Hi Sean- Did you get a chance to check on the flush deck? No hurry, just felt like bugging you. Thanks for the hospitality last weekend!
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:53 AM Subject: M_Boats:What wHe did last weekend. > Finally home this morning....Spent 4 days down in Phoenix for the Leukemia > Cup Regatta and then had to come right home and go to work for two more. > > Gary already gave the run-down of the weekend, although some it is in "Gary > code!" > > Let me see.....Yes, the M-dude that was skippering Gary's 17 was THE "M" > dude, our own Jerry Montgomery. For those of you that haven't met Jerry, I can't > say enough about him. After racing on Sat he and Gary stopped by Dauntless' > slip and we sat around, relaxed, a little wine flowed, Probably a little > whine too! (about my poor racing skills!). Even though the winds weren't great > (and that was when they were at their best) those two made a great showing for > the Monty gang. Would you expect anything else? > > Jo and I along with our hired crew (pay was terrible) Steve struggled to get > Dauntless through the course in light air. Jo and I were staying on the boat > and I made no effort to lighten her up for racing. I bet if I had really > wanted to I could have removed 1500lbs of gear from her hold and helped our > cause out a lot, but we were there just for fun and wanted to be comfortable. My > main goal was to participate in the fundraising portion of the regatta and we > made a good showing raising nearly $700 for the cause. Big thanks to all of > those Monty folks out there that supported us. Overall the regatta raised > nearly $50,000 for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. > > Dorothy and Eldor Eisen made a good showing in Motu-iti and we enjoyed > seeing them. They will be coming to Lake Havasu in Feb for the Poker Run/Scavenger > Hunt. Man! Those two really get around! Since we saw them last they made big > modifications to their 17's trailer, adding a second axle to help support > the weight of the custom scooter racks they have on either side of the bow and > brakes too. > > Like Gary, as far as I'm concerned, windward/leeward races courses bite! > BORING. And, every time you round a mark you are heading head-on into another > fleet of boats that you are not racing against coming right at you. I'd spend 5 > minutes working on getting Dauntless' speed up to 1.2 knots, only to have to > tack cause some other class of boat was crossing our bow on starboard. Then > start all over again trying to get the momentum built up. > > All in all we had a great time, though. Not being "hard core" racers the > experience for me is more about just getting together, sailing, and having fun. > And that we did. > > As far as the "famous" comment....well.....a legend in my own > mind...maybe???!!! hahaha Truth is, while provisioning at the grocery store in Wickenburg, > AZ I did end up spending about an hour talking to some folks that just came > up and wanted to talk or ask questions. Not about my website, but about "that > boat" in the parking lot. AND...all of you have experienced that! Montys get > attention! It's fun to meet people that way. AND! It's a great way to spread > the word! Get a Monty!!! But you guys all already know that! > > Thanks again to those that helped us out with contributions. Your donations > will be used to further to the cause of finding a cure for and assisting > families afflicted by Leukemia/Lymphoma. YOU GUYS ROCK!!!! > > Sean n Jo > M23 Dauntless > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.10/1240 - Release Date: 1/23/2008 5:47 PM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
