I've always liked the white NOOD shirts I have that are given out as the overall trophies. 'Cause, well, you know, ostentatious! ;-)
Dave 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Pat Nevitt <[email protected]> wrote: > I race Wed nights at a paper club that is hosted by a restaurant right on the > water overlooking the docks where a bunch of us keep our boats. Membership > runs $60 for the entire year and includes racing in the spring, summer, fall > and frostbite series. After the races the restaurant puts on a nice buffet > and has a boaters beer at cheap price. They also video the races so you can > watch it while you eat. Trophies are nicely etched glasses for everything > except for BOY who gets a plaque. > > Pat > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Martin DeYoung <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I have way to many glasses and little things that collect dust. My favorite >> small prize is a Rainier Beer can with a small bronze sheet metal cut out of >> a sailboat on top given away after a Friday night beer can series. >> >> Recently Seattle Yacht Club awarded hats embroidered with the series name, >> finish place (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and the burgee. For a low key regatta or >> series I suspect many participants would enjoy the hat/shirt/vest type of >> soft award that is usable/wearable and slightly unique. >> >> My favorite big trophy (perpetual, shared by all of us on the charter over 2 >> years then returned) was the compass on a teak binnacle awarded for being >> first to finish, class B, Transpac 1985. IIRC the trophy was specifically >> awarded to acknowledge excellence in navigation and weather routing but we >> the equal charterers all collected it together. >> >> Martin >> Calypso >> 1970 C&C 43 >> Seattle >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Knowles >> Rich >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Stus-List Racing prizes >> >> On a slightly different racing tack: Prizes >> >> I was at a club meeting last night at which prizes for racing came up for >> discussion. The talk ranged from glasses and flags to club services such as >> hull washes, and sponsored prizes like coats and other swag. >> >> I'm in the glass and little flag group which is a throwback to the 70's and >> 80's. Others would like much bigger/ more opulent awards. >> >> What does your club do for the weekly races, series and regattas? >> >> Rich Knowles >> Indigo. LF38 >> Halifax >> >> On 2013-04-12, at 13:54, OldSteveH <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This has been a really good thread, highlighting the risks of casual racing. >> There are some good lessons and solid reminders of the situation we're in >> when we do these casual races. >> >> I started racing again last year after many years away from it. >> That made me an experienced but rusty racer, and what's worse, racing >> amongst folks with a wide variation in experience and acumen. >> For example on one race I starboarded two boats just after the start, >> completely in the right, but now realizing in hindsight completely ignorant >> of the abilities of those skippers and whether they would respond. Although >> there was no problem at the time, I won't do that again. Years ago we raced >> against the same competitors week after week and everyone knew everyone >> else. The crews were generally the same from week to week, even from year to >> year. It produced very close and well run races. I now realize I cannot >> expect this beer can stuff to be the same. >> >> I have to say a couple things about the video. It does not appear the >> leeward boat called out in any way. Should they have called "hardening up" >> to the windward boat? They did not give any warning of their movements. It >> didn't look to me like Blue was barging, they were on a close reach. Blues >> crew were indeed clueless, as was the helmsperson, but the tactician also >> made mistakes. He appeared to see the other boat but did not do or say >> enough until it was too late. I think he acknowledged this in his post. No >> question about windward leeward rule though, Blue was in the wrong but also >> agree leeward boat seemed to do nothing to avoid the collision. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Steve Hood >> S/V Diamond Girl >> C&C 34 >> Lions Head ON >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:26:59 +0100 >> From: Wally Bryant <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Race video >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Yup, it's a bummer about Mike (tactician.) He owns the sail loft in La Cruz >> and does the morning weather on the local radio net, and is a great guy. >> >> Banderas Bay is a major winter cruiser hangout, and the crews on these races >> are almost always pickup crews that don't know the boat and have never >> sailed together. Probably not a good time to get aggressive at the start. >> >> Wal >> >> Chuck S wrote: >> > <snip> The whole crew looked rather distracted and inexperienced. No >> > one is looking for traffic. That's everyone's job. <snip> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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