tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post114115968641518321..comments2024-01-08T18:04:52.198-08:00Comments on EVK4 SuperBlog: New Running RiggingEVK4http://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-1141183529273784412006-02-28T19:25:00.000-08:002006-02-28T19:25:00.000-08:00Holy cow-after 12 months I can finally participate...Holy cow-after 12 months I can finally participate in one of these conversations.<BR/><BR/>Blackbeard was way more of a badass than Bluebeard. Bluebeard killed his wives-not too manly. Blackbeard, on the other hand, stuck lit candles in his beard prior to battling other swarthy pirates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-1141167153582034022006-02-28T14:52:00.000-08:002006-02-28T14:52:00.000-08:00Anonymous, don't get me wrong, I still go to WM bu...Anonymous, don't get me wrong, I still go to WM but only for immediate needs. But there is something satisfying about going in and looking and handling the block that I'm going to buy elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>I think they realize that powerboaters are a better market because very few of these guys actually know what sailboat bits are.<BR/><BR/>With your sextant skills, I can't imagine you ever needed an RDF...someday I'll write about our approach to Bermuda after 3 days of cloudy skies and your incredible accuracy on when I'd first see that lighthouse. Incredible.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-1141166929580131112006-02-28T14:48:00.000-08:002006-02-28T14:48:00.000-08:00Adrift, you can bet your bottom dollar they'll not...Adrift, you can bet your bottom dollar they'll notice. One of my idiosyncrasies is that after every race, I quiz my crew. First, they draw straws to see who's "it", then I blindfold that person and spin them around in the cockpit once for every boat that finished in front of us.<BR/><BR/>That person is then set free to perform a difficult manouver (for example a gybe-set) while blindfolded, being pelted with objects from the rest of the crew, and answering my pop-quiz. Examples of the questions:<BR/>1. what color is the port jib sheet?<BR/>2. in 25 words or less, why is Bluebeard more of a bad-ass than Blackbeard?<BR/>3. who's in charge of the boomvang uphill?<BR/><BR/>They put up with this because they know they can't get back to land without me. And it makes them better sailors.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-1141165832920446222006-02-28T14:30:00.000-08:002006-02-28T14:30:00.000-08:00A very long time ago I lived in New Jersey, and th...A very long time ago I lived in New Jersey, and the place you call "Worst Marine" was a one-store mail order chandler out in California. Try as I might, I could not find lower prices than theirs for such varied items as compass, anchor and rode, fenders,<BR/>docking lines, sheets, and a RDF, which was the high-tech nav instrument of the 1950's. How times change!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-1141164649996415622006-02-28T14:10:00.000-08:002006-02-28T14:10:00.000-08:00Mauri Pro Sailing has some really good prices. De...Mauri Pro Sailing has some really good prices. Defender is also quite good. I don't think that your crew will notice the color coding unless you point it out specifically. Sailing season is fast approaching... let's all get ready... Some of us don't have the luxury of living as far south as others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com