Especially since those 3 times you attended, included First Place everytime.
The Potter group would probably pay you to stay home :-) *smile*
Bob
Jerry Montgomery wrote:
If someone else would be willing to do the organizing, I would consider attending a "pre-race", sailing with all the boats that attended, and help with the tuning, etc.
Maybe this should include Potters and all else who might be interested.
The best venue might be a place where there is a lot of dock space close to good sailing water, so we could include several very short races with a regrouping period in between.
The three times I have gone to the Cruiser Challenge I have had a great time.
Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: M_Boats: Cruiser Challenge (long)
Craft Advisor', supports and covers it well. Reasons so few Montgomery'sMontgomery's in attendance at SCA Cruiser Challenge VI ? FOUR
Montgomery's within reasonable proximity to Monterey ? More than a FEW ?
REASONS to attend have been posted on the forums and the magazine 'Small
attend is a question for this forum. If a few more than a few Monties show
up, besides being fun, the Cruiser Challenge may become rather 'mo
interesting'. You've heard and read the reasons to go. How about the
practical and rational . . .
away from the usual same old same old, would a picturesque setting on the
Reasons NOT to attend SCA Cruiser Challenge ?
(1) Distance
(2) Time
(3) Money
(4) Not interested
(5) Sailor not ready
(6) Boat not ready
DISTANCE can be a real factor. How far is Kentucky from Monterey ?
TIME of which there is never enough. If you could arrange a mini vacation,
Pacific Coast be OK ?
expensive. Some stay on their boat. Seaside is 7 minutes away from the
MONEY, of which grows on trees, is always short. Monterey can be
harbor and a world away financially with economical lodging.
at regular intervals. Spend increasing time relaxing and enjoying.
NOT INTERESTED in good times sailing through the middle of a postcard ?
SAILOR NOT READY. Practice tips for the Cruiser Challenge: Smile and laugh
dirty river water for months. Alien stuff growing on the bottom that would
BOAT NOT READY. Is it ever ?
My readiness program: (1) Power wash bottom. Boat had been sitting in
keep a biology class busy for a long time. Power washer opened a few of the
blisters that heavily populate the bottom. Never was able to completely
scrub the brown stain off. (2) Restitch original sails where battens were
beating their way to freedom and various other worn areas. Quality of
stitching is fine if seen from the back of a galloping horse. (3) Turned
halyards & sheets end for end to give abused sections a rest. (4) Varnished
over the nicks and gouges of the warped plank with rounded edges a/k/a
rudder. (5) The outboard. In trying to clean out the hornet nests and
spiders, I performed various no-no's as described in previous outboard
maintenance posts. Happily, the little beast did eventually start.
first class dunce maneuver at the finish line of race #1. After 3 Cruiser
My race result after this high tech prep? I did all right, except for a
Challenges, my thin dime opinion of what's important for boat readiness;
SAIL TRIM and BOAT BALANCE. Add whatever go fast goodies to make your boat
ready but don't forget to add trim and balance.
Treat yourself to one Cruiser Challenge. Like a good book or movie, your
So, there you have it. Don't let practical and rational get in the way.
left wanting more and look forward to the sequel. The real challenge may be,
can you do just one ?
Rick Reynolds
M-15 #460
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