David, They don't seem to carry it anymore. Any other sources you know of? I'm still interested in crewing in the Marion-Bermuda race. If you know of anyone in need of crew please pass along my name. Joel
On Monday, November 19, 2012, David Risch wrote: > Joel, > > Go to Sailrite for orange sticky-back cloth of adequate size. I used > that on my storm jib and trysail. Easy and cheap. > > David F. Risch > 1981 40-2 > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:34:02 -0500 > To: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > Subject: Re: Stus-List ISAF regs > > A raft is about 600. Epirb should be less. I'd talk to safety chair before > painting the sail. > > Joel Aronson > > > On Nov 19, 2012, at 1:27 PM, David Paine > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > Interesting. I am playing with sailing the Newport-Bermuda 1-2 and I too > am a bit scared off by the entry costs. If I had a storm trisail (I don't > yet), I'd spray paint the top third orange with a can of compatible (latex) > paint. Any idea what the EPIRB/Raft rental costs are? I qualified last > summer by sailing the offfshore single handed 160 in my 1975 C&C 33. > > David > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Joel Aronson > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > > The orange was waived down here due to a shortage of orange sailcloth. > You may be correct that only a % had to be orange. The speaker was > not sure. > > Joel Aronson > > > On Nov 19, 2012, at 12:57 PM, "Hoyt, Mike" > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> > wrote: > > > I believe those requirements were in place for this year's Newport - > > Bermuda race as well. On the boat we sailed I do not think the entire > > storm jib had to be orange but a good portion of it did - don't remember > > exactly. > > > > Was a very expensive race for our skipper. On top of the other costs it > > required a month's vacation. Had to get the boat from Halifax to > > Newport and then back to Halifax from Bermuda. It was his third > > consecutive NB race and my first ... > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');>] On Behalf Of Joel > > Aronson > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 1:48 PM > > To: [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > Subject: Stus-List ISAF regs > > > > Saturday I attended a meeting about the 2014 Annapolis Bermuda race. > > Any delusions I had about sailing my boat were quashed. > > Besides the $900 entrance fee, life raft and epirb rental they now > > require that the storm job and try sail ( which I have and never have > > been used ) be fluorescent orange. An emergency tiller isn't enough. > > You need to be able to rig an emergency rudder too! > > I'll be looking to crew on a boat owned by someone willing to shell > > out for prepping their boat. The race organizers want more entries. > > The safety folks apparently want fewer. > > > > Joel Aronson > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by > the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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