--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00003 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:23pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: Winter Series DC> Well, our's is in about 12 hours. As it stands, it's rainy. Yucch! DC> And, the ground fog was building on my way home tonight. Well, our second race day was beautiful. Unfortunately, the RC called it off because of very poor forecasts..... Race day three went well though, light airs, three short races. Most of my crew didn't make it but luckily Gunther (one of my originals that's been away for years) and a former skipper of mine showed. We pulled three horizon shots and corrected all bullets. :) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00004 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:26pm \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 0 times) Subj: Quiz AH> That's only because my battery had run dry. You know how AH> helpless I am without my computer! :^( Right! Got your car fixed yet? :) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00005 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:28pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: 'Twas a cold day at sea, DC> Anyhow, if was a pleasant 42 or so degrees F, as well as DC> overcast, as well as rainy. Perfect weather for a sail. I must agree. Those guys down south don't know what they miss. Besides, they probably catch things in their winches.... :) DC> Oh yeah!! The reason we were really out there: The wind at DC> the start was at 20+ mph and gusting to at least 30! I must be getting old, I like flat boats. :) DC> the tacks and we had to do it again. Having figured out the DC> system, that one finally was done properly. That reminds me, we better practice a little reefing sometime soon.... DC> bring along a _very_ big radiant heater or a fireplace, or at DC> least even warmer clothes than I had. If you don't have polypropylene, get it. I always wear mine with a sweat suit and raingear and I'm quite comfortable. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00006 Date: 02/13/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:34pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing DC> Where's everyone hiding? I haven't seen any new messages in DC> here in at least 3 days. Sorry, been tied up for awhile..... I noticed a big drop in mail as well. DC> Has Fido run aground again? Maybe bitten by the World Wide Yellow Pages..... :) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2J00007 Date: 02/13/97 From: RICHARD WHEET Time: 11:56pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing > Has Fido run aground again? Actualy.. 18 days --- * Origin: Starboard ... STARBOARD! (crunch) (1:388/13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2K00000 Date: 02/15/97 From: RYAN CARSON Time: 02:38pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: SAILNET SAILNET is now available on the WestCoast will be able to transfer via internet or Fido style network > FREQ SAILKIT from 1:343/308 Available Echo's are listed below......... SAIL_SYSOP_ADMIN SAIL_SYSOP_CHAT SAIL_GENERAL SAIL_SAILING SAIL_NAVIGATION SAIL_BAREBOAT SAIL_CHARTERS SAIL_PC_SOFTWARE SAIL_REPAIRS SAIL_FOR_SALE SAIL_RACING SAIL_BEST_PORTS SAIL_COOKING SAIL_HUMOR SAIL_FILES SAIL_NEWS SAIL_PARROTHEAD SAIL_KEYWEST SAIL_WEATHER SAIL_MANATEE SAIL_POWERBOAT SAIL_DRINKS Need Hubs and such and link across the WestCoast for distribution and expansion..... TAKE-FIVE BBS 450:400/0 450:4513/0 1:343/308 ... ... Logic: Men's futile defense against women's intuition! --- FMailX 1.22 * Origin: TAKE-FIVE BBS (206)870-8129 Kent,WA: (1:343/308) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2L00000 Date: 02/15/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 01:42am \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: General question... -> On 13 Feb 97 12:21:00, Geno Dellamattia got back to Dan Ceppa I was about to send an E-mail about the lack of messages in the Echo, then I got 8 today. However, most were from you. (No offense!) Doesn't Fido know that people that sail on the West Coast always get their mail from Tennessee? ;) DC> Funny thing... Unless there was _no_ air, we always worked DC> the boat the hardest. It realy payed of best when there GD> Wait until you're stuck in the rain for 8 hours losing ground to GD> the tide... :) That's why you need plenty of line for your anchor! In one race, a guy with a GPS noted it was 1.5 miles to the mark. Twenty minutes later, he noticed that it was 2.1 miles to the same mark. BTW, in the same race, we pass the same crab pot marker three times on the above leg. That mark was voted the first place trophy! GD> I can only do it for so long. Patience is not GD> one of my biggest virtues. I'm learning though.... :) It is tough at those times. However, what makes it fun is when you have a bunch of crazy crew that do try to make the boat go. Even if it doesn't, everyone has a good laugh. Sure beats the sour faces on the other boats that aren't doing anything, just waiting for the wind to fill in. ... Those rowing the boat usually don't have time to rock it. --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2L00001 Date: 02/15/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 01:49am \/To: SANDY WHETHERHOLT (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing -> On 14 Feb 97 07:44:26, Sandy Whetherholt got back to Dan Ceppa DC> Has Fido run aground again? SW> Nope. Actually, I subscribe to "Yacht-L" on AOL, and the messages SW> really aren't any better than in this echo of FidoNet. Furthermore, Well, it's time we get things rolling again then! SW> it is much easier and faster to use FidoNet than the internet, when it SW> comes to reading stuff like this. For a while I was considering That's part of the reason I'm active in it. Also, I find the envirnonment a lot friendlier and personal that what I've seen run through the Internet. SW> I would like to see more participation in echos like this, however, SW> and probably I need to participate more myself. Well, just take a bit of time for it. It's not as fast as the Internet, but it has some great people here. SW> ! Origin: BLUFF CITY BBS - OS/2 - Memphis, TN (1:123/70) Got to laugh at that! I just got done leaving a message to Geno about the lack of sailors in Tennessee! And, there you go, proving me wrong. BTW, though my origin line is very close to yours, I'm pointing from Sequim Bay, Washington. ... When sailors dream, they dream about sailing. --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2L00002 Date: 02/15/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 01:53am \/To: RICHARD WHEET (Read 0 times) Subj: Sailing -> On 13 Feb 97 18:56:02, Richard Wheet got back to Dan Ceppa > Has Fido run aground again? RW> Actualy.. 18 days Not really sure what you mean by that.... Anyhow, I'd ask you about the Skipper and Gilligan, but I'm more interested in Ginger and Mary Anne. }:-) ... How can it be mizzen if it's still on the boat? --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E2L00003 Date: 02/15/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 02:17am \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: Winter Series -> On 13 Feb 97 12:23:00, Geno Dellamattia got back to Dan Ceppa DC> And, the ground fog was building on my way home tonight. GD> Well, our second race day was beautiful. Unfortunately, the RC called GD> it off because of very poor forecasts..... Race day three went well I'm waiting to see what happens for tomorrow's race. Not the weather that may be the problem, though: There will be anywhere from 100 to 400+ fishing boats in the Salmon Derby floating around our course! GD> though, light airs, three short races. Most of my crew didn't make it GD> but luckily Gunther (one of my originals that's been away for years) It's nice to have someone like that. Mike always enjoyed when Steve didn't take his boat out and joined us, especially when it was really windy. (I learned a lot from the two of them.) GD> and a former skipper of mine showed. We pulled three horizon shots and GD> corrected all bullets. :) A horizon shot usually does have a habit of adding up that way. Congradulations! ... Sailing Oxymoron - Friendly regatta. --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5)