I spent the past weekend without getting much sleep. I felt there was something just not quite right in the normally harmonious existence of the 7.9 class. Many of you know this as the S2orce . Something was not right in the 7.9 community and I had to know what it was. So, I went out to the boat, grabbed a pair of sailing gloves, a genoa bag, a winch handle and came back into the house. I sat down at my portal to the universe ( computer ), put on the sailing gloves, draped the genoa bag over my head and bludgeoned myself with the winch handle on the back of the head (I found that this works faster than psychotropic drugs, and for those of you who know me, it probably explains a lot).
When I recovered, I found this image on my 'portal'.
If anyone can explain the meaning of this 'vision' please help me to bring balance back to the S2orce.
I'm not sure, but I think this is what happens when you turn away from 7.9s and to the dark side. Your attempts at a Mexican takedown turn Ugly……..
Come back to the S2orce Mike, I mean Luke……..
"Guys, this isn't my boat so we're going way wide on this pinwheel at the mark. Keep that chute up until it's too late ...oh.... and pray for a big right-hand shift. Bob, you tail the outhaul."
That pic sure reminds me of the boot-and-butt soaked karma-whacking I got, testing the water off an Etchells (while doing the pointy end no less).
And even that's nothing compared to the famous "Mr. Robinson" incident. The S2orce dumped his brand new C&C99 on the side of the road. THAT'S jealousy.
Could be worse; boat I crewed on before buying my S2 was a 60 year old 6 Meter. Everyday, I thank all available deities that I survived, came to my senses, and have the boat that I have now.
the pic says a couple things, tame that spinn, get those lines out of the water, and......."GET BACK TO YOUR SENCES" for me that would be anothe exactly 6.75 weeks of winter overhauling, May 4th is my launch date
Hey !! what are you guys talking about, that was our best “Mexican†take down of the regatta. When you approach the leeward mark at 12 kts , we could never seemed to get the spinnaker down quick enough. This is just a bunch of 7.9 sailors who do the next best thing at the San Diego NOOD when there is no 7.9 start. The S2orce will be returned to normal after the Great Lakes turn back to liquid.
Congrats Mike. You know we're all jealous. SD is such a fun venue.
Truth be told, who wouldn't want a cockpit as big as a dance floor, like that one.
Ok, ok – I guess I’m just jealous.
That leeward mark comes up quick when you’re on a fast sprit boat – ya have to start everything Early. Those takedowns sometimes look worse than they really are.
I wish I was sailing on a hot new Chinese boat this spring!!
Bernoulli cool shot, thanks for the posting! At the risk of offending the 7.9 gods, how did you like the FT10? Strengths/weakness? Will hope for soft water season for us all soon so we can send the 7.9 fleet back to business.
[quote="K Leprechaun"]Ok, ok – I guess I’m just jealous.
That leeward mark comes up quick when you’re on a fast sprit boat – ya have to start everything Early. Those takedowns sometimes look worse than they really are.
K Leprechaun, that's why the spinnaker halyard is supposed to be flaked and everything ready to drop as soon as the chute fills. People who work the mast area sometimes feel like the "red headed stepkids" on a boat, but when it's all said and done, good house cleaning is as important as good tactics. It's useless to be the first boat to the leeward mark and then take a minute or more to get the chute down and in the boat. Been there, done that, don't want to do it anymore. To anyone out there aspiring to be a really good sailor, there are NO unimportant tasks/positions on a boat.
While the ---- was hitting the fan, nobody remembered to pull the outhaul either.
