The Isotope Nationals are coming up this weekend, so I made these keychains to give out to the winning skipper of each race. Take a bullet - get a bullet. Each cartridge is laser-marked "Isotope Nationals 2010" where the "I" is replaced by the Isotope sail logo. I made them in a variety of calibers. From top to bottom: 5.56 NATO (a.k.a. 223 Remington), 7.62x39mm, 243 Winchester, 7.62 NATO (a.k.a. 308 Winchester), and 30-06 Springfield.

I hope they make the event even more fun.

Regards,
Eric

Yikes...

Fleet 204 has the best bullet tradition I've ever seen... Bullet Shots! Skipper and crew must do a shot (rum, I think) for every race they win.

Mike

Nice Work Eric!

Damn, now I have to find an Isotope for sale...

When do you do the shots? During racing or after?

If you get 5 bullits in one day, that's one heck of a hangover for me the next day....

I'm a LIGHTWEIGHT!

Just ask Timbo!

Mike

haha, I first thought this was a joke- I think that americans don't realize how typical US of A this is..
It would be so not done anywere outside America

At the end of the day, usually at the regatta party (sometimes at the RVs)...

We're all getting too old / lightweight. In the old days, they used to do these shots on both Sat and Sun, now it's just at the Sat party (if anyone remembers).

If it's a week-long event, it's every day, especially the last!

I consider one of my top 5 sailing achievements to be having earned a bullet shot (once) at a Division 16 regatta, racing in Hobie 16, A fleet.

BTW, there really aren't a lot of people getting 5 bullets in one day in that fleet...

Mike

Yeah, try going through an airport with your keys on that.

At one Hobie 16 NAs, they gave out the shotgun shell that marked your victorious race - on a little wooden base with the race number on it. That was cool.

Bert Rice did that for the Pensacola Beach Alter Cup, too - it was neat to have the shotgun shell with the race number and time written on it. Cool idea.

Of course, then Lloyd went and shot himself in the butt...

Doing shots of rum for a win on the water is a great handicap system!

Does that mean that outside the USA, "bullet" is not a slang term meaning a first place finish, or that Americans are not as hoplophobic as Europeans?

Eric- Badass! You need a .50cal for when somebody pulls off a miracle win.




At first I thought you were joking, then I just realized you're another smug European.

The real "funny" part is, we're made up of all the people of the world. Chew on that for a while. Then ask us if we care.

Nice idea Eric.

Bravo! Those are awesome. Very creative, original and relevant.

Good on ya!

very creative and unique.
I'd like to win one...........
Good point Mike. But those that came here and those that stayed "home" are two different breeds. That's what makes us different.

Are those live? That would be interesting...

Here are the statistics, %age of households with guns.

United States 39
Norway 32
Canada 29.1
Switzerland 27.2
Finland 23.2
France 22.6
New Zealand 22.3
Australia 19.4
Belgium 16.6
Italy 16
Sweden 15.1
Spain 13.1
Germany7 8.9

ref: http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcgvinco.html

Clearly people in other countries have guns at home. The swiss horde automatic weapons at home!
Please drop the "We are different and better" crap. That is kindergarten stuff.

Now, using ammunition for this purpose? Not something you would see outside the US or banana republics. I did not even imagine we would see it in the US until today. Nicely done, but a terrible idea even if the word "bullet" is commonly used all over for scoring one point.

If the primer, and powder have been removed, is it still a munition?

Why is it a terrible idea? I'm just curious.

The Swiss army has long been a militia trained and structured to rapidly respond against foreign aggression. Swiss males grow up expecting to undergo basic military training, usually at age 20 in the Rekrutenschule (German for "recruit school"), the initial boot camp, after which Swiss men remain part of the "militia" in reserve capacity until age 30 (age 34 for officers). Each such individual is required to keep his army-issued personal weapon (the 5.56x45mm Sig 550 rifle for enlisted personnel or the SIG 510 rifle and/or the 9mm SIG-Sauer P220 semi-automatic pistol for officers, medical and postal personnel) at home with a specified personal retention quantity of government-issued personal ammunition (50 rounds 5.56 mm / 48 rounds 9mm), which is sealed and inspected regularly to ensure that no unauthorized use takes place. The ammunition are intended for use while traveling to the army barracks in case of invasion.

When their period of service has ended, militiamen have the choice of keeping their personal weapon and other selected items of their equipment. In this case of retention, the rifle is sent to the weapons factory where the fully automatic function is removed; the rifle is then returned to the discharged owner. The rifle is then a semi-automatic or self-loading rifle.

Maybe he's referring to wasting good ammo; since in most countries, it is neccessary for settling elections (or in lieu of elections).

Hey Eric,

Did you pass this idea through the EPA? Since youknow, they're trying to ban lead (Pb) based ammunition?