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If you are going to the Dark Side, better be good, they are tough...

no way would I switch! I still like sailing with other people too much.
I have my F16 in Fl and the 31 up here. However, I had the date of the FWB RTI wrong initially and now that I realized my mistake, I might actually take the 31 to Fl to do the RTI and bring the F16 back (however, 1000miles at 8 MPG to get down there? yikes). I do have friends with cats in Fl to sail with though, so having the F16 up in Mich might make more sense. Who knows... I would probably race the F16 more up in Michigan than in Fl though.

OR...you could move to the Gulfport/Tampa/St. Pete area, keep both boats there, race the F16 with the local Gulfport fleet and race the F31 with the F boats in Tampa.

Now if I could just move my house there too <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Live on the F31 at the Gulfport Club! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

hot hot hot

I'm a wuss <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

We have houses and hospitals down here. But, we don't have snow! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Guess no place is perfect.

Maybe you could talk Robi into renting you a room for a ride on the F31. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

pete,
just looked it up. training program in Tampa, new as of 2003. Find a job for my wife and I'll be there <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

"new as of 2003"??

What's her specialty? Not that it matters, I'm sure there's something she would like.

Seriously, there are probably seasonal positions that would suite both of you.

new residency program for EM. gotta train residents to keep it all interesting and to convey my outstanding attitude and skills <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Well, you could re-up. McDill AFB is right around the corner. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The only way I would rejoin would be with the Spec Ops guys, but that is not conducive to family life with a wife that works. I don't believe there is an ER at Macdill anyway (thankfully, most air force bases shouldn't even have ERs).

The two hospitals in Sebring is always in need of better medical staff! Cheaper homes, plenty of lakes, but no racing fleets, unless we start one.

Pictures of day 2 can be seen here :

http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.php?module=pictures&g2_itemId=40827&g2_page=1

And again there are some good shots !





And of course we have our own special gallery on the official F16 website !

http://f16.beasts.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=7014

Wouter

Race 4 was not news worthy.
Race 5 started 30-60 sec late.
Thought we were first to A mark(don't recall F18). Banging the right side with a right hand shift.
Downwind we were slow, and sail/weight trim will be changed.
A I-17 with a purple spin usually caught up to us, but upwind we pulled away.

Is this a fault (yellow spin)? Looks like it might provide a little more lift to the bows.

Also, is the ATRS still state of the art or are there refinements. Seriously.

They sure are running with a loose halyard! Dont look very fast to me, but..

ATRS??

ATRS. Alabam Trash Righting System. Invented and coined by Tshan I believe.

Some of the lighter uni guys have difficulty righting so they just take an empty trash bag or two. When they're all set to right, they just scoop a little water into the bag pull it into their laps and viola! Inexpensive and very effective.

Recovery times seem to be improving. I was just wondering if it was due to practice or "technology".

Loose spin halyard- the conditions were pretty rough. Does easing the spin halyard provide more lift to the bows, yielding "survivability" at the cost of speed. Or, is it a fault related to racing pressure and conditions?