g4ziA-cC-AuoI9BVs2N9xjHcRNr5z-4ZdV_us9UKPY1EYAcw6Vy61qtoMHethOjBjj63ehva0hF9i6v1XAnbc-97sSMuEW291szuDoh4RYCoKio8L7OCvDEeQZ7qRDo0XvPrUCZzZr_9zTaBPmLwD7/w640-h480/IMG_1302.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H2HXJNc7J-8yBgCovx8NFHKA_k_wozjU1bJn5YYxAljbSbYVpk0Q4V_1en_LxNFwFeCbcHVKovYXc-k9XUAcU7da7naOSuMh3pRWP8Qu9M0frX-8q5X3AQcPxmiUxXAKCJl1FPnKEiJl5bcQNIXJAE10tih5acjsDPMbdZNVS48WPzNiyuZ2dnHyhCEQ/s3072/IMG_1297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H2HXJNc7J-8yBgCovx8NFHKA_k_wozjU1bJn5YYxAljbSbYVpk0Q4V_1en_LxNFwFeCbcHVKovYXc-k9XUAcU7da7naOSuMh3pRWP8Qu9M0frX-8q5X3AQcPxmiUxXAKCJl1FPnKEiJl5bcQNIXJAE10tih5acjsDPMbdZNVS48WPzNiyuZ2dnHyhCEQ/w480-h640/IMG_1297.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist sailing the wood Europe. This was not a good outing for me. I struggled all day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA49x52kJax4v7V4PudZn5B7uSx6GGLyyf0t9pn1o-PUcSjbPFMespQ9YknHTTsSVOZrJvX2c85kAf4DlwKSwQ-FOGxjoRNQ5P9Vq1-AfX44LLib4mIsmx5ZxuxEWxSW9DJwjDj4ipEb8FbFmbiXD0P9VQ6kIcXMA-REOkXDM5EehgDq4U3dhEQDPQYu4/s3072/IMG_1293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA49x52kJax4v7V4PudZn5B7uSx6GGLyyf0t9pn1o-PUcSjbPFMespQ9YknHTTsSVOZrJvX2c85kAf4DlwKSwQ-FOGxjoRNQ5P9Vq1-AfX44LLib4mIsmx5ZxuxEWxSW9DJwjDj4ipEb8FbFmbiXD0P9VQ6kIcXMA-REOkXDM5EehgDq4U3dhEQDPQYu4/w640-h480/IMG_1293.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe B. leading the younger John Way.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hUwPm2S2upZYUegDcrb41ScwLVL2zAjR6Mirvsar7GbDrWBQbpC5k9U0CDDVvybJ0Niq-gUpAer_DxnbI-ysjuMjjBFQ9Bw5ZT870VANZhGwloAkKW3rrqfFM9-eIoBcDRyw3IPfSkh9unFOV2vBDbcD39QbLbfXCS9z_Egbx63fJZU3X2_lKpR5Irxz/s3072/IMG_1291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hUwPm2S2upZYUegDcrb41ScwLVL2zAjR6Mirvsar7GbDrWBQbpC5k9U0CDDVvybJ0Niq-gUpAer_DxnbI-ysjuMjjBFQ9Bw5ZT870VANZhGwloAkKW3rrqfFM9-eIoBcDRyw3IPfSkh9unFOV2vBDbcD39QbLbfXCS9z_Egbx63fJZU3X2_lKpR5Irxz/w480-h640/IMG_1291.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2pPVMDhG3CNfm6LGxYOBWISYf1Otd5z-rc4_9_byLx-0bHto76c0tqeulXsRf0jjCRvq9yNCLwvNGocw45bTnrJW-p1AjHit9tBsXOu7-GcPGvH_c8-d2r7Pxy9TQbAbyJmc9CJXIDmNy4dnQ4tlh2EwiyFk0_-oonWFuHjLLYFtw56bsiudB8lFZ1_q/s3072/IMG_1286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2pPVMDhG3CNfm6LGxYOBWISYf1Otd5z-rc4_9_byLx-0bHto76c0tqeulXsRf0jjCRvq9yNCLwvNGocw45bTnrJW-p1AjHit9tBsXOu7-GcPGvH_c8-d2r7Pxy9TQbAbyJmc9CJXIDmNy4dnQ4tlh2EwiyFk0_-oonWFuHjLLYFtw56bsiudB8lFZ1_q/w640-h480/IMG_1286.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the starts. 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Something to work on for next time!<br /></div></div></div>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-4845546367459486922023-03-19T12:50:00.001-07:002023-03-19T14:32:35.278-07:002023 Classic Moth Boat Mid-Winters--Gulfport, Florida<p> It's been a while since I last posted anything. Part of that was Covid related and part was due to event cancellations. Also, since my daughter is now working full time as an RN, I don't have a photographer on call. But this year's Mid-Winters allowed to get a camera out on the mark boat. Those pix are the work of Lennie Parker and Amy Linton. Then after the regatta, Race Committee member, Mark Joseph supplied some pix he took. So, plenty of pix.</p><p>Sadly, very few boats. Six in total, due to a lot of last minute conflicts. Hopefully we'll see a better turn out in '24.</p><p>What follows is a collage of what the photographers saw. Enjoy.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5RamTwSMTpuZXdohtlUVoZWeV9ZVosUA7M9YApQGBe_uQCzd_2ym3hpi-_XVWD8Q2qNPdmPeKkUk7gDGaQzjF4r4Xh8zkTuQCw8dUuDrfZlnLmRBpiy1e3bQZdJJj6YVBk8d9RjXyZXC6ZX5rXnEOi6YBAqY-APaUyrwicajxuYihShKpgfRtTUsMQ/s4608/2-gyc2023(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5RamTwSMTpuZXdohtlUVoZWeV9ZVosUA7M9YApQGBe_uQCzd_2ym3hpi-_XVWD8Q2qNPdmPeKkUk7gDGaQzjF4r4Xh8zkTuQCw8dUuDrfZlnLmRBpiy1e3bQZdJJj6YVBk8d9RjXyZXC6ZX5rXnEOi6YBAqY-APaUyrwicajxuYihShKpgfRtTUsMQ/w640-h480/2-gyc2023(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a postponement each morning, waiting for the land to heat and the sea breeze to develop. This launch scene is from Saturday. By the time we sailed to the starting area the breeze had built to 10 to 15 out of the SW. In addition, the bay got quite lumpy/choppy.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oEEBw7aNLqmmwj1Ffd_V9Vi_bpJtb1eH9APB5NxG3smcxFffb13qdnDJtuJdqVfK-gjqh-V2g4T2oaz4mxqswAyQ2vR9o6H4y2d-ddOMB7-txTpX9sBd8X3XnR55qx9RywyzQHDKYX4VKa1cFble4EB0TbW9Vkzjd8EslNh6SD0UHbVsShmyG9x1Sw/s4608/5-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oEEBw7aNLqmmwj1Ffd_V9Vi_bpJtb1eH9APB5NxG3smcxFffb13qdnDJtuJdqVfK-gjqh-V2g4T2oaz4mxqswAyQ2vR9o6H4y2d-ddOMB7-txTpX9sBd8X3XnR55qx9RywyzQHDKYX4VKa1cFble4EB0TbW9Vkzjd8EslNh6SD0UHbVsShmyG9x1Sw/w480-h640/5-gyc2023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Generation II boats included Joe Bousquet in his Mistral <i>Try-Umph</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHm2uquMPhH6EBVjmUeMBUMvlwJoHyUrFYdpcFZq1Eg64KsS-axeKy70ARIPSvFirtPCnDPdT61M8yL6cynhGO_FZuH_OkP7NwttXXfUFx032mpoJ_PdqYDJSvW7mjRTbTnpbSqGRQK9r7Kqj3OuV_4BFIcMHalgr7ZuswR1ukytqQi41AaCCfVkxeA/s4608/6-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHm2uquMPhH6EBVjmUeMBUMvlwJoHyUrFYdpcFZq1Eg64KsS-axeKy70ARIPSvFirtPCnDPdT61M8yL6cynhGO_FZuH_OkP7NwttXXfUFx032mpoJ_PdqYDJSvW7mjRTbTnpbSqGRQK9r7Kqj3OuV_4BFIcMHalgr7ZuswR1ukytqQi41AaCCfVkxeA/w480-h640/6-gyc2023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Linton sailing his <i>Mousetrap</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABTLcWhpwJt1qNfxksGgzt2JVX9kln4tuifjBZwcFUAZoPkza0OOxoN8bvxwbfz806BBfxyiYwQAHQhIDwXu5QuGRCJ7ixQGrz3QK_Zb70kwMTLrt38m7fPqsnvAszS-fnhb2ypd0L_LljGp7xAHT4vMTg3rrGcIQT-y9JMGFl1GKD1ytgqLXxmf_ww/s4608/7-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABTLcWhpwJt1qNfxksGgzt2JVX9kln4tuifjBZwcFUAZoPkza0OOxoN8bvxwbfz806BBfxyiYwQAHQhIDwXu5QuGRCJ7ixQGrz3QK_Zb70kwMTLrt38m7fPqsnvAszS-fnhb2ypd0L_LljGp7xAHT4vMTg3rrGcIQT-y9JMGFl1GKD1ytgqLXxmf_ww/w480-h640/7-gyc2023.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Parsons in his Mistral <i>Revolution</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXD90HX6BG78uc41EJbLSOV3y9zvT5TxLSdglK9-Z8uWwuy8F0GPLHAWFi3fnEg8UK3lCVWxrqAMICWk46tl4jrFewlA7net21qvr0TGeI0drWPqUrIWJLYBXEY4O7KMvZ571QzSl0_mQqXIa-FJ_0DEpXvS-A7jYAArVYoukuT3UyEk4kPW34GzzWg/s4608/23-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXD90HX6BG78uc41EJbLSOV3y9zvT5TxLSdglK9-Z8uWwuy8F0GPLHAWFi3fnEg8UK3lCVWxrqAMICWk46tl4jrFewlA7net21qvr0TGeI0drWPqUrIWJLYBXEY4O7KMvZ571QzSl0_mQqXIa-FJ_0DEpXvS-A7jYAArVYoukuT3UyEk4kPW34GzzWg/w640-h480/23-gyc2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey Rabbitt in his new design <i>Knotty By Nature</i>. Note the clarity of the water--you can see the dagger board. This ain't New Jersey or E. City, NC.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBxWWkYy_2uZsztSY9Kghr7jnSzECHnQxv3dCVT34Y-7x_bQ0Grua1NuhdqySuyPBwv-XHcy35xlfMq95shW17qTXr2dTnOk-ilHA81JvMbkPW-rzUSLq5W9HpbNfXQm25LKGS79Z3Ggz2yX1FJR8ouJDuTFMUVfcPRhhLnRcaFHa7ORGXPNs7K-wpg/s4608/13-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBxWWkYy_2uZsztSY9Kghr7jnSzECHnQxv3dCVT34Y-7x_bQ0Grua1NuhdqySuyPBwv-XHcy35xlfMq95shW17qTXr2dTnOk-ilHA81JvMbkPW-rzUSLq5W9HpbNfXQm25LKGS79Z3Ggz2yX1FJR8ouJDuTFMUVfcPRhhLnRcaFHa7ORGXPNs7K-wpg/w640-h480/13-gyc2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As mentioned earlier, the bay offered a lot of chop and distinct wave trains as seen here. Everyone flipped at least once during the two day event..<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEsDKLaqP5kJEmkAdbTqlQyhjIFB0J7rkFEDYnkMmjM7KDNJVMwINIEcsUmQYOuYGX_cLSco50gndcwfOOnWb9u-iPIzOuQtXxczaR4vNrZzfc__CmhiHWQ7a3T2AP7dnbpueN72SsbIGo02CCxZkmP3rEffU-vZz0v1V1tSefm_Sbrbi9fCWcTAh1Q/s4608/62-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDhW4uPDV1QINmsXhLueTF85CQdjo9vK26ef8kht5fzmxNUHZEw3HfKNLnvMg6xXa0TSHbH1fUWrCqXzZH9dWaI_oupsQv1z58yXrecCCfKFWeBYivJs1DP9my5DWLpPja9mV8VHa12q5Ane764PMQMhlslRYvEH3MRGzTXDe3H8WpACYrilxgoizCA/s4608/62-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDhW4uPDV1QINmsXhLueTF85CQdjo9vK26ef8kht5fzmxNUHZEw3HfKNLnvMg6xXa0TSHbH1fUWrCqXzZH9dWaI_oupsQv1z58yXrecCCfKFWeBYivJs1DP9my5DWLpPja9mV8VHa12q5Ane764PMQMhlslRYvEH3MRGzTXDe3H8WpACYrilxgoizCA/w640-h480/62-gyc2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe B. trying to catch a wave.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-68czgJACn_TXmdT0sYaT8EzBHCVlJxh2kPEa2aRhWDI2aPqfYD1fORdplSBrCGOOIKSQfLdTjv35Px8in4C1pn0v_o3LAmza1jxYVI7ZVN2aSw7ruowWBuVe-6egH73HmLZPM3Q8zWqryFtS1CM7sQN5Ecn46zbBkDVn5G5Z3y8KqKRJIIVekK4eig/s3072/IMG_1115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-68czgJACn_TXmdT0sYaT8EzBHCVlJxh2kPEa2aRhWDI2aPqfYD1fORdplSBrCGOOIKSQfLdTjv35Px8in4C1pn0v_o3LAmza1jxYVI7ZVN2aSw7ruowWBuVe-6egH73HmLZPM3Q8zWqryFtS1CM7sQN5Ecn46zbBkDVn5G5Z3y8KqKRJIIVekK4eig/w640-h480/IMG_1115.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Generation I attracted only two boats, both Europe designs. Here we see your old diarist, sailing his Galetti-built woodie <i>Femme Fatale</i>. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEiV0nb4JeMcve9SUe4zmpcqPJ02X5oQZlEAPvn5Rx0pTnXRPWEVhbz7M7WPPz8mp-q9jmMj8p-4pJ9xADX4qJyTGLEte754g8a9ypMuMQQr5t5JZLTnWzpFPWjLnB_wBPWfJhe1TXCL7VF5TwHvf-ZhInowwCoercs_YHwhJ2nwtHsoK3Ep-tl6RZg/s3072/IMG_1112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEiV0nb4JeMcve9SUe4zmpcqPJ02X5oQZlEAPvn5Rx0pTnXRPWEVhbz7M7WPPz8mp-q9jmMj8p-4pJ9xADX4qJyTGLEte754g8a9ypMuMQQr5t5JZLTnWzpFPWjLnB_wBPWfJhe1TXCL7VF5TwHvf-ZhInowwCoercs_YHwhJ2nwtHsoK3Ep-tl6RZg/w640-h480/IMG_1112.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Gen I competitor, Greg Ducan sailed his glass Winner-built Europe.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb2tYf2mT7d0DBRNO05MBHnDyCCGySoY5Udjqd0Y6TAhIJH7RHiZTlqhEcNZci_AbeAZ50Zxj9IA-lCRfZMDydkw3RrYH9ZEpKXleRZAxNMaiFkWIGcxVjgY02asQA1GHG3eTZ4_SfYsD_dyThbi46NftG-LoqFpoqpz0SVwnYZL17as3tyeSS4y5Bw/s4608/39-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb2tYf2mT7d0DBRNO05MBHnDyCCGySoY5Udjqd0Y6TAhIJH7RHiZTlqhEcNZci_AbeAZ50Zxj9IA-lCRfZMDydkw3RrYH9ZEpKXleRZAxNMaiFkWIGcxVjgY02asQA1GHG3eTZ4_SfYsD_dyThbi46NftG-LoqFpoqpz0SVwnYZL17as3tyeSS4y5Bw/w640-h480/39-gyc2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As noted, everyone flipped at least once. I flipped twice just for good measure. Once 30 seconds before the start and the second time after rounding the leeward mark for the beat to the finish line. Why are cameras so abundant whenever I do something clumsy in the boat?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPIP3b82mPxP3_qSU1phOuJMtAnX8TLYKhH__EivR2wKWUut6fbriY8kJzxvLn7vIQeiMk-SQMCJJL5qidMD5h4flu21zE-CXlGHupb7b-gReeK6XoFrt6vx4-v2p4fmAQ1jmEal9hgpZPXGrKXLlfKVsEPiDe7eQ1CxIwcyYEwbojw0fqNxMyG1XXg/s4608/40-gyc2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPIP3b82mPxP3_qSU1phOuJMtAnX8TLYKhH__EivR2wKWUut6fbriY8kJzxvLn7vIQeiMk-SQMCJJL5qidMD5h4flu21zE-CXlGHupb7b-gReeK6XoFrt6vx4-v2p4fmAQ1jmEal9hgpZPXGrKXLlfKVsEPiDe7eQ1CxIwcyYEwbojw0fqNxMyG1XXg/w640-h480/40-gyc2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this series of pix documents my first bath, just before the starting horn.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWbqaWAqAx5O1D8QBXaXN_gj43_shu4duGyl9Fyk4hEOlut1S2Jt532vnDnUKw5M_caUzjn5qgbUcVG4TpfZBcZMk3xxnrhEqF5S8AfN4lHqjRxlFyzBbKSl70prKqzcmHPvGh5VGy4HQPI3iVSHBwoTQX3keZbGa0lRTRZ8ow3Pt4ARWb_6Zi5OlcA/s3072/IMG_1153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWbqaWAqAx5O1D8QBXaXN_gj43_shu4duGyl9Fyk4hEOlut1S2Jt532vnDnUKw5M_caUzjn5qgbUcVG4TpfZBcZMk3xxnrhEqF5S8AfN4lHqjRxlFyzBbKSl70prKqzcmHPvGh5VGy4HQPI3iVSHBwoTQX3keZbGa0lRTRZ8ow3Pt4ARWb_6Zi5OlcA/w640-h480/IMG_1153.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dagger board fell out of the trunk (twice) which added to my swimming session.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOalUC3xsenSKAEKnlN7wk2N-IwYXg7ns9oMTVld2CUFVeK6e1-AvTpN3dGrGEsEbWDyLPFnP-XsGPcSdfxTlUexxymg0haaAZWh5Gp8e_zQ5LYR6cocS4n9H4jqvFL7EbH5qRLKBwaFWpA5TNh5UfYDdvQaCe5CaXcCoW5Gl1_tZF779v-O5MlC31tw/s3072/IMG_1154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOalUC3xsenSKAEKnlN7wk2N-IwYXg7ns9oMTVld2CUFVeK6e1-AvTpN3dGrGEsEbWDyLPFnP-XsGPcSdfxTlUexxymg0haaAZWh5Gp8e_zQ5LYR6cocS4n9H4jqvFL7EbH5qRLKBwaFWpA5TNh5UfYDdvQaCe5CaXcCoW5Gl1_tZF779v-O5MlC31tw/w640-h480/IMG_1154.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost back in but the boat decided to capsize to weather!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4WlQvtW_xz1Q3cx8o5JO9XIryND-DrnKqvgmhDKvc-ygg0QKSCEUmu1A0-19AN5Y1U27UtIhLFVupfZUWQYoNlX2J_wJAa-i7yPrkOHbYAwOsMQOwX9vrtsB0rALVnXqXOlcq0eco_57T4MfKCyvpUprJjVV35PdJCUPpDvIvcbCyJWIqU31wUcEWA/s3072/IMG_1155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4WlQvtW_xz1Q3cx8o5JO9XIryND-DrnKqvgmhDKvc-ygg0QKSCEUmu1A0-19AN5Y1U27UtIhLFVupfZUWQYoNlX2J_wJAa-i7yPrkOHbYAwOsMQOwX9vrtsB0rALVnXqXOlcq0eco_57T4MfKCyvpUprJjVV35PdJCUPpDvIvcbCyJWIqU31wUcEWA/w640-h480/IMG_1155.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally back in the boat chasing the fleet. Yes, I completed this race in order to limit the damage to my score. Capsizing is very slow. The rest of the fleet enjoyed a little rest while I sailed the course very much alone. There's a fish somewhere with a very stylish cycling cap. At first I thought I'd also lost my sunglasses but the coakie did it's job. They were tangled in my life vest.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN413SIZ1ePlVR1FJdAhfDCob5U3rhLhtFlYFOKVJTCmN9jdSvcng3q1XafEs0jG7WmvfEIz1l2uVt1BF9tjaV_EBuvcPVp8h-oADHoT85LCLo7DeJxmCv9i1FfEwPTeHYhHZu9oTMYNQJ5UIH8frHjGWdA5V0YX87CUy67asEl_dg8UpuFiz_-uKeTw/s3072/IMG_1116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN413SIZ1ePlVR1FJdAhfDCob5U3rhLhtFlYFOKVJTCmN9jdSvcng3q1XafEs0jG7WmvfEIz1l2uVt1BF9tjaV_EBuvcPVp8h-oADHoT85LCLo7DeJxmCv9i1FfEwPTeHYhHZu9oTMYNQJ5UIH8frHjGWdA5V0YX87CUy67asEl_dg8UpuFiz_-uKeTw/w640-h480/IMG_1116.JPG" width="640" /></a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike P. in <i>Revolution.</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDZn4tvoU95oSoCRBBBAUa3IS4yIhJ1HOjLUSP2YoOWakeUf45b_W9rlX-SGO1NYq1u07cDEbzoRlcJ-7mBZydkVPs6LPOcj9dfs4AstvuEMK_uVP1aeHPj_ExQY1ujQcA_TkadVi9LjihvFkiUselLuH1USrYQJaShPqKdwEG7HIU2tJeEwml6gWog/s3072/IMG_1117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDZn4tvoU95oSoCRBBBAUa3IS4yIhJ1HOjLUSP2YoOWakeUf45b_W9rlX-SGO1NYq1u07cDEbzoRlcJ-7mBZydkVPs6LPOcj9dfs4AstvuEMK_uVP1aeHPj_ExQY1ujQcA_TkadVi9LjihvFkiUselLuH1USrYQJaShPqKdwEG7HIU2tJeEwml6gWog/w640-h480/IMG_1117.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey's design is a good bit narrower on deck than a Mistral. It appears to have flatter waterlines as well.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmVEBrbv1LIK2Nna6gp5RI0zAB_0Y0n-rWKKVkOpJd2iCa6KatOcTtrO28NgWey74y1WJDILaq9llVWB4uwCBhbOLLo4KS_N-etIF8uvzWrGLgxOldaXrItcH7Cp1vBl3JwFwFAtEqEKAibEGvzdtkRyjYwFR-TFi2pBUTnqzjlE3NbiSYZc7YnnNsg/s3072/IMG_1119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmVEBrbv1LIK2Nna6gp5RI0zAB_0Y0n-rWKKVkOpJd2iCa6KatOcTtrO28NgWey74y1WJDILaq9llVWB4uwCBhbOLLo4KS_N-etIF8uvzWrGLgxOldaXrItcH7Cp1vBl3JwFwFAtEqEKAibEGvzdtkRyjYwFR-TFi2pBUTnqzjlE3NbiSYZc7YnnNsg/w640-h480/IMG_1119.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the start.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSAa1_vCZmdxS23okyoUVXjWR5HM9jT8C3OYrepaLjTQUOZswur7uO6JHwGTmhEBy6TPLkXRgCOZEmi-df30MWHeGRHn-qt-hBb-DUOjAnetagPyxXAqayDk4mf0uWsNwQ7Wuo8UDb9Qiw-xv4rXXZxpnp3z2ZP5-erSML6fjAStLi_KwxIgXTxzGQw/s3072/IMG_1122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSAa1_vCZmdxS23okyoUVXjWR5HM9jT8C3OYrepaLjTQUOZswur7uO6JHwGTmhEBy6TPLkXRgCOZEmi-df30MWHeGRHn-qt-hBb-DUOjAnetagPyxXAqayDk4mf0uWsNwQ7Wuo8UDb9Qiw-xv4rXXZxpnp3z2ZP5-erSML6fjAStLi_KwxIgXTxzGQw/w640-h480/IMG_1122.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few seconds later.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbqMRWbh6UE5VOM253taMF9xczbj18ubMrq75FGeR18N4XMVEcK9VvgFIr-cNEJ9BvpgC_8dWqiux6JXIz3tzcskhf0BRu3UDubL_rWSsR5JyYtys2EqUIlDg3cC9a1UbMrj0H8YOFmUloYCJoZq_fKQCltZRmw2O0YAjNYaSAyON8G0rbBj1YjV-g/s3072/IMG_1123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUbqMRWbh6UE5VOM253taMF9xczbj18ubMrq75FGeR18N4XMVEcK9VvgFIr-cNEJ9BvpgC_8dWqiux6JXIz3tzcskhf0BRu3UDubL_rWSsR5JyYtys2EqUIlDg3cC9a1UbMrj0H8YOFmUloYCJoZq_fKQCltZRmw2O0YAjNYaSAyON8G0rbBj1YjV-g/w640-h480/IMG_1123.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe B. tacking away on port.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL5E4dgL4kR6S3F8z8E6rARYcFGTcxusUe2kvM-1SW20PSUS6dKne6VElvgdxcWsXOV49eSwQ1MWKBS-FGBsAwQXOmRZivFIhwacNXzOrDj9JxfnojyTTOU3PcklZ_R5K2iXcEC5AMiwUekD_nly9XULE-3_LwJ_srrE1bcrmJNXXge75zFBuxypYEA/s3072/IMG_1127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjc2hm3Fj0pPYwFxx07xS0fFJkmoSpUqlQCmhKp1cbxd1NB8LASrmMVq0zWkaVCnZR7TvZw72jLLaAI88KtLJhCTWFHSdZzO50PaTaZodD5EbEaOmOtaEC-L_xZNbjKlirQizH0iL6aTAP8w1O2s3VNn47HD32TlVY0JWf0Tdo5yhb0fdDJ_kBZ2FWw/s3072/IMG_1139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjc2hm3Fj0pPYwFxx07xS0fFJkmoSpUqlQCmhKp1cbxd1NB8LASrmMVq0zWkaVCnZR7TvZw72jLLaAI88KtLJhCTWFHSdZzO50PaTaZodD5EbEaOmOtaEC-L_xZNbjKlirQizH0iL6aTAP8w1O2s3VNn47HD32TlVY0JWf0Tdo5yhb0fdDJ_kBZ2FWw/w640-h480/IMG_1139.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff L. in <i>Mousetrap</i>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhM-r7yFpBHK9P0hvo3ATnzvZ9N909QYzqaA9VfTZzS2_ouk5Ixiywq7MqM2Q2jIzplxOL1aJloYBnSUOZNlSvJTJ-qFXHOknZzqbRmsz2XSp4GBh3rkDPxYmPCgEG7-qjuaQDuebt0NSinGghKtxkQgcHVN5s92YicZZEUZH0cw9GtB0ckEI1xExTw/s3072/IMG_1141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhM-r7yFpBHK9P0hvo3ATnzvZ9N909QYzqaA9VfTZzS2_ouk5Ixiywq7MqM2Q2jIzplxOL1aJloYBnSUOZNlSvJTJ-qFXHOknZzqbRmsz2XSp4GBh3rkDPxYmPCgEG7-qjuaQDuebt0NSinGghKtxkQgcHVN5s92YicZZEUZH0cw9GtB0ckEI1xExTw/w640-h480/IMG_1141.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pin end on one of the starts.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqbhEqiNBiwnEvkssRbFUKjho5DoV9-10lRFKwgmcu25p9MWSSflk8Mc0uok6WnNnfZSBVOx4bg623y7fdeOzVpqDUY9v3q3FZ4G2DP946k9x9onFTZEyKRmfnsGTLppuy3iZ4mvKtoTOVpUdZNdP-zcojcE2b9A7ZM25kwwpQpIEUcViBeS9vhGoyg/s3072/IMG_1142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqbhEqiNBiwnEvkssRbFUKjho5DoV9-10lRFKwgmcu25p9MWSSflk8Mc0uok6WnNnfZSBVOx4bg623y7fdeOzVpqDUY9v3q3FZ4G2DP946k9x9onFTZEyKRmfnsGTLppuy3iZ4mvKtoTOVpUdZNdP-zcojcE2b9A7ZM25kwwpQpIEUcViBeS9vhGoyg/w640-h480/IMG_1142.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff and Jamey pick their way up wind through the waves.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y-AIOQq-36lQ3V1fH9rr7Ovltm-LTbPaJB1rVzChTUmINTxakgho_jPSZu_efn5wotDeIlFEKqLL9Lx5tOhJvARXNNSWwxCdY5eU8v7pWTY9BIoPA9sEWdQdoAzLFAPd1KO0-z-3pptWbnisHxcxLn7ZtvBOyEoTzNlAOE-m5G_-HGdALeE4mjjnQQ/s3072/IMG_1163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Y-AIOQq-36lQ3V1fH9rr7Ovltm-LTbPaJB1rVzChTUmINTxakgho_jPSZu_efn5wotDeIlFEKqLL9Lx5tOhJvARXNNSWwxCdY5eU8v7pWTY9BIoPA9sEWdQdoAzLFAPd1KO0-z-3pptWbnisHxcxLn7ZtvBOyEoTzNlAOE-m5G_-HGdALeE4mjjnQQ/w640-h480/IMG_1163.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg keeping me honest at the leeward mark.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSHPKCppVp5zC2xQJcVZ2yvDgjX6n5g0A98IofrNpvhYU1PQIx93T8sMcRHVET0g2ufn-WDuaAyh5SnFLb4ESBdOZMKXpBlebVjXjwmIz64OTce-FwTdmEPMsamvBrUfTUYWTlUOKN-DKvEOIIasv0WCaYmZ4m8pYYEaVC6M4PH2z8ufv2av65i_HSg/s3072/IMG_1164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSHPKCppVp5zC2xQJcVZ2yvDgjX6n5g0A98IofrNpvhYU1PQIx93T8sMcRHVET0g2ufn-WDuaAyh5SnFLb4ESBdOZMKXpBlebVjXjwmIz64OTce-FwTdmEPMsamvBrUfTUYWTlUOKN-DKvEOIIasv0WCaYmZ4m8pYYEaVC6M4PH2z8ufv2av65i_HSg/w640-h480/IMG_1164.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounding the mark with less than a boat length between us.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP04UfmMX5eD5JNO_q5Lb2sabZAHnhnAN8bSE7ppiEcxAl_XDsLCpHVsyxbjqXJN6uiXF4Fl9jLFT9XrciBZx9swGTY3fr4DUJaxmbmKMkEfLlXXbKzioWNeA21bv8OKBNM_JlTTCXcE-T-Hp-5y1FmC4fXkzdv2OrRlM_xMOWwn2MHUHzcpOTDC2rw/s3072/IMG_1185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP04UfmMX5eD5JNO_q5Lb2sabZAHnhnAN8bSE7ppiEcxAl_XDsLCpHVsyxbjqXJN6uiXF4Fl9jLFT9XrciBZx9swGTY3fr4DUJaxmbmKMkEfLlXXbKzioWNeA21bv8OKBNM_JlTTCXcE-T-Hp-5y1FmC4fXkzdv2OrRlM_xMOWwn2MHUHzcpOTDC2rw/w640-h480/IMG_1185.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towards the end of the day Saturday, Jamey broke his mast puller. As seen here he can't control the rake of his mast. He was able to repair it overnight.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp1-auQB27vivPRQKOY-nKl_2IVWVhwaE21J42RS_m9_YyU0lNe7qVaPYN1YsQMPZjhkukn3RoLxlAHWy3LCBEJlLVAQWBFB4ll57sBPthumo0ovxyKvjxkHa812fAExNpKJrO0-ExM3a_8pjhy0JoQBiSrueMSy9qS74VMBcOo9R1S3aPuxlaQyKug/s3072/IMG_1197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp1-auQB27vivPRQKOY-nKl_2IVWVhwaE21J42RS_m9_YyU0lNe7qVaPYN1YsQMPZjhkukn3RoLxlAHWy3LCBEJlLVAQWBFB4ll57sBPthumo0ovxyKvjxkHa812fAExNpKJrO0-ExM3a_8pjhy0JoQBiSrueMSy9qS74VMBcOo9R1S3aPuxlaQyKug/w480-h640/IMG_1197.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stern view of Jamey's design.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaas9KBEjUzQHGbIG3WInacoV_VvDL3Z4ewWYwDU5IuXVz43ZYlaN77EDTeKfJdQ3a_hvIeZd91YXdgF34PIqtCKDu63NsuxCGiJpVwg3LudYctRpY3H6yjo0NYiJ9OHt6SMXHmEFBDLP9884pAMmLja1kO5xdPMHgl3-ynoZJUOoC-bQxj9KNGwabw/s3072/IMG_1234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaas9KBEjUzQHGbIG3WInacoV_VvDL3Z4ewWYwDU5IuXVz43ZYlaN77EDTeKfJdQ3a_hvIeZd91YXdgF34PIqtCKDu63NsuxCGiJpVwg3LudYctRpY3H6yjo0NYiJ9OHt6SMXHmEFBDLP9884pAMmLja1kO5xdPMHgl3-ynoZJUOoC-bQxj9KNGwabw/w640-h480/IMG_1234.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Race Committee headed by Mike Kasper. Year after year GYC does an amazing job of running this regatta, including keeping the start line and marks where they should be as the wind shifts over the course of the day--aided by Amy Linton and Lennie Parker in the mark boat.. Thanks for a great weekend of racing! Already looking forward to next year's event.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GhBMsQsci_CRBcHT0_yruhKvRL2CBUI0F7Y_geEsY133O_L-74U-DnS5ODcbX_OVA-ze6v96RX0UVVLWrl78VWrmMtsTbDJSnGPlS9WFxt2x2Qp1NsQ3M_TW_QXk2qgtWcGwA7xks0ATkvmAjWfHGhyqRXViwUvj6_0nWGGtmw2eQFTGKjB1yRMqUg/s640/trophies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GhBMsQsci_CRBcHT0_yruhKvRL2CBUI0F7Y_geEsY133O_L-74U-DnS5ODcbX_OVA-ze6v96RX0UVVLWrl78VWrmMtsTbDJSnGPlS9WFxt2x2Qp1NsQ3M_TW_QXk2qgtWcGwA7xks0ATkvmAjWfHGhyqRXViwUvj6_0nWGGtmw2eQFTGKjB1yRMqUg/w480-h640/trophies.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trophies. Six boats, six bottles. I like it when things work out!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br />George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-25665850785575365422022-04-25T10:15:00.000-07:002022-04-25T10:15:37.908-07:00Slow progress does not mean a slow boat<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRb6kAkkwgGZ8q9Wj5JEleS3D2BFmKkNnFWoHEUswOmYntDtO7CurDdONDpgEmlxVBMz6yyZoSLec8rrjb7jFmyqGzHJrpGpttY_ZZtEB0oayG1o3YKlTJfU02M_fXi6lB4OM4eq46MrYeg2eeCA18TQmMseCCe7ENpoCpWIE7_dfyO8MaLOxkv_Yjg/s1024/23%20iv%2022%20hull%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRb6kAkkwgGZ8q9Wj5JEleS3D2BFmKkNnFWoHEUswOmYntDtO7CurDdONDpgEmlxVBMz6yyZoSLec8rrjb7jFmyqGzHJrpGpttY_ZZtEB0oayG1o3YKlTJfU02M_fXi6lB4OM4eq46MrYeg2eeCA18TQmMseCCe7ENpoCpWIE7_dfyO8MaLOxkv_Yjg/w640-h480/23%20iv%2022%20hull%20a.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie Fuller's Mint design Moth out of the garage.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Long term readers of this blog will recall that I got this Moth from an <a href="http://mid-atlanticmusings.blogspot.com/2019/08/charlie-fullers-last-moth-resurfaces.html">ocean rowing club up in Massachusetts</a> back in 2019. I examined the boat, made lists of things she'd need before racing, and speculated on her history but did nothing beyond that. In 2020 the pandemic kicked in and with the boat stored in New Jersey I had limited access to her. That has since changed. Most people by now have had their shots, so earlier this month I asked my across the street neighbor to help me move the boat from where she was suspended to a small dolly which allows me to pull her out of the garage and work on her as time permits.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TQl8EQ-tOTg-_baPwRhij_CNylAXGWopatlYX0zpG2-N1A9zUOK22YyO0iql60N3c3_avUT0RYQfc6nzNVy7F4iqMkAOREObZf05vzexvutjkmgGxCG7fX0HUu3bxMKEnQi5Bj36v1p-xRmBO3kMcBcHzhC7i9nCgX871D684zZ-8zxZzrD6EvLkoQ/s1365/14%20iv%2022%20Replacement%20mast%20step.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TQl8EQ-tOTg-_baPwRhij_CNylAXGWopatlYX0zpG2-N1A9zUOK22YyO0iql60N3c3_avUT0RYQfc6nzNVy7F4iqMkAOREObZf05vzexvutjkmgGxCG7fX0HUu3bxMKEnQi5Bj36v1p-xRmBO3kMcBcHzhC7i9nCgX871D684zZ-8zxZzrD6EvLkoQ/w480-h640/14%20iv%2022%20Replacement%20mast%20step.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the first jobs was to make a new streamlined boss for the new mast step. The photo above shows the boss and the step. I took the original boss and traced it off on a piece of mahogany (a broken Sunfish dagger board). The mahogany was a bit thinner than the original step so I epoxied a pair of tracings together. Bill Boyle took my layer cake and round-overed the top edge. William Duffield accurately drilled the various screw holes so that they would pick up the existing holes in the fore deck. I have a bit more refining to do so that the new boss is in contact with the crown of the fore deck. Once I'm satisfied with the fit I'll add epoxy and screw it down permanently. The mast step pin is from a Taser class boat.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9G1Fo6bxK8Xgb0DImZJ87lJTYU0G6jahlK9d_RBMt1fnYeNwaXuW4Uwn0TixH2ba8b7V7Qe3yK7P3SLYzvKa_3zJOZVlv6y5AWvlfGHwg8vLchwq8QIHi3rk2OrMsuV2i_s7XSg_lTDbdnSnHgsnpy96Fl-ohEslxoP0MMlDNJ67iS3tKIOwHA0SgHg/s1024/14%20iv%2022%20Mast%20stepped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9G1Fo6bxK8Xgb0DImZJ87lJTYU0G6jahlK9d_RBMt1fnYeNwaXuW4Uwn0TixH2ba8b7V7Qe3yK7P3SLYzvKa_3zJOZVlv6y5AWvlfGHwg8vLchwq8QIHi3rk2OrMsuV2i_s7XSg_lTDbdnSnHgsnpy96Fl-ohEslxoP0MMlDNJ67iS3tKIOwHA0SgHg/w640-h480/14%20iv%2022%20Mast%20stepped.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the mast step in place I could move on to rigging a carbon fiber wind surfer mast with a simple three stay rig. The rig in this photo is temporary. The shrouds and bow stay, left over from another boat, are all too short. I'm using stay adjusters and extension tangs in order to step the mast. Making new stays of the correct length will involve revisiting high school math (Pythagoras's Theorem) for calculating the hypotenuse of the triangle created by the distance of the heel of the mast from the shroud chain plate (side a, measurable), the distance from the heel of the mast to the hounds fitting (side b, measurable) and side c--the unknown hypotenuse--the required length for the shrouds. The same strategy can be employed to derive the length of the bow stay. The luff groove is plastic awning track epoxied onto the back face of the mast.<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ltpKbWunz4XcWhYLNKXeNSGYBhcXz2yRiw4Qfuk85MSqn5PzBVCcchxeLo-jyfb0TBNorMEySwhx8CnWpFh1D9iETtm-fLHHCl5yXND7jXS88c-tCiRsfIZWcjC-R5s2EyX-aZQ81yQVwOEdErvEW8XbPggDSaeWV5Zl90VggFeDtoSeqsT4PlpRLg/s1365/23%20iv%2022%20dagger%20board%20number.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ltpKbWunz4XcWhYLNKXeNSGYBhcXz2yRiw4Qfuk85MSqn5PzBVCcchxeLo-jyfb0TBNorMEySwhx8CnWpFh1D9iETtm-fLHHCl5yXND7jXS88c-tCiRsfIZWcjC-R5s2EyX-aZQ81yQVwOEdErvEW8XbPggDSaeWV5Zl90VggFeDtoSeqsT4PlpRLg/w480-h640/23%20iv%2022%20dagger%20board%20number.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the enduring mysteries surrounding this boat, which I detailed in the earlier post, relates to her old IMCA hull/sail number. The very first Moth of this design is Nr 1335, was built over the winter of 1953/54 to compete in the 1954 International regatta. So how could this boat have an earlier number? The sail which came with this boat also carries the number 1296. To further complicate things, years earlier, Charlie's younger brother Clayton (age 95 at the time) gave me a sail bearing Nr 1581. Clayton believed that boat itself had been lost during a hurricane which swept up the New England coast in the mid-1950s. I have since dismissed Nr 1581 as a red herring. How the Fuller brothers came to have that sail is not important, other that it is misleading. Period photos exist showing another boat using that sail number. Additionally, looking at the old class records, the first handful of boats in the 1200 series (Nr 1200 - 1225) were issued in 1949. The next batch (1226 - 1258) were issued in '50. 1259 - 1268 were issued in '51. 1269 - 1281 were issued in '52 and 1282 - 1295 were issued in '53. Charlie Fuller is listed as being granted number 1296 but there's no date. Just a mysterious "x" after the number. Perhaps the "x" is a place holder. Perhaps Charlie was issued his number but then delayed construction after seeing the Moth which Bill Lee was building at about the same time and would soon be granted the number 1335. I will never know the real answer to this mystery--all the folks who knew are no longer with us. What I do know is that Bill Lee loaned his building molds to Harry Cates and Harry help Charlie Fuller build this boat. As an aside, Harry later built a copy of Bill Lee's design for his own use. Harry named that boat "Top Banana", a reference to the swooping shear line of the design. Locally, in Florida," boats of this design were called "banana boats".<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqYWQhD9IxjaeLV5rgSd9JL2p2PEXo6k8IxSKe8r8evrGDQae8aogVneQUHv2HEJp_G0iwUDlv1Fou3Bu2lSP5w2k49msFyMn9qupK23wpHhc1x8HMQ1ybLZx7dQmp9cXQ3jjeIZ9I0JW-NpFhxWwNUh5rdhc9QftvmrPopFgaVRiZoYDgIxmYgY6OA/s698/23%20iv%2022%20Removing%20ply%20floor%20board.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqYWQhD9IxjaeLV5rgSd9JL2p2PEXo6k8IxSKe8r8evrGDQae8aogVneQUHv2HEJp_G0iwUDlv1Fou3Bu2lSP5w2k49msFyMn9qupK23wpHhc1x8HMQ1ybLZx7dQmp9cXQ3jjeIZ9I0JW-NpFhxWwNUh5rdhc9QftvmrPopFgaVRiZoYDgIxmYgY6OA/w480-h640/23%20iv%2022%20Removing%20ply%20floor%20board.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not knowing much has never stopped me before, so I removed the boat's plywood floor board to see if there is a number carved into the keel. The webbing thingies are toe straps for hiking---held in place by tiny Nr 6 bronze screws (!).<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1N4-uiu_BEASrvrwIruQTIgz7bJCjbtVSU2k6QifzLQIYThQz2ghp29pV5AlXYm8SqbIMeyQNtGFYucD80GEFsPHtsUET67l_HTzpTyVfTwmZHDS9cHsanDLgufnGuJqjzopwKNtTN4tPmeXtuSeeARfF6Dza4HWoTK6V9wOz4UPT-RF3u9cKPB-dA/s698/23%20iv%2022%20keel%20under%20floor%20board.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1N4-uiu_BEASrvrwIruQTIgz7bJCjbtVSU2k6QifzLQIYThQz2ghp29pV5AlXYm8SqbIMeyQNtGFYucD80GEFsPHtsUET67l_HTzpTyVfTwmZHDS9cHsanDLgufnGuJqjzopwKNtTN4tPmeXtuSeeARfF6Dza4HWoTK6V9wOz4UPT-RF3u9cKPB-dA/w480-h640/23%20iv%2022%20keel%20under%20floor%20board.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike Nr 1335, there was no number hiding in plain sight. I was a bit disappointed, but as I turned the floor board over I discovered this---</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby-RiSZgGGVSiROTbm9JCzQa5W_fAS1N8ebSGhlTW-JkwYstYQvoKtvCcNZGJUPyFDFIp28nNX4Ljwf3DN8gPbwrHhTmA026R60-K6zmJTlrZZNWotL9OdYrdjFg8aU1fppOHCZCO1dKOxL1T6BxCQwhJns-YhLvvceBD9uK-Tb67iQ4jM_cu3CSupg/s931/23%20iv%2022%20Backside%20of%20floorboard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="931" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiby-RiSZgGGVSiROTbm9JCzQa5W_fAS1N8ebSGhlTW-JkwYstYQvoKtvCcNZGJUPyFDFIp28nNX4Ljwf3DN8gPbwrHhTmA026R60-K6zmJTlrZZNWotL9OdYrdjFg8aU1fppOHCZCO1dKOxL1T6BxCQwhJns-YhLvvceBD9uK-Tb67iQ4jM_cu3CSupg/w640-h480/23%20iv%2022%20Backside%20of%20floorboard.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boat's number, the boat's name, the builder's name and the year built--rather faint--"1955". So, although it is nonsensical, I now accept that this boat, built two years after Mint has a hull number earlier than Mint! The boat's name is a bit strange-- "B. B. Baby". I google searched that name with the year 1955 and the most plausible pop culture handle of the mid-1950s that I could find was a popular B. B. King rock 'n roll song, released in 1954 called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjENK7QQACE" target="_blank">Bye! Bye! Baby"</a>. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-67536657913294291952022-03-20T13:19:00.002-07:002022-03-21T18:11:12.550-07:002022 Mid-Winter Regatta at Gulfport YC<p> Once again the good ol' Gulfport YC hosted the Classic Moth Boat Mid-Winter Regatta at the tail end of February. The weather was perfect for both traveling down and back up I-95, and also during the times we were out on the water. "Palm trees and 80 degrees" as Jimmy Buffett is wont to sing. A far cry from Maryland in February.<br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ0gM8stC1oqUu0l5uE4jeYiWDfH3pfhYAL5urreLMd0RCjCJ_AVUNnWQHi7gXe1tte-cPmZSDSOk4spajeCNBkhP-iNyf1TzmuppIiCVLsfDEJDtT92EgZTB-jxDZeIBTGFuB7WQ9-IPkXdDzy72KRw1aj_FF3XJrciMtvnjdT4buir9W029fA9QvNQ=s960" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ0gM8stC1oqUu0l5uE4jeYiWDfH3pfhYAL5urreLMd0RCjCJ_AVUNnWQHi7gXe1tte-cPmZSDSOk4spajeCNBkhP-iNyf1TzmuppIiCVLsfDEJDtT92EgZTB-jxDZeIBTGFuB7WQ9-IPkXdDzy72KRw1aj_FF3XJrciMtvnjdT4buir9W029fA9QvNQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nine Classic Moth Boats assembled for a perfect regatta; Five boats in Gen II and four in Gen I.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>What follows is a photo collage of the action from Saturday, taken by Lennie Parker and Amy Linton from the mark boat (sadly the family camera packed it in towards the end of Saturday, so no pix of Sunday's races).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfl9p07UrHk_ehktK2rcuDeLJBGftsrq5Kmigvx1rg2yVluMSThXN0jg31KKPedurXgv-JVINbmGiI--PqdlhlylEqlOEelGn93QsnPmJlcVD6841kYlvINSDMrsoWauuno2JsUknJZmGDT_PiuihsjawslP8vH5WyLBTSxFhc2CaN-YYP9VIbIpQflA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfl9p07UrHk_ehktK2rcuDeLJBGftsrq5Kmigvx1rg2yVluMSThXN0jg31KKPedurXgv-JVINbmGiI--PqdlhlylEqlOEelGn93QsnPmJlcVD6841kYlvINSDMrsoWauuno2JsUknJZmGDT_PiuihsjawslP8vH5WyLBTSxFhc2CaN-YYP9VIbIpQflA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure who captured this exposure, but no matter. Here we see Len Parker (designated mark grabber) and Amy Linton (mark boat operator extraordinaire). Many thanks for working diligently both days on keeping a square course! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmIGn_kkueJ52gUPQjcPY6vkAMzWrwhKdXfpujjaK0oTlcIGq36_M2IZ7yfgMJvVpH8Vz8HaFO8UwgEbzFcBCOZtDN4gxQMctiZKqZBHN_sSu6Qn8Kzh-qATqkddasaCjEdcvtDjJ68rOv9jfrbDYJLbuXlTrMqlXNY1fx2KhzTedxiuogqNKGUzPE3Q=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmIGn_kkueJ52gUPQjcPY6vkAMzWrwhKdXfpujjaK0oTlcIGq36_M2IZ7yfgMJvVpH8Vz8HaFO8UwgEbzFcBCOZtDN4gxQMctiZKqZBHN_sSu6Qn8Kzh-qATqkddasaCjEdcvtDjJ68rOv9jfrbDYJLbuXlTrMqlXNY1fx2KhzTedxiuogqNKGUzPE3Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In no particular order (well, it is my blogspot after all) we have here your old diarist sailing his woodie Euro.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhohQLwTF7B3MLkaC-1h_4AQawbZX6Q2NcfUEbqcH71Z1H_UeYSf5txCM1wmXq_vSHPJyu-nQfKiXXTlXlTY-P8R9kUbSEKwDdy9Tmzq0bMJ0bMT0rHz9J4dFq2NKFEqgeCD4gQOJZzkKTKLyChsqIBUShrPH4GvVB7hIP5PY-ZWOnVXXgEtMe7vOPDeA=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhohQLwTF7B3MLkaC-1h_4AQawbZX6Q2NcfUEbqcH71Z1H_UeYSf5txCM1wmXq_vSHPJyu-nQfKiXXTlXlTY-P8R9kUbSEKwDdy9Tmzq0bMJ0bMT0rHz9J4dFq2NKFEqgeCD4gQOJZzkKTKLyChsqIBUShrPH4GvVB7hIP5PY-ZWOnVXXgEtMe7vOPDeA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up in diaristson, Erik, sailing the family glass Euro.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYX7-x592JxnEdoP0AaQH6BSYWcnJ1EJR9hTMtIKg3yP4NmoppAWI4oqropYc4r1E8RzCw-3Frnt4udrnV4XSCB4U7YxFrUNdHGAZ3YSK0sKPtXqRNHp0d969KZg48Zjk9CSw9VUCedOPnvRabsShvWGV9BL3FmZUHnolAB00kU8lGmn7IsToLY68E_g=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYX7-x592JxnEdoP0AaQH6BSYWcnJ1EJR9hTMtIKg3yP4NmoppAWI4oqropYc4r1E8RzCw-3Frnt4udrnV4XSCB4U7YxFrUNdHGAZ3YSK0sKPtXqRNHp0d969KZg48Zjk9CSw9VUCedOPnvRabsShvWGV9BL3FmZUHnolAB00kU8lGmn7IsToLY68E_g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Duncan made a welcome return in his glass Euro.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXoOcC7flUens0H1raYAxaftF1kLUwBWL-TFUBcVoUZa7ipG9vo8D-TUNG80ycihI859QKWMb8IYry_gd6WgyAC_Si8csPp2OOZnV3AyfhTlSYjRlfHLTzBVHhwdwBUmLGCxMwXBxA1jshaLzKRGyPsKfa6xM-fQVjQyF1d_u7jF6_J-sm0Jn_T1WQlw=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXoOcC7flUens0H1raYAxaftF1kLUwBWL-TFUBcVoUZa7ipG9vo8D-TUNG80ycihI859QKWMb8IYry_gd6WgyAC_Si8csPp2OOZnV3AyfhTlSYjRlfHLTzBVHhwdwBUmLGCxMwXBxA1jshaLzKRGyPsKfa6xM-fQVjQyF1d_u7jF6_J-sm0Jn_T1WQlw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of particular interest is Jamey Rabbitt in Moth Nr 134--a boat of his own design. Jamey didn't think that the Mistral, which dates to 1972, is the final solution to the Classic Moth equation. This new boat, barely completed in time for the event, had teething problems on Saturday, but with a bit of overnight refinement both he and the boat came roaring back on Sunday. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8Kob-qTwM6yMPq8TApzc0Y71XxdPQpGbtv0b110azx8bwxkqi-b36t0TssSsB6QP6WvaO92Q-FJLfQp_1l1vzaQb_8XFOll1ey0Cn0avrJffBf93b32hMM62Di8pKmNtdlnlvw_7sq2SjLPhna1gkYG_JytGiUyNtVWAlElRJcosCYsTQJEaASM6zmA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8Kob-qTwM6yMPq8TApzc0Y71XxdPQpGbtv0b110azx8bwxkqi-b36t0TssSsB6QP6WvaO92Q-FJLfQp_1l1vzaQb_8XFOll1ey0Cn0avrJffBf93b32hMM62Di8pKmNtdlnlvw_7sq2SjLPhna1gkYG_JytGiUyNtVWAlElRJcosCYsTQJEaASM6zmA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Linton had done a bit of repair to his aging Mousetrap which included a new sail.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIqBjKlR6wy1yJOVMUSUvLDpWAJMDu3i_h_LsfSlBxmZL1bb-u7AH5JBNX75JYWxwYuUj1G8gwxj51oe9rGHe0yESomgkRRknQemu1lyYLazhA75y7P3QkFPIuB4VazQkAlKZRrqjqh0EGLFnAqGamIflNwdsWMD4ilXjyFeoqsKDXw2fm6saWwY0tEw=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIqBjKlR6wy1yJOVMUSUvLDpWAJMDu3i_h_LsfSlBxmZL1bb-u7AH5JBNX75JYWxwYuUj1G8gwxj51oe9rGHe0yESomgkRRknQemu1lyYLazhA75y7P3QkFPIuB4VazQkAlKZRrqjqh0EGLFnAqGamIflNwdsWMD4ilXjyFeoqsKDXw2fm6saWwY0tEw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the stern of Jamey's new boat. The boat appears to be even narrower on the water than a Mistral and is noticeably narrower than that boat on deck. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqvLNB-WX9-LaX_DutNuwpDiKLmSA-cnftk1UxTn1BZ9KznUdQWU4rmJ318iayuPR_i3YD64a_zin4mW36O3C3MD6J-t6iy9YIQkxecK4bXwZLLz6Go4Jqd5N59PQXoJjVEfp32HJbVWH5e8b09O6Mp0CETDdG-kggVWkfS5hdajsSzrLKUzdMsBOMkQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqvLNB-WX9-LaX_DutNuwpDiKLmSA-cnftk1UxTn1BZ9KznUdQWU4rmJ318iayuPR_i3YD64a_zin4mW36O3C3MD6J-t6iy9YIQkxecK4bXwZLLz6Go4Jqd5N59PQXoJjVEfp32HJbVWH5e8b09O6Mp0CETDdG-kggVWkfS5hdajsSzrLKUzdMsBOMkQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet reappeared after a several year absence from this event.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIXt5pD9unvXhF4dEL1REE21ZEuLPfznB7rgtuJLZ-3aVwofj5UxT3wrd1pKFavLT0eL0R1NUa5Ao7StIXpNO8qjtekN3I7k46hgCB3CQxUbWQzTTd8b7M3hmsaITasCf5ELXCMyAcU3aG_8cGblKgHUQjDuCIp0yqXtP5FNN5Vv1T5jToBtsbFAsw0A=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIXt5pD9unvXhF4dEL1REE21ZEuLPfznB7rgtuJLZ-3aVwofj5UxT3wrd1pKFavLT0eL0R1NUa5Ao7StIXpNO8qjtekN3I7k46hgCB3CQxUbWQzTTd8b7M3hmsaITasCf5ELXCMyAcU3aG_8cGblKgHUQjDuCIp0yqXtP5FNN5Vv1T5jToBtsbFAsw0A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the horn.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHJfUP4zLHzQt5nqf-NsIVrl1t7YXlBoGKMIyY1ak5s3WZNleRTcewxL5BUPZ1J1Z4i5FAuBJJYfIgj-XtmBpV6inBVALcm5_NyCLH4xSzGSfy3UvYU6WCNMiMY_bm6dAvZf0I07FcNQRVU5LGM3tyUGqPRkDB75f2mvYXRqT1fzAWPe7AiDKiSCdmTg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHJfUP4zLHzQt5nqf-NsIVrl1t7YXlBoGKMIyY1ak5s3WZNleRTcewxL5BUPZ1J1Z4i5FAuBJJYfIgj-XtmBpV6inBVALcm5_NyCLH4xSzGSfy3UvYU6WCNMiMY_bm6dAvZf0I07FcNQRVU5LGM3tyUGqPRkDB75f2mvYXRqT1fzAWPe7AiDKiSCdmTg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey's boat has a slight reverse bow. An unexpected consequence during construction.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyZ7jwICTpf4cdxVAA_rLpnyd8RzOIDwuA1pcg533y3U2Rjjrsaw1_EH45trBF-IlZ4_N6FvdYYTI7CJXymIyQrjLTajZpEemzDRa7YdeHS_xM04C1mVceod28UrdB26kl2FpOaNY3QBdoz2MLB3ALQmDPvF48CVFxaA80XXjQlUGUa83lvWAfZjaAXg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyZ7jwICTpf4cdxVAA_rLpnyd8RzOIDwuA1pcg533y3U2Rjjrsaw1_EH45trBF-IlZ4_N6FvdYYTI7CJXymIyQrjLTajZpEemzDRa7YdeHS_xM04C1mVceod28UrdB26kl2FpOaNY3QBdoz2MLB3ALQmDPvF48CVFxaA80XXjQlUGUa83lvWAfZjaAXg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik putting a shoulder into the day's work.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabDoi_A7SXl_iWvYerwh0EVE3cBFDhNCWHCoEG29lF5sS0E3D91MHqjW5oKAOParlHogDvMfZqA8NhNGe9Yt795kabrE2HJuslEc4mUYVXWEd1ID_m6kTYdn71gh14fbw3IOIMc5OcS8noqiiOaeyzK-Fg5kxqRW1nSJmaB_2LcvTCBIg1nDag3vQow=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhabDoi_A7SXl_iWvYerwh0EVE3cBFDhNCWHCoEG29lF5sS0E3D91MHqjW5oKAOParlHogDvMfZqA8NhNGe9Yt795kabrE2HJuslEc4mUYVXWEd1ID_m6kTYdn71gh14fbw3IOIMc5OcS8noqiiOaeyzK-Fg5kxqRW1nSJmaB_2LcvTCBIg1nDag3vQow=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the starts. Erik's in the second row, but WTH am I?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBLryBeRy05atWo_odNHZ0zCrVYVNZqqTId0cU39esvp4Y8R3cWi0hJmH0FgrzM3UR2uwuD4mhz23LGvUa-GE_7AVNnPwyKvcB5AAE622mpD1pD4b76cNaGcMRHDZk4VoV4aoCWOBBFl8sPl5nc-QbdpbY4-9ILIEFR8SorJ6wdJBYaA25QbpJg7O50w=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBLryBeRy05atWo_odNHZ0zCrVYVNZqqTId0cU39esvp4Y8R3cWi0hJmH0FgrzM3UR2uwuD4mhz23LGvUa-GE_7AVNnPwyKvcB5AAE622mpD1pD4b76cNaGcMRHDZk4VoV4aoCWOBBFl8sPl5nc-QbdpbY4-9ILIEFR8SorJ6wdJBYaA25QbpJg7O50w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wind was, at times a bit reluctant as seen here: Jeff holding his boom out, off wind.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2TNSSmFLRLs5Q0ILVHLkA7NxN_S7D8voOe3f1hzoExBzOuF2EScxmk8bVrJBN59-6ZQRyAaTryvGiEx05v5CMiSIdWWB1LZxNQnWx6_QK2YQrelv8NeBCBjROdbPPt9aWk2rLAQudIO2p9DGd8KP5jrpZoPkT2X1siBuB08x9dtJH9CY8VDnbygHZ2g=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2TNSSmFLRLs5Q0ILVHLkA7NxN_S7D8voOe3f1hzoExBzOuF2EScxmk8bVrJBN59-6ZQRyAaTryvGiEx05v5CMiSIdWWB1LZxNQnWx6_QK2YQrelv8NeBCBjROdbPPt9aWk2rLAQudIO2p9DGd8KP5jrpZoPkT2X1siBuB08x9dtJH9CY8VDnbygHZ2g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A minute later, a nice puff.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRA2r-tu410z6HXLlLkhS4C5WcFyIa4tXVKNnJo-g-ptgcAUAB93ShZEWWH77BXbLLVmSjlrYygVseNTNi6C2wuQnbZMhJ5dYqxa_NT-uzPxCptxisaqt0bQfd5kpdTW3qnw05v9lGYgthfae86wNJrV3ZlM9elQPldXijKiyz3858zcUOHNoiDjKYFQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRA2r-tu410z6HXLlLkhS4C5WcFyIa4tXVKNnJo-g-ptgcAUAB93ShZEWWH77BXbLLVmSjlrYygVseNTNi6C2wuQnbZMhJ5dYqxa_NT-uzPxCptxisaqt0bQfd5kpdTW3qnw05v9lGYgthfae86wNJrV3ZlM9elQPldXijKiyz3858zcUOHNoiDjKYFQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z and Mike P side by side.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNOgTXHiWo1_GGzc8C1XtOD0E448VAEkN6w_PIrV7_40t5Fk7NzoKcnjpie55tHCDxApnZSct-QHNYh9eXYEDSl8fBxBqzmw9a94xCN2W1k1MZnQ5G15mluRhJxpFGt1VatqDpFMWfxf9pGr1VgDLiNUuzADIrGNTdRiz7tZyIs_h2-qjfGgz5RkScUA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNOgTXHiWo1_GGzc8C1XtOD0E448VAEkN6w_PIrV7_40t5Fk7NzoKcnjpie55tHCDxApnZSct-QHNYh9eXYEDSl8fBxBqzmw9a94xCN2W1k1MZnQ5G15mluRhJxpFGt1VatqDpFMWfxf9pGr1VgDLiNUuzADIrGNTdRiz7tZyIs_h2-qjfGgz5RkScUA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike demonstrating good form: "behind the back" hand changing the tiller extension and main sheet! Rick White is smiling down from Heaven...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN3hpm2BwdbHgbLhioiQZjq9b4MKOScUK6W1JlGZMfvefLzmWaYg2X59cTbIw5StiRitEdzFrvbL0LVE-dPp9gD-sqDOJ-2kwAoz_UPG5XNyMaWcxYbRE1zFLudHHi_uw1Jvu-F94E6UkfkvtCoL_jo1lv-ivvJHyLWZGzvvQwbNUquxxKj-qlKXtBdg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN3hpm2BwdbHgbLhioiQZjq9b4MKOScUK6W1JlGZMfvefLzmWaYg2X59cTbIw5StiRitEdzFrvbL0LVE-dPp9gD-sqDOJ-2kwAoz_UPG5XNyMaWcxYbRE1zFLudHHi_uw1Jvu-F94E6UkfkvtCoL_jo1lv-ivvJHyLWZGzvvQwbNUquxxKj-qlKXtBdg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downwind. John Z. closest to the camera.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjamlQD4MF1fFld-Kq5MV_9FMAcyY3pimMF74RTYYtIUSQAvDASiWypDHEmuPyOdWi13lU3XgwBuQnFeaQtI0e-q9af3uUhkAXQqUwMwQ_mAlXMb9STv6mCCerH2pR2pAoyK_y23h_RuRpOx1MiTNFMfJDBVNL81D16pOoUJYSHCh_S1NOg7HvZtBv2Hg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjamlQD4MF1fFld-Kq5MV_9FMAcyY3pimMF74RTYYtIUSQAvDASiWypDHEmuPyOdWi13lU3XgwBuQnFeaQtI0e-q9af3uUhkAXQqUwMwQ_mAlXMb9STv6mCCerH2pR2pAoyK_y23h_RuRpOx1MiTNFMfJDBVNL81D16pOoUJYSHCh_S1NOg7HvZtBv2Hg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of Jamey's new boat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi14js4DhX--tyoBEp48cq46Qjcw5tHoqNz3wAvWG5HePhQ8-8Sv3DvskTfBnsSJu6JDoclnwAqdPDmr8pcknTpYSOY9NbSCZeVilkNHBMwAKAu5nFrFNUBm0G_Pu7hPxs-jeJv8BjnWoPRq8D81I8kfdSISQTrCrovAHNBgV3DgZ7HPiMb7Nx07T0sIQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi14js4DhX--tyoBEp48cq46Qjcw5tHoqNz3wAvWG5HePhQ8-8Sv3DvskTfBnsSJu6JDoclnwAqdPDmr8pcknTpYSOY9NbSCZeVilkNHBMwAKAu5nFrFNUBm0G_Pu7hPxs-jeJv8BjnWoPRq8D81I8kfdSISQTrCrovAHNBgV3DgZ7HPiMb7Nx07T0sIQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One can see the difference in Jamey's transom and that of a Mistral. He had to tie up the foot of his loose footed sail due to the loose foot exceeding the class limit--another item for the rectification list.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiAR6F_ts6-OW-9p3hM7t441R4_UaEE_saoDcjkfISQcWv-klx3Wk8G4eX-B8oVboHvnQ3a8sqBozL0OBBcbWcmesDQcgWZk3__BCpCBNpKLR7bZMXp51HguAfqH0YiaFC1pH1xj_5NXbjbvlpNQsWd87miQdCTkff0hFYRYSUjoOUx0yu1qoNeIlPFg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiAR6F_ts6-OW-9p3hM7t441R4_UaEE_saoDcjkfISQcWv-klx3Wk8G4eX-B8oVboHvnQ3a8sqBozL0OBBcbWcmesDQcgWZk3__BCpCBNpKLR7bZMXp51HguAfqH0YiaFC1pH1xj_5NXbjbvlpNQsWd87miQdCTkff0hFYRYSUjoOUx0yu1qoNeIlPFg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet rolling tacking.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAlT7r-jAaDaGJBb37eFyUvl3lmczFD5NKqSZDIyHUVFKclHm9M64Rdrk1kweNQZ1MPp1STS-q1Tf5PJEvxhsr1uQGCqU1gNL4gL0fOtw588BL8r1w427BVJ_JE_3KOva3NzTB_OMu_nhk6CS5tcyNxZzNPvrTflXSCsl449xYnGAT9chIv0kie6YIrA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAlT7r-jAaDaGJBb37eFyUvl3lmczFD5NKqSZDIyHUVFKclHm9M64Rdrk1kweNQZ1MPp1STS-q1Tf5PJEvxhsr1uQGCqU1gNL4gL0fOtw588BL8r1w427BVJ_JE_3KOva3NzTB_OMu_nhk6CS5tcyNxZzNPvrTflXSCsl449xYnGAT9chIv0kie6YIrA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark Saunders seems pleased. He should be; he went on to place first in all eleven heats which we sailed over the two days of the regatta.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq711DJzLNjOSJc0txvePnoMyuJFARRjFUhFFjc2MgqXbn-F0Dww5Jk8pj3vknSWGwW_xWqXbZMMkzGwVKldvt8cB4a28Z1uIFctCoVSLCdQpqhjoimo9BfHFSZUYAN3qQZOijCR6kDm3EFioRkzct_bMNGYb75S8pZizDHyjGErhGQmchAy3oSBBBQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq711DJzLNjOSJc0txvePnoMyuJFARRjFUhFFjc2MgqXbn-F0Dww5Jk8pj3vknSWGwW_xWqXbZMMkzGwVKldvt8cB4a28Z1uIFctCoVSLCdQpqhjoimo9BfHFSZUYAN3qQZOijCR6kDm3EFioRkzct_bMNGYb75S8pZizDHyjGErhGQmchAy3oSBBBQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Duncan is the lone hold out in the full length batten experiment. Most others have settled on a full length top batten and short battens for the remaining pockets. Note that Greg has lengthened the height of his mast to provide a bit more room under the boom than a stock Euro provides.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNvtQWkAxMfrB1u2TaRa6f84Pl-cE7Sjv11gAT4tlTUAkZEMmsmayJmgzytULSgPp-yeC9_HmT1Dg4xr1QlTL7yoTvK0hEygZtr_FTNzNTwboLyBGsdLWQcUkKikuoheEkPWKnp0OXFI9RWSThTbXOKO2zBut-ZIlclL73DAMC2SdS84HDDeccXQN7Bg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNvtQWkAxMfrB1u2TaRa6f84Pl-cE7Sjv11gAT4tlTUAkZEMmsmayJmgzytULSgPp-yeC9_HmT1Dg4xr1QlTL7yoTvK0hEygZtr_FTNzNTwboLyBGsdLWQcUkKikuoheEkPWKnp0OXFI9RWSThTbXOKO2zBut-ZIlclL73DAMC2SdS84HDDeccXQN7Bg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey had his own cheering section!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDlN5f_J7jFTRxI0EhEU6Ez0WRPUIqwWNRDNeCM-Yy9BvN4Ro2Xz-2UHxHp1DbDc2msdU5NAEmYivcyAaddPL4HL6vPqNi_Q_s9C5J6LFBZKpZGSb3vKhEu9y_G9uc9WEOHhP7Wle3qMkqL1-cav0BPfujsL15vDW_8g4cX0AvWfxbE-Wu3Vu86TbRmw=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDlN5f_J7jFTRxI0EhEU6Ez0WRPUIqwWNRDNeCM-Yy9BvN4Ro2Xz-2UHxHp1DbDc2msdU5NAEmYivcyAaddPL4HL6vPqNi_Q_s9C5J6LFBZKpZGSb3vKhEu9y_G9uc9WEOHhP7Wle3qMkqL1-cav0BPfujsL15vDW_8g4cX0AvWfxbE-Wu3Vu86TbRmw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful day on the water in mid-February! What's not to like? Well, for one thing, my starts were horrible but did improve as the event ground on.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwLCd3Zs9bhddJbfsf6CAW0m07RFZPRmtnb2eiX4gSSl-eZyqss9AaRO8VZuxoIjLuUUPTzVE7EPOE0NdkDq5knWh-Ug0Jz-QsPTYx0DtuoO9ACttsF65Q2F1j44d140e0HF3r9kQOumUjGgRcoCywQ12U0lQDEUO1YYtUEWT4_vjf9TRMgOtZMW3nAA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwLCd3Zs9bhddJbfsf6CAW0m07RFZPRmtnb2eiX4gSSl-eZyqss9AaRO8VZuxoIjLuUUPTzVE7EPOE0NdkDq5knWh-Ug0Jz-QsPTYx0DtuoO9ACttsF65Q2F1j44d140e0HF3r9kQOumUjGgRcoCywQ12U0lQDEUO1YYtUEWT4_vjf9TRMgOtZMW3nAA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe leads Jeff to the mark. I believe Joe was able to hold him off to the finish this once.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cJOE30A6-rifD_McJkmHVBiS1Z9YaAuwqSfpK1mh7h8Fak8tPopIHOdGjBI0EddlxJeZ6-T6yvz5ibb2lPDgd7yTpMpoi1YJt02zZ_cpFPXwZIRExZneuy5WPxl7GSfni0hQlSTRVtgXfYYCnF-Pof_KgYQd_xWi9rI4AFQp7R73VM3vCQIYylXRbw=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cJOE30A6-rifD_McJkmHVBiS1Z9YaAuwqSfpK1mh7h8Fak8tPopIHOdGjBI0EddlxJeZ6-T6yvz5ibb2lPDgd7yTpMpoi1YJt02zZ_cpFPXwZIRExZneuy5WPxl7GSfni0hQlSTRVtgXfYYCnF-Pof_KgYQd_xWi9rI4AFQp7R73VM3vCQIYylXRbw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remaining Gen II boats plus Mark's Gen I Euro approach the same mark as in the photo above.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6B6lYgPOOtiH-2pG-GxAXY02YzHDSqYvWczXuyPSirMJx58MvJvuruGKGRH4tPmWF7AgOAoaBhiZ186N__feHt2exAnRdsZs-WX69Yb3wfhQfJp19Mvk8_xvp7JcWdooj9fKb4BSZLroPm5T7YzIodV-ABMNm9jelHBYoRlAwzlYmomyrpv-GzRwdyQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6B6lYgPOOtiH-2pG-GxAXY02YzHDSqYvWczXuyPSirMJx58MvJvuruGKGRH4tPmWF7AgOAoaBhiZ186N__feHt2exAnRdsZs-WX69Yb3wfhQfJp19Mvk8_xvp7JcWdooj9fKb4BSZLroPm5T7YzIodV-ABMNm9jelHBYoRlAwzlYmomyrpv-GzRwdyQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey had some rig problems which contributed to "Ooh La La" moments such as this one. He was able to address some of those over night.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIHDrf4yWz1Y_tmWl3SfRiA-6Cr2oFTwh4apmyMUrPCzTNaBTO7NOfaWnyPduaP48psoi6rQ9z1lTLoBVc-Et_n6MeTOW6Z9ZBmt5oz8Oj7G8wfi67H98iVdPymx7_nzLBECUQ2fazMOAn_W5Cn0M3qyY2Z1gRTQ4ap4JTnG4Cg991W0Uexeg95oji9w=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIHDrf4yWz1Y_tmWl3SfRiA-6Cr2oFTwh4apmyMUrPCzTNaBTO7NOfaWnyPduaP48psoi6rQ9z1lTLoBVc-Et_n6MeTOW6Z9ZBmt5oz8Oj7G8wfi67H98iVdPymx7_nzLBECUQ2fazMOAn_W5Cn0M3qyY2Z1gRTQ4ap4JTnG4Cg991W0Uexeg95oji9w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark, pressing up among the Gen II boats.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHtzloe2x0-uzLTkRaHdF8-fXvp1m3bWXGe_bh--mZPdS_UEPA6PNC0RFu0yCq2M9CcmWbJ08OBcamrHYgd3uM1Bka-hXVP245u69tt0XIDFgv016Oowf7C2nTwDBb-YKmK7eoEpqu7Uut1EjwPGX0lruHnrXi99cG6XS_1MZYecmiOOYGmQBpyVl50g=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHtzloe2x0-uzLTkRaHdF8-fXvp1m3bWXGe_bh--mZPdS_UEPA6PNC0RFu0yCq2M9CcmWbJ08OBcamrHYgd3uM1Bka-hXVP245u69tt0XIDFgv016Oowf7C2nTwDBb-YKmK7eoEpqu7Uut1EjwPGX0lruHnrXi99cG6XS_1MZYecmiOOYGmQBpyVl50g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik got a good start on this heat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcI_DH8Un3JPXZ0d-C5N-WrBmfsHvlq481g2rTgsWmvRlDoVIBvph1Xl3VYxD-xCVyeItcHM496dABwlVoBD1rW4KnYqgN_Mwuzywk1Xej03VNGhmR8W9TmzdYBtVTDlsbSFYkQKFAWv4QbpJjzXBRly3aj4aPtAau9hKz5GjNmOG7ka6AXqX7DGLFaQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcI_DH8Un3JPXZ0d-C5N-WrBmfsHvlq481g2rTgsWmvRlDoVIBvph1Xl3VYxD-xCVyeItcHM496dABwlVoBD1rW4KnYqgN_Mwuzywk1Xej03VNGhmR8W9TmzdYBtVTDlsbSFYkQKFAWv4QbpJjzXBRly3aj4aPtAau9hKz5GjNmOG7ka6AXqX7DGLFaQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy L. on the mark boat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhec0332slXNAuwH_A92wdWt90yvZI4F5GFdnWxYzMyY7c7CyULqk8QMu8ZgoJ5gOxYRM7DpM1jJrXa_7M45f4zA_CuoCnSlfueFiPefYk7KYHlAKO1YO73FtDkAo1CXjUAVapXg8WXuzL1WVW2LS1n-blK3HLX8ODOROllHZ7Bkkbf-H7i0YtNmHKk0Q=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhec0332slXNAuwH_A92wdWt90yvZI4F5GFdnWxYzMyY7c7CyULqk8QMu8ZgoJ5gOxYRM7DpM1jJrXa_7M45f4zA_CuoCnSlfueFiPefYk7KYHlAKO1YO73FtDkAo1CXjUAVapXg8WXuzL1WVW2LS1n-blK3HLX8ODOROllHZ7Bkkbf-H7i0YtNmHKk0Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff finishes without another sail in sight. Not too unusual.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw1ruJPIa5acGL3j23QALGqxoYx-0wu5JzbT218SD8-cuK4nhbilbck3563n-aeu43bIUIN1zZA3WHn_m9m_eL62SW8MpRcm1ebiYW3XRLi8BgRb2dp3QU8YMLzH1GL_sdLwHfIk2icit2zpfRKnfo_0-fBx0csf8YjFaMUTxW8dEmB7CiBBjYwafbmA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw1ruJPIa5acGL3j23QALGqxoYx-0wu5JzbT218SD8-cuK4nhbilbck3563n-aeu43bIUIN1zZA3WHn_m9m_eL62SW8MpRcm1ebiYW3XRLi8BgRb2dp3QU8YMLzH1GL_sdLwHfIk2icit2zpfRKnfo_0-fBx0csf8YjFaMUTxW8dEmB7CiBBjYwafbmA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sails!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxbVR84D1qjMFDrwvEnYiEwPYNWTjNdGV0JpFXmTjiDja6Bdt8B-tfyL07ghnTkYEwdUDbukdv69eaEgEYyFx_-B1XbjE0gKXqV6GlaMY9d3RH6YbA0iVRJBcY5JqpG9voG-5ydwhkx9x_b62j9nTW4SCAR2wQAfpekbl4th2zukaNgvadIRGgZobGcA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxbVR84D1qjMFDrwvEnYiEwPYNWTjNdGV0JpFXmTjiDja6Bdt8B-tfyL07ghnTkYEwdUDbukdv69eaEgEYyFx_-B1XbjE0gKXqV6GlaMY9d3RH6YbA0iVRJBcY5JqpG9voG-5ydwhkx9x_b62j9nTW4SCAR2wQAfpekbl4th2zukaNgvadIRGgZobGcA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey combining swimming with his Moth Boating. A tippy boat's gotta do what a tippy boat's gotta do...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR16sxxBCO1TX3pnzNd0FjjmUs7l4qwhtNbHiVyn0JFwxIsoL-Mcv6wPRJF_OsicFEwFRSQPGJ5NHwDHYpiO01Jt5rgUIiONFe-V6js6d7aUIxMcFFMgPn37U9yFRS3K3dbNCoBB0yAH6SbdGSQghThgRxpQubvhbOzCm7lPsSyLmVb3I3LDk-pv1UiQ=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR16sxxBCO1TX3pnzNd0FjjmUs7l4qwhtNbHiVyn0JFwxIsoL-Mcv6wPRJF_OsicFEwFRSQPGJ5NHwDHYpiO01Jt5rgUIiONFe-V6js6d7aUIxMcFFMgPn37U9yFRS3K3dbNCoBB0yAH6SbdGSQghThgRxpQubvhbOzCm7lPsSyLmVb3I3LDk-pv1UiQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik had new found boat speed after I looked at his sail and told him to sweat up on the Cunningham.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQE01VnWzXG95IJiilqg9ApIFlbmderIjNiByK6vwog0ehbHIXUgeQscc7yeyzQVhUkvb1rq-MSM7-0cphuybzRWbXSZfMhRTetK2VnFjEYd7rX-BNW1c7xx9bEpYXDNtpusYaYjRfrI5U5E7QTWaDyVBs91XWCQHs1dKXa9ywcvC-RKm4xceFnAr5vg=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQE01VnWzXG95IJiilqg9ApIFlbmderIjNiByK6vwog0ehbHIXUgeQscc7yeyzQVhUkvb1rq-MSM7-0cphuybzRWbXSZfMhRTetK2VnFjEYd7rX-BNW1c7xx9bEpYXDNtpusYaYjRfrI5U5E7QTWaDyVBs91XWCQHs1dKXa9ywcvC-RKm4xceFnAr5vg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He thanked his dad for the advice by beating him the next race!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoKG2lnT9jdx1xFlAqbihF37-4eBnOjd2Ef1XStyUbwQZbumPO0ETHenpxh0dx0oLmb0vpNDq379yDhrI_dTCrIJ0g32sAPajYreK6OWMSi93ZSYuR9bXU4vsT2A55-K-7OXY-1mdVA2EVMe2obhg2XgDBCa4Hf0fdTlNLFouddpR8r-3kT78vgxYs7g=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoKG2lnT9jdx1xFlAqbihF37-4eBnOjd2Ef1XStyUbwQZbumPO0ETHenpxh0dx0oLmb0vpNDq379yDhrI_dTCrIJ0g32sAPajYreK6OWMSi93ZSYuR9bXU4vsT2A55-K-7OXY-1mdVA2EVMe2obhg2XgDBCa4Hf0fdTlNLFouddpR8r-3kT78vgxYs7g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Duncan enjoying the day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiflrnRNt1t6vu-kKKnxF5OtQ3oFccK1BtKDi4y-D-CSFRPwJMYBEOGzRLIcYgbL5dReEhNInORTBjsvH0j2xHcLSnJOdMU98Eb2PI78ZwB0MTyvBQFpeuTY0eEmo1qI3uanQ0UFVswIPas9tNkjFfys4IU3M0VUkaEuO-6XykvnsKBuiwn15B0AMz2pA=s3456" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiflrnRNt1t6vu-kKKnxF5OtQ3oFccK1BtKDi4y-D-CSFRPwJMYBEOGzRLIcYgbL5dReEhNInORTBjsvH0j2xHcLSnJOdMU98Eb2PI78ZwB0MTyvBQFpeuTY0eEmo1qI3uanQ0UFVswIPas9tNkjFfys4IU3M0VUkaEuO-6XykvnsKBuiwn15B0AMz2pA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik's improved sail shape allowed him to briefly annoy some of the Gen II boats.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBF0gJMCORFrKfY2-11owAclKQ8jfPdLP26qR4L1aHS_cjEVUhjf2_6la-fwfHPLN95IFMOceVzoNlQyh2yauhwCbdF_gnMqPxTGM2LETIQTh2Oj1BH2-Lg8cPasd8ObRr4gqPAoljeS2Gyc8GqRWeY9GUQAFxWt1o9cWE83tMj0p24avEOkeY0owYHA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBF0gJMCORFrKfY2-11owAclKQ8jfPdLP26qR4L1aHS_cjEVUhjf2_6la-fwfHPLN95IFMOceVzoNlQyh2yauhwCbdF_gnMqPxTGM2LETIQTh2Oj1BH2-Lg8cPasd8ObRr4gqPAoljeS2Gyc8GqRWeY9GUQAFxWt1o9cWE83tMj0p24avEOkeY0owYHA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scores at the end of the regatta. Mark crushed us. He discarded his worse score--a first place! Also note that Jamey dramatically improved during the final four heats raced on Sunday after he had a chance to correct a few bugs on his new boat Saturday nite.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVXC8nQeTBt3_ta3wm_Bc2DEmIScMmIvhEdeHttiAcxU2_oVVEN1bLOsgne1Ni00Ny0AXO0rulD8vpgXoFp3CnL2W-WecVrh9O33ho0GWe-s54NdBMMeyKNoExknqUpLfXuf3hcREs8y6Qv2nRBUM332DvR-2D5PrFhBEpLG5_lQyzkPpHkt9xXjKPqA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVXC8nQeTBt3_ta3wm_Bc2DEmIScMmIvhEdeHttiAcxU2_oVVEN1bLOsgne1Ni00Ny0AXO0rulD8vpgXoFp3CnL2W-WecVrh9O33ho0GWe-s54NdBMMeyKNoExknqUpLfXuf3hcREs8y6Qv2nRBUM332DvR-2D5PrFhBEpLG5_lQyzkPpHkt9xXjKPqA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the things I like about this regatta is that the "trophies" are big bottles of rum rather than yet another plastic Goddess standing on a faux wood base, holding aloft a small boat of unknown design. The tradition of the prize giving is the that lowest member of the podium gets first pick of the bottles. Erik took 3rd in Gen I and is pictured with Amy holding his choice.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsMr0oQUYSAPMfCdCFuxnzl5uUIh8j8_-0ZowrYgYSNZGp_iiXM6F5EJU9lF3LWu9Loty2Bslnhs1UOKy-DMhBoVEuBPa40-YMrRxo6uy9ViEAubpZENvdP4fnoEF3BSlUUDrwZFTcVSOsjDbDAY98hTjUHxI66_HPzTXnhoMc4oXzAh16EQ_iXpOU8w=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsMr0oQUYSAPMfCdCFuxnzl5uUIh8j8_-0ZowrYgYSNZGp_iiXM6F5EJU9lF3LWu9Loty2Bslnhs1UOKy-DMhBoVEuBPa40-YMrRxo6uy9ViEAubpZENvdP4fnoEF3BSlUUDrwZFTcVSOsjDbDAY98hTjUHxI66_HPzTXnhoMc4oXzAh16EQ_iXpOU8w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I somehow managed to cling to second in Gen I. I'm pictured here looking a bit gaunt after two days in the boat. The rum improved that immensely! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFOT2tdUzgRTLUd8Xo8xm6awf5B0M7Y3QhdjR_GY5zmmNEjzf6hXhv85tkOGkAZvW_rDj7bmkC2yI1xE545lXEiOsIKBK4Hgy6tCSv_H0ZXauxZmKG6bAG3ZiPTyUnb15KDixSywPBbX6or2tXdDD-b8m6bpt1-Dmlb8NJcoGTelDEKQYjMMZBnkp0Mw=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFOT2tdUzgRTLUd8Xo8xm6awf5B0M7Y3QhdjR_GY5zmmNEjzf6hXhv85tkOGkAZvW_rDj7bmkC2yI1xE545lXEiOsIKBK4Hgy6tCSv_H0ZXauxZmKG6bAG3ZiPTyUnb15KDixSywPBbX6or2tXdDD-b8m6bpt1-Dmlb8NJcoGTelDEKQYjMMZBnkp0Mw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark, the winner of Gen I seems quite chipper with his winnings!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMyKuWzVlKdk5CR8eWKeZB-lkspXdHWs6YFlL540aIZoouJ993iqxevflX2rNLxEtaZshd2ez9ZdUq_lByg88H9XE2H4Ro9h4JP9aOVGJt63dCyqz7IXPV7y5FKYu0Um1M1xxuGzDbPZeCc42sr_v4dQ_aa1Ltu4wOeBOHvlfW0nRKKGeVLXtlA-8hYQ=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMyKuWzVlKdk5CR8eWKeZB-lkspXdHWs6YFlL540aIZoouJ993iqxevflX2rNLxEtaZshd2ez9ZdUq_lByg88H9XE2H4Ro9h4JP9aOVGJt63dCyqz7IXPV7y5FKYu0Um1M1xxuGzDbPZeCc42sr_v4dQ_aa1Ltu4wOeBOHvlfW0nRKKGeVLXtlA-8hYQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet took 3rd honors in Gen II.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0CwdeBnRYSkVDF7asnwtUfJqjCRx8BqjGM8F00vJJ-pDDJ54FMn6My3HEVfQWfDBIyL0YJllnU-p5aHudJrWo1G2-4H0XVB9S073QI8J0XVlXp_GBugKLiTN4Sq1eUCxST1spTVPDphghN7nJzyN9wCPKknHIkJQsveRtu_HgqZv7Piy46YKTkjF0w=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0CwdeBnRYSkVDF7asnwtUfJqjCRx8BqjGM8F00vJJ-pDDJ54FMn6My3HEVfQWfDBIyL0YJllnU-p5aHudJrWo1G2-4H0XVB9S073QI8J0XVlXp_GBugKLiTN4Sq1eUCxST1spTVPDphghN7nJzyN9wCPKknHIkJQsveRtu_HgqZv7Piy46YKTkjF0w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Zseleczky was 2nd in Gen II.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK1r7yXIvrqadXyFUsyiHdZ_7p-ja8Aee_vzrhXoJrXum-9Y50Ccc_1i77p8Civ4X0M0F3lF1bw0EeDVGidKY_pM12QGh9jVrKAI6uOSN5CR3gsaZphY1j2AZLEneghxQ7IfjWULX9zKTnnnvBRhUHl8O_ymyHFrFJ1SWDtifmz72sXfUUn25Z5cBgSA=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK1r7yXIvrqadXyFUsyiHdZ_7p-ja8Aee_vzrhXoJrXum-9Y50Ccc_1i77p8Civ4X0M0F3lF1bw0EeDVGidKY_pM12QGh9jVrKAI6uOSN5CR3gsaZphY1j2AZLEneghxQ7IfjWULX9zKTnnnvBRhUHl8O_ymyHFrFJ1SWDtifmz72sXfUUn25Z5cBgSA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff took 1st in Gen II.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvJVlnoU8f-X3LjiRIo9dFKRiME2Uw8w9NpqmO0As-mJa6t03uZnaTWIY6nnbXwsBtbuSXDT6FDddvhfp7aGbXWEFP1bEmwyala5zVIvT4JmvfuDYj-1yMZxdQdEdcrEr4rD_4rhqplOvaQ_0hiTSJNd0I4irlfK19ct7bbRsu2-uHiafgdB5PXfH8bg=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvJVlnoU8f-X3LjiRIo9dFKRiME2Uw8w9NpqmO0As-mJa6t03uZnaTWIY6nnbXwsBtbuSXDT6FDddvhfp7aGbXWEFP1bEmwyala5zVIvT4JmvfuDYj-1yMZxdQdEdcrEr4rD_4rhqplOvaQ_0hiTSJNd0I4irlfK19ct7bbRsu2-uHiafgdB5PXfH8bg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. and Mrs. L. celebrate another splendid regatta!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuvH9N7dgNOM_XRqT2JFjjGboBvRXiEVh1nsaHmNXDpb9lUQA087pP7-Pa5s6IbR5X4hGcCCokUn_9V1TBIpYvcHIu5sZK2pZBGRYgp1UWSMvjM1JiLB2pJL8SDm9u0ahvW9tP4Tl3J9DF1SIWnFPD74rnIolSQgUbCzrMFGkHJj3Tesde_07Y5m3-8w=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuvH9N7dgNOM_XRqT2JFjjGboBvRXiEVh1nsaHmNXDpb9lUQA087pP7-Pa5s6IbR5X4hGcCCokUn_9V1TBIpYvcHIu5sZK2pZBGRYgp1UWSMvjM1JiLB2pJL8SDm9u0ahvW9tP4Tl3J9DF1SIWnFPD74rnIolSQgUbCzrMFGkHJj3Tesde_07Y5m3-8w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamey received a wee bottle from Amy plus Jeff gave him his winning bottle in the hopes that Jamey will be back. One hopes this doesn't mean that Jeff is thinking of "retiring" from Classic Moths!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgybRz-8gldecEciBqTWHqM5LZPsvHVIJahfqCEIx13z8lCGXgT1A6QDJLKYsc8tXu91G3O7JOZY3Qlh9pKgmNhYbwraPWmKG4MSqIpSMS4Ms_qaQNQrX8AsxJ0M40-uzpcEdNxLYeATG2JiprzgQr-5DLjmS3ve1H-zYrTqBj5d0lsw-EDIxoRD4CpQ=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgybRz-8gldecEciBqTWHqM5LZPsvHVIJahfqCEIx13z8lCGXgT1A6QDJLKYsc8tXu91G3O7JOZY3Qlh9pKgmNhYbwraPWmKG4MSqIpSMS4Ms_qaQNQrX8AsxJ0M40-uzpcEdNxLYeATG2JiprzgQr-5DLjmS3ve1H-zYrTqBj5d0lsw-EDIxoRD4CpQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, as is customary for this event, Amy thanked PRO Mike Kasper with the fixinin's for Dark 'n Stormies.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oTYBR5feQtxsZd1LHoBkTffpDk0IS3fj2bOTiPwz8-Jt5_KaBQ73VFnKF72pbhqnP7_gOktkrMvEw1U9MCcP5l8RSUKyzPeq5i0EhBwYvJjvmqZHlR5jI0a34sbxqR8_XfYVZxovP78fiU_YaHdyuLh2nmX8FWYt7N7lA0QUq1KVmnyJQlLCJcTb_g=s1365" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oTYBR5feQtxsZd1LHoBkTffpDk0IS3fj2bOTiPwz8-Jt5_KaBQ73VFnKF72pbhqnP7_gOktkrMvEw1U9MCcP5l8RSUKyzPeq5i0EhBwYvJjvmqZHlR5jI0a34sbxqR8_XfYVZxovP78fiU_YaHdyuLh2nmX8FWYt7N7lA0QUq1KVmnyJQlLCJcTb_g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik's and My winnings.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>At the awards presentation, I was asked how many times Classic Moths have raced at GYC. I had to think about it. After getting home and looking at my records, it turns out that we've raced at Gulfport for 14 years (this should have been year 15 but we had to cancel last year b/c of the virus). All told, we've raced 23 years in Florida: 7 times at St. Pete YC, 2 times at Davis Islands YC and 14 at Gulfport YC. One hopes for many more!<br /></p><p><br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-31725856220915466282021-10-12T06:20:00.000-07:002021-10-12T06:20:47.621-07:00Nice little Ventnor for sale<p> I was contacted by a lady in the Philadelphia, PA area about her late husband's Ventnor Moth. She would like to sell the boat. The boat is Nr 959 and has been owned by this family for several decades. As can be seen, the first photo shows two dagger boards and two rudders with the traditional wishbone tiller. The seller indicates that someone might want the excess blades but the remaining ones will be retained for the boat. The boat appears complete and in reasonable condition. I have no knowledge of this boat or any stake in the sale. If anyone is interested, leave your email address in the comments section and I will put you in touch with the seller. This boat would be eligible for the CMBA's Vintage racing division. A Ventnor Moth just like this one was my introduction to Moth racing back in the 1950s. The Ventnor is a wholesome, well behaved design, well suited for beginning racers. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr5I1p5JC2V2wj1Si4vHflHkJNe3f5KePjf-GwLNuBZvY5is9Vm3PXUjsWf6cOvymSRN-IV2_y6VWQMiK6cAI4qGVXKbwvnz-hyEw-LbbTqEo7XrHzZbDYUMUMC7f4O2kj9eEvBLJxJrZ/s1080/Nr+959+a+boat+with+gear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1080" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr5I1p5JC2V2wj1Si4vHflHkJNe3f5KePjf-GwLNuBZvY5is9Vm3PXUjsWf6cOvymSRN-IV2_y6VWQMiK6cAI4qGVXKbwvnz-hyEw-LbbTqEo7XrHzZbDYUMUMC7f4O2kj9eEvBLJxJrZ/w533-h273/Nr+959+a+boat+with+gear.jpg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmM2qf2MoZkMHZluCOZ7BvCBcLgiFEP_kBYyocGtgARS4e8p7IsXgLMpxlMU27HopIaYrait_HU4tI7OVGfKFV1dwtrWsec9pxHWkntwIiVWuIL4jLscIyjRbZDQYTXjVC24bPo8_nF6u/s2464/Nr+959+b+mast+and+boom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="1228" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmM2qf2MoZkMHZluCOZ7BvCBcLgiFEP_kBYyocGtgARS4e8p7IsXgLMpxlMU27HopIaYrait_HU4tI7OVGfKFV1dwtrWsec9pxHWkntwIiVWuIL4jLscIyjRbZDQYTXjVC24bPo8_nF6u/w243-h393/Nr+959+b+mast+and+boom.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc2rJS7nXXyFk6-6HeY_mnFtn3eHwN81BC2A73W9luIBCvqftHnn8ajYI9roMkdQ0Pbk9qneAjpY7FNQtr67l_IGvD0G8_OVC6DjQeXE25goAu32CQC6MROQxs3VtGqGtg66YAep5elBU/s1080/Nr+959+d+sail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoc2rJS7nXXyFk6-6HeY_mnFtn3eHwN81BC2A73W9luIBCvqftHnn8ajYI9roMkdQ0Pbk9qneAjpY7FNQtr67l_IGvD0G8_OVC6DjQeXE25goAu32CQC6MROQxs3VtGqGtg66YAep5elBU/w410-h257/Nr+959+d+sail.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knIcgFE-KK4oTzkT28ZBdkeZlZddLgDn4jmCCNf-0MXOcQyRHTZOBa1CjOFkQEs40rrlGPN2IcVVRt59ktBsqZsist7_jZLyg4jpPtoyysK14wjtD2RMHBL-6CvFLUNNyXIvSl29no_g/s1080/Nr+959+f+bottom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9knIcgFE-KK4oTzkT28ZBdkeZlZddLgDn4jmCCNf-0MXOcQyRHTZOBa1CjOFkQEs40rrlGPN2IcVVRt59ktBsqZsist7_jZLyg4jpPtoyysK14wjtD2RMHBL-6CvFLUNNyXIvSl29no_g/w409-h279/Nr+959+f+bottom.jpg" width="409" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tYOTwpeAc4CHVkvahxSw5LzV_ko1uXxdm_SFUUWW06V5rkhvb5CRlNHxAFW934JEIGq1REFe31uQ5OKMb7B3_nI3AH0L44BFj0N6ourAMw75hXfjKceUGijQAStMcXw1gcILSW6n7tf2/s1080/Nr+959+h+dagger+boards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tYOTwpeAc4CHVkvahxSw5LzV_ko1uXxdm_SFUUWW06V5rkhvb5CRlNHxAFW934JEIGq1REFe31uQ5OKMb7B3_nI3AH0L44BFj0N6ourAMw75hXfjKceUGijQAStMcXw1gcILSW6n7tf2/w420-h271/Nr+959+h+dagger+boards.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-66597917771506569232021-09-22T17:18:00.000-07:002021-09-22T17:18:02.430-07:002021Classic Moth Boat National Regatta<p> Erik and I had a rainy slog down 301 and Route 17 this past Friday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Odette swept to the north, several hundred miles off the mid-Atlantic coast. The wipers were employed all the way past the Dismal Swamp Canal. The skies finally cleared as we crossed the North Carolina border and the rain was done and dusted by the time we drifted into Elizabeth City at around 2:30 that afternoon. I was not looking forward to rigging two Europes in a steady downpour. Instead we were greeted by stiff NE winds. Those who rig Europes well know the tedious nature of getting the sail shape control lines just right--especially the outhaul. </p><p>Ah yes, the outhaul. The one control that is fed down through the mast partner ring from the boom. A minute's inattention and that line can disappear into the nether reaches of the boom--which is a major PITA. With the whipping winds plus numerous friends stopping by to chew the fat, first Erik and then myself lost control of that pesky line only to have it disappear! Mercifully, John Pugh brought us inside the calm of his garage and helped us regain control over the hidden block and tackle inside the two booms and we were able to finally get the two boats rigged. After a steadying beer, life was good again,<br /></p><p>Saturday dawned a bit calmer. We started the the six races planned for the day with 10 knots out of the NW and a mix of sun and clouds. We had 16 boats total, with four in Gen II, nine in Gen I (although one boat showed up after registration was closed and wasn't scored as a result) and three in the Vintage division. I didn't have my daughter along this year. She usually goes out on the RC boat and gets the great photos which I post. Instead, I gave the camera to Sarah Pugh, who stayed on the dock, but never the less, got some great shots by using the zoom feature on the camera. Many thanks to Sarah! What follows is my usual photo collage from Saturday's races. </p><p>Sunday dawned with near calm conditions, but as the 10am start time approached, the wind started to fill from the NE and quickly built to maybe 5 knots, which was enough to get off three more races. Unfortunately, no photos from Sunday. <br /></p><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rhWtzDaPAtEp38UECGt269LVR0KqJ1nU7pf9uZv0zFy62KkhTCYlsJoOcaGYlIz-JIKcMhDAwqstKTuWemOrdUUg6gv7wyHZep-T3WruxzxMvmwCaLCQS8DFtg-4kYX-zplqTZw90QZG/s2048/IMG_5127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rhWtzDaPAtEp38UECGt269LVR0KqJ1nU7pf9uZv0zFy62KkhTCYlsJoOcaGYlIz-JIKcMhDAwqstKTuWemOrdUUg6gv7wyHZep-T3WruxzxMvmwCaLCQS8DFtg-4kYX-zplqTZw90QZG/w640-h480/IMG_5127.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from Pugh's back yard looking out at the river.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YQqzPyI-yd4FY3tUcGlUHQSkh-T7TbtmyAiEgrIhozI9K9q67C3p1FNOpbVmyE30G5a57TOSdnx3fp4yjEkiO0yHKKJUcXI2kd9BYVPEZwiwf3wcssKbDpN1uzP_3dB0cMcTBmR2rGzi/s2048/IMG_5128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YQqzPyI-yd4FY3tUcGlUHQSkh-T7TbtmyAiEgrIhozI9K9q67C3p1FNOpbVmyE30G5a57TOSdnx3fp4yjEkiO0yHKKJUcXI2kd9BYVPEZwiwf3wcssKbDpN1uzP_3dB0cMcTBmR2rGzi/w640-h480/IMG_5128.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milling around before the first start.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nu0ob5IOlfxanTnLp9O7-0E0ojVu9DOKc7YKXgdYqQzaATc39XqMzAkR5lVcpT8UGd-LC-LdkworDxv63pRFDbYD9sTs9uEOF14FQ6JcTmPOwUZzZ28L1wGVf6E5ZV3h3QAcfTsG0829/s2048/IMG_5130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nu0ob5IOlfxanTnLp9O7-0E0ojVu9DOKc7YKXgdYqQzaATc39XqMzAkR5lVcpT8UGd-LC-LdkworDxv63pRFDbYD9sTs9uEOF14FQ6JcTmPOwUZzZ28L1wGVf6E5ZV3h3QAcfTsG0829/w640-h480/IMG_5130.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father/son photo op: Erik is in Nr 69, I'm sailing Nr 151. I'm sporting my new sail from the Evolution loft. Since then Joe B. and John Z. have bought new sails from the same loft. I suspect other orders are soon to be placed.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcUwO-7MZpp6Pf_Do0uV3n8nFA4lShnZFhpNqjQ-WLOrvMXt4llafBMbNpOSWP1meKeT8CLXJJURtgA5yrB011zF7GrhWv4LZPnwaK1g80x_tR9l1uFn_UC9WyYYFIcvllvJtvmvInEh2/s2048/IMG_5132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcUwO-7MZpp6Pf_Do0uV3n8nFA4lShnZFhpNqjQ-WLOrvMXt4llafBMbNpOSWP1meKeT8CLXJJURtgA5yrB011zF7GrhWv4LZPnwaK1g80x_tR9l1uFn_UC9WyYYFIcvllvJtvmvInEh2/w640-h480/IMG_5132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnbdMA1ctGiBX822jyWbXjtj59Z1V0BJOcD790f9zvViImLFb0PSY5d4NNNiLuHg1CSNumC_1d3yfT96EcFSpYqYzWvuNcPl7Tu1tRxvB3LaSKauGaR34pNiFGtL85vH5TEsvxaNhqQbI/s2048/IMG_5133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnbdMA1ctGiBX822jyWbXjtj59Z1V0BJOcD790f9zvViImLFb0PSY5d4NNNiLuHg1CSNumC_1d3yfT96EcFSpYqYzWvuNcPl7Tu1tRxvB3LaSKauGaR34pNiFGtL85vH5TEsvxaNhqQbI/w640-h480/IMG_5133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Obligatory mother/daughter(s) shot. Carolyn Mayer is in Nr 157. Her daughters Emma and Maggie are in Nrs 156 and 130. Sadly, Carolyn was a last minute addition after I had closed registration and launched my boat. We had several local sailing club members but they only sailed on the first day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZxUo7Eyfp3tjU48BR4i5jmhWGpOQlGlIvKyxR4uuU52dwbn0ze6CLGkbfeJHpzHdJKFk_NisTtgYCh5m1_ex6U_Q6w8_Ib0ZxBf-hIZYjJiHmcWfyfWjmip7AqrqRinR-x8KxoxKKukj/s2048/IMG_5134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZxUo7Eyfp3tjU48BR4i5jmhWGpOQlGlIvKyxR4uuU52dwbn0ze6CLGkbfeJHpzHdJKFk_NisTtgYCh5m1_ex6U_Q6w8_Ib0ZxBf-hIZYjJiHmcWfyfWjmip7AqrqRinR-x8KxoxKKukj/w640-h480/IMG_5134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Seooum Sam sailed Craig Hatcher's Mk II Fletcher-Cates. Seooum is at the beginning of his sailing journey. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojsUqKKAiARwp5RjWtxRhGen7JWpLbGlyu0HKonzEFIKMo3Yl1WHzZD6xH-kpv386T4IqKJJeS6bipFZ9fyGaFSNWCTku4r2Ct9R3mKT7jGxQpPSh6ZDv3rHvmDwap1OvGKFwWU1eysI5/s2048/IMG_5139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojsUqKKAiARwp5RjWtxRhGen7JWpLbGlyu0HKonzEFIKMo3Yl1WHzZD6xH-kpv386T4IqKJJeS6bipFZ9fyGaFSNWCTku4r2Ct9R3mKT7jGxQpPSh6ZDv3rHvmDwap1OvGKFwWU1eysI5/w640-h480/IMG_5139.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Patterson in his Shelley. Remember his sail number. The significance will be revealed at the end of this post.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Fnlp90HEqzrQVXPPVJcKBNaZw6eWmbIBp044XgFabVD4wIH9AoDRv64JlmaOKhEh85dZ21VrVVS0vugZ5s7MXB8josO0wd3NotOv8rB3WqO1WT1qWUwayMp74Pb4oSzFxMAcw2Srf8B/s2048/IMG_5140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Fnlp90HEqzrQVXPPVJcKBNaZw6eWmbIBp044XgFabVD4wIH9AoDRv64JlmaOKhEh85dZ21VrVVS0vugZ5s7MXB8josO0wd3NotOv8rB3WqO1WT1qWUwayMp74Pb4oSzFxMAcw2Srf8B/w640-h480/IMG_5140.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Parsons leading John Z.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1uamsJa21ELwHmoJKXbIPp_7PLKRpXPPtbyKJwrds64QOUM5sbQbzVYjKt6dpjGq4K8tCXKURlFeWM4MvqrACdEX50FxMVulsOnERuN_7TZ6G4xByzRH54DfshMToQfBeYVMVslmeezb/s2048/IMG_5141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1uamsJa21ELwHmoJKXbIPp_7PLKRpXPPtbyKJwrds64QOUM5sbQbzVYjKt6dpjGq4K8tCXKURlFeWM4MvqrACdEX50FxMVulsOnERuN_7TZ6G4xByzRH54DfshMToQfBeYVMVslmeezb/w640-h480/IMG_5141.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite a crease in Mike's sail. I can recommend a good tailor...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFb-i7Th1HOV12bNV6CAepomGphyphenhyphenWCakbZm-PvObhSXLZ66Zx6G3H9aEoimziOUGagY34jU_CeVgnc1T8Xfq1PtCzqVmLEZnV2XAMTaDehUJ10FkAn21xLDqDeU-Td1ashNEbXs199vbl/s2048/IMG_5144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFb-i7Th1HOV12bNV6CAepomGphyphenhyphenWCakbZm-PvObhSXLZ66Zx6G3H9aEoimziOUGagY34jU_CeVgnc1T8Xfq1PtCzqVmLEZnV2XAMTaDehUJ10FkAn21xLDqDeU-Td1ashNEbXs199vbl/w640-h480/IMG_5144.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet sporting his new Evolution sail on Try-Umph.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MBAmv1TUrIXDugeH0hwPafCB3IkUWQxJl5rnS-boK_4PdSPT56GHVAvAKV0irDyqePSimA42UkM5pnR4noNJmdvCiRvSeKgNuKejRU1mGjN6vqcS7Y7gX8VpiBs7zwn19GvIaNBdT5c/s2048/IMG_5147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MBAmv1TUrIXDugeH0hwPafCB3IkUWQxJl5rnS-boK_4PdSPT56GHVAvAKV0irDyqePSimA42UkM5pnR4noNJmdvCiRvSeKgNuKejRU1mGjN6vqcS7Y7gX8VpiBs7zwn19GvIaNBdT5c/w480-h640/IMG_5147.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mathew Panek sailed the ex-Walt Collins Europe.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCRlhyVmaHj-WjVe9YWP8lXgKqIJH5qNet-dNqrkkH7T5znzLovbTa_XkdKYQZDOk6hJArfoIO1iefkMH6R68zBnhnv9ry16vPDQyIpvYjobDF3XqhDzlu5yDso16b1L47n250AfNRUDg/s2048/IMG_5148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCRlhyVmaHj-WjVe9YWP8lXgKqIJH5qNet-dNqrkkH7T5znzLovbTa_XkdKYQZDOk6hJArfoIO1iefkMH6R68zBnhnv9ry16vPDQyIpvYjobDF3XqhDzlu5yDso16b1L47n250AfNRUDg/w480-h640/IMG_5148.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik in our Olympic Europe. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D5LAPYY4DKggykbKaqK2abJTqhoO4TxBbuktLIzWVyN29kdPxpe2bgL5Xt4iry4uAd0LN6Yng1RZ-8vkAK-bksPLODm0qu5jlWVTgaOslGTdLPeWRBy5JOKgOebXGKA98nHJYh4EmBIQ/s2048/IMG_5149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D5LAPYY4DKggykbKaqK2abJTqhoO4TxBbuktLIzWVyN29kdPxpe2bgL5Xt4iry4uAd0LN6Yng1RZ-8vkAK-bksPLODm0qu5jlWVTgaOslGTdLPeWRBy5JOKgOebXGKA98nHJYh4EmBIQ/w480-h640/IMG_5149.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary Gowans completely rebuilt <i>Tennis Bracelet</i> several years ago. In his hands this old vintage boat from the 1940s is quite quick and often beats Gen I boats and occasionally Gen II boats as well. At the end of the regatta, Gary retained the mast, boom and sail but gave the hull and blades to one of the local E. City sailors. We hope to see this boat back on the race course next year.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOzyYw3eKwxe8G5DxYq3Jj2t5zUyNvSYwodHvlNpfaHmDggwSBLiCj7tvJgdluwD7BY-1X3IrwALWTwaB7TpGQg6KOo9xYOlH6dTDhnEFfCVwrBPxp3Qj2-tPTEQ3D2IYBiP_pC1w0J6j/s2048/IMG_5154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOzyYw3eKwxe8G5DxYq3Jj2t5zUyNvSYwodHvlNpfaHmDggwSBLiCj7tvJgdluwD7BY-1X3IrwALWTwaB7TpGQg6KOo9xYOlH6dTDhnEFfCVwrBPxp3Qj2-tPTEQ3D2IYBiP_pC1w0J6j/w640-h480/IMG_5154.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Waters sailed Greg Duncan's Europe.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnAojMGOvUwhBx4iYytOe_me1ianu1vpsm0O5NcC_t3lJwPAttbqBUseknbEOGXc_zwAj4XdoCNuaQ_UI9Cg6wnzYrZM7xPok0cU8asJZ2tPoFnBzpsDZtxV-OXdPRDDUNIifuzk8J9n5/s2048/IMG_5156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnAojMGOvUwhBx4iYytOe_me1ianu1vpsm0O5NcC_t3lJwPAttbqBUseknbEOGXc_zwAj4XdoCNuaQ_UI9Cg6wnzYrZM7xPok0cU8asJZ2tPoFnBzpsDZtxV-OXdPRDDUNIifuzk8J9n5/w480-h640/IMG_5156.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Greg continued to campaign his Vintage division Connecticut.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ7EPJbk7Y97m_-07dTUIPyKzZmlUOcmZAWtuJgZV-bmSooFN8izxHCcCDLeHtEPlzF3sA-1Cx-tEOVZjlpGF9ORmXLfqvvnQDzS_z7u0w7oI6-ZERKlbTs9ad5adm8lXGTsxBdzRD1Km/s2048/IMG_5195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ7EPJbk7Y97m_-07dTUIPyKzZmlUOcmZAWtuJgZV-bmSooFN8izxHCcCDLeHtEPlzF3sA-1Cx-tEOVZjlpGF9ORmXLfqvvnQDzS_z7u0w7oI6-ZERKlbTs9ad5adm8lXGTsxBdzRD1Km/w480-h640/IMG_5195.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZWm7LK5559OggXBIdAuqBDiDi1uxbOG0KHa2x1zCv1SByMOI70Wr1pCceO76OCwuBc-6laDcGqouDMwn7rzKDr9PktDvbm1quQer8wpcuYIkjlHFHYCT2rKtf4O2pxBmqAopS9Al9E1d/s2048/IMG_5189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZWm7LK5559OggXBIdAuqBDiDi1uxbOG0KHa2x1zCv1SByMOI70Wr1pCceO76OCwuBc-6laDcGqouDMwn7rzKDr9PktDvbm1quQer8wpcuYIkjlHFHYCT2rKtf4O2pxBmqAopS9Al9E1d/w480-h640/IMG_5189.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another look at <i>Tennis Bracelet. </i>Not much is known about this boat beyond the fact that she was built by a member of one of the canoe clubs which were popular in Pittsburgh, PA back in the 1940s.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mjzdlez78lr7JPrVo16S5GOZtHcJFYU-mvC4COY29D9i0sGfrig53l_2Qv9hfq7_FgOkRZGDc7XeJ6B8Q8T6y2QPSsmw3ajrFFa1qL7mxkVC09VsjKOFz5jrKzCKGLDWuQJGTYRddrjd/s2048/IMG_5187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mjzdlez78lr7JPrVo16S5GOZtHcJFYU-mvC4COY29D9i0sGfrig53l_2Qv9hfq7_FgOkRZGDc7XeJ6B8Q8T6y2QPSsmw3ajrFFa1qL7mxkVC09VsjKOFz5jrKzCKGLDWuQJGTYRddrjd/w480-h640/IMG_5187.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist minus his cap. During a big wind shift, the boom managed to remove both my cap and my prescription sunglasses! While I was struggling to stay sunny side up I cursed at the thought of $400 glasses getting plucked off my face and tossed into the river. Luckily, that didn't happen. Both cap and glasses (with attached "croakie") landed in the bilge!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0JOggdZd0WNMUSaTfqJuN8Yqd5nQhV1vx8uDaF1_s0N8h7n2wKQRUna6cXWe7i5wXWnt0x4NQdgIUTSkVq3BVVpEGug0wDIXGbn0AUbFcoTtRB0hmDx86s21TMwXgtVGPQFaGHOCv8IR/s2048/IMG_5185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0JOggdZd0WNMUSaTfqJuN8Yqd5nQhV1vx8uDaF1_s0N8h7n2wKQRUna6cXWe7i5wXWnt0x4NQdgIUTSkVq3BVVpEGug0wDIXGbn0AUbFcoTtRB0hmDx86s21TMwXgtVGPQFaGHOCv8IR/w480-h640/IMG_5185.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z's new Evolution sail on Y2K2.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsPprFh1-ymGAGdS6e5NEgUC7WN2KxCmiuKnZ9d8kVABMB3FAq7MwMSTV0BwcN_s1FKE_7eQjc1DC1SN8GleD5oHcNMwCb6yDiV6I4TaXhq1tgFQJihZqhHyOS5l7Fv-BdL9Fx8TmjNxS/s2048/IMG_5182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsPprFh1-ymGAGdS6e5NEgUC7WN2KxCmiuKnZ9d8kVABMB3FAq7MwMSTV0BwcN_s1FKE_7eQjc1DC1SN8GleD5oHcNMwCb6yDiV6I4TaXhq1tgFQJihZqhHyOS5l7Fv-BdL9Fx8TmjNxS/w480-h640/IMG_5182.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKJuCdi403lIeUM2HcI08XnPVX2gNm6SrSvnHc0JXAuSGVc4dvdtLVmuvqoUCbZ8i6ipTHZe6Mfri6ZGB0nradtLrCjFp5XaZjwqxO1KmVBS-U8jMIhzUco5PtGr9ZPsVWETtVPYnm2fL/s2048/IMG_5180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKJuCdi403lIeUM2HcI08XnPVX2gNm6SrSvnHc0JXAuSGVc4dvdtLVmuvqoUCbZ8i6ipTHZe6Mfri6ZGB0nradtLrCjFp5XaZjwqxO1KmVBS-U8jMIhzUco5PtGr9ZPsVWETtVPYnm2fL/w480-h640/IMG_5180.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gen II and overall National Champion Joe Bousquet in Try-Umph.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyXWY9_g60kQZiceEugPDWBDWwVAcSbS_Md8w-2VLBm-woM6Q5DwFTMnoxShnvxhy-RlfUezo5U6C4xa4aQLM2WGqe0WqM9SvjqOk7WRyCGSLM-HcpbDIX986x4c-dv_RHlonhlrJSPe3/s2048/IMG_5175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyXWY9_g60kQZiceEugPDWBDWwVAcSbS_Md8w-2VLBm-woM6Q5DwFTMnoxShnvxhy-RlfUezo5U6C4xa4aQLM2WGqe0WqM9SvjqOk7WRyCGSLM-HcpbDIX986x4c-dv_RHlonhlrJSPe3/w640-h480/IMG_5175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qrrJeR8c-ULGpd2tyklraoBK9vtzEYbcO6mqAelAlaqYa_l8_9qrZFcffLQ3rb79Ib3PBuNIIkxRKPeuo2HPcx_bY0DFXdf6QncHMaGRj6icbQvdpfPZb7mtRX64mXy7z-mziP0SMWm7/s2048/IMG_5174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qrrJeR8c-ULGpd2tyklraoBK9vtzEYbcO6mqAelAlaqYa_l8_9qrZFcffLQ3rb79Ib3PBuNIIkxRKPeuo2HPcx_bY0DFXdf6QncHMaGRj6icbQvdpfPZb7mtRX64mXy7z-mziP0SMWm7/w640-h480/IMG_5174.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, Gary beat me four out of the nine races. Good thing we were in different divisions!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_aiUnHHXOExU4e-VVKH2aeEJSIbkcH7MwRKyqYeC768zzsf6TlLrNOK0JWQcg5ubctx2m2UGLI08zZTNdxFlIEPByCeEuQvvqgqHSLH37JmKCPKerb2zJQT24lcd0sXbuEFmsjaC_u_O/s2048/IMG_5172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_aiUnHHXOExU4e-VVKH2aeEJSIbkcH7MwRKyqYeC768zzsf6TlLrNOK0JWQcg5ubctx2m2UGLI08zZTNdxFlIEPByCeEuQvvqgqHSLH37JmKCPKerb2zJQT24lcd0sXbuEFmsjaC_u_O/w640-h480/IMG_5172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm_GB_oOajaE0A7NRtHxOroV7Dt5t2Sl5VQ-jhEQ5FTq7os0QIrS6Oe6hU8j6PBVmOWEcTrKGjB3gnvWJouZtzRzj-BOn4mI6IXuF0t0kiu4GLnbkpnE9yavwhn0WRe7xrJPbVPLxQII7/s2048/IMG_5170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghm_GB_oOajaE0A7NRtHxOroV7Dt5t2Sl5VQ-jhEQ5FTq7os0QIrS6Oe6hU8j6PBVmOWEcTrKGjB3gnvWJouZtzRzj-BOn4mI6IXuF0t0kiu4GLnbkpnE9yavwhn0WRe7xrJPbVPLxQII7/w640-h480/IMG_5170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-dJsWY9Gc9Rcet0QdwvsUVyq_H3FcBMlML2FpogzphxWvk_ZpI4b9tYxTcKtg0xbSr25RbU2u6G6GcNRPIcw4WFzzzdXSeo5NCaFNCj67_15e7r6mbL-j9IQ4NGjgLbtgJFyDM_nAO8E/s2048/IMG_5169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-dJsWY9Gc9Rcet0QdwvsUVyq_H3FcBMlML2FpogzphxWvk_ZpI4b9tYxTcKtg0xbSr25RbU2u6G6GcNRPIcw4WFzzzdXSeo5NCaFNCj67_15e7r6mbL-j9IQ4NGjgLbtgJFyDM_nAO8E/w640-h480/IMG_5169.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrLZOmMp9K6YgeY_3QALkxI1lnD1M9xpS7pXmxsbeV_VQBZGbE-7o9FlRnlFWtVxkS-7fpqJjj4ElUlhdz-PlQfiXl9wIp9mXjGxwj7NXAM_l9q7rus91NXnvjoodQlkruu1KMuWBCNQZ/s2048/IMG_5168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrLZOmMp9K6YgeY_3QALkxI1lnD1M9xpS7pXmxsbeV_VQBZGbE-7o9FlRnlFWtVxkS-7fpqJjj4ElUlhdz-PlQfiXl9wIp9mXjGxwj7NXAM_l9q7rus91NXnvjoodQlkruu1KMuWBCNQZ/w640-h480/IMG_5168.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those condos in the background must have a great view of the racing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK8fKf7CoQibK_kJzmGGC0x9TCKpNeq1SrS8yTHZDGqdNj0tepX_olt3XNZzERlpKFBseEBuAbvK39C7b_MCCz26AfbQo2ss0Dt1CQtJix0KGRrYix1_MSnNlJilc4cTFZlQclBeszV4R/s2048/IMG_5158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK8fKf7CoQibK_kJzmGGC0x9TCKpNeq1SrS8yTHZDGqdNj0tepX_olt3XNZzERlpKFBseEBuAbvK39C7b_MCCz26AfbQo2ss0Dt1CQtJix0KGRrYix1_MSnNlJilc4cTFZlQclBeszV4R/w640-h480/IMG_5158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvjq4KqTDQgoxTb9mrmmkDtxR1goAyAI72Z4LE3uP89Y2EtcXys4z8iYuP76UOReMmmG0OLl0xcKq-NMq9OGkarL0oN2Zvvo4TsnhlLx0fzFPuQSFtg7R_ZLZiqHzn62zSt_uXbBNRifv/s2048/IMG_5157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvjq4KqTDQgoxTb9mrmmkDtxR1goAyAI72Z4LE3uP89Y2EtcXys4z8iYuP76UOReMmmG0OLl0xcKq-NMq9OGkarL0oN2Zvvo4TsnhlLx0fzFPuQSFtg7R_ZLZiqHzn62zSt_uXbBNRifv/w640-h480/IMG_5157.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Boyle turned this old Ventnor into a new penny with a cedar strip deck replacement. She looks great!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVx5t7BT0KRQjsChJMp4MTqIiHQjhQ7SzeTX4aAo2y9WfE0ycIrRrZTx9KVXXSxsOXKSXSu6hJ0-UKjiFJxNE7iittZUrcqH1vvNGfhIGVfkMEICBGoDmf5d3f6bxj4e5WK86Hxw3bjip/s2048/Results+2021+Nats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="2048" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVx5t7BT0KRQjsChJMp4MTqIiHQjhQ7SzeTX4aAo2y9WfE0ycIrRrZTx9KVXXSxsOXKSXSu6hJ0-UKjiFJxNE7iittZUrcqH1vvNGfhIGVfkMEICBGoDmf5d3f6bxj4e5WK86Hxw3bjip/w640-h466/Results+2021+Nats.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are the final results. Joe Bousquet won Gen II and is the overall National Champ. Gary Gowans prevailed in the Vintage division. After Saturday's races Bob Patterson and I were tied on points but he had the tie breaker if we had not raced Sunday. But fortunately for me we did race Sunday and although we tied on points again, this time I had the tie breaker for Gen I. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUF2qSwGs-yvneTSrBKLAwSP98Nsv3Et5w58kRYjLI_jU5KaeE0gLF47rYI2IaxfCkbRC_yIJyiYmMwgjFSBKbz4kGjlyrDj8sIyVp-nSFyRR50VP_k4DmzVf8trtEP3HA0WBLzLwseFs/s2048/Room+Nr+217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUF2qSwGs-yvneTSrBKLAwSP98Nsv3Et5w58kRYjLI_jU5KaeE0gLF47rYI2IaxfCkbRC_yIJyiYmMwgjFSBKbz4kGjlyrDj8sIyVp-nSFyRR50VP_k4DmzVf8trtEP3HA0WBLzLwseFs/w480-h640/Room+Nr+217.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But whoa, dudes and dudettes it gets way more Kosmic and far out than just points on the board and tie breaks. Several of us stayed at the same motel. Look at my room card--I had Bob's number right from the get-go! Can U say "Oh Wow Man!"?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-39025570115686013322021-07-03T12:02:00.001-07:002021-07-03T12:02:21.092-07:0029th BYC Moth Boat Regatta. Part 2<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC76SZmWhkV2q17IwOaHSLxff6VRDof97aHWbnplOeRV7qppO5_TxFDfg6AIpAWhmbbknv08tKQIPLfMsTeMCz6igD3ny4rKCqLlrJ3W7PWv_a2LJRIEWmm0EDBouQFCXpl1E6xj7Ltrv/s2048/IMG_5069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkC76SZmWhkV2q17IwOaHSLxff6VRDof97aHWbnplOeRV7qppO5_TxFDfg6AIpAWhmbbknv08tKQIPLfMsTeMCz6igD3ny4rKCqLlrJ3W7PWv_a2LJRIEWmm0EDBouQFCXpl1E6xj7Ltrv/w300-h400/IMG_5069.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe asked Ingrid to take shots of him planing. She took a boat load, but this is the money shot.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcicNomsJKRR7jjgNXjQdZrT87yiHyG2Bg3suEPCLNd1ZfRfU1R322gwkrFs3143djT1PKdKfrMoPZmD19kCiEBTABjaC6zHsI4jPEc6gmOHXGOa_hbaFg4A8pNMqr1sQwHR-U_nfc2xk/s2048/IMG_4938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcicNomsJKRR7jjgNXjQdZrT87yiHyG2Bg3suEPCLNd1ZfRfU1R322gwkrFs3143djT1PKdKfrMoPZmD19kCiEBTABjaC6zHsI4jPEc6gmOHXGOa_hbaFg4A8pNMqr1sQwHR-U_nfc2xk/w300-h400/IMG_4938.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of shots of Greg Duncan's Vintage division "Connecticut" Moth.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtYLcouin4y2Ly0f8KL00rHLuxdYJz1NAc5OFrXQOSclTGcNkKOLm-4rF3IgguQ6v9CgeiuiUw-sgnueD5a_EtM87XLhdzR3F_ckJKls0__cGi8o2yGDelc0LmmrwGvszngg3qlImZ2R0/s2048/IMG_4939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtYLcouin4y2Ly0f8KL00rHLuxdYJz1NAc5OFrXQOSclTGcNkKOLm-4rF3IgguQ6v9CgeiuiUw-sgnueD5a_EtM87XLhdzR3F_ckJKls0__cGi8o2yGDelc0LmmrwGvszngg3qlImZ2R0/w400-h300/IMG_4939.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skip Etchells designed this Moth in the late 1940s and it was a winner right from the start. The Etchells Moth is still highly competitive within the Vintage fleet.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJkDVZBxa7HMTFTkyJn8dWWzE08dwH3pWNI0168lQ0x-ar6W0BtsDWXIwyq4znptFRAo-QelRIHLnWcPgE9ZaHcHlekJ-JgEYgXOXrEhufxthYythXe8QGjUdQNQP4Jlt535GRS5_NXGa/s2048/IMG_4946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJkDVZBxa7HMTFTkyJn8dWWzE08dwH3pWNI0168lQ0x-ar6W0BtsDWXIwyq4znptFRAo-QelRIHLnWcPgE9ZaHcHlekJ-JgEYgXOXrEhufxthYythXe8QGjUdQNQP4Jlt535GRS5_NXGa/w300-h400/IMG_4946.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things got a bit sloppy out on the bay during the early going.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq0Oi1e7lnwtAsa8aAJbOESMGqZ5g082vFqflnhc7z4Np8v1yPuP4iVAgCk_R8LfquQxTpKmQh3IpXxBrRV5l9-XXNDOQdRCSNoSUYS_mABIGJ7ymisjyAxQpKMPQWMkIPavxdDPXwN1O/s2048/IMG_4951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq0Oi1e7lnwtAsa8aAJbOESMGqZ5g082vFqflnhc7z4Np8v1yPuP4iVAgCk_R8LfquQxTpKmQh3IpXxBrRV5l9-XXNDOQdRCSNoSUYS_mABIGJ7ymisjyAxQpKMPQWMkIPavxdDPXwN1O/w300-h400/IMG_4951.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z. working his Mistral to weather.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc716BakDZEA3Ccon2WDm0U7xaPEGaxOgZMqtz9QYz3rLle_1qERoOZ_EakDEgO5pmBqhZlfEPBMxagmhMnWVk2LmilS_3xE51sbl7YIaHSLf39eMm6we_Epzb67Um5cBx0ZzYH11fO5T/s2048/IMG_4955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc716BakDZEA3Ccon2WDm0U7xaPEGaxOgZMqtz9QYz3rLle_1qERoOZ_EakDEgO5pmBqhZlfEPBMxagmhMnWVk2LmilS_3xE51sbl7YIaHSLf39eMm6we_Epzb67Um5cBx0ZzYH11fO5T/w400-h300/IMG_4955.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Patterson and I were close most races but he had my number. I only managed to beat him once during this regatta.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpB9iwIksKkRiHplcayu94d8zZQqV3KEMri_PF1FrgmlpMPvCNNQ0EMtG7HEr86J4iR-4Cobq4kknOTwaxZAaAvHa-3fLGrgG71xUHP_V3ssBAJNx2RT4692ZsFQfj2Ajif0fH40QXWWW/s2048/IMG_4957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpB9iwIksKkRiHplcayu94d8zZQqV3KEMri_PF1FrgmlpMPvCNNQ0EMtG7HEr86J4iR-4Cobq4kknOTwaxZAaAvHa-3fLGrgG71xUHP_V3ssBAJNx2RT4692ZsFQfj2Ajif0fH40QXWWW/w300-h400/IMG_4957.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik also crossed in front of Bob once. Bob bested us during the other five races.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadWC3mfCbmmi03pRSfrPSaH78225_fTyhWfn_bMdmt4eY2fHmYBje1-8D2f0lUnEtZFhFzUEd3OrGslk8c-P_6li6COIm8YoJWt2XGZvYLTUQV4cVl-ZpuG_Mw38KmfJG2uRkCImkiIC2/s2048/IMG_4972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadWC3mfCbmmi03pRSfrPSaH78225_fTyhWfn_bMdmt4eY2fHmYBje1-8D2f0lUnEtZFhFzUEd3OrGslk8c-P_6li6COIm8YoJWt2XGZvYLTUQV4cVl-ZpuG_Mw38KmfJG2uRkCImkiIC2/w300-h400/IMG_4972.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurf Sheldon came down from Ithaca, NY with this Connecticut Moth.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvMC2u_P_mPVqLCYXjxE7WN46iZqVYt14yB0LNfT2xScvm3fQpEgKuuHPoM7QRREjQ5i6YzhCWRpuekoZd58XZ_oUrr-5gnG3c8ugt_bxPtu90m3cB2zbEL4Ew5VizqnD-QnpmW4L7Iwz/s2048/IMG_4973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvMC2u_P_mPVqLCYXjxE7WN46iZqVYt14yB0LNfT2xScvm3fQpEgKuuHPoM7QRREjQ5i6YzhCWRpuekoZd58XZ_oUrr-5gnG3c8ugt_bxPtu90m3cB2zbEL4Ew5VizqnD-QnpmW4L7Iwz/w300-h400/IMG_4973.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurf's boat was probably the last one built at the Old Greenwich Boat Works.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MSWy7UdY9lDRVd0l6NMnwZxC-X40VCrbQ5hX34mLcQkgAi6bGGnmwqOmcAI-j0FTD_1_zFoVIVJt4qFD7p4beuCsI7j3VWal1DwyLN_NqCMO7084xkqPf6bauwavP67Z0yM31o4qeV-J/s2048/IMG_4977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MSWy7UdY9lDRVd0l6NMnwZxC-X40VCrbQ5hX34mLcQkgAi6bGGnmwqOmcAI-j0FTD_1_zFoVIVJt4qFD7p4beuCsI7j3VWal1DwyLN_NqCMO7084xkqPf6bauwavP67Z0yM31o4qeV-J/w300-h400/IMG_4977.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of John sailing Y2K2.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrM0TWLBiUCcw9CC8dU5Lzj9SX5GKSNQKtloO0EUBjsAKHEYiUc-rPRgD4I7Pfom91wW73OAi04bImVzDQ6PQCCKpOBGjRQPEdS9-uTOMGDegZ_Vp2iCgBohATl-irUO3D6IPf2Ii6zjJ/s2048/IMG_4980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrM0TWLBiUCcw9CC8dU5Lzj9SX5GKSNQKtloO0EUBjsAKHEYiUc-rPRgD4I7Pfom91wW73OAi04bImVzDQ6PQCCKpOBGjRQPEdS9-uTOMGDegZ_Vp2iCgBohATl-irUO3D6IPf2Ii6zjJ/w300-h400/IMG_4980.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik in our glass Euro.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPHcMT-KsJX1M3Elk6i8AZTkhlVeverBgmraKSfbtJse0Lqt6h4w7-jmUuDLWbFPTqD-WyA_o799Y0x7fwZwU3DIZKoBdTRnKO4SZvCQSAHSTRXZZ13LqNrJaaX-zxpDA1mGESplPM_-c/s2048/IMG_4981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPHcMT-KsJX1M3Elk6i8AZTkhlVeverBgmraKSfbtJse0Lqt6h4w7-jmUuDLWbFPTqD-WyA_o799Y0x7fwZwU3DIZKoBdTRnKO4SZvCQSAHSTRXZZ13LqNrJaaX-zxpDA1mGESplPM_-c/w300-h400/IMG_4981.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in our woodie.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn099-zNH6Me24VXZ3CJZ3ZNhN0w1NgtWy-eTtihOoDKmL2JgISdoWV92EkFqakGOlhyt7u6uZHwINYTNhH3e4LEodDvB-4AxMqDzeL3fiQkki-loA9wKD-Gcd9C5YvMflizOYDwg9cmRM/s2048/IMG_4985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn099-zNH6Me24VXZ3CJZ3ZNhN0w1NgtWy-eTtihOoDKmL2JgISdoWV92EkFqakGOlhyt7u6uZHwINYTNhH3e4LEodDvB-4AxMqDzeL3fiQkki-loA9wKD-Gcd9C5YvMflizOYDwg9cmRM/w300-h400/IMG_4985.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Boyle sailing his Abbott Moth. Fran Abbott was a well known boat builder in Ocean City, NJ.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXSdCjt62flEZXukiLJ7Rm0sQ5_SfZEJ-mm_S1hnYFn1aTbX0C_fPdXP6CA3WXKtLFfXDnVfX6SNmFwBSMvhnsS-4FJWNK-E-7gR6DU1tLZVYp2pIDMEAaIZ1xEahzl3zyWAsS-ooPv9w/s2048/IMG_4991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXSdCjt62flEZXukiLJ7Rm0sQ5_SfZEJ-mm_S1hnYFn1aTbX0C_fPdXP6CA3WXKtLFfXDnVfX6SNmFwBSMvhnsS-4FJWNK-E-7gR6DU1tLZVYp2pIDMEAaIZ1xEahzl3zyWAsS-ooPv9w/w400-h300/IMG_4991.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the swoopy transom on the Mistral design.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uqqBqFuBrJU_OojnEnqU_dh1QHknskEXzGX-2MFnHbcyxWOqF-qBaTGafI4liBJdJE2v4taqnPBka9Or-KlcrnvOPTaXN6cpOiEF0zy6EcRXwcR7ZuRxiPAOwj33xvoiK1cjm7cSvRiZ/s2048/IMG_4993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uqqBqFuBrJU_OojnEnqU_dh1QHknskEXzGX-2MFnHbcyxWOqF-qBaTGafI4liBJdJE2v4taqnPBka9Or-KlcrnvOPTaXN6cpOiEF0zy6EcRXwcR7ZuRxiPAOwj33xvoiK1cjm7cSvRiZ/w300-h400/IMG_4993.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How did Greg get in front of all these Mistrals?!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eLVjbP1ZyhTzFmRicgh3ULVTaDFfkqdWC6iax_T8vBVhxvv4cDkq3UaN4mbd2qqF5Z8WPE3GRuADMOWHFNAeQ0nQswMfeb_wUzLwSfwryBEWGeoCv7em8-DGG-4GdxCo3PrB2SH9_TiH/s2048/IMG_5006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eLVjbP1ZyhTzFmRicgh3ULVTaDFfkqdWC6iax_T8vBVhxvv4cDkq3UaN4mbd2qqF5Z8WPE3GRuADMOWHFNAeQ0nQswMfeb_wUzLwSfwryBEWGeoCv7em8-DGG-4GdxCo3PrB2SH9_TiH/w300-h400/IMG_5006.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare view of me crossing in front of Bob.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYoo8uofrBPg4xdsV2P3CCa13YEd7KSfQnoTxIRMRekyUZ6lDgMFnD8bM4GjRtXe9CRL1JVX7riJjpG8EMsnzL2cfR9y-GsHMA5myabGwzvdw8UN6Ygvxof1okNxOIEE5C_5xYfNA2-K9/s2048/IMG_5025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYoo8uofrBPg4xdsV2P3CCa13YEd7KSfQnoTxIRMRekyUZ6lDgMFnD8bM4GjRtXe9CRL1JVX7riJjpG8EMsnzL2cfR9y-GsHMA5myabGwzvdw8UN6Ygvxof1okNxOIEE5C_5xYfNA2-K9/w300-h400/IMG_5025.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the start of one of the heats.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-19EErd7Ga3OVg83Qi8T7u2rsaiShFFU3lsSr5ve3U8_dAIvWsrtcbvntxWcyMPO789ibjH06adCG9PUNXi5aCQAM53bh3kkewymILBk5CfREcT7GWM8gGPc20Ktryl14dOvgILwrkln/s2048/IMG_5027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-19EErd7Ga3OVg83Qi8T7u2rsaiShFFU3lsSr5ve3U8_dAIvWsrtcbvntxWcyMPO789ibjH06adCG9PUNXi5aCQAM53bh3kkewymILBk5CfREcT7GWM8gGPc20Ktryl14dOvgILwrkln/w400-h300/IMG_5027.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A father/son shot. Bill Boyle in Nr 1603. Shane Boyle in Nr 43.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D-jfMhGIpUKk_gUEZd60PdJ3vSrVCTIxI-bNtIfQYV0bVAAgmszvXrRx0enKO8TvKhlc8AgqlLqZEMC69xWVd5r7Qv5jUDcvAUoRoEOol6pa-JCWjX2aZTyIX51_SCm3co_W1c_QXIwL/s2048/IMG_5035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3D-jfMhGIpUKk_gUEZd60PdJ3vSrVCTIxI-bNtIfQYV0bVAAgmszvXrRx0enKO8TvKhlc8AgqlLqZEMC69xWVd5r7Qv5jUDcvAUoRoEOol6pa-JCWjX2aZTyIX51_SCm3co_W1c_QXIwL/w400-h300/IMG_5035.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ9nmgIUIqcS6vvukVjs5igMhCM9pXEoyh7JDP7MHs35O7RXC_g2d8ab5pA-xXrQbPjPYmUYfQxUqZo6iJpKXgYiPLQtB4WT7fXdT-bLwmJIjjVwL7KIlnsHuAz5mNqIXQnKum4PyWBuV/s2048/IMG_5048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ9nmgIUIqcS6vvukVjs5igMhCM9pXEoyh7JDP7MHs35O7RXC_g2d8ab5pA-xXrQbPjPYmUYfQxUqZo6iJpKXgYiPLQtB4WT7fXdT-bLwmJIjjVwL7KIlnsHuAz5mNqIXQnKum4PyWBuV/w400-h300/IMG_5048.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k1iFLaoSeQRK9yDkq5b1tbMtFZ-fyPoeL0JzooBrJIjjWbm_6ctqvAM-2gKMGTNVsAbgn1VqL9XaJAAEYwhYzll-uAydHV2F5GTaIDc9_HLisN48p43nGakCzQHtYl3ktOkhF8vmy43o/s2048/IMG_5049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k1iFLaoSeQRK9yDkq5b1tbMtFZ-fyPoeL0JzooBrJIjjWbm_6ctqvAM-2gKMGTNVsAbgn1VqL9XaJAAEYwhYzll-uAydHV2F5GTaIDc9_HLisN48p43nGakCzQHtYl3ktOkhF8vmy43o/w480-h640/IMG_5049.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the first time in several years that Shane could race with us. Glad to have him back.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NhV-qvA5hUljlGVKSqClXhkqbiBr57uOy10iAXqMXNcsGAFJLyRwMMZd_X5p-TjqWtHWRUlhGnqdmd65uzVdfMOvvrjSFv5F9cpVgpnHC0BPDHx3n4-BVSWB1GIgLxnOBLV9OxS5o-L9/s2048/IMG_5050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NhV-qvA5hUljlGVKSqClXhkqbiBr57uOy10iAXqMXNcsGAFJLyRwMMZd_X5p-TjqWtHWRUlhGnqdmd65uzVdfMOvvrjSFv5F9cpVgpnHC0BPDHx3n4-BVSWB1GIgLxnOBLV9OxS5o-L9/w400-h300/IMG_5050.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHddYMYo2w7Wr-T8esm7KSX8aw7VMvPBSeLeaeO0jK5gfHF3TabcLco_1rRH05SavRgOe9MFPCxkAnDL0FZhbSEmJ-d2_CfidKWAFnhjQCvIW_PJDBhvFpF05Ur-GhyphenhyphenUI_LV-F5f0eJa2/s2048/IMG_5051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiT4ugQcGy77G-4IJy3oRdemA6TdcZv63QMCL1xxjn3lPgEveZxV-RqgfsRkwRSNXRSMghDqNpxCGJPlGSEmajPVPJoBi5VRUtrvnV1bUlE4Pe0GZtIPiXsZ0sT2jytHaKd_jitGAFy8eB/w480-h640/IMG_5111.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got in seven short races. This was taken during the seventh. Greg looks over his shoulder just as Bill gets tangled in his main sheet and is a few seconds away from a big swim. Bill had a bit of luck in that he flipped in what is probably the deepest part of the bay and so he didn't auger in and get muck all over the top of his sail. But yes, the boat turtled and yes, Bill is in the early running for the Turtle Trophy, awarded at the end of the season during the Nats for the most memorable capsize.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCjpgEwjWDXeUrrxbP-6RUEhgJ-Me_nyKoYFga16X1pTc0l41OFMVqE-oad4wU8kQBaWY7cZtzh0vZIN1XHDedPKZOfef66fCI2kU9tidKUHYAS22u2yEyBTIJTg2P_tBv9vSInJiMq66/s2048/Results.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCjpgEwjWDXeUrrxbP-6RUEhgJ-Me_nyKoYFga16X1pTc0l41OFMVqE-oad4wU8kQBaWY7cZtzh0vZIN1XHDedPKZOfef66fCI2kU9tidKUHYAS22u2yEyBTIJTg2P_tBv9vSInJiMq66/w640-h480/Results.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here are the results: In Vintage, Greg was first, followed by Bill and Hurf. Bob won Generation I while I was second and Erik third. Joe took top honors in Gen II ahead of John Z. and Mike P. Hopefully we'll see a good turn out for the 30th running of this regatta next June.<br /></p><p><br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-33420279870445836482021-07-03T07:03:00.002-07:002021-07-03T07:03:25.362-07:0029th BYC Moth Boat Regatta. Part 1Covid canceled the Classic Moth regatta in 2020. 2021 should have been the event's 30th running--but it wasn't. If fact restrictions were barely lifted in time for this year. The Classic Moth Boat event is traditionally held on the Saturday before Father's Day so to not conflict with the club's other events. But I suppose a cancelation once every 30 years isn't too shabby a record. This year's regatta attacted 10 boats with three Vintage Moths, four in Gen I and three Gen II boats. Conditions were a bit blowy at first but we got in seven short races and were eating lunch by 2-ish. As per usual, my daughter Ingrid helped out on the RC boat and took the photographs which follow.
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9ei6A_6S0dqEQ37IbHWuwS2Fd37_8RRt4cqpOINm9tr7RfDyL9YD5EXVPH_0WL77rQzP0C8gJ2xNf33u-6O68E9uR22QPtaSF7dLx22QXZrbRnSF7xEjv_mFpdUeCsjQRQf9ALD1OeR0/s2048/IMG_4912.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9ei6A_6S0dqEQ37IbHWuwS2Fd37_8RRt4cqpOINm9tr7RfDyL9YD5EXVPH_0WL77rQzP0C8gJ2xNf33u-6O68E9uR22QPtaSF7dLx22QXZrbRnSF7xEjv_mFpdUeCsjQRQf9ALD1OeR0/s400/IMG_4912.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The day started off cloudy and blustery with wind predictions in the 15 to 20 knot range. By race time the winds were 15 out of the SE and softened slightly as the day wore on.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN03iXh57B5-sAtfqSDvSjxsnn8PFA2756dogzlC-r6JmmgztWmCvCJVhLYBJ44u9P-NiTZdrtlSUxAvfVAMU1Q1yRDz6gl-m7PHoz_SARLA6T3ogV3ww69oTiNcoQOUlqy7vXLC05aLj0/s2048/IMG_4914.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN03iXh57B5-sAtfqSDvSjxsnn8PFA2756dogzlC-r6JmmgztWmCvCJVhLYBJ44u9P-NiTZdrtlSUxAvfVAMU1Q1yRDz6gl-m7PHoz_SARLA6T3ogV3ww69oTiNcoQOUlqy7vXLC05aLj0/s400/IMG_4914.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet was first to launch. Here he finishes adjustments to Try-Umph before heading out. Joe was using his new Evolution sail for the first time. He used the number "11" for this regatta. He wants to do a bit of sail testing before he decides which of his boats will have the new sail. Once decided, he will apply the correct number.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08rBaCe8h_RMT1x3Dfefn8y1Ygesdo8qGMlwL9fvbi-2T2UmwF23-3TAKrDRPb36w0Oa0_pT-WVk95uWTs8zVfvRIVISmwU6iJqLSK5RcLpxFl6_v5uE-rM6b-rRCUdKykOa6_PSbIrtr/s2048/IMG_4915.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08rBaCe8h_RMT1x3Dfefn8y1Ygesdo8qGMlwL9fvbi-2T2UmwF23-3TAKrDRPb36w0Oa0_pT-WVk95uWTs8zVfvRIVISmwU6iJqLSK5RcLpxFl6_v5uE-rM6b-rRCUdKykOa6_PSbIrtr/s400/IMG_4915.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erik was second to test the water.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJkNwQcw12Dh-x7ehrzgPGGY59nQlZxZhKLS8UWQ_xBff8jl4x0EsPJczdbuagzYo-irLASfqIHndfa24s1U6JgLIfOu7m_VCJp2Jjj5oXVpAACjzXXnJTucSd4eW_PcD16B5ubzE6s0z/s2048/IMG_4916.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJkNwQcw12Dh-x7ehrzgPGGY59nQlZxZhKLS8UWQ_xBff8jl4x0EsPJczdbuagzYo-irLASfqIHndfa24s1U6JgLIfOu7m_VCJp2Jjj5oXVpAACjzXXnJTucSd4eW_PcD16B5ubzE6s0z/s400/IMG_4916.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqRuB31qkhYejkHKa6bsuPqHJS7hpdWD-KSzpe6sydiD0LApArN2FI4co7jJYO3iiBZHrBnppnpqCfafnJxBF14eG0xhYCYwWRMv7nhMz2v1uUKAVxSBhWYPD2eC_CWo4taKanV18lyCG/s2048/IMG_4920.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqRuB31qkhYejkHKa6bsuPqHJS7hpdWD-KSzpe6sydiD0LApArN2FI4co7jJYO3iiBZHrBnppnpqCfafnJxBF14eG0xhYCYwWRMv7nhMz2v1uUKAVxSBhWYPD2eC_CWo4taKanV18lyCG/s400/IMG_4920.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most skippers followed Joe B's lead and rolled their boat down the small ramp that leads to the floating dock rather than use the launch ramp seen by the bulkhead. When the wind is out of the SE or SW, it is difficult to launch from the ramp while it is much more relaxed to launch from the leeward side of the float. Fortunately, Moths are light and narrow enough to roll down the small ramp to the float! In this photo we see Greg Duncan's vintage division Connecticut and Mike Parsons' Gen II Mistral on the float.<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPbcDcYRtEzZ10CEOqmWu8x_MKmTsZQSDOf65FpUK_9ndF7uZpr0RBd8n-jecI64ESrikPfIRrLi5N8UfOdrTVv8fCBuwOa7czDFHzDiZwsrEaFPJ4xCwDwjYfr7bAnvIKzOjXu9pD3Xa/s2048/IMG_4921.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPbcDcYRtEzZ10CEOqmWu8x_MKmTsZQSDOf65FpUK_9ndF7uZpr0RBd8n-jecI64ESrikPfIRrLi5N8UfOdrTVv8fCBuwOa7czDFHzDiZwsrEaFPJ4xCwDwjYfr7bAnvIKzOjXu9pD3Xa/s400/IMG_4921.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe B. wanted Ingrid to snap some shots of him planing. We'll see how she did as I go through the pix.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdEsRlo0FgincnlnocJ-UzOF9zvSflVpxdrq4a6udRsmAVtogYjMpofpryS-9LfQ6Yyjo3er9Q0fk4pcjxU9LobRsrsVXUXPk4NPavun_1dADt66O5CcBq4iSW6s14LfCjhmbO2SocM5N/s2048/IMG_4922.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdEsRlo0FgincnlnocJ-UzOF9zvSflVpxdrq4a6udRsmAVtogYjMpofpryS-9LfQ6Yyjo3er9Q0fk4pcjxU9LobRsrsVXUXPk4NPavun_1dADt66O5CcBq4iSW6s14LfCjhmbO2SocM5N/s400/IMG_4922.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Mike P. on a slight plane.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjVx9xIRdBVbO1dDnaPOLHyc4o0xRk5LUNgKV7_YsX45uE-dWTzoPuF3UoGarEnYwr-cFHVKW9ra3rtHAnNixN0zIDxm0CjcZZQjY_kDaFdl17U28xiEkWNt58byuXVzO8PGR2N-Mrq2u/s2048/IMG_4924.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjVx9xIRdBVbO1dDnaPOLHyc4o0xRk5LUNgKV7_YsX45uE-dWTzoPuF3UoGarEnYwr-cFHVKW9ra3rtHAnNixN0zIDxm0CjcZZQjY_kDaFdl17U28xiEkWNt58byuXVzO8PGR2N-Mrq2u/s400/IMG_4924.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the Europes want to play.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx_4-mDt4OjXcJAxCkOkZZczM_tYGjUmBTELntGhCTTEMkLKnpIp3ofUUhda-7vWDSULZUts-_aFxhSE22P4Ozu51V_1pszueVK6enUiRa3ZyEHfLBephwnBrapOOqtNijPoPzeA6lc-a/s2048/IMG_4925.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx_4-mDt4OjXcJAxCkOkZZczM_tYGjUmBTELntGhCTTEMkLKnpIp3ofUUhda-7vWDSULZUts-_aFxhSE22P4Ozu51V_1pszueVK6enUiRa3ZyEHfLBephwnBrapOOqtNijPoPzeA6lc-a/s400/IMG_4925.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist staying sunny side up.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVRRgydTGnjGwvO-j3jTVhovkNHMbzyKaVuq-9SsQVqqgGFcHRp8Km0sJJpSSjf-3dhVJOgsiJI-cBC6awrB9VHHdCZcPNVnozDV6fLMcps9XOreClAJoxmq4wQUEAKLM-cqHuT5YeJKs/s2048/IMG_4930.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVRRgydTGnjGwvO-j3jTVhovkNHMbzyKaVuq-9SsQVqqgGFcHRp8Km0sJJpSSjf-3dhVJOgsiJI-cBC6awrB9VHHdCZcPNVnozDV6fLMcps9XOreClAJoxmq4wQUEAKLM-cqHuT5YeJKs/s400/IMG_4930.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z's Mistral. John was impressed enough with Joe B.'s new Evolution sail that he ordered one at the end of the regatta. Blogger is giving me problems so I will end this post now and continue with Part 2 in a little minute or so.<br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-58570792101839627282021-06-09T06:02:00.003-07:002021-06-09T06:02:49.838-07:00Please forgive the spammy comments on numerous old postsSome spam blot has left a comment about HIV on a number of this blogspot's old posts. No doubt some of you will receive these comments. I'm in the process of removing them and have set my comment setting to "moderate".George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-13335011140956354222020-11-07T16:21:00.000-08:002020-11-07T16:21:43.032-08:00Lost and Found Dept.<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkuTSd3r9ZkizKXcXQ4ba_oFYvqI54loP4RrV3vgG_fwOX5W5RwrtGfdKBdvc8-LgSYsZ_O48UEmxKhjQG_7aokNi1hCvaP-Y8kRnXHcHdw4VTDZUM21qCyks9hzEcPkqxR6GAOhvEfSC/s2048/Seven+Mile+Press+1963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkuTSd3r9ZkizKXcXQ4ba_oFYvqI54loP4RrV3vgG_fwOX5W5RwrtGfdKBdvc8-LgSYsZ_O48UEmxKhjQG_7aokNi1hCvaP-Y8kRnXHcHdw4VTDZUM21qCyks9hzEcPkqxR6GAOhvEfSC/w465-h640/Seven+Mile+Press+1963.jpeg" width="465" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While going through a bunch of Moth Boat related stuff today, I came across this old news clip from the <i>Seven Mile Times </i>featuring Bill Schill sailing <i>Pegasus</i>. Bill was the man to beat during the 1963 racing season. A few Mothists like Pam Taylor, (as well as Bill Jr's parents) are mentioned in the adjoining column about Comets. Hopefully, blogger will allow interested readers to enlarge the news clip above for easier reading.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-12189598473534053062020-10-20T12:14:00.000-07:002020-10-20T12:14:34.124-07:00The 2020 Nationals--The Regatta that almost wasn'tThe Classic Moth Boat Nationals, by tradition, follows on the 3rd weekend in September. The combination of Covid-19 restrictions and hurricane remnants almost derailed this year's regatta. Even delaying the regatta from the traditional date to the Columbus weekend in October didn't get us completely out of the cross hairs of this year's hurricane season. Winds were predicted to be on the light side of the spectrum for Friday and Saturday. Sunday was billed as a probable day of steady rain. Whenever one changes the date of an event, there are winners and losers due to unmoveable obligations and other commitments. We were happy to have sixteen boats assemble for the regatta. What follows is a collection of photos taken by Greg Duncan and/or Lloyd Griffin during Saturday, the single day which we sailed. Racing was abandoned on Sunday.
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZlGEmY1fAZmNk_W6N2PNDZlQAvPJLOgKyuh3nBoWkP4XbXDbDbGOE8K-o31v0lfs6IkMEa-kgT1jIq_mtqTD4R5AeEmiXTvgN7Nh3ML-c5YPgghcVbL89p7Mc9bmTrgryoo7zgtuOYXz/s690/IMG_2961.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="518" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZlGEmY1fAZmNk_W6N2PNDZlQAvPJLOgKyuh3nBoWkP4XbXDbDbGOE8K-o31v0lfs6IkMEa-kgT1jIq_mtqTD4R5AeEmiXTvgN7Nh3ML-c5YPgghcVbL89p7Mc9bmTrgryoo7zgtuOYXz/s600/IMG_2961.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet brought four boats. He was uncertain as to how many student sailors would be free to sail in the morning but he rigged them all anyway.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaZgYNDdbJ-mXZys2CD9NAiYm49kOIQ0axRWqOUa-lbZnm_lihBXgv6h157VrxlK2I-lUONaNltNlg03sTyNjIysSXqfzqkSQrV44yrfMp6Uv-uOcz2qRT0dreCCQcHlbZDYqNUYVxElo/s690/IMG_2962.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="518" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaZgYNDdbJ-mXZys2CD9NAiYm49kOIQ0axRWqOUa-lbZnm_lihBXgv6h157VrxlK2I-lUONaNltNlg03sTyNjIysSXqfzqkSQrV44yrfMp6Uv-uOcz2qRT0dreCCQcHlbZDYqNUYVxElo/s600/IMG_2962.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After getting the boats set up, Joe pulled them over on their sides for the night. Very light wind were predicted overnight.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscunu7NdrbKAIpU7YU0Cha7KlzG3FrrNNr2Fw7-v0AMHxeyzTcRtJRAD5I8OEs6XULc-Nowno0KZkRLq0lg9EtSyus8Jf0wFaEjeLju9mZQ4yPbRzAIPSJ5tBELm0Tncq_t8VW55Huud_/s2048/IMG_4823.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscunu7NdrbKAIpU7YU0Cha7KlzG3FrrNNr2Fw7-v0AMHxeyzTcRtJRAD5I8OEs6XULc-Nowno0KZkRLq0lg9EtSyus8Jf0wFaEjeLju9mZQ4yPbRzAIPSJ5tBELm0Tncq_t8VW55Huud_/s600/IMG_4823.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He placed the blades on the sails for a bit of weight against the odd puff of breeze. The boats were fine the next morning.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qTc10FJtia5HONbWP2XVvcCv6T3vPA4j_3pasA1QOJnRNaiCXtwToum23ayJwwMW79mRf8L6PVlsN3axs1T7KaTgnDQK53VYQ75qaE1URln1F-eRbQekglaQYtouTkDg2hNRUklYJaxQ/s2048/IMG_4824.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qTc10FJtia5HONbWP2XVvcCv6T3vPA4j_3pasA1QOJnRNaiCXtwToum23ayJwwMW79mRf8L6PVlsN3axs1T7KaTgnDQK53VYQ75qaE1URln1F-eRbQekglaQYtouTkDg2hNRUklYJaxQ/s600/IMG_4824.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Boyle's vintage division Abbott Moth.Add <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNfCL88b-IlbK8DqMfAU4er3T6hjrdJVWefkjpXmNGWpiyhvyOV7v4GL-xsS0WELf0Sygomlc-9EyCzT57lnzkuy9ENRc82Fz9XIUaz-xQM-YVx7fYnNp-dKnqHQknk1Kwm57JITHPToV/s2048/IMG_4825.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNfCL88b-IlbK8DqMfAU4er3T6hjrdJVWefkjpXmNGWpiyhvyOV7v4GL-xsS0WELf0Sygomlc-9EyCzT57lnzkuy9ENRc82Fz9XIUaz-xQM-YVx7fYnNp-dKnqHQknk1Kwm57JITHPToV/s600/IMG_4825.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jay Yerkes did a lot of structural and cosmetic work to his Mistral since the last time we saw her.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNfjuG6ppQsPLrnWbxVylsG35ZgKWMcxe_qkzaVrv7oTHFqkcU9j7h1JGskSOhng0fTdPPBdbFLkIrd6YCv6muUL-tcp2fLGL5TyWabbaHuNOVO5MTEPyQUTB3qKvaSTSWctmjO2tzvzu/s2048/IMG_4826.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNfjuG6ppQsPLrnWbxVylsG35ZgKWMcxe_qkzaVrv7oTHFqkcU9j7h1JGskSOhng0fTdPPBdbFLkIrd6YCv6muUL-tcp2fLGL5TyWabbaHuNOVO5MTEPyQUTB3qKvaSTSWctmjO2tzvzu/s600/IMG_4826.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same can be said for Donald Hewitt's Mistral.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d10hi-JqRBTOnmGxf6uETxbbLB2RdB_5EQP486zq9bigU4q4bqan6l9jsEpmdxWllpfTBiw4nU7DSL5saz_yE6MplJ02HU_oiecv6UN3-iZTGMJWfgeUo89eaqtWynBzig6rosXC0e9K/s2048/IMG_4827.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2d10hi-JqRBTOnmGxf6uETxbbLB2RdB_5EQP486zq9bigU4q4bqan6l9jsEpmdxWllpfTBiw4nU7DSL5saz_yE6MplJ02HU_oiecv6UN3-iZTGMJWfgeUo89eaqtWynBzig6rosXC0e9K/s600/IMG_4827.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDYQLCnRE0-KbOu5HO7HNmTEl0BSn9cCZ0iOW1WemEG5l20pJ-ImN5UlKt5EUzO4RzmIz4DVwq3NeAeIRA_0pHprvGC8xDOC5nRU2WGdcy9rW1EvR1kPfObn11zaBW-uakWfSUoPU2Ioo/s2048/IMG_4828.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDYQLCnRE0-KbOu5HO7HNmTEl0BSn9cCZ0iOW1WemEG5l20pJ-ImN5UlKt5EUzO4RzmIz4DVwq3NeAeIRA_0pHprvGC8xDOC5nRU2WGdcy9rW1EvR1kPfObn11zaBW-uakWfSUoPU2Ioo/s600/IMG_4828.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike Parsons' Mistral. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2jdt_B9m9oplGeotHGHDbrXjZCPpqk23skfv4fzLn_2rlNDHm-RgvzC6yr89FXTZBv_StyllJEhg-Kulh-BF7t5_6cpT-Xf_j50YxnGWSAgVXfVOIJ-ZVqYPyX0FA3UM1kuAQIQuM8zR/s2048/IMG_4829.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2jdt_B9m9oplGeotHGHDbrXjZCPpqk23skfv4fzLn_2rlNDHm-RgvzC6yr89FXTZBv_StyllJEhg-Kulh-BF7t5_6cpT-Xf_j50YxnGWSAgVXfVOIJ-ZVqYPyX0FA3UM1kuAQIQuM8zR/s600/IMG_4829.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the sake of comparison here are the bottoms of the four boats which Joe brought down from Norfolk. First his Mistral.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYgEqTtZ9-pO7XodS4yUY3MPzFOqBVbXKbj_YogvOEOGlOkx0iLb1f2CoLdcpi78oVpz4nxUpMw5zsfdExTBZe0dnoV5J_E9aPkiIZm56eis_ou9seE1FhLtZj-O_WsJWHQZfpdSTfX4u/s2048/IMG_4830.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYgEqTtZ9-pO7XodS4yUY3MPzFOqBVbXKbj_YogvOEOGlOkx0iLb1f2CoLdcpi78oVpz4nxUpMw5zsfdExTBZe0dnoV5J_E9aPkiIZm56eis_ou9seE1FhLtZj-O_WsJWHQZfpdSTfX4u/s600/IMG_4830.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next we see the lines of the Lane Reeves designed "Savannah Mistral". Lane wanted to make the Mistral shape a bit more user friendly. He did succeed but at the expense of the amount of skipper weight which the boat will accommodate. This would be a great boat if one weighs 90 lbs. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGArGU84yVP6giiHVnF7v-X5-0HGefBZg5ErJiNe2dif-NRLWn4DS5oSIEPbmOj_nzRrD5GPVIEPuDh-eRVb7hK-MbRCh9JJkRkieP_BhepSoDRM3J34sB6a_wWvd3Vb-R7upI46iofaUg/s2048/IMG_4831.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGArGU84yVP6giiHVnF7v-X5-0HGefBZg5ErJiNe2dif-NRLWn4DS5oSIEPbmOj_nzRrD5GPVIEPuDh-eRVb7hK-MbRCh9JJkRkieP_BhepSoDRM3J34sB6a_wWvd3Vb-R7upI46iofaUg/s600/IMG_4831.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom of the Fletcher-Cates.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ9pa8PySapooleifBDC78FTC_VE09wRl3R9wM38eByaFhUc0xQgB3tOknAQYfdCVCcMQFaxAeZDh5O8i48kiQvTqPU-tQW5sxIcMys1GanshZTjBBK5nCSXFitKNuGN2yKamU1PnHytq/s2048/IMG_4832.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ9pa8PySapooleifBDC78FTC_VE09wRl3R9wM38eByaFhUc0xQgB3tOknAQYfdCVCcMQFaxAeZDh5O8i48kiQvTqPU-tQW5sxIcMys1GanshZTjBBK5nCSXFitKNuGN2yKamU1PnHytq/s600/IMG_4832.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom of the Fletcher-Swiss.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vAj7WGyOCG4AHaxzTEcsuf0ynroL47-lKRqvCVEVZdd72oBcSiU0yMLr-R_zxhkobXLuZPw7hSGZ_gzxhjms6mxyPzwufCx1qpuCBzmOSA3xfky5Jbgi4a1EKjjf1vY5d41JuYRhsujs/s1798/121428002_3567839969947617_1400496841261885598_o.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1798" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vAj7WGyOCG4AHaxzTEcsuf0ynroL47-lKRqvCVEVZdd72oBcSiU0yMLr-R_zxhkobXLuZPw7hSGZ_gzxhjms6mxyPzwufCx1qpuCBzmOSA3xfky5Jbgi4a1EKjjf1vY5d41JuYRhsujs/s600/121428002_3567839969947617_1400496841261885598_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we see Joe Bousquet in the blue Mistral leading Parker Purrington in the Swiss Moth (Nr 2739) at the weather mark. Matthew Panek (Nr 71) and Bob Patterson (Nr 217) are keeping the Gen II boats honest.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh580q2mKxuuw6erbFRe-dUiyCEXPWwf2RrOEEAi8Kh0Cwt9wFnNlSuvucxfhL287aDNT5ybETkbo2zRYLYoSKpPmZdhRKOoOvuCi1kPGzI-WlZ3sidHR3KrzIa89dpWJlb2OrsvD0gIiYt/s2000/121470914_3567840019947612_2541241570291766574_o.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh580q2mKxuuw6erbFRe-dUiyCEXPWwf2RrOEEAi8Kh0Cwt9wFnNlSuvucxfhL287aDNT5ybETkbo2zRYLYoSKpPmZdhRKOoOvuCi1kPGzI-WlZ3sidHR3KrzIa89dpWJlb2OrsvD0gIiYt/s600/121470914_3567840019947612_2541241570291766574_o.jpg" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, your old diarist, sailing his wood Europe, Nr 151, rounds just after Joe's Mistral proving that in light air most logs drift at about the same rate. I was sporting a new sail, stitched up by Justin Ailsworth (Evolution Sails, Chesapeake). This sail gave me more boat speed than I've seen in many a day. I hope the shape works in a breeze as well! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedANzR9OcQ-WfDVZH-CAsF4-zCafwroGjaBiIMFUwJEWnSExgrqBtc4ATjnXSy-TvNw0RBXICHgbYEqPz0p0OG8lrrXa4gQuA2_ue2wFuhcZs_MCIuYJi7tAbOOWgOQ-78d4rAEiQn58H/s2048/IMG_4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedANzR9OcQ-WfDVZH-CAsF4-zCafwroGjaBiIMFUwJEWnSExgrqBtc4ATjnXSy-TvNw0RBXICHgbYEqPz0p0OG8lrrXa4gQuA2_ue2wFuhcZs_MCIuYJi7tAbOOWgOQ-78d4rAEiQn58H/w640-h480/IMG_4841.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sign of the times. Bill Boyle is that masked man. We all wore masks while launching and retrieving and some forgot to remove them once away from the dock! <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Sfw71cSndQPru56qYOZN78-FXNQ7YnkFyu9gKihLhkUZFyLY5kb9Ccinr5eXVRuxuDEYh18jJZtlYU7uyJoOTkKdv3hQXWqaBhbgEnCF_xt_34oeJ_3DlryYGKD7X-tDhIfVahuQ0_q/s2000/121152887_3707454269276308_7720093708714257784_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Sfw71cSndQPru56qYOZN78-FXNQ7YnkFyu9gKihLhkUZFyLY5kb9Ccinr5eXVRuxuDEYh18jJZtlYU7uyJoOTkKdv3hQXWqaBhbgEnCF_xt_34oeJ_3DlryYGKD7X-tDhIfVahuQ0_q/w640-h480/121152887_3707454269276308_7720093708714257784_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jay Yerkes, Mistral.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWwwRr-bgctFqxkVlfT6j5QhUfzEyX43U5aXI6MSz7Y_jO1tDMWk_lj63Bdkv1g5PbqRk62ZnkHeKTzSHmbAd5T04PfL3bH2k_veJkvRzIrL4DAYgcNYNV5JHEx3eu-fkEzc76WNLsf33/s2000/121193596_3707452975943104_4714954688061516327_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWwwRr-bgctFqxkVlfT6j5QhUfzEyX43U5aXI6MSz7Y_jO1tDMWk_lj63Bdkv1g5PbqRk62ZnkHeKTzSHmbAd5T04PfL3bH2k_veJkvRzIrL4DAYgcNYNV5JHEx3eu-fkEzc76WNLsf33/w640-h298/121193596_3707452975943104_4714954688061516327_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maggie Mayer, one of a pair of sisters racing at this regatta, is a summer sailing student at the community sailing program.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeMmPo9SK0vGeoJ-FCFx9ePiAfFxp5rnLpxpgatWlJiKDOMjHr8XPvVykmLMkx6isIRGtq01sJ3BdNKge1OdSyh2E8JPZfuKOoT5Xwo4Yw0l43IyMTKcFZIHwmNfbgqRVkOmy_Tyzz2h7/s2000/121253366_3707453399276395_6620406284702417385_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeMmPo9SK0vGeoJ-FCFx9ePiAfFxp5rnLpxpgatWlJiKDOMjHr8XPvVykmLMkx6isIRGtq01sJ3BdNKge1OdSyh2E8JPZfuKOoT5Xwo4Yw0l43IyMTKcFZIHwmNfbgqRVkOmy_Tyzz2h7/w640-h480/121253366_3707453399276395_6620406284702417385_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Abbott. Bill was the default Vintage Champion since he was the only Vintage division boat competing. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzrJTSNuCt928Dm6fHS8lTYZ8QOrrGRvKPt_VYo7Td5G9Cgy3vi99sp8T830jeMlpFwiEmlkyAclwAPX0K5aZ2iRPkxMbH-KzCVP6p8T_hls8b1j6i6QGQ2qQOQPtv68mXlrXT6krqlv4/s2000/121255649_3707453415943060_2924048268782377289_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzrJTSNuCt928Dm6fHS8lTYZ8QOrrGRvKPt_VYo7Td5G9Cgy3vi99sp8T830jeMlpFwiEmlkyAclwAPX0K5aZ2iRPkxMbH-KzCVP6p8T_hls8b1j6i6QGQ2qQOQPtv68mXlrXT6krqlv4/w640-h480/121255649_3707453415943060_2924048268782377289_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donald Hewitt's primary objective was to complete the course in the tippy and new to him Mistral. In that regard he had a successful day even though he slipped in the boat and put a foot through a side tank panel.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFkpgAbcGeWJ6aJT9A9z78q2xB-K-ytt6ZZMe8F_Gn_F8QGke06exN14mCJNI-W7leaChj-F_50d9Mdhga6xiTBy8pTPl3HXaumi8if8yCYfj75hT-3BMymEBGtkpcW17ShXToK1spPov/s2000/121260107_3707453372609731_8713840954821955654_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFkpgAbcGeWJ6aJT9A9z78q2xB-K-ytt6ZZMe8F_Gn_F8QGke06exN14mCJNI-W7leaChj-F_50d9Mdhga6xiTBy8pTPl3HXaumi8if8yCYfj75hT-3BMymEBGtkpcW17ShXToK1spPov/w640-h480/121260107_3707453372609731_8713840954821955654_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXDRbClb-eSfW9gI8UPjO93qKuoPYl5Osrk5vRXneyJ0_qTz73HIaoqKBseVQWvB41ZcRdvTAhY6Kgz1-zzY1lyuOHe1njrVXCMPfYHfnI53fd0-Jz2XPzpYykzqVRMSL9Ke1WGP-GHAd/s2000/121260258_3707453295943072_7909154884292652218_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Additionally, the top batten is full length, and although fairly soft, the batten, at least in this wind range, had the annoying tendency of staying inverted after a tack and requiring a smart snap of the boom to get it to pop over. So much for "attached flow"! This was so even with no tension on the batten. 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The remnants of Hurricane Delta were pushing rain up from the gulf and so racing was abandoned for Sunday. In hindsight, we could have probably gotten several races in before the rains came, but then we would have been loading boats and driving home in the rain. All in all I think the RC made the right decision. With no regattas on the schedule until the Mid-Winter regatta down in Gulfport, Florida, we bid adieu to the pandemic year and hope that the virus doesn't cost us more lost regattas in 2021. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-84357939055338245452020-06-13T08:31:00.001-07:002020-06-13T08:31:48.448-07:00Who remembers the P. Evanson Boat Company?While going through boxes of stuff during our virus lock-down, I rediscovered an old brochure I've had since back in the early 1960s when, way back in the pre-internet days, I wrote off for a copy. Responding to advertisements by hand, licking a stamp and waiting patiently for a reply. Remember that?<br />
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I tried google-searching P. Evanson Boats but turned up very little extra info for the company. They appear to have existed from the early 1950s to perhaps the mid-1980s. Suffice to say that like many other providers of small sailing dinghies, they had their moment of commercial success and then faded away. They live here on the pages of this brochure.<br />
George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-26818213775137665632020-06-12T07:23:00.000-07:002020-06-12T07:23:21.596-07:00Another mis-labeled postcard?I spotted another old post card featuring Moth Boats the other day on flea-bay. This one supposedly taken in Surf City, NJ a beach community on Long Beach Island (or LBI in local speak). LBI is another barrier island along the New Jersey shore, just north of Brigantine. Unlike Brigantine, LBI has several towns, from Holgate at the south end to Barnegat Light at the northern tip.<br />
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On the back side, the card is entitled "Taking boats out of the water after a day of racing from the Surf City Yacht Club." The scene features Comet class boats, (a magnifying glass reveals that the Comet with the red hull and white transom is named <i>Red Devil, </i>if that helps jog someone's memory), as well as a stern view of a Cates-Florida Moth (the white hull with the girl in red standing next to it), and a Dorr Willey Moth seen in the background. Folks are patiently waiting for their turn at the ramp or hoist, much as one does today. To the right, on the pier, a crowd of people are gathered around what appears to be a third Moth with a dark blue hull being loaded onto a trailer. That boat looks like a Shelley or perhaps a Europa Moth. If so, that would move the date of this exposure to the mid-1960s rather than the late 50s/early 60s. The upside down boat could of course be another Cates design Moth. It's impossible to tell even with magnification. The cars in the photo all appear to be from the mid 50s to early 60s which seems about right. The real sticking point with this postcard for me is the clubhouse! <br />
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As a teenager, I raced my Moth at the Surf City YC's annual fall regatta. This was a big multi-class two day event held the weekend after Labor Day, (September in the USA) and was a last <span class="ILfuVd"><span class="e24Kjd">hurrah</span></span> of summer for us before having to put the boats away and get semi-serious about school and studying. The SCYC clubhouse looks nothing like the unpretentious flat topped building seen here. Surf City's clubhouse was (still is) a large multistory structure which reminds me in a vague sort of way of a large <a href="https://welcometolbi.com/member-wednesday-surf-city-yacht-club/" target="_blank">Dutch colonial beach house. </a><br />
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The building in this postcard might be the Brant Beach YC or perhaps an early shot of Spray Beach's clubhouse, but not that of Surf City. Having said that, the photo still provides a pleasant journey back to a time which no longer exists--at least in terms of casual simplicity or the types of boats being raced--not a Sunfish, Opti, or Laser in sight. Speaking of casual, it seems that the producers of postcards during this era exercised a lot of poetic license when labeling their products! Can anyone comment on the actual location? George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-19377704899574448052020-05-01T15:08:00.000-07:002020-05-01T15:08:09.172-07:00The 1959 Moth Nationals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bill Spencer, the US Moth National Champion in 1959 recently contacted me. We emailed back and forth reminiscing about the time Bill brought his Bill Lee designed moth <i>Cobia</i> up to Brigantine for our annual summer regatta which was prior to the 1963 Nationals at Ocean City YC (New Jersey) and the International Regatta which that year was held at Larchmont YC (New York). Bill reminded me that he had won the Nationals in 1959 when they were hosted by the Corinthian YC of Cape May (New Jersey). That jogged my memory and led me to the pages of an old scrapbook which another Moth Boater, George Spiecker, had given me about a year earlier. Indeed, inside the pages of George Spiecker's book were news clips detailing the 1959 event. Bill won, sailing <i>Cobia. </i>The regatta, initially slated for three days was shortened to just the completed races from Friday and Saturday. High winds with gusts measured at 50 mph cancelled Sunday's activities for the remaining 83 boat fleet. What follows is a distillation from George Spiecker's scrap book plus the official results, kindly supplied by Bill Spencer from his Moth archives. Thanks to both, there will be more Moth history from the the late 1950s period coming to light in the following posts. Stay tuned.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bill Lee-built <i>Cobia </i> being sailed by Bill Spencer, the 1959 U.S. National Champion. <i>Cobia </i>while similar to Bill Lee's earlier boat <i>Mint, </i>Nr 1335 differed by have a keel stepped mast rather than a deck stepped mast and also by having an extra inch of rocker in the keel. photo courtesy of Bill Spencer.</td></tr>
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Bill's surviving copy of the registration list is quite informative. It lists several Brigantine sailors as well as Tom and Bob Patterson, plus their dad Carl. Bob and his dad shared a boat since general participants sailed at different times than the juniors and ladies. The Pattersons sailed Connecticut design Moths. Tom came in 50th and Bob was 57th out of 60 juniors. Bill Schill also sailing a Connecticut, raced at this event, coming in 5th in the junior division. Overall there were 124 skippers and109 boats at this event. Many of the juniors sailing this event, such as Frank Adshead, would go on to become major players in the next few years.<br />
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The ladies division was 28 competitors deep. Where are women Moth sailors today? Mariann Wark swept both of the races sailed. Sadly, other than the photo at the top of this post, I have no photo of the Women's Champion sailing her Titan Moth, Nr 1585, <i>Lil Warrior II. </i><br />
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So, that's a wrap on the '59 Nats. The Moth Class was at a peak in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Later the Sunfish and then the Laser would undercut the Moth Boat but in the era reported here, the Moth was perhaps the biggest game in town--at least along the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A.<i> </i>George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-73890134766584203142020-03-04T16:29:00.001-08:002020-03-04T16:29:30.650-08:002020 Classic Moth Boat Mid-Winter Regatta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This event was the 22nd Mid-Winter Regatta in Florida (the first Mid-Winter was billed as the "Meet in St. Pete" back in 1998) and the 15th consecutive Mid-Winters hosted by the Gulfport YC. Moths tried St. Pete (Tampa Bay is big water for a Moth Boat) and later moved to Davis Island YC for a couple of years, but after discovering the charms of Gulfport YC and <span class="st">Boca Ciega Bay</span> we've never looked back. This year's turnout was a little disappointing (only six boats came to the event) but the club, friendly as ever, took our small number in stride and the regatta took place featuring 11 races spread out over two days during the weekend of 22nd/23rd February. The CMBA hopes that this year's turnout was an anomaly brought on by folks catching the flu right before the regatta, final exams falling at the wrong time in one case and unmovable family commitments in other cases. <br />
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Of the six boats to come, we had one Mousetrap (Jeff Linton), two Mistrals (John Z and Mike Parsons), one modified Magnum Mk II (Joe Bousquet; low aspect rig, no wings and other mods to make the hull comply with Gen II rules) and two Europes (me and Larry Suter).<br />
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The folks that showed up were some of the top competitors in the class, plus your poor ol' diarist. I knew I wasn't going to stay on the same page with the faster Gen II boats, and my competition in Gen I was Larry Suter, a former America's Cup crew member during the 12 meter era and currently a coach for elite level sailors. My goals for the regatta were quickly reduced to the following two: (1). not to flip, and (2). not to trail so distantly as to make the other boats wait an overly long time for me to finish before the next start sequence could commence. In this rarefied group of competitors, if I beat a boat it would be because of a mechanical breakdown or a big swim on the part of the other skipper. On top of that, the weekend started off distinctly chilly and breezy for Florida. I was glad I bought an insulated spandex Farmer John but regretted the fact that I'd told myself that my wet suit would be overkill for sunny Florida! Friday afternoon the wind whistled ominously through the telephone wires as we rigged our boats. Additionally, nobody splashed their boat for a practice sail. The NE wind persisted well after sunset as we walked to <a href="http://www.piastrattoria.com/" target="_blank">Pia's</a> for our group dinner. It was distinctly chilly--but not as bad as one Mid-Winter in St. Pete when we woke up to 27 degree temperatures and the race committee postponed racing until the air temp got above 50 degrees F! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry Suter with his controversial sail with the scalloped leach. We've measured this sail twice and while it looks odd, it does measure in using the ERS wording and diagrams. Whether this enhances performance beyond a normal leach remains to be seen. Larry is fast with a conventional sail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With both the breeze and chop up on Saturday, Joe added a Tyvek and duct tape fore deck to the Magnum to keep the foot well in the cockpit from filling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The small bump on the Magnum's starboard bow is a sealed off tube for launching an asymmetric spinnaker which was at one point permitted in Scott Sandell's "Modern Moth" group. It would still make a great bottle rocket launcher to fend off jet skiers--just sayin'...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping Joe Bousquet company. Joe, one of the top competitors when sailing his Mistral, is very brave to continue sailing this tricky, narrow boat knowing that she is still a work in progress. Even with alight weight carbon rig replacing the aluminum Needlespars, this boat is a handful without hiking racks. Having said that, Joe has made great strides forward since he first raced this boat at Brigantine, last June. This boat is now faster than a Mistral on reaches. With a bit more development the Magnum might become a Mistral beater--at least in some conditions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But going downwind, the Mistrals would accelerate on the first puff and that was that. Jeff at the front, me at the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff brought his A game. We had 11 races and so got to discard our worse score. His discard was a first place finish. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry, unlike me, was competitive with the Gen II boats. But although he could finish ahead of one every now and then, he couldn't dominate them. As the wind went soft on Sunday Larry struggled to stay in contact.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparkly water. Me trailing Joe B's Magnum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low boom? No, I think John Z is just looking for a sandwich.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Sunday's races Joe dispensed with the Tyvek fore deck. The water was less lumpy and the wind dropped as the day went on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of wind, we had a fair breeze until the final race, when the sea breeze started to battle with the existing front and the two opposing breezes cancelled each other out. It took forever for me to make the finish line. Luckily nobody was keeping time and the RC still had beer and sandwiches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat 151 gets the final air horn toot of the regatta. At the beginning of the race, this was an upwind finish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd probably still be out there trying to make it back to shore but Amy L. took pity on me and offered a tow back to the club. At this point the air temp finally decided to go north of 70 degrees F--the signal that it's time to pack up and go home!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trophies went three deep for each division. Since there were only two boats in Gen I, one "trophy" was reallocated to the Gen II fleet. With only six boats in attendance everybody got one. One of the traditions with this regatta is that the lowest trophy winner gets first choice. I picked the bottle of Black Magic. Never heard of it. It turns out to be a product from some far away tropical paradise called "Canada"! Since returning home I've sampled it. It's quite tasty with a warming burn in the back of the throat and a lingering molasses after note. Not at all like the Newfie Screech of my youth!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So above are the results, read them and weep. Overall I came in DFL, but a solid second (out of
two) in the Gen I division. As per my pre-race prediction, the only times that I beat other boats was
when they experienced gear malfunctions or flipped. But--I got a
bottle of rum! Everybody's a winner at Gulfport! Final notes: all who
attended this year's Mid-Winters enjoyed the event; and as per usual,
I'm indebted to Lennie Parker and Amy Linton for the photos which make
up the lion's share of this post. Here's hoping that 2021 edition of this regatta is better supported. The date has already been firmed up with the club: next year the Mid-Winters will fall on the 20th/21st of February.<br />
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George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-5045122893226759572020-01-30T15:56:00.000-08:002020-01-30T15:56:28.195-08:00The 1938 Governor's Cup RaceOnce again Flea-bay has produced a piece of Moth Boat history. This time in the form of an old newspaper photograph dated the 17th of October, 1938. I was particularly drawn to this photo because William Duffield and I have been slowly restoring the 1938 National Champion, <i>Imp Too, </i>Nr 449. <br />
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<i>Imp Too </i>was designed, built and raced by Edwin Channing, a naval aviator. At the beginning of hostilities, Channing asked Dorr Willey to store his boat for the duration. Channing did not survive the war and Dorr had this boat in storage along with one of his own Moths until a local Elizabeth City man, Gordon Fearing, asked if he could buy them. Dorr agreed. One of the interesting features of <i>Imp Too </i>is that she has "soft" or rounded chines. This feature is very difficult to build but Dorr, obviously influenced by Channing's boat, built four or perhaps five examples of his own design, incorporating this feature rather than the normal "hard" chines which are featured on not only on his stock design but many other Moths as well. The other Moth which Dorr held onto after the passage of time was one of his own soft chined Moths, <i>Miss Inez, </i>Nr 808. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Governor's Cup was one of a number of races held during the National Regatta. There were also separate races for Junior sailors, Ladies, etc. This permitted some boats to be shared and gave those skippers competing in the heats that constituted the Nationals a chance to tune their boats and sharpen their boat handling skills prior to the main event.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back side of the photo. Many old press photos have a note like this one which provides a limited description. Sadly, there is no mention of which newspaper this photo was published. However the note provides the location (Elizabeth City) and the name of the winner of this race (Harry Andrews). Harry Andrews won the inaugural National Moth Boat Regatta five years earlier in 1933.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of the photograph. One sail number, partially obscured, appears to end in 49. Could this be Nr 449? If so, is that Edwin Channing at the tiller?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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One might ask what I mean when I speak of hard vs soft chines. A few pictures might clear that up. First, here are a couple of pix of my "stock" Dorr Willey- build Moth which has hard chines:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the sharp chine edge of the blue side board.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pix showing <i>Blondie</i> on her lines in the water.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Compare that with these photos of Imp Too, currently under restoration:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In contrast, <i>Imp too</i> (and a very limited number of Dorr Willey's Moths) do not have a chine edge, but rather the planking "wraps around" the hard turn of the bilge. <i> Imp Too </i>was quite revolutionary in the late 1930s and by accounts from the old timers I've talked with was considered very tricky to sail. Indeed, when I acquired this boat she came with a dagger board with the leading, trailing and bottom edges covered with heavy bronze strapping. I haven't weighed this board but it's heavy; the bronze was fitted no doubt to add ballast to an otherwise very tender boat. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the "soft" chine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have to make wood planks, at the turn of the bilge, conform to the shape of those ribs! There are three ways we could do that. 1. we could take a thicker than required plank and "back it out" on the inside to fit the shape of the frames; 2. we could steam planks of the actual required thickness and hopefully not have them split once they cooled; 3. we could resort to using thin cedar strips with bead and cove edges as is commonly done during the construction of wooden canoes. The first choice produces a heavy plank and requires a special plane. The second approach is probably the one Channing and Willey used. The third option, while the easiest is unauthentic and in my mind not suitable for this restoration. William and I have built a steam box twelve feet long and will no doubt waste some good cedar before we master the technique. Since this photo was taken, we have removed all of the original planking in order to repair the keel and framing. The boat was heavily damaged after being hit by a car while on the way home from a regatta.</td></tr>
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So, getting back to the picture which started this post, while I may have a rare photo of the 1938 U.S. National champion on the water, the resolution is too poor to learn anything new about the boat or her skipper. I will keep trolling Flea-bay in the hopes that a better photograph will eventually surface.George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-16958113180085654682020-01-20T13:41:00.001-08:002020-01-20T13:41:57.703-08:00An old Moth in Lewes, DelawareSeveral years ago Bill Boyle drove over to Lewes, Delaware to look at an old Moth Boat which had been donated to the local Historical Society. I've been trying to see this boat for the past two years without any luck (the Museum was closed on one occasion, the "right" person was out of town on another). We happened to be in Lewes for a few days before New Year's Eve, and the way the calendar fell, we were in town on a day which the Historical Society's buildings were supposedly open. So with great anticipation I went to the Society's main building. That building was locked but a nearby workshop was open. I asked a man who was working on an oyster boat if he knew anything about an old Moth Boat. He listened to my story and we looked all through the shop (including the overhead loft) without success. Little did we know how close we were to the actual boat--more on that later.<br />
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After a bit of head scratching I was told to go to another building about a mile away where that the little boat in question was sure to be found. Trouble was, that building was not open until the next day. The next day I drove over with great anticipation. I went inside and asked the volunteer on duty if I could see the Moth Boat. He said "the what boat?" and then directed me to various small boats on display. One was a dug out canoe, another turned out to be a fiberglass Sunfish, but no Moth. He started to give me the impression that I was either crazy or misinformed or both (I get that a lot). I indicated that I indeed was of sound mind and asked him if I could see his iPad for a moment. He did so just to humor me and I quickly showed him the Historical Society's page concerning the Moth:<br />
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With the existence of some sort of Moth Boat now established, my stock went up a couple of points and the volunteer started to call various Historical Society members. I was told to return to the shop building where I'd meet one of the society directors. And so I did. The director took me on a hike through several other storage buildings. We admired several interesting and no doubt historical boats, but no Moth Boat. I could tell that the director was getting a little embarrassed that he had no clue as to the whereabouts of this boat which had been, ten years earlier, donated to the Society, but he told me that I had piqued his curiosity and that he would find the boat in question and give me a call. We left things at that. New Year's eve came and went. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town of Lewes is adjacent to the Cape Henlopen State Park which features many fine hiking and biking paths close to the mouth of the Delaware Bay. My wife and I were well into a long walk when my cell phone rang. It was the director. He said he knew where the Moth had been stored and if I could return to the work shop before closing time (4:30 pm) I could see the boat. I looked at my watch and told him I would try my best to make it but it would be close.</td></tr>
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I did make it. The boat was "hiding in plain sight" behind a bunch of lumber and tools, tipped up on one side, leaning against a wall. A day earlier we had walked right by it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a better look after pulling some stuff out of the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She is plank on frame and has a pivoting centerboard, which are marks of an early Moth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The strips of filament tape are to keep the centerboard from sliding out of the trunk while in storage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the clinched nails holding the pintles in place rather than rivets or nuts and screws.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next three photos were taken by Bill Boyle several years ago when he visited Lewes and the boat was more accessible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The splash boards look like a recent addition and seem too modern for the rest of the boat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo suggests that for the purpose of a static display little is needed beyond a general clean up. below is a letter which accompanied the boat when she was donated. The build date is obviously suspect--indeed if this is a Moth, in as much as Joel Van Sant's <i>Jumping Juniper </i>which is taken to be Moth Boat Nr 1, wasn't constructed until 1929.</td></tr>
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After viewing the boat, I told the director one way to raise money, if the society wanted to fully restore the boat would be to start a crowd funding site on the internet. He liked the idea, and I said if that happens I'd help spread the word. <br />
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This little story of a local Historical Society and a Moth Boat brings several points to mind:<br />
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- Most museums and historical societies are artifact rich but cash poor. Ideally, they want donations which can immediately be placed on display with no or minimal work/expense involved. Basically it's easier to donate than it is to receive, house, and maintain something. Indeed many donations occur because the donor can no longer store or provide upkeep for the item in question.<br />
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- A donation requiring that money, skill and energy be invested before being displayable must be very significant to the locale which the museum or society is attempting to promote.<br />
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- Donations requiring inputs of time, skill and money tend to be "stored", and if not compelling to the museum's mission, can sometimes be "lost" in storage until someone (like your old diarist) makes a concerted effort to see them.<br />
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Bottom line: if you plan to donate a boat, she should (a) go to an appropriate museum, (b) be restored before being donated and (c) if possible, an endowment of funds earmarked for the boat's upkeep should be part of the donation.<br />
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I will follow up on this particular Moth in the hopes that she eventually does go on display and that more info about the correct build date, who the builder was and so on can be explored.George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-9575797739250057442020-01-16T18:15:00.001-08:002020-01-19T15:52:42.873-08:00Greetings from Painesville (Ohio)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Eagle eyed CMBA member, Chandler Owen spotted this old postcard on flea-bay. As can be seen, the card greets us from Painesville, Ohio. However, of the boats which I can identify by sail number, I'm led to believe that the venue isn't from the "buckeye state", but instead somewhere in the Charleston, South Carolina area. Perhaps Mount Pleasant?<br />
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The boat on port tack, closest to the camera, is Randall Swan's Connecticut design <i>Blue Moon II, </i>Nr 1149. I don't know if Randall is at the tiller or not but the ID of the boat is not in question. Interestingly, this boat and several others are being sailed two up which tells us that the young skippers were too light to keep their boats flat with the available wind at their disposal. Now that we're adults this is no longer a requirement!<br />
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Randall's father bought this particular boat from a display at the 1949 New York Boat Show, directly from her designer/builder, Skip Etchells. At the time, Etchells operated a business called "Old Greenwich Boat Works", located in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the Connecticut was the rig. Etchells is probably better know as a Star boat builder and competitor. As such he was largely responsible for introducing the Moth Class to "bendy" masts. Randall once told me that the young sailors with Connecticut Moths didn't quite know what they were doing when they sheeted in hard and bent the mast, but they knew that the boats were more controllable and thus faster in a big breeze.<br />
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The boat with sail number 1202 is, I believe, Rob Johnson in <i>Gremlin</i>. I'm fairly sure that this boat and Nr 1103 are Darby-built Ventnor Moths. The old records in my possession indicate that Nr 1203 was owned by Gordon Darby. Gordon may well be in this picture. As is the case with many pictures, the more distant boats defy identification and so their designs and skippers remain a mystery. A mystery which perhaps some reader can partially elucidate with a comment.<br />
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In closing, here we have another interesting old postcard featuring Moth Boats on sunny, sparkling waters to ponder over a chilly winter night--even if I remain unconvinced of the venue. It's a pity that modern postcards so seldomly feature scenes with boats or yacht clubs or races any more. That makes ones like this one, which I think dates to about 1952, all the more interesting to find.<br />
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Added after posting: I just rec'd this input from Randall Swan:<br />
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<i>You are right about the location of the race being Mt Pleasant.Photo shows Castle Pinckney to the West and the only regatta in that location would have been the Mt. pleasant regatta. I believe the dote is 1951, as that was the last year I needed a crew for ballast in most conditions.</i></div>
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George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-55157808690006620922019-11-16T12:23:00.001-08:002019-11-16T12:26:41.338-08:00The 1957 Moth NationalsI came across this old announcement from the 1957 Moth Class Nationals while sorting through a box of stuff. The four day event (two days of racing) was held, just after Labor Day, at the Margate City YC in New Jersey. To put this in perspective, those born that year are now eligible for social security:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sadly, the MCYC no longer exists. The club petered out about twenty years ago when membership dropped below the level needed to pay the real estate taxes and clubhouse upkeep. No doubt the site is now either a marina or condominiums.<br />
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competitors. One wonders what constituted "proper" identification for
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burt Dowler, the IMCA president from 1942 until 1958, was part of the protest committee. This event would be one of Mr. Dowler's final acts as Moth Class President. His health declined and he passed away in October of 1958. The remaining class officers struggled with the leadership vacuum caused by his death. One of Burt Dowler's pet projects was the annual Moth Class yearbook which he started in 1950, called <i>Moth Doings. </i>There is a gap of two years (1958 and 1959) before the class collected itself and finally resumed publication of the yearbook in 1960. The final issue of <i>Moth Doings </i>was published in 1965 just before the IMCA reorganized itself as a truly international body in which member nations were parts of rather than an organization controlled by just one member nation.<br />
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Getting back to the regatta, the winner of the Open division was a young Blair Fletcher sailing a boat of his own design called <i>Dixie Peach. </i>Blair would go on to become one of the most dominant builders of Moth Boats in the 1960s. Randall Swan was second and Newt Wattis was third. In the Junior division, Peter Tuffs won followed by Ricky Shepperd and Danny Mullray. Didi Adshead prevailed in the Women's division over Paula Holmes and Marianne Wark. The team award went to the Charleston Moth Fleet over Stone Harbor, Margate and Harbor Sailing. </td></tr>
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<br />George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-51061157262432708492019-10-20T09:37:00.001-07:002020-01-18T10:47:52.708-08:00Another old Post CardThis card features my favorite island and favorite class of small racing dinghy:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Moths pictured here are quite primitive and appear to date to the very early 1930s. They feature transom bows and probably have heavy, pivoting centerboards rather than "jab" or "dagger" boards which were introduced to the class by the mid-1930s. Although the card is postmarked August 25, 1938 the card probably was available in drug stores and novelty shops well before that date Hull shapes changed at a revolutionary pace rather than an evolutionary one during that first decade. By 1938 the Moth Class had round bilge shapes such as <i>Antares, Stormy,</i> and <i>Imp Too</i>. I can just make out the name <i>Pluto</i> on the side of the boat closest to the camera. It was a tradition in the old Evening Star Yacht Club to name Moths after stars, planets, constellations, etc. and so while this race is taking place in Brigantine, no doubt most of the fleet is from the ESYC in nearby Atlantic City. The presence of boats with two digit sail numbers is another clue to the correct age of the image. The boat sporting "LE 3" on the sail is probably a visitor from the Little Egg YC, which like many Barnegat Bay clubs used their own fleet numbering system rather than that of the fledgling National Moth Boat Association.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ink on the reverse side of the card is faded to the point where I had to resort to the aid of a small magnifying glass to make out the message and address. The card is addressed to a Mrs. W. Helm at Box 6-5-2, Laurel Springs, NJ. That's interesting in as much as Laurel Springs is less than 50 miles from Atlantic City. I purchased the card from a vendor in New Castle, Kentucky. One wonders how the card traveled so far after it's first trip through the mail? One also wonders if this card is the sole survivor of this photograph? Turning to the message, the writer is someone named Priscilla. Priscilla, a woman of few words, wants Mrs. Helm and family to know that she's having a good time in Atlantic City. She doesn't add on the well used line of "wish you were here". One reads into this that Priscilla, although concerned with the Helm family's well being, didn't particularly want them under foot during her brief spell of R and R by the sea. Other notables and ponderables seen on this side of the card include the fact that Brigantine Beach was considered "Atlantic City's smartest suburb". Really, Brigantine, a separate island, a suburb? One wonders if Ventnor, Margate and Long Port (towns on the same Absecon island as AC) were also considered suburbs of the "big" town? Note that postage was just a penny. The stamp of course predates the self stick variety we know today. Back then one had to lick the stamp (or otherwise moisten the adhesive) before applying it to the card. If I wanted to carefully lift the stamp off the card and then solubilize both, perhaps there would be enough extractable DNA from that lick to learn a bit about the mysterious Priscilla, such as her ethnicity, predisposition to a laundry list of chronic diseases and so on. But, like Mrs. Helm, Priscilla is probably no longer with us--the card we know from the postmark is 81 years old. The sender and <span class="st">recipient</span> were perhaps in their late teens to early 20s, so by now would either pushing 100 or beyond that age. No, I will allow Priscilla to sleep in peace and enjoy the card as it is--a rare surviving window into a world which, like the folks involved, no longer exists.</td></tr>
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<br />George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-70303905017751151132019-09-26T15:19:00.001-07:002019-09-26T15:19:07.905-07:0030th Classic Moth Boat National RegattaHard to believe that 30 years has slipped away since Classic Moths resumed racing down in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. I've attended all but the very first event, which featured five boats. This year's event saw twenty three Moths compete. The age range of skippers was from 12 to 75--one is almost never too young or too old to race a Classic Moth.<br />
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Diaristdaughter was once again part of the mark boat crew and what follows are some of the photos she managed to take in between moving course marks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Due to the continued efforts of Greg Duncan (Elizabeth City) and Joe Bousquet (Norfolk), we had a record (for us) of seven junior sailors (U-18). I recall one Nats wherein our "junior" was the youngest sailor (aged 34), just to give the trophy away. That was then, this is now. Above, we see one of the E. City juniors, David Panet sailing Walt Collins' former Europe, now owned by a local sailing club.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, our last E. City junior, Sam Moncla (leading Bodie) sailed John Pugh's Europe. Sam is a descendant of Wilbur Van Sant, (Moth Boat founder Joel Van Sant's brother). Sam must have inherited the sailing genes from them. His winning ways are impressive!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Norfolk area junior, Chase Brittain, sailed Susan Bousquet's modified Shelley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rounding out the junior sailors from Norfolk, Severin Lavarius sailed the Swiss Moth which Joe B. sailed to overall victory in last year's National Regatta. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist sailing his Galetti-built Europe, <i>Femme Fatale.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaristson, Erik sailed our Winner-built Europe, <i>Ooh La La.</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Boyle sailed his son's cedar strip Europe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zack Balluzzo is seen here in Y2K Bug, his Collins-built Mistral.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Pugh sailed <i>Wingnut </i>his Gen I, Gregory-built Mint design (sail Nr 20). To leeward is John Zseleczky sailing his vintage division Ventnor Moth, <i>Tweety. Tweety </i>was formerly owned and sailed by the first CMBA President, Ekry Gregory.<br /><i></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walt Collins was back, sailing his Gen I Moth <i>Feather.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary Gowans, sailing in Vintage, is seen here in <i>Tennis Bracelet. </i>This boat was built in Pittsburgh, PA during the late 1940s. Gary recently rebuilt the boat and with Gary in the hot seat she is <strike>deceptively</strike> hellishly fast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric Bellows sailed the Merv Wescoat-built Shelley <i>Lookout.</i> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don Hewitt sailed <i>Legend,</i> a vintage Connecticut Moth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Patterson sailed <i>Deacon,</i> his McCutcheon-Shelley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed Salva is seen here sailing his Europe <i>Maple Leaf.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don Janeway rounded out the vintage division fleet with <i>3-D, </i>a Ventnor Moth which has been in his family since new.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Z's son Pete took over John's Mistral <i>Y2K2</i> for this event.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Gen II competitor, Mike Parsons, is seen here in Nr 79, <i>Revolution.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Bousquet reverted to his Mistral, <i>Try-Umph,</i> for this event.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out to the starting area on Saturday morning. Lots of slack in the Cunninghams.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of breeze here. It didn't last long</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary had Tennis Bracelet punching way above her weight, as did Walt in Feather. Both boats were quite often mixing it up with the Gen II Mistrals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just drifting and drifting. Hey, that reminds me of a song from the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3LEhfbKCSc" target="_blank"> Paul Butterfield blues band</a>...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walt Collins in a Ted Causey-built Moth from the early 1990s. This boat had been listed for sale on mothboat.com but found no takers at the initial asking price. The owner, who was in the process of moving house sent me an angst filled email, two days before the move, indicating that if no one wanted the boat (now offered for free), she was going to the dump. As can be imagined, the significant price drop caused something of a frenzy within the membership. Joe B. was closest to the boat and saved her from a ride to the dump. The boat will soon have a new permanent owner--Joe has too many boats! The former owner asked that if possible, she'd like a photo of the boat assembled and in the water. Walt, who knew the owner from high school days obliged. While sail-able as is, the boat will need a bit of tweaking to bring the hull up to current minimum weight and the sail within current measurement rules.</td></tr>
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The winners? Mike Parsons was the overall and Gen II division champ, followed by Joe Bousquet and Pete Zseleczky. The order in Gen I was Walt Collins, Sam Moncla and Bob Patterson. The Vintage division winner was Gary Gowans, followed by John Zseleczky and Don Janeway, Walt took the Founder's Award (oldest competitor) and Sam Moncla was the top Junior sailor. So, that's a wrap on this year's Nats. George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-86211099270874823642019-08-22T09:20:00.000-07:002019-08-22T10:56:37.660-07:00Charlie Fuller's last Moth resurfacesLong time readers of this blog may recall my mention of Clayton Fuller's older brother Charlie. Clayton and Charlie grew up in south Florida and knew the well known Moth Boat builder Harry Cates. Charlie Fuller built several Moths including a Bill Lee <i>Mint</i> design which he built in Harry Cates' backyard, no doubt with Cates supervising the project. That story is summarized <a href="http://mid-atlanticmusings.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-moth-boat-history.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Before he passed away in 2014, Clayton sent me a Moth sail carrying <a href="http://mid-atlanticmusings.blogspot.com/2011/07/lovely-bit-of-aged-egyptian-cotton.html" target="_blank">number 1581</a> and a photo of his brother rigging the Moth in question:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie Fuller rigging his <i>Mint</i> design Moth Boat some time in the mid-1950s.</td></tr>
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Clayton was certain that the sail belonged to his brother's last boat, but he couldn't recall what exactly had become of the boat. Perhaps that one was the one swept away when hurricane Carol battered Cape Cod where the brothers were living at that time. I looked in the surviving Moth class records and found Charlie's name associated with an earlier boat, Nr 1296. I assumed that 1296 was not a <i>Mint </i>design since Bill Lee's original boat, (named <i>Mint</i>), is Nr 1335. Further complicating matters is that I have a period photo showing a completely different Moth sporting a sail with the number 1581.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Moth, sort of a scaled down Thistle or perhaps International 14 shape is obviously not the same boat as the one in the first photo. Note the open, deck-less hull.</td></tr>
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But, somehow, Clayton had a sail with Nr 1581 and a fuzzy recollection of what had happened to his brother's last boat. At the time I didn't pursue this riddle any further. But wait, now there's more to this story.<br />
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I was contacted by Steven Penny of the <a href="https://mbowr.org/" target="_blank">Massachusetts Bay Open Water Rowing club.</a><br />
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The MBOW races rowing gigs in open waters. Steve indicated that his club had recently acquired the boats from a similar ocean rowing club in Connecticut which was disbanding. A Moth, pictured below, was included along with the ocean rowing gigs:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compare this and the following photos with the photo of Charlie Fuller rigging his boat, above.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although missing her mast and boom, the boat came with an old cotton sail with the circle-M insignia <u><b>but</b></u> with the number 1296, which was the number of what I thought was an earlier Moth Boat built by Charlie. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dagger board also had 1296 carved into the top of the blade. Both the sail and the blade could have been transferred from his earlier boat. But how to explain the sail with number 1581?<br />
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Here is the boat in the basement where she was stored. The house is for sale and the rowing club will soon lose storage space. <br />
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We had to turn the boat sideways to sneak her up those concrete steps. <br />
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Here are a couple of pix to show off her lines. <br />
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The main problem for me accepting 1296 as the actual number for this boat is that Bill Lee, the designer of this particular Moth shape was issued Nr 1335 for his Moth, named <i>Mint. Mint </i>was the very first of this design to be built. Explanations for this quandary are: (1). This is actually Moth Nr 1296. The fact that the boat has an earlier number than <i>Mint</i> might be that Charlie bought his number but then delayed in building a boat until after<i> Mint</i> was finished; (2). an alternative explanation is that this is boat Nr 1581 and that the earlier numbered sail and blade were transferred from his earlier boat and that Charlie later purchased a new sail (the one I received from his brother Clayton) with the correct number. But, how then do I explain the photo of the "Thistle" shaped Moth carrying a sail with the same 1581? Did Charlie loan them his sail for the day during which the photo was taken? Sadly, I may never know since all the folks who knew the right answer are no longer with us. Additionally, I would tend to dispute Clayton's notion that this boat was swept away in a hurricane. She's lightly built from 1/8" plywood and is in too good of condition for an event like that to be part of her back story. Perhaps it was one of Charlie's earlier Moths which met that fate. Perhaps Nr 1296? A final unanswered question is what happened to the spars?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyway, since returning home from Cape Cod I've been putzing with an old mast in my junque collection to see if I can get this boat back on the water for perhaps the first time in decades. I also found that an old blue deck cover from an earlier boat more or less fits this one--bonus!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stays on the old mast were just the right length. I still need to add sail shape controls, lines and other odds and ends. Stay tuned.</td></tr>
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George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-13390255576807983522019-06-18T17:21:00.001-07:002019-06-18T17:21:29.401-07:002019 BYC Moth Boat RegattaThe 28th edition of the Brigantine YC's Classic Moth Boat Regatta featured SW winds in the 15-20 knots range with gusts higher. This is about the limit for your old diarist! Diaristdaughter took the following photos from the end of the floating dock. We had 9 boats, of which 8 raced (Mike P. wasn't feeling well and watched from the club).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of bow waves going downwind. Erik (Nr 69) side by side with John Z (Nr 111) while Bob (Nr 217) works to close the gap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist is the jam in the sandwich between the lead boats and the following group.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe B. sailed yet another boat. This time a Magnum II which he modified to Classic rig specs by removing the wings and adding a low aspect rig. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your old diarist was sailing the wood veneer Galetti.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If anyone can tame the Magnum II in Classic form it will be Joe B. I tip my cap to a very brave experiment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed and I push as close as we dare (on a falling tide) to the marsh island. The starboard lay line to the weather mark could just be laid if one got close enough on this tack. The danger, of course, was the risk of "smelling bottom" with your blades if you cut it too close.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe learned a lot about what he wants to change during this regatta. The dark area under the flair is filler, added to meet the CMBA's string test rule.</td></tr>
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After five quick races, John Z. dominated the Gen II division. Erik repeated as the BYC Gen I champ. Bob P. was second in Gen I and your old diarist was third a point behind. An enjoyable if exhausting regatta!George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-44163927315529463042019-06-02T17:19:00.001-07:002019-06-02T17:20:01.330-07:00A little mystery: An old photo of an Elizabeth City Moth Race, some time in the late 1940s<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Duncan came up for the Patterson <br />
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<br />George Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838085020802983098.post-7933791764808876062019-05-08T18:08:00.000-07:002019-05-09T06:51:26.150-07:00The last set of pix from Dave Schill--for now.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo, dating to the summer of 1963, shows the Wildwood YC members off loading their Cates Moths at Larchmont (NY) Yacht Club in preparation for the IMCA World Championship Regatta. That's quite the trailer! Thanks to Bruce Menz and Bob Patterson I now can reveal the people in this photo. From left to right: holding the tongue of the white dolly is Chip Menz; holding the mast is Bruce Menz; the dark haired girl leaning over the bow of the Moth on the dark, web slung dolly is Gail DeFrancisco; the guy at the yacht club's road trailer, wearing glasses is Jim Barkalow; the blonde holding the battens poking out of the sail bag is Debbie Taylor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A south Jersey sweep: The winners of the 1963 Worlds from left to right: Sandy McConnell, Stone Harbor YC Junior World Champ; Bill Schill Jr. Avalon YC Senior World Champ; Martha (Chicki) Seaton Cooper River YC Women's World Champ.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does anyone recognize the venue of this photo from a regatta in south Jersey during the summer of '63? The siding and the row of windows remind me of either the old clubhouse at Margate YC or perhaps the clubhouse at Stone Harbor YC.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I now have a few individuals ID'ed: from left to right, dark shirt Butch Milligan, next is Bill Kontes, guy with the large platter is unknown, gent with the dark hat, is unknown; Bill Schill is second from the right, holding the large platter; on the extreme right is Tom Patterson. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo,regretfully badly damaged by mold, of Bill on the docks of Cooper River YC with some of his loot from the '63 racing season spread out on that famous blue and white striped Seidelmann sail which he used on both Pegasus and his earlier Fletcher-Cates Moth. This photo was used by Seildelmann Sails as an advertisement and appears in black and white on the back cover the the 1964 edition of Moth Doings. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final photo of this group shows Bill standing behind Pegasus with more trophies. The tower in the background is the "bridge" of the Cooper River YC as it appeared in 1964. This was Bill's final year racing Moths.</td></tr>
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