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Bouy vs A-cat! #169508 02/25/09 05:13 PM 02/25/09 05:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,584 +31NL Tony_F18 OP Carpal Tunnel
Tony_F18 OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,584 +31NL	From the frontpage of SA. Click on the link below and forward to image 7 and 8... http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2009/022309_rush.swf

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Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Tony_F18] #169512 02/25/09 05:35 PM 02/25/09 05:35 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. Team_Cat_Fever Carpal Tunnel
Team_Cat_Fever Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C.	That SUCKS!!! "I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!" The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #169514 02/25/09 05:38 PM 02/25/09 05:38 PM
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andrewscott Unregistered A	ouch!

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: ] #169518 02/25/09 05:52 PM 02/25/09 05:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine T ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel
ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel T Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine	the only thing I can say about that is... "he's lucky he wasn't sailing a N20" :P cha-ching!

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: ThunderMuffin] #169519 02/25/09 06:09 PM 02/25/09 06:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 454 Syracuse, NY Hobie Fleet 204 T Tom Korz addict
Tom Korz addict T Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 454 Syracuse, NY Hobie Fleet 204	who is USA 231?

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Tom Korz] #169520 02/25/09 06:11 PM 02/25/09 06:11 PM
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pgp Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,525	Rush Bird, I think. Pete Pollard Blade 702 'When you have a lot of things to do, it's best to get your nap out of the way first.

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: pgp] #169522 02/25/09 06:27 PM 02/25/09 06:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA T tshan old hand
tshan old hand T Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA	Pete - is that at GYC/Boca Ciega Bay? Tom

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: tshan] #169527 02/25/09 06:37 PM 02/25/09 06:37 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL Robi Carpal Tunnel
Robi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL	Yep its at Boca Ciega bay, not the worlds in Islamorada. And I thought it was Woody who broke his mast that year.

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Robi] #169533 02/25/09 07:41 PM 02/25/09 07:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 531 Lake Murray SC FasterDamnit addict
FasterDamnit addict Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 531 Lake Murray SC	Wow. Does that qualify as target fixation? Race cheap, race faster, Damnit! E-Scow 24' ULDB 18HT hulls plus Gcat 5.7 rig = 18GT!

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: FasterDamnit] #169579 02/26/09 09:39 AM 02/26/09 09:39 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 733 Home is where the harness is..... Will_R old hand
Will_R old hand Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 733 Home is where the harness is.....	It's going to be hell for him to do his 360 after hitting the mark and not having a mast/sail.... I'd protest him

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Will_R] #169591 02/26/09 10:23 AM 02/26/09 10:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel
waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL	I don't think it would have snapped if it was a N20 mast. but yeah, it would have definitely been "Ca-ching", but those A cat dudes are rich anyway. Who else can afford all that tweeking? Jay

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: waterbug_wpb] #169609 02/26/09 11:10 AM 02/26/09 11:10 AM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake Carpal Tunnel
Jake Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina	a-cat mast (bare tube) is right around $3k. Not too bad. Jake Kohl

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: waterbug_wpb] #169612 02/26/09 11:15 AM 02/26/09 11:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... TeamChums veteran
TeamChums veteran Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali...	Word on the street is the N20 Carbon mast is getting a price reduction. Lee Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: TeamChums] #169618 02/26/09 11:25 AM 02/26/09 11:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine T ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel
ThunderMuffin Carpal Tunnel T Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine	So does that mean the alum mast isn't going to be forced upon us?! Please God let it be so.

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: ThunderMuffin] #169622 02/26/09 11:46 AM 02/26/09 11:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,490 On the Water P.M. Pooh-Bah
P.M. Pooh-Bah Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,490 On the Water	I heard that also, like $6500-7000 range, which puts it in the price range where the last one was ordered last summer, before all this crap started. Philip USA #1006

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: P.M.] #169623 02/26/09 12:09 PM 02/26/09 12:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel
waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL	sounds certainly more reasonable if true. They do have about 10 lbs more carbon than an A mast, right? Jay

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Will_R] #169627 02/26/09 12:20 PM 02/26/09 12:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,969 B brucat Carpal Tunnel
brucat Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,969	West Marine's stock price should be soaring now. That mark didn't even dimple! Mike

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: waterbug_wpb] #169631 02/26/09 12:36 PM 02/26/09 12:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake Carpal Tunnel
Jake Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina	Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb sounds certainly more reasonable if true. They do have about 10 lbs more carbon than an A mast, right? 10? Try something more like 30lbs more. Jake Kohl

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: Jake] #169635 02/26/09 12:44 PM 02/26/09 12:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 749 Santa Cruz, CA SurfCityRacing old hand
SurfCityRacing old hand Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 749 Santa Cruz, CA	By the way...We've (catsailors) been getting some pretty good press on SA lately. The more the 'mainstream' is exposed to multi sailing, the better! J

Re: Bouy vs A-cat! [Re: SurfCityRacing] #169655 02/26/09 02:56 PM 02/26/09 02:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel
waterbug_wpb Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL	Good point. Even the crash and burn stuff draws interest (probably moreso than regular racing) Any publicity is good publicity, right? Jay

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