Re: Stus-List Doing some sailing

2012-07-15 Thread Chuck S
Headline: Raced our boat yesterday with five crew, non-spin, against a J-28, a C&C 33MkII and a C&C 34+. Think we won, as we crossed more than 5 minutes ahead, but official results won't be available for a week. I provide the following story to help me learn and share with those interested i

Re: Stus-List Doing some sailing

2012-07-14 Thread Ian Matthew
Dennis, It's amazing what seamanship the Blue Angels brings out. We have their display here in San Francisco every October for "Fleet Week". Of course there are no Naval Bases here but it's nice that they come out and show off - their display is simply awesome. I usually go out to watch them anc

Stus-List Doing some sailing

2012-07-14 Thread Dennis C.
Nice sail across Pensacola Bay then motored to anchor point in Santa Rosa Sound to watch Blue Angels air show. Frequent showers but after a short rain delay the US Navy's finest put on a great show. One of the solo pilots made an incredibly tight turn right over Touché. The vapor coming off the