You will note I started my story with "when I was a kid". Chris - forever 8
-----Original Message----- >From: tim ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 11, 2008 12:23 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Re: OT- VW sailing > >Har, yeah with reefing! > >This is beginning to morph into a: "You Know You're an Old Fart When >You Have a Bunch of VW Bus/Camper/Beetle Stories" thread. > >take it to VW Anarchy... > >tf > > > >Sailor Chef wrote: >> I know all about the VW busses in a breeze. The worst were the Campmobiles. >> Not only were they lighter and had more "sail area" than a Cat 22, they were >> top heavy to boot. When we would camp on the beach, I had to park it into >> the wind to minimize "rolling". Every body else would be all lined up nice >> and neat to maximize the view (girls and/or water), not me, I'm pointing to >> the SE. Actually, now that I recall, I had to park "stern to" because of the >> way the roof opened, which put the "living room" on the dune side. Life was >> hard! >> Mark >> Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? >> >
