thanks for the 'eads up, Joe!
tf
btw, Cronkite used to keep his 48 footer, "Wyntje,"here, in Spa Creek
but I think
now that he has sorta retired he keeps his bigger boat (64 feet?) up on
one of
those fancy islands off the coast of Mass...Martha's Tucket or VinylHaven or
some such place where the guys where red pants with whales on them.
Joe McCary wrote:
They sometimes don't trash them after 60 tacks... sometimes they wait until
they return to port to trash them. They "could" make 60+ tacks in a race.
It is fun to watch the races even though it doesn't really seem to relate to
what I do on the water. Also there was a very good show on the history of
the America's Cup last Saturday morning on ESPN Classic narrated by Walter
Cronkite, a sailor himself. If it comes around again be sure to catch it.
Joe McCary
Aeolus II
West River, MD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of tim ford
you are a lucky man to have a new, stiff sail!
it'll get flaccid soon enough...er....well....that's enough about that.
btw, the AC Boats (heads-up: on Versus Saturday morning) get approx 60
tacks on a sail
before they trash-bin it.
