Any sailors onboard?

[Lucky]

I, too, am a lifelong sailor. Started out with my very own Sunfish at age 7. Climbed the learning curve on Lasers, Force 5's, Jet 14's, Day Sailers, Thistles, Albacores, etc. Raced all over the US.

Raced in college in Flying Juniors, 420's, Lasers, and 470's. Moved to California after graduation and crewed on a variety of off-shore boats including Shock 35's (and Santana 35s) and Santa Cruz 70's up and down the coast. Did the Neport-Ensenada and Santa Barbara-King Harbor races a few times. I even spent a year racing along the city front in San Francisco... now that was awesome.

My wife and I then decided to campaign our own boat and settled upon the ultra competitive Snipe fleet in SoCal. We're now retired from racing and instead cruise on a Tartan 37. A nice change of pace.

I do miss competitive sailing and will get back to it one day.

It's great to know that so many share the passion for sailing!

[Overpaid Slacker]

George and Dennis:
Forrestal -- World's first Super Carrier (Maybe THAT's what "SC" should stand for) -- very cool; she served well and survived that severe "friendly fire" incident.

I went to the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture undergrad and we did some extensive tank testing for hull blisters on Enterprise. Aviators, it turns out, don't like it when you get a lot of sea spray on the deck or elevators. Fussy bastards.

Suffice to say of the Nimitz class, when they list the speed at "30+" knots, there's a *lot* implied by that "+" and the Reagan is faster still (I'm told, anyway -- probably went to all carbon fiber interior to save weight).

JP

[Bill Verburg]

A little, this ones doing some surfing in an 80' schooner, me at the helm, 30' waves


This ones at a J24 regatta, we were first at the weather mark, brown boat, that's a 280 rugby player tring to get the spin halyard up the last few feet. The #s literally blew off the sail shortly after this was taken. Yes, we won the regatta

[Raynald]

Hello,
i am french canadian sailer, i have a C&C 27 1985
we sail on St-Laurent River the picture is in front of Quebec city
last week we park the boat on a trailer for the winter...
i have no chance for sailing all year long !!!
i will mist it !!

[724doorE]

George, 88-92 two plant M-div Chief Machinery Operator.. Pac-ex 89, West-Pac 90, Dry dock 91-92.

What squadron, I'll ask my dad which one he was a part of.

Yea JP, that + is kind of neat, but then everything military is subject to that.. Wouldn't want to tell the enemy exactly what we can do now would we , well not unless we're the news media!!

I will say this, we could run at flank speeds on one reactor and launch planes, soooo you can guestimate all you want, she's probably more limited by the dinosaur boats that try to keep up, No offense!!

BTW... max torque on shafts was 2.25 million ft-lbs per and that was to maintain an oil wedge between reduction gear teeth!!
Ahh for the days of endless watches and bottomless mugs (in port!!) , not that I'd care to know or remember anything like that

[stormcrow]

I've been at the Helm since 76. Started out with a 20 O'Day moved up to a 24' C & C & presently own a 30' C&C which docked on the gulf coast of Carrabelle, Fl.

In 78, my wife and I decided close up the house for the winter and gunkhole along the Gulf coast starting from Tampa heading south. Only instrument we had was a RDF and compass. Took four months of just relaxing. Came back north, sold everything and moved South and haven't looked back since.

Sailing is definitely a way to get away from the everyday stress to just relax. We head over to Dog Island on the weekend (that is when we can get down to the boat), drop the anchor and stay there until it's time head back on Sunday. Lots of times we are the only ones there - talk about having your own private beach.

Steve

[Bill Douglas]

If you are following the Louis Vuitton Americas Cup you may be interested in:


www.americascup.yahoo.com/

www.americascup.nzoom.com/

www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,0a7313,00.html

Have fun, Bill.

[arcsine]

and lets not forget

http://www.louisvuittoncup.yahoo.com/

[Matt Smith]

Well I wouldn't call myself a 'sailor', but I spend an awful lot of time on boats, including sailing boats.

I'm smack bang in the heart of America's Cup territory, so a lot of my work is out in the Hauraki Gulf where the boats are currently racing in New Zealand.

My work is mostly marine ecology and fisheries, although recently I've been doing invasive species surveys in the Gulf. I just so happened to be taking some samples last tuesday INSIDE the race course, which was pretty cool. We just had to stop our boat and watch (ie, within about 50 metres) of the startline, amoungst the flotilla of observing vessels.
Auckland truly is the City of Sails. If any of you Americans want to watch your cup stay firmly within the capable hands of the Kiwis, you're more than welcome to give me a call and I'll show you around the Cup Village and talk Porsches.......

[RazorRacer]

I sold my sailboat to get into racing. There could be a connection between p-cars and sailing. I don't like motor boats and I don't like rice cars.

[Laura-Hergesheimer MotorS]

I just recently started sailing (3 months) when I bought hubby a Cal 25 for putzin'. It was to get him away from the shop on the weekends we weren't at the race track. He had done some sailing before, I was just a inland powerboat owner. Quite a few friends and fellow racers are into sailing so it has worked out well. We keep it at Dana Point so we can go down after work and relax.

Typical Sailors/Porsche enthusiast; on the way home from Laguna Seca this weekend we stopped at Morelli Performance Sails in Ventura. Tony Morelli, brother of competitive sailor Gino, owns the place and races his Porsche in PCA and TCRA events. We had to talk about a new main sail, but also needed car stuff. Tony custom makes all of our mesh window nets for the race cars.

[pwd72s]

I hope Evren picks up on this thread. (I'll make sure he does)...
He's e mailed that he sails his boat in some of the most beautiful waters I've had the pleasure of being in...the Gulf of Fetiyeh, Southern Turkey. I've sailed there aboard an old '57' Gaff rigged ketch, also a few weeks in the Caribbean, same boat. Domestic sailing? For years, Cindy & I putted about a local reservoir "high lake" in our little 15' Mutineer...a planing dinghy, in very shifty winds, force and direction, can sure teach one to read the catspaws. The difference between sailing and swimming? Oh, about 20 seconds. Had to give up the dinghy a few years ago for medical reasons...and we sure miss her! From trailer to water was about 15 minutes...very easy to rig. Once, somebody from Eugene brought a J-24 to our little lake. Must have been a (reference to a female dog) to launch that fin keel there. It was with great delight that we smoked it! Local knowledge...plus it couldn't plane.

[wdarner]

Been a "boater" since I was 4 thanks to Dad. Went to Admiral Farragut Naval Academy summer camp at age 11 and learned to sail. On the Chesapeake I will take a power boat - little winds. On the Caribbean I need sails. We (the Six Amigos) have been bareboating in the Caribbean since the early '80's. 50'+ monos and 45'+ cats. Usually a berth available. Contact me if you want to go early next year. Favorite Caribbean island? Mustique.

[twin plugged targa]

I guess I have my fair share of salt in my veins!
I learnt to sale at 7yrs in cadet racing dinghy in S. England , then parents sold house and we lived on a 52 ketch for 3 yrs.
I then worked in Yacht Chandlery's (15yrs old) until my 1st job as a professional yachtsman at the age of 20yrs -in the Mediterranean.
I had my 1st Captains licence at the age of 23yrs (200grt) and upgraded it to 3000grt 4 years ago.
I am now 38yrs old and have never worked outside the yachting industry- ever!.
This industry is the only way for me to afford my porsches/lifestyle.
(hope to sign on one in the next few days!)
I have been windsurfing for 22 yrs and have done it in Maui, Aruba, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, and the Med, to name a few and have Cruised East Coast states, inc. great lakes and Canada, Carib. 3 transatlantics and western Mediterranean.
I am currently Captain of a 95' motor yacht and am overseeing the build of a new 130' motor yacht for the owner which will launch Feb. on the West coast to cruise back to the East coast and beyond!.
I also took up Kite surfing last weekend!
Now if you want a rush- try that!!
Sorry cannot include pics due to owner secrecy issues
regards Ben

[TopsailBeach]

Ahhh, yes.

Porsche 911's and fast sailboats--can they be any more alike and different?? Been sailing since I was 5 years old on everything from a Buzzard's Bay 50 (a Herreshoff transatlantic racer circa 1920) to a Force 5, and much in between. Power is power, whether it's from a 3.2l @ 6500 rpm that's tuned just right or from a tri-radial bullet-proof chute on a broad reach in 20+kts of breeze!

Add a little Jimmy Buffet, and where ever you go, there you are.

[Tyson Schmidt]

.......and the winner for "Gayest Sounding Thread Title on an Automotive Bulletin Board" is!...................

[CamB]

I can't believe it took this many posts for Tyson's one!!!

Hellooooo Sailor?

I too am in Auckland, and I watch the Louis Vuitton boats getting towed out across the water every morning (I'm lucky enough to see the harbour from my office). I'm even employed by a sponsor (I like to think its the bonus I'm not going to get paid which is sailing past).

But I'm not much of a sailor myself (family not into it).

All the well-heeled Porsche and sailing fanatics here should come down to NZ to watch - we need the tourist $$$$

[evren]

Great thread! Another reason to hang out on this BBS!..
I've been having offline discussions about sailing with pwd72s for quite a while now -- not surprising there are quite a few sailors out there I suppose...

We sail a 14m (~42') all wood, two-mast ketch, built in 1968. I'll try to dig up some photos to post. We keep her in the south of Turkey during the summer and Istanbul during the winter. Most of the time we just take her around the Aegean and the bay of Fethiye, but have also been to Greece a few times as well...

[targa6911s]

In case she counts, Iám one...
Also own a 30' here....

[RSupdate]

I guess I'm another yachtee as well....

Started racing Lido 14's in '65 (I was 7)
moved on to PHRF in '72
Won the Ensenada race overall in '74 (as crew)
sailed raced 1st Transpac in '77 (also raced in '79, '81, '83)
Raced in SORC in '80
Raced MORC in early 80's (got 2nd in class/4th o.a. in '86 nats)
Raced maxi uldb sleds in Mex races 85-91(LaPaz, Manzanillo,Cabo and Mazatlan, all total about 10 trips and several trophies)

All while racing my own J22 "Stray Cat" in between in local So Cal races, regularly beating up on boats 8-10' longer...got my PHRF Rating lowerd twice as a result !!! Owned the J22 for 11 yrs.

Got bored with sailing in '96, sold the J22......Took a 5 yr. hiatus to spend time raising my two kids, now 11 & 13....

Got back into it last year, now am racing a J80 here in So Cal......but now in between P-car fun tho..