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Steeplechase Was Awesome #125990
12/10/07 11:52 AM
12/10/07 11:52 AM
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Key Largo, FL and Put-in-Bay, ...
RickWhite Offline OP

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Great winds and temps for 23rd Annual Key Largo Steeplechase.
Full story and pix -- see this site's Headline/Welcome page at www.catsailor.com or click the logo in the upper left hand corner of this page.
Rick


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Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: RickWhite] #125991
12/10/07 12:07 PM
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South Carolina
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nothing there! I'm dyin' here.


Jake Kohl
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Jake] #125992
12/10/07 12:43 PM
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South Florida & the Keys
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Craig Van Eatoon and I were out on my stink potter and craig got some fantastic images. They'll be up soon.

Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: RickWhite] #125993
12/10/07 02:23 PM
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Rick,

I still don't see the steeplechase story on the front page.


Jake Kohl
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Jake] #125994
12/10/07 03:17 PM
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Jake,

I regret to inform you that the Flesh Rocket beat the Blue Boat on Sunday. But your boys managed to beat us by enough on Sat. to beat us overall.

Lee


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Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: RickWhite] #125995
12/10/07 03:39 PM
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Rick isn't here right now. I guess he must not have pushed the right button to get the story on the home page. I'll tell him when he gets back from finding us a Christmas tree. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: TeamChums] #125996
12/10/07 03:47 PM
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Jake,

I regret to inform you that the Flesh Rocket beat the Blue Boat on Sunday. But your boys managed to beat us by enough on Sat. to beat us overall.

Lee


That's what I hear! I could go on about the disturbingly flesh colored boat and blue....but I digress.

Congrats...say, I thought you said you weren't going to sail.


Jake Kohl
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Jake] #125997
12/10/07 05:58 PM
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You can't actually call what I was doing sailing. I was just pulling strings and Larry was doing the driving. I was ballast hanging off the side. Having a 250 plus pounder hanging on the wire helps in 20 to 25 knots going to weather. Seriously though, Larry has great instincts on the boat. He has a strong drive to constantly better his performance. That will continue to push him further up the fleet.

Lee Wicklund/ Team Chums


Lee

Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: TeamChums] #125998
12/10/07 06:19 PM
12/10/07 06:19 PM
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Westport, Ma. U.S.A.
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Lee, Congrats on getting out there! I'm hoping for a more detailed report... As for Larry, I am definitely a Team Cat In The Hat fan! Glad you guys had a good time. Was Greg sailing with Frank? Looking forward to more news.

Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Brian_Mc] #125999
12/10/07 06:41 PM
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Jake, you should have named that boat "BALLS."
Then Larry would have the Flesh Rocket, and you'd have Blue Balls.


Trey
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: RickWhite] #126000
12/11/07 09:04 AM
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tampa, fl
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Well this was my first attempt at the Steeplechase and while I did not finish, I had a great time and here is a rundown of my trouble on days 1 and 2. Coming out of Anglefish Creek, we cut the corner a little too sharp and tapped bottom, not hard, but hard enough to jam the starboard daggerboard about 3/4 of the way down. We continued to sail knowing that at some point we'd have to stop and make more of an effort to get the board up before the finish. As we approached the finish, we struggled with the board and could not get it to budge at all. We sailed onto the flats and flipped the boat to try from underneath to free the board. Still no luck so we dragged the boat on its side across the flats to finish. Let me tell you, on each step we'd sink in the muck to about our thighs as we trudged across the flats. It took us about 30 minutes to drag the boat across the finish, but we made it. With a significant amount of banging on the board, we managed to free it and prepped the boat for day 2. Day 2 started great, we were having a great sail with a group of about 3 or 4 other boats when, just past the mark at the Sheraton, the port side rudder casting broke and broke the gudgeon when it failed. We gathered the rudder back on board and were forced to sail back to the beach. Fortunatly, the Shereton was the easiest place to get to. Here's where things get fun.....1st call was to Rick to let him know we had to drop out and were both ok. I then tried to reach my Dad who was my ground crew for the race to bring my truck and trailer down. I got only voice mail, but that was no big deal as we had lots to do to get the boat out of the water. About an hour later, we had finished de-rigging the boat, and still no word from Dad, so we went to the Tiki Bar (what would you do?). We had no cash, no credit cards, no ID, nothing. I explained our situation to Lionel, the bar tender, and he agreed to run us a tab until my wallet arrived with the truck. A couple of beers and sandwiches later, still no word from Dad, and the jet ski concession guys were getting antsy as my boat was in the way and they could not get the skis out of the water and were waiting to close up shop for the day. Again, Lionel comes to the rescue. He gives us the keys to his car, and we leave with an open tab and Lionel's car to pick up my truck and trailer. Lionel came through and really help us out of a pinch (and got a really healthy tip). Already looking forward to giving the race another shot next year, hopefully with better results.


If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: ksurfer2] #126001
12/11/07 09:23 AM
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So where was your negligent ground crew?


Jake Kohl
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: ksurfer2] #126002
12/11/07 09:55 AM
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That is annoying, sorry I wasn't there to help.

I can't see me sailing the Steeplechase, but I might be willing to be ground crew. Keep me in mind for next year.

Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: ksurfer2] #126003
12/11/07 10:03 AM
12/11/07 10:03 AM
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Crofton, MD
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Hey K,

bummer about the rudders. Was a great weekend (despite not finishing as well), and thank you again for the ride back on Saturday!!

Cheers


Todd Nacra 20 www.wrcra.org
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Jake] #126004
12/11/07 10:03 AM
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I'd be killin' me a ground crew.


Lee

Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: NCSUtrey] #126005
12/11/07 10:27 AM
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Arbo,
Where are craigs pictures? Dying to see them, there were some amazing ones of us dueling it out with the Charles and John from OBX and one of us through the sails.
-Todd

Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: Jake] #126006
12/11/07 10:49 AM
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tampa, fl
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Since my groundcrew was my dad, killing him is not an option (Christmas would just be awkward). His "story" is that he was away from the phone, and then had packed up and headed home without checking messages. Since he had place my truck, trailer, and gear where it needed to be for me, he figured he was no longer needed.


If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: ksurfer2] #126007
12/11/07 11:29 AM
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I see. This year at the Tybee our Team Manager threatend to leave us at Jupiter. I had serious thoughts of violent things I wanted to do to him. We count on our ground crew alot more than we realize until we need them to pick up the pieces.

Lee Wicklund/ Team Chums


Lee

Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.
Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: TeamChums] #126008
12/11/07 12:01 PM
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Crofton, MD
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I’ve been watching and creaming about this race for years.

Hey ahh I'm interested in doing this race next year and I'm having trouble with this draggin across the finish line and the flats? Could the line be moved so perhaps you could sail across it? Maybe its part of the mystic I'll have to experience, or maybe not.


Chris Allen
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Re: Steeplechase Was Awesome [Re: wildtsail] #126009
12/11/07 12:52 PM
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Hope everybody realizes by now that Rick's story and some of his pictures are on our home page. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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