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| Nah, USS will only pay attention to catamaran sailors when they want money.
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Roanoke Island ,N.C. | Ya gotta love Steve's commentary and Mica SSSHHHHHHing him.
That is one sick sound you never get used to hearing.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
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[Re: cyberspeed]
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| man that stinks. i am sorry to the owner of that stick.
how is a new racer (or old) supposed to know the hight of a span on a race course?
Is it covered in the skippers meeting? are there markers up around "safe" spans? | | | Re: STEEPLECHASE INCIDENT #2: BOAT ATTACKS BRIDGE
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Roanoke Island ,N.C. | man that stinks. i am sorry to the owner of that stick.
how is a new racer (or old) supposed to know the hight of a span on a race course?
Is it covered in the skippers meeting? are there markers up around "safe" spans? Look at a chart, maybe. It's called seamanship.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
E. B. White
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| When you sail under a bridge how do you know you can make it? I only know because I have seen other bigger masts than mine. | | | Re: STEEPLECHASE INCIDENT #2: BOAT ATTACKS BRIDGE
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South Carolina | man that stinks. i am sorry to the owner of that stick.
how is a new racer (or old) supposed to know the hight of a span on a race course?
Is it covered in the skippers meeting? are there markers up around "safe" spans? Look at a chart, maybe. It's called seamanship. The chart is only going to show you channel span heights (typically the center) in relation to tide. If you're not entering through the defined "channel" under the bridge, you're on your own.
Jake Kohl
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| Was this bridge being low mentioned in the skippers meeting?
Has anyone hit it before? | | | Re: STEEPLECHASE INCIDENT #2: BOAT ATTACKS BRIDGE
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South Carolina | Was this bridge being low mentioned in the skippers meeting?
Has anyone hit it before? The bridge is gigantic and the guys that hit it have done this race (and won it) countless times (in the same boat). The bridge (like many) is shaped in an arch and is lower on the sides where it comes back over land. The further right you sail under the bridge means the less distance you have to cover to get further up the next sound....the spans get lower and lower to the right. It doesn't sneak up on you and the channel through the center (read "safest") span is well defined. It's up to the sailor and his experience to manage the risk. It's part of what makes this race interesting and exciting.
Jake Kohl
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Wilmington,NC | Was this bridge being low mentioned in the skippers meeting?
Has anyone hit it before? The bridge is fine and they have sailed under it many times with no problems. They were just trying to take a short cut and going several spans over from center where the channel is. | | | Re: STEEPLECHASE INCIDENT #2: BOAT ATTACKS BRIDGE
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| terrible thing to happen to a boat, and I feel for them.
but I have to be honest, I laughed pretty hard when i watched it. I expect to see that clip on a funniest home videos show soon!
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| Was this bridge being low mentioned in the skippers meeting?
Has anyone hit it before? The bridge is gigantic and the guys that hit it have done this race (and won it) countless times (in the same boat). The bridge (like many) is shaped in an arch and is lower on the sides where it comes back over land. The further right you sail under the bridge means the less distance you have to cover to get further up the next sound....the spans get lower and lower to the right. It doesn't sneak up on you and the channel through the center (read "safest") span is well defined. It's up to the sailor and his experience to manage the risk. It's part of what makes this race interesting and exciting. The bridge is fine and they have sailed under it many times with no problems. They were just trying to take a short cut and going several spans over from center where the channel is Thanks Dave and Jake, Got it, just like the bridges around here I was just trying to see if it was an issue and if it would be addressed in skippers meetings (i did ask about a how woud new racers know). | | |
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