tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post5912223764724014346..comments2024-01-08T18:04:52.198-08:00Comments on EVK4 SuperBlog: Which way is up? The Crash explained. Sort of.EVK4http://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-64663780088407902942011-11-10T09:20:01.338-08:002011-11-10T09:20:01.338-08:00Hey I've been reading your blog for a while no...Hey I've been reading your blog for a while now, and I wanted to ask your advice on a matter. I've been buying my boating supplies almost exclusively from The Sportsman's Guide and their <a href="http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/sitemap/boating-and-fishing.aspx?d=116" title="Boating and Fishing supplies" rel="nofollow"> boating</a> section. Do you have any dealer you prefer or have had good experiences with? I think SG is a pretty good dealer, but I'm no expert. Anyway if you have a chance I would love to get your opinion, thanks in advance and keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-88273243216373072942010-08-15T14:50:31.780-07:002010-08-15T14:50:31.780-07:00Very topical comment O Docker. I spent a few hours...Very topical comment O Docker. I spent a few hours yesterday installing a wine locker on my Laser. Life is good.<br /><br />Verification word: anestor. Ane meens one in Scottish. Hence anestore is a place to store one bottle of Scotch. My Laser one bottle wine locker would work for Scotch too.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-22698834051619709572010-08-13T09:40:05.019-07:002010-08-13T09:40:05.019-07:00Pat, you're right, Lasers are different than C...Pat, you're right, Lasers are different than Catalina 30's.<br /><br />On the Catalina, stability vanishes when you empty the wine locker.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-58591827049840283892010-08-13T08:53:29.717-07:002010-08-13T08:53:29.717-07:00ps - all joking aside, excellent account of The Cr...ps - all joking aside, excellent account of The Crash. Exciting & scary. Thanks!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-75164843389768004852010-08-13T05:57:10.352-07:002010-08-13T05:57:10.352-07:00Angle of vanishing stability? Stability? Does not ...Angle of vanishing stability? Stability? Does not compute. What's stability got to do with Laser sailing? My boat's not stable. I'm not stable. Stables are for horses.<br /><br />Verification word: comenti. I comment therefore I am.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-72515259187319175982010-08-12T22:15:45.784-07:002010-08-12T22:15:45.784-07:00They need the cushions for the naps, right?They need the cushions for the <a href="http://odock.blogspot.com/2010/03/blogger-in-repose.html" rel="nofollow">naps,</a> right?bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-79288610956316805142010-08-11T21:56:15.786-07:002010-08-11T21:56:15.786-07:00Lasers have angle of vanishing stability (AVS) of ...Lasers have angle of vanishing stability (AVS) of maybe something like 95 degrees. I'm also guessing that the Catalina 30 has an AVS of maybe around 125 degrees. <br /><br />The difference between these should give y a notion of your margin of safety or time to react if you have a Laser sailor on the helm of a Catalina 30.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-36306682704289622502010-08-11T02:12:27.741-07:002010-08-11T02:12:27.741-07:00Pat you have given me a Gestalt moment:
1. Once a...Pat you have given me a Gestalt moment:<br /><br /><i>1. Once a Laser sailor, always a Laser sailor.<br />2. There are two kinds of sailors: Laser sailors and non-Laser sailors.<br />3. Not all my people on my boat are Laser sailors.</i><br /><br />Now I am clear and understanding why there is conflict within my crew!Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-51356602762254300092010-08-10T17:19:18.244-07:002010-08-10T17:19:18.244-07:00Capsizing isn't so bad. But if you get a Laser...Capsizing isn't so bad. But if you get a Laser sailor on your big boat, watch out when they try to bring your boat into the "normally inverted position".Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-89867562360412620352010-08-07T09:32:32.305-07:002010-08-07T09:32:32.305-07:00Laser sailors capsize because it's just their ...Laser sailors capsize because it's just their way of going to the head without making it obvious to every one in sight.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-15086300865152828062010-08-06T18:45:03.176-07:002010-08-06T18:45:03.176-07:00We Laser sailors turn the boat on its side all the...We Laser sailors turn the boat on its side all the time. I never understood why big boat sailors think that this common maneuver is such a big deal. Thanks for explaining it to me. It's all because you might lose the cushions. We don't have cushions on Lasers. Thank you.<br /><br />I think I'll go to bed now.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-22223648324417276492010-08-06T17:19:04.939-07:002010-08-06T17:19:04.939-07:00Well, this post clears up one thing for me.
I'...Well, this post clears up one thing for me.<br /><br />I've always wondered why sailing schools have you practice cushion overboard drills so much. I would have thought it unlikely that a cushion might go overboard, since no one ever assigns a cushion to do foredeck.<br /><br />But here you were, fearlessly challenging all that a third of the Pacific Ocean could throw at you, and damned if you didn't need to use those cushion overboard recovery skills.<br /><br />Well done!<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.com