It was a rhetorical question, just trying to lighten the mood. Back on topic…
Looks like they’re maybe launching now (obvious AP ashore), trackers turning on and boats moving off the beach. Hard to say if they're really sailing yet, though.
The weather up here today is warm and sticky. Wind has been light all morning, forecast sucks.
Catsailor is painfully slow again today…
Mike
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Re: F18 North Americans
[Re: brucat]
#238249 09/23/1111:42 AM09/23/1111:42 AM
It was a rhetorical question, just trying to lighten the mood. Back on topic…
Looks like they’re maybe launching now (obvious AP ashore), trackers turning on and boats moving off the beach. Hard to say if they're really sailing yet, though.
The weather up here today is warm and sticky. Wind has been light all morning, forecast sucks.
Catsailor is painfully slow again today…
Mike
The trackers have looked like that for a couple of hours now...
Jake Kohl
Re: F18 North Americans
[Re: Jake]
#238252 09/23/1112:13 PM09/23/1112:13 PM
Kattack needs to figure out a way to incorporate RC signals onto its real-time display. AP, start flags, N would be really good to see up with the boats.
Again, picking nits...
Mike
Re: F18 North Americans
[Re: brucat]
#238258 09/23/1112:41 PM09/23/1112:41 PM
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
How are things at the shuttle pad these days, anyway?
Thank you for asking, you are one of the few. Pads A and B are now empty and 85% of the people I worked with are now gone (Most took the voluntary layoff& $$). One of the side jobs I used to do and sincerely miss, was going out to sea on Liberty Star to retrieve the solid rocket boosters.
WRT the future, the group Im in, Mechancial Design Engineering, has been retained for subsequent work on the Space Launch System. Space Launch System In addition to preliminary design evaluations for the SLS, Im also involved in some smaller DOD reverse engineering projects (toilet for a C-130 , NO $HIT, no pun intended!) and I've been teaching Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing in accordance with ASME Y14.5. Actually heading to Nashville Oct. 3rd thru 7th for the national committee meeting (presenting a dimensioning scheme for rectangular features of size).
Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb
You coming to Hiram's?
Yeppers. Have to improve on last year's performance. Should be a Wildcat next weekend.
BTW I gave up on trying to keep track of your real "Kitchen Passes", even NASA can't discern those facts from fiction...
Enough with the thread hi-jack damn it! Back to the topic.
They're headed for the bar - looks like it was a great week of sailing. Congrats to the sailors, and sincere gratitude to Hyannis for hosting. Mountains of work went into this event, as ever - kudos to all involved. :-)
John Williams
- The harder you practice, the luckier you get - Gary Player, pro golfer
After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.
Thank you to the Hyannis YC and all the volunteers, especially Tripp and Mike who pulled so much of the weight and competed at the same time! This was a great event and a great group of people to race against. I hope to see you all at the Worlds in 2012.
First the Black Flag: It has not been traditionally part of the Multihull Culture in the past, but it is definitely needed these days. I was in RI when PU was throwing the garbage bag up. I do not remember how many we over during a BF but would guess none as there was no one near the line when it was up. I have never experienced or seen a General Recall on a Black Flag, but that is exactly what we got one time in Hyannis. The current carried most of the fleet over the line many times. F18 racing is really coming on.
Second thing is the trackers are returned and charged each night, so there is no issue about the batteries running down. They are Boost phone based so should easily last all day. I appreciate that we have the data to review for the future. I think we can all benefit.
