We are the home of Comet racing around here. I was RC for a few of their races in the fall. I think we have a Comet for sale at the club. Tell your wife we are pretty low key. Besides for husbands and wives we have kids and grandkids crewing.
Joe Della Barba CRYC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chris Price Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:58 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail Since I rarely race Pradel anymore, for all of the previous reason's given, I just went and looked at a Comet to satisfy my racing fix. Now all I need to do is convince my wife to crew. The last time I bought a boat, I towed home a 19' Mako without telling her. "It followed me home, can I keep it?" only works once. Joe, maybe I'll see you more often at Corsica River! Chris Price C&C 35 MK I Pradel ________________________________ From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov<mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 8:55:26 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail We had 5 or 6 Cal 25s do our CRYC Annual Race over from Baltimore light. They definitely won the party! At one time I heard the fleet would give someone a loaner boat for free to try out the racing. Maybe no longer, but I could get into the fleet for the cost of a sail or two for my boat I'm sure. Frostbite can't be much fun lately - the weekends have been warm, damp, foggy, and near flat calm :( Last Saturday we aborted sailing due to the Chester River being a flat mirror and ran around at 17 knots in the dinghy instead. Joe Della Barba -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave Godwin Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 6:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail Keith, The Cal's run almost all the regular summer races, point-to-point and W/L. NOOD's in the Spring and The Good Old Boat in the Fall. I think there's a OD start with EYC's Friday Beer Can. For my money the best racing is AYC's Frostbite Series. Two races on Sunday, Nov-Dec, Feb-Mar. Not sure about the "free" part but very cheap to buy and race. Most likely it will be slipped with all the other Cals on one dock inside the bridge on Spa creek with crazy low slip fees by Annapolis rates. It's a very competitive fleet with starting numbers in the low to mid teens. One of my former crew's boat is up for sale there. If you're interested call my buddy Charlie Husar who keeps the whole fleet going. 410-266-6216. He can put you on a boat if you're interested in seeing what it is all about. Best, Dave (former Cal 25 fleet member) "Ronin" C&C 37 Sent from my iPad On Dec 18, 2012, at 12:30, "Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR" <keith.morgenst...@navy.mil<mailto:keith.morgenst...@navy.mil>> wrote: > Hmmm, free Cal25 in Annapolis.. interesting thought.... > Any idea of their weekly schedule? > > > -Keith M > C&C 35-3 in Maryland. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Della Barba, Joe [mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:12 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail > > IMHO if you want to race, get a Laser or a Lightning or an Etchells or a > Snipe or similar. > > ONE SAIL on the "big boat" is equivalent to your whole racing program if you > get an old version of whatever. > > Rumor has it the local Cal 25 fleet will GIVE you a boat to race for a > season and those guys party it up more than anyone J > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Alan Dechovitz > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:20 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail > > > > DOLCE is a C&C 99. Like the rest of you, I have been disappointed and > annoyed about how difficult it is to get a regular crew. When I first > started racing, if someone showed up with a cool boat in the local fleet, I > wanted on it. Short of murder or school problems (that would get me > murdered) I was available. Now I own that cool boat at our club. But no one > seems to have the passion for racing today except in the few racing centers. > Sad, but it also says that whatever US Sailing has been doing all these > years, it isn't working and they need a new strategy. > > My wife is the doyeene of cruising. She has a bunch of laundry baskets of > cruising gear that we keep in the loft of my shop and move back and forth > between racing series. At first I was stripping the sprit and mounting the > anchor roller every changeover. And I wanted all the pots and pans off, the > roller furling gone, etc when we were racing. But realistically in club > racing none of that stuff is significant so I made compromises. > > Realism has also been good for my bank account. I'm not replacing my mylar > genoa this year, a few repairs with tape and its good for at least another > season. > > If I had a dedicated crew and we were headed to Charleston Race Week, it'd be > a different story - we would be pure racing. But instead my wife and I will > be headed down the coast crusing in April. Not all bad. > > So my perspective is - given the state of the sport, unless you are in one of > the few really competitive racing series and driven to be at the top of the > game - screw it. Have a good time on your boat and don't sweat the racing > stuff. > > Alan > > Beaufort, SC > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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