Tybee 500 - where are the F18s?

With last year proving that the F18's could actually FINISH the race - and even beat the 20's, why aren't more signed up? (Everyone likes to beat up their older, bigger brother) So far there are a bunch of 20's but only 2 F18s pre-registered for the race!!!!

I thought this race was going to be all F18's in a couple of years....

You guys afraid of Mischa? :P

Use your fingers and recount!

I agree that we need a few more though!

Sorry punk.

You don't count as F18.

BWAAAAHHHHAAAAAA!

How does your statement make any sense Tad? So what do I count as?
If you take more then 5 minutes to respond I know your trying to think of something because you have good response.

For F18s see http://www.gt300.com

You don't warrant more than 5 seconds of response.

Or thought for that matter :P

(that took me 3 seconds to type FWIW)

Thanks - but you can start your own thread about your race. I'm sorry that the title of the thread was confusing for you.

Easy killer. Bo's just excited about a good year for registration for the GT. Tad ,You should try that race sometime.

Wont happen for the same reason I'll never do a W1k.

Not enough time escaping from the grip of the man.

Sorry, I was just answering the question....

At least you've made peace with the comment aye Tadinator.

I recall rolling you like a fresh chimichanga at Steeplechase. Of course you never would have been ahead of us if we hadn't checked the hull bottoms due to traveler mishandling by the skipper.Even let you slide on a port crossing, I must be getting old.You did gimme a beer though, so all's well that ends well.
Maybe just some of the F-18s are faster.

There fixed it for you.

And that's it, you gave me a pass on port and you rolled me... I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm a man beaten by F16's, you got nothin!

That's truly sad Ding,I pity you.I'll give you a beer/rum drink at SF.
I gotta stop pickin' on you, it's no fun anymore.It just makes me feel bad.

I ran that statement through the translator... It means scared.

Your machine must be broken.

Seriously, now that you moved to Fl, you're closer to come do this race.
Day one is the best sleigh ride you'll ever have. 105 miles of spinnaker sailing euphoria. Usually finish in about 5 or 6 hours.

Please look up "jump the shark" so you can use it correctly next time.

What the heck are you talking about JDub?


Perhaps you want me to post a picture of a shark jumping. Ok. I'll make you a happy geologist.

Kids these days.


Try the wikipedia.

Geebus John! I'm going to see these guys in 4 weeks and two of them have genuine anger issues.

John,
You should have put JTS, these kids don't understand complete words anymore.Look it up Tad, save yourself some MORE embarrassment.Maybe Jump the Gun was what you were looking for,or maybe you're just dumber than a redneck.

That episode is way before his time. Sheesh, no wonder kids dont know how to act cool these days.

Well...there's that and the fact that jukeboxes are all digital now...you can't make them skip by banging on it.

I still don't see where anyone said "jump the shark" so you people are all talkin crazy :P

You edited it out - guess I should have quoted you to maintain chain of custody.

Really???? Has it got to be this difficult? Now everytime you post something I'll have to quote it behind you, so you can't delete your faux pas.THAT was a punk move,Ricky Riccardi would be proud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark

Truer words...

JDub, just because you moved to Cali doesn't mean you have to indulge in the mind-altering substances.

And Todd, clearly you've hit your head one too many times with a piece of trim or something.

Until such claims against me are substantiated however, expect C&D letters :P

Hey Jake ,
It looks like someone is vying for a position on the Team Seacats sub team,Team Punk.

ummmm not happening

But you two are like peas in a pod.

NOR says a class constitutes 8 or more boats...what are the lowly F18's going to do!?

Jake, F18s count for two!

two braincells maybe. :P

The NOR is being rewritten to clarify that an N20 counts both as an F18 and an N20. Since they are the same speed as an F18, and they are at least 18-feet in length, they qualify as an F18 on their way to meeting the N20 ruleset.

That is all.

Gimme a day or two of 4 to 6' rollers on a downhill sleigh ride, a day or two of jib reaching, and no tight tight spin reaching and we'll have a shot at it!

Fixed that for you. Who is the Sam hill *asks* for six-foot rollers?? Better get the patch.

ps - In all seriousness, yeah! Where are the F18s?

Last I checked you had one JW!

They're fun on a N20. I'll take them any day, they make the time fly by.

Except when the beam goes SLAP

You got it! There's nothing like it...and makes for really short days too! Our first Tybee had a couple of days like that and wow...if I only had a clue then. It's almost like skiing down a mountain....carve carve carve.

That said, however, you can keep your 30 knots of wind in that stuff...the fun starts to fade right at about 20 to 22k.

And the beam doesn't slap if you keep the hull a'flyin (but you still better hang on just in case the bronco decides to buck).

beam doesn't slap in rollers. Its the choppy schit that it slaps in.

Love carving the surf. Its fun as hell.

No kidding! I mean, after all, they are the future of the race!



someone had to say it.

So who is taking over once Chuck has had is fill of the 20 drivers kicking him in the balls?

Sounds like you just volunteered. Yours should be numb by now.

First, I appreciate everything Chuck and gang do to put this race on. There would be a real vacuum in catsailing without their efforts. However, as far as the ball kicking goes, I think you have that backwards. The N20 sailors never said or implied anything negative about anyone or their efforts. I just took the opportunity to point out how some irony is shaping up in regards to some year-old statements.

I genuinely hope more F18s show up for the betterment of the race.

JW - do you know when will we have some info about the SPOT requirement?

You say irony I say sarcasm, bottom line is how Chuck reads it.

As for the F18's and Tybee, Jake you and I both know there is only so much time and money we can spend on a hobby, and there are LOT of MAJOR events vying for the F18 fleet, here’s the short list:

Alter Cup – how many N20 drivers qualified and/or petitioned, and how many F18 drivers qualified and/or petitioned?

Canadian Nationals – the 2009 event was very successful and had a lot of our NE sailors competing I suspect it’s marked as a can’t miss event for more than a few of them this year.

NAF18 Championship – and for selfish reasons I’d rather see our F18 teams there.

Great Texas 300 – Lot’s of F18 teams there!

How many Tybee N20 teams attended their 2009 national championship? How many Tybee teams plan to be at Racine?

The point is for the N20 teams I see listed this is your major event for the year, for the F18 drivers it’s a major event on a list of major events. Choices have to be made.

SPOT, the name suits it well. We tried to promote it a bit in the GT last year and found the on the water feedback to be a bit "SPOTty" and decided not to deal with them again this year. No teams are discouraged from using them, however, we are not promoting them. I think they are great in a certain capacity but not as a requirement.

Back to the F18 subject; As a N20 sailor, I am hoping to see more of the F18 crowd do these races. The boats are pretty equal in performance now with the evolution of the F18 rig. The 18's proved their capability, now lets hope it wasn't a one time deal. They've been doing it in the GT for years now, so no reason to not do it in the Tybee 500.

We are in complete agreement.

Plus most F-18 sailors are wussies that only want to go around marks. If you think you fit in the most category, you probably do.If you bitch about it, you definitely do. In the words of Unknown Hinson "Thank about it".

Wussies!? That's it?

Besides do we really want to listen to another four months of how bad the N20 sail plan is? Yeah... it was the sail plan... Oh wait, I guess we will there are 3 F18's registered... damnit!

For the record F18 drivers do both well, straight lines and corners we have mad skills that way.

On the trophies from last year - the first batch were delivered and the second batch is ready for delivery. If you did not receive your trophy you can either pick it up at the event this year or contact me with a shipping address. Sorry for the delay - they look very nice and a big thank you to Mike Krantz for a top-shelf job.

Can't we all just get along?

And you wonder why your shirt sleeve gets sucked into the wood chipper.

Now Dave,
That wasn't directed at you. I told you I wouldn't pick on you anymore, what with your fragility after the F-16 thing.

Yep, that one made me laugh!

Like slap-chop?


Best line in that infomercial---- "Now your life's interesting"

Jay, I hate to disagree. Best line in that infomercial was, "You're going to love my nuts."

John, I'll have to agree that the line you quoted is better. However, nothing beats the slap chop music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA

That guy probably made millions inventing useless cr@p like that, maybe we can get him to sponsor a team?
Team Slap-Chop? Team Shamwow?

Tony, he's just the guy paid to shill that stuff. Don't think he's "inventor" material...

poor Vince....some prostitute almost bit his tongue off

Shlomi said that when he kissed Harris, she suddenly "bit his tongue and would not let go." Shlomi then punched Harris several times until she released his tongue.



http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html

I'd love to "slap your troubles away with SLAP CHOP", but I'd probably be charged with assault and battery....

When product testing goes bad

Looks a little like he got punched by a southpaw. Maybe a pre-existing injury from hanging out with Danny Boneduchi's employees?

I am slightly confused, looks like he is wearing a hospital gown and a bomber jacket? i guess its "fashion" in south beach? ohhhh perhaps thats a "Pimp" coat.

He got beatup by a hooker.

Speaking of Florida and hookers -

Lets hope that the wind on the first day is good so we can all go to Taverna Opa.

My head still hurts from the Opa last year.

For those F18's that may be on the fence, TVS is doing its logistics program again.

http://www.velocitysailing.com/?page_id=812

Tad,since we are a very new class with only limited experience, do you think you could come over and give a "trash talk" seminar. I'd ask Ding but I don't think he has the stones for it.

http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=204939&#Post204939

Pete: given my past history with regards to talking about F16's - its probably not a good idea that I do anything as it relates to "smack talking" over there :P

Well, thanks anyway, maybe Ding will come risk his "BBs". What's a regatta without smack?

Hey, I'm not going over there today... you guys are having a go a Wouter and you don't need to be distracted.

I'm crushed.

I'm gonna miss that.