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#106176 05/08/07 08:22 AM 05/08/07 08:22 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | If that big low doesn't move to the north east, it's going to be ugly just getting through the surf!
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#106177 05/08/07 09:21 AM 05/08/07 09:21 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Are they going to let discretion be the better part of valor in cases like that, or will we see another Worrell/ Jensen Beach debacle?
I don't see what all that broken equipment proves, other than beach cats aren't designed for light onshore wind with huge surf.
I'm not sure anyone can design a mast capable of withstanding being stuck in the sand while a 6 foot wave hits the boat. Does this make the boat "fragile" or "undependable"?
Are we testing the crash-worthiness of the boat, or the skill of the sailor?
Jay
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#106181 05/08/07 10:21 AM 05/08/07 10:21 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | There's a thin line between Brave and Stupid.
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#106183 05/08/07 10:40 AM 05/08/07 10:40 AM |
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | Your gonna be just fine for the race.The waves are smacking the boats around a bit here in Delray today so if your not tied down say Bye Bye .There is a P19 on top of a hobie so far.High tide is at noon "so take em away Johnny"! Catamaran natural selection | | | Re: Tybee - Its getting interesting
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#106184 05/08/07 11:26 AM 05/08/07 11:26 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | If anyone's gonna return that boat in one piece, it'd be Misha.
I'd think that the race organizers learned their lesson from years past, and would leave the extreme sailing conditions to those with bigger egos than brains.
Jay
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#106185 05/08/07 11:29 AM 05/08/07 11:29 AM |
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,114 BANNED MauganN20
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | Catamaran natural selection Now I know why you guys sail those light boats. You just want to be on top when the fit hits the shan. | | | Re: Tybee - Its getting interesting
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#106192 05/09/07 08:15 AM 05/09/07 08:15 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Well they don't call it Cape Fear for nothing!
Hey, I can see my house from here...about a half inch below the FL in the middle of the state!
This morning the Orlando weather man said, "The low will continue to move to the south west and they are sending hurrican hunter aircraft in today, to keep an eye on it..." I hope it drifts off to the east soon. They had some major waves crashing over the jetty in Palm Beach!
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