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- wondersofwine - 08-08-2007
Check out this web link from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Racing-Sailing-Rainy-Day-Reading-and-Viewing/lm/R1LD1LVTC44Q6T/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full/104-4622754-6463910
- Kcwhippet - 08-08-2007
Where was that stuff years ago when I was more serious about racing? Nowadays we're more cruisers than racers, though we do enter about 6 or 8 races a year. Real, died-in-the-wool racers wouldn't pop a sparkler on the way out of the harbor, or open a bottle or two on the downwind legs.
- winophite - 08-08-2007
I didn't check the website, but guessing boat racing. I'm more landlocked thus land racing. Heading to Ky speedway for the IRL race sat evening, anyone else in the area? WP
- hotwine - 08-08-2007
The only racing I do is the 60-yd sprint to the winecellar between raindrops.
- winophite - 08-08-2007
wish we had some raindrops!
- winoweenie - 08-08-2007
In me younger years I raced sports cars and can assure you there was no way I'd touch even a heavily carbonated drink afore a race. Can see that drinking and driving laws have merit. WW
- Kcwhippet - 08-08-2007
We haven't hit another boat yet - or capsized.
- TheEngineer - 08-09-2007
I was in Vancouver last week and they had a bit of a regatta there at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, which also constituted I think part of the time trials for the US olympic team. I flew over the race in a single engine seaplane. What a sight to see. Dozens of boats all out in the bay.
- wondersofwine - 08-09-2007
WW, So you raced sports cars. That explains your driving habits and impatience with Amish buggies.
You also played jazz some didn't you? What else?
- winoweenie - 08-09-2007
Yeppo WOW and KC them sailer-thingies done' hit 160 mph so even in your "relaxed state" you have enough reaction time to avert the other boozers on the water.WW [img]http://wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]