tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post1820315975432262079..comments2023-09-21T01:36:33.575-07:00Comments on Time on the Water: Taking It in the Shorts Four Different WaysDoc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-65121351212409640712013-06-21T12:08:28.209-07:002013-06-21T12:08:28.209-07:00What I heard was that on Taxi, they were swapping ...What I heard was that on Taxi, they were swapping sails up and down so quickly that someone eventually hoisted one w/o any sheets attached!DB Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912311299981395050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-81437698398219399382013-06-20T17:13:51.643-07:002013-06-20T17:13:51.643-07:00Comparing notes in the bar with other sailors was ...Comparing notes in the bar with other sailors was very reassuring: everyone was totally freaked out by these paranormal conditions. On the water I wondered at times if my rudder shaft was stripped. Was my rudder turned 90º when the steering wheel indicated that it should be pointing parallel to the stem of the boat? And coming back into the harbor the engine sounded weird. So I asked my diver to Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-54707932546172264542013-06-20T10:33:33.455-07:002013-06-20T10:33:33.455-07:00Not too badly? It took Doc more than 2 hours to sa...Not too badly? It took Doc more than 2 hours to sail a course shorter than 4 miles! Y'all should have stayed in the bar with us and watch baseball. Vladimir Shpunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711612100691267659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-69035356388653542832013-06-20T08:46:40.653-07:002013-06-20T08:46:40.653-07:00We dropped out. You didn't do too badly. With ...We dropped out. You didn't do too badly. With 15 boats in the race, you corrected out to 9th place. There were 5 of us DNF-ers!Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653269708108703425noreply@blogger.com