Thanks for the greating !!! John F. --- Piotr Woszczenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Welcome on the list > Piotr Woszczenko > _/)_ HC16 "Double Nelson" > Warsaw Poland > > -----Original Message----- > From: JOHN FLINTER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 9:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [beachcats] hello > > > > > good day fellow sailors !!! > I've lurked long enough. My name is John Flinter and > I live in Waterbury, > Connecticut. > I first sailed / raced Hobies way back in 1972 when > Jose Rodriges opened the > first Hobie shop in Isle Verde, Puerto Rico. I > crewed for Juan Torruella in > the '73 16 Nationals in Key Biscane, Fla. We > finished a respectable 19th. We > sailed in the 1st Culebra race (where we met and > competed against the great > Sandy Banks. Every time I see a picture of a cat > "flying" off the back of a > wave I remember doing that on 14's and 16's off the > barrier reef of Isle > Verde almost daily back in the 70's > Well then I was 17 years old, now I'm 48. I sailed > 16's every chance that > I'v had over the years, mostely on vacation at Cape > Cod. I recently survived > 2 nasty attacks of a neurological disease named > Guillian-Barre Syndrome and > while laying paralized for 3 months, the memory of > sailing and racing in > Puerto Rico helped me to survive. > I made a vow that if I ever walked again I was going > to get a boat. I > recovered with only minor risidual numbness. So now > I'm in the market for a > boat. While my heart is with the 16, I want to get a > Hobie 18. The less I > pitchpole the more often my wife will sail with me. > I've spent a lifetime preparing for this. But how to > start? Obviously the > boat will need to be trailored. Also before I find a > boat I need to get > "hitched". > Any recommendations on trailor hitches and trailors? > I drive a 1988 Mercury > Cougar with enough oomph to pull anything. But I > think I heard that Trailor > hitches come in Classes? > How much weight will I be pulling with an 18? > Any advice is welcomed. I look foreward to being a > part of the group and > can't wait to start racing again. > > See you on the race course. > John Flinter > (insp12) > If anyone is interested I can send a copy of my > book, "Moonshadow" about my > experiance with GBS. E-Mail me @ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
