Jake my friend, she's a keeper.

Jake,
Maybe it was a godsend. If you had that purdy new sail up you'd have been staring at that instead of where the offset mark was. All those guys with the purdy sails couldn't stop starin' at 'em and look what happened. Right, Mike?
Tawd

Yeah....I know.

SK-47, CHINA/RINCON, .223, WE CAN CAP THE BASTARD FROM .5+ miles even before the sail hits the mast hook. As long as it aint too windy, heh,heh.

.308 The only way to fly.

British Enfield?

Me thinks that's .303

I was referring to the Remington 700, US army's weapon of choice for distant target termination since the late'60s.

I really like waterbugs choices too, just outta my price range.

Ah! You right. .303 elephant gun.... .308 people gun. (kiddin)

My my, this excess of "Who's bullet is bigger" talk has me all flustered. Can't quite articulate what it brings to mind or what it might imply...

Methinks a scattershot of rock salt would be quite sufficient to make some low rent trash drop a sail bag, bloodthirsty beasts though ye be.

You boys talkin about the size of the hole that your guns will make in people....

I propose a different approach. Spray and Pray. That is, turn your target into spray then pray for the poor bastard:

Jake,

Sorry to hear it. Why can't they ever take that 5 year old main that you've been meaning to replace for about 2 years.

I think a sail is equivilent to a man's horse. Here in MO we still hang horse thieves. So if you find someone dangling from a palm tree with two black eyes down there you know what happened.

The spray and pray or rock salk , bird shot could out a hole in the sail thats why u use the 22 accurate and painfull but the sail comes out clean.

Yes, scatter guns and "spray and pray" could damage the sail. That's a no-no.

You guys can keep the CQB crap. I'm staying a safe distance away.... like 2000 meters. That way no one can shoot back...

Jake: Did you put the stolen notice on SA?
The more the know about it the better.
And maybe put up a reward or something?

Thats what Im waiting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The reward!

Oops.

Done...overwith...time required for my involvement is beyond the reward...sucks? yes. Find the culprit?..prolly not...I'm moving on an happy with my 14th place finish.

I figured I might as well chronicle my insurance experience with Progressive on the claim for the sail...so here goes...I have been really impressed with Progressive Insurance to date although I have not had a claim. I like to keep notes on these sort of things so I figured I might as well share.

This morning at about 10:15am I called the national Progressive claim number and got to a rep about 20 seconds after entering my policy number. I gave her some details about the incident but I left the police report number in my car...said I would have to get that back to them (she said "no problem"). Everything was entered and she said a claim person would contact me within two hours.

I got back to my desk at 11am after a meeting and my wife had sent me an email that the local claim person had already called the house after trying my work number and my cell phone number (I was in a meeting and my PDA phone is with our IT department for some data problem). She said he wanted to know how much to write the check for....

so far so good...I don't have a replacement quote yet so it looks like I'm going to be the delay in the process at this point. I called the guy back but got a voicemail...I'll wait to leave him a message until I have my cell phone back this afternoon.

Jake

Called and left message for the local claims guy "Dennis" this afternoon at 1:15p and left my cell number (now that I have my phone back). I probably don't have the info he needs but wanted to check on what information I need to provide him so I can get it all to him at once.

(I'm leaving last names out of this board for protection of the innocent!).

Dennis calls me back at 2:15pm...I just need to send him the invoice/estimate for replacement and a copy of the police report. I explained that I purchased this sail at a time when the exchange rate was low and with a group of five sailors so we could share a combined / reduced shipping expense. I was concerned that because the exchange rate today isn't as favorable and that the shipping may not be able to be shared like was done originally - it may cost a bit more to actually replace it. He explained that they don't normally consider shipping expenses but that they would see what was possible once all the numbers were on the table. Nice guy - prompt responses. I'm pleased thus far.

I am sure that when I first purchased the policy for my F18 (which was then transferred to the A-cat) that it was a "replacement value" policy and not an "agreed value" policy. Dennis said it was an agreed value policy...which means they cover me for what I paid for the sail and not what it costs me to replace it. It could be a difference when dealing with the whole boat vs. a small part of the boat or something...I'll figure out what's up with that soon enough when I have a chance later to research my policy details.

thanks for the updates on your insurance... i have a $7000 policy for my boat with AllState (that is up for renewal)... and i pay $320... how does that compair with yours?