Dudez -
That is also the same weekend as the Annapolis NOODs and Toy Box will therefor not be doing NOODs and hope to be watching the VOR boats, but don't have a ride yet. We may also be exhibiting at the Bay Bridge Boat Show that weekend so who the hell knows where I will be.
Gonna be really bummed if I miss the inport racing though.
Chris D
toy box
eastport
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Maddox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:23:45 -0500
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: VOR in Balt-Annap - Party Time
Maybe those leakin' VOR keels turn sideways, too. Lotta drag there. And John M's word is unimpeachable.
Looks like we'll be at the L&L event (4/6) - have to get final clearance from my financial manager.
For others in the Ches area, this is always a good time and a great cause, and it looks like Gary J will be there again - in my book he is inspiration personified. A real hero in a world of pretenders (see T. Owens).
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_cal_detail.adp?item_id=397416
Chris
At 10:54 AM 3/3/2006, you wrote:
> >>Chris Maddox wrote:
>I assume that nbayracing will have full coverage...
>Chris <<
>
>
>
&! gt;i dunno...i'm hoping to have a boat in the water, by then, fer >sher.............
>
>BUT: nbayracing.com is still smarting from the abuse we got the last time
>the Volvo boats were in town!
>They were doing the Balto to Naptown delivery when things started to >go south, for us.
>
>it seems the nbayracing lads were out with video and cameras all >loaded for bear,
>and we were headed off the wind, in a blustery 15-18 kn NW'er, >(gusts to 22, maybe)
>figuring the Volvo boats coming out of the harbor would catch up to >us somewhere off
>Gibson Island.
>
>So, there we were, blast-reaching at about 8 or 9 knots, sometimes >surfing up to
>the low 11's, (not even having a chute up) and someone said, "uh...guys...we
>have a bit of a problem...they're not catching up to us. We'll be up in the
>Seve! rn, at this rate, before the damn things get to Hackett Point.! " < BR>>
>so, basically, we had to turn around and strike the number two genoa >and basically
>wait for them to catch up....waited awhile. We took some shots...no problem.
>
>The next day, I related the story about how we were running away >from them in a
>32 foot ULDB and that's when things got ugly. People from various >"yacht clubs"
>started calling us "liars" and (this REALLY hurt), "Bullshit Artists!"
>
>Let me tell you, I was wounded.
>I thought that we'd built up a certain amount of respect and >credibility in the sailing
>community north of the bridge (such as it exists) and it really put >a "crimp in my sails"
>when the sailing community responded with such vitriol about our >truthful account
>of having "run away from the 60 foot VORs").
>
>John Meyers was there...he can vouch for thi! s. Good old John.
>I tell you, some of the people who were on board that day are no >longer with us! I'm not saying the
>shame of being accused of "stretching the truth a great deal" was >responsible for their demise, but
>I did notice that a few months after this event my ole bud Mr. Scott >seemed more morose than usual
>and then it wasn't long after that that he moved on to The Great >Steam Tug In the Sky (he had
>a thing for old work boats and was deck foreman of the Steam Tug Baltimore).
>
>so there you have it....you can probably understand why our >enthusiasm for sailing out
>to see the VOR canting keel leakers is somewhat diminished this time >around.....
>
>hey, you going to Whines of the World on April something or other?
>
>tf
>nbayracing.com
>
>here's a shot of Juicy D! ragons blowing her ballast all over the place.
>(C! oitusy o f nbayracing.com)
>
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Looks like we'll be at the L&L event (4/6) - have to get final clearance from my financial manager.
For others in the Ches area, this is always a good time and a great cause, and it looks like Gary J will be there again - in my book he is inspiration personified. A real hero in a world of pretenders (see T. Owens).
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_cal_detail.adp?item_id=397416
Chris
At 10:54 AM 3/3/2006, you wrote:
> >>Chris Maddox wrote:
>I assume that nbayracing will have full coverage...
>Chris <<
>
>
>
&! gt;i dunno...i'm hoping to have a boat in the water, by then, fer >sher.............
>
>BUT: nbayracing.com is still smarting from the abuse we got the last time
>the Volvo boats were in town!
>They were doing the Balto to Naptown delivery when things started to >go south, for us.
>
>it seems the nbayracing lads were out with video and cameras all >loaded for bear,
>and we were headed off the wind, in a blustery 15-18 kn NW'er, >(gusts to 22, maybe)
>figuring the Volvo boats coming out of the harbor would catch up to >us somewhere off
>Gibson Island.
>
>So, there we were, blast-reaching at about 8 or 9 knots, sometimes >surfing up to
>the low 11's, (not even having a chute up) and someone said, "uh...guys...we
>have a bit of a problem...they're not catching up to us. We'll be up in the
>Seve! rn, at this rate, before the damn things get to Hackett Point.! " < BR>>
>so, basically, we had to turn around and strike the number two genoa >and basically
>wait for them to catch up....waited awhile. We took some shots...no problem.
>
>The next day, I related the story about how we were running away >from them in a
>32 foot ULDB and that's when things got ugly. People from various >"yacht clubs"
>started calling us "liars" and (this REALLY hurt), "Bullshit Artists!"
>
>Let me tell you, I was wounded.
>I thought that we'd built up a certain amount of respect and >credibility in the sailing
>community north of the bridge (such as it exists) and it really put >a "crimp in my sails"
>when the sailing community responded with such vitriol about our >truthful account
>of having "run away from the 60 foot VORs").
>
>John Meyers was there...he can vouch for thi! s. Good old John.
>I tell you, some of the people who were on board that day are no >longer with us! I'm not saying the
>shame of being accused of "stretching the truth a great deal" was >responsible for their demise, but
>I did notice that a few months after this event my ole bud Mr. Scott >seemed more morose than usual
>and then it wasn't long after that that he moved on to The Great >Steam Tug In the Sky (he had
>a thing for old work boats and was deck foreman of the Steam Tug Baltimore).
>
>so there you have it....you can probably understand why our >enthusiasm for sailing out
>to see the VOR canting keel leakers is somewhat diminished this time >around.....
>
>hey, you going to Whines of the World on April something or other?
>
>tf
>nbayracing.com
>
>here's a shot of Juicy D! ragons blowing her ballast all over the place.
>(C! oitusy o f nbayracing.com)
>
>
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>
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