Bob,

I just wanted to point out that the above quote was in the same post as the remark you quoted me on. Now back to the " my boat is better than your boat" discussion .........

Yeah, I remember seeing a boat in the corner of my eye at " A " mark during race 1 that I thought was going to go over in a crowd of boats during the rounding. You did a fine job saving it!

As far as you being frustrated that you couldn't close up on the Unimaster, try racing him every week.

Also, thanks for pointing out all the problems with the other A Boat skippers. Did I mention I had a runny nose during the whole regatta?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

BTW, I found out this weekend that I didn't know how to sail a unirig in 2005. I've been sailing it like .........well, I haven't been sailing at all, just setting everything and steering like hell.

Now that you have noticed all the talented sailors coming into the F17 fleet, it may be time for you to pickup a used F17. There are 2 guys in Pensacola that could possibly be persuaded to sell. They just do not have the time to sail anymore it appears. I think you would really enjoy it.

In summary though, I believe my original statement was correct. The F17's had more boat for boat wins against the A boats than the other way around. I didn't say this to " put down " the A cats. I said it because I just get tired of seeing it over and over on the forum that the F17 is too heavy to be competitive. Actually, in many situations, I believe the extra weight may even be a plus......


Tom