Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And that story reminds me of a similar one I heard, God knows how true it is, when I was racing in big boats on Long Island Sound. No capsize, but one of the crew falls overboard from a forty-footer during a race and, same thing, he swims away from the boat. the Skipper keeps yelling at him to stop so he can get him back on board, but he keeps swimming away. He was going after his artificial leg. Glad to hear your knees are in good shape. It's a minor miracle to lose all that pain, isn't it? I sailed all last summer without problems, but on cruising boats, not smaller ones. I may try racing in the Knockabouts this year just to see if I can still do it. Regards, Dick On May 27, 2008, at 9:25 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Love it. Reminds me of a story of my pal Bud Jahnke in New Orleans. > I got this story from Ross Allen. > > Bud was nearly deaf, even with hearing aids, but he loved to race > sailboats. He was in a Lightning race once, and they suffered a > knockdown > in Lake Pontchartrain. Not a big problem, as these are pretty nice > sized > boats with a crew of three,usually. > > Ross said that after he looked around, Bud was swimming away from > the boat. > Ross shouted at Bud, but since he was deaf, he did not respond. > Ross jumped > in, and swam as fast as he could to catch up to Bud. > > Ross: "We're safe, the boat is OK!" > > Bud: "I know! But my hearing aids are floating away in that > mayonnaise > jar!" > > I sure miss sailboat racing since I moved away from Lake Pontchartrain > > Some old pix on the lake: > > http://www.sonc.com/sail/index.htm > > On a note to Richard, I think I'll go sailing soon. The knees are > doing > pretty great.. > > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net > > > wrote: > >> In very light air it's possible to propel a light sailboat along by >> repeatedly roll-tacking your boat by shifting your body weight from >> side to >> side. That's what these guys and gals were doing in their 420s. >> >> Position 1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0790.jpg.html >> http://tinyurl.com/48klr8 >> >> Position 2 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0791.jpg.html >> http://tinyurl.com/4rdnxl >> >> Position 3 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0792.jpg.html >> http://tinyurl.com/4oazvy >> >> As with anything it's possible to overdo, in which case corrective >> action >> is necessary: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0789.jpg.html >> http://tinyurl.com/4z4apr >> >> These were taken in Nantucket Harbor last Sunday. For those of you >> outside >> the States who might not have heard of it, Nantucket Island is the >> summer >> haunt of the rich and famous about 35 miles southeast of the town >> of Hyannis >> on Cape Cod. >> >> Nikon D300, f2.8 70-200 mm zoom at 200 mm. >> >> C&C always welcome. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information