Labor Day was always one last chance to sail as
fast as you could around Herring Island and back
to the club and see how, if at all, your handicap
helped you against the faster boats. For years and
years, E-scows would win line honors and also
on corrected time until the dreaded Hobies came
to town. The game would change forever.
This was one of the few times that not only were
there more than two crew aboard, but I could also
sneak a hand drag over the gunwhale without being
made to walk the plank. The Bay races concluded
two days earlier, and it was a matter of weeks before
the fall series would begin. I may want to feel that
water one more time.
Labor Day is a long way away pal!
ReplyDeleteThat one was. But if labor means work, then tomorrow is just around the corner. And it's one of the most dreaded days in the foodservice industry I might add.
DeleteV-Day is a dreaded day? Why is that?
DeleteGreat pix of the Penguin. Back in the day I sailed Nr 5844 and still have Nr 7072 upside down in the garage.
ReplyDeleteDiaristwoman refuses to go out to eat on two days of the year. One is Valentine's Day and the other is Mother's Day. She points out that the best places are packed, the patrons are rarely on their best behaviour and the restaurant staff are totally stressed out. We'll maybe try Oyster Creek at some point over the following weekend. By then the love birds will be gone and the wait staff's stress curves will have returned to base line.
George, don't go on Saturday; they're closed for a private party. For Friday and Sunday there looks to be some residual VD business expected, according to their special menu offerings.
DeleteLike George and his wife, we've been making certain holidays moveable feasts, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd now that we're retired, we can also 'reschedule' midweek when things are even quieter and you can linger over your wine.
We celebrated Valentines Day by going out to lunch yesterday. Our chosen eating hole wasn't at all busy, and the staff were relaxed and friendly. The food was deliciously prepared and we didn't have to wait long for it.
ReplyDeleteBy Hobies, can I assume you mean Hobie Cat. Where they faster than the E-scows and how do they (Hobies) compare to a Laser?
ReplyDeleteYes, M, Hobie Cats were consistently faster than E scows, except on a screaming reach with the spinnaker flying. Lasers are some of the fastest single-handed dinghies, but no match for most multihulls.
DeleteThe only sail boat I ever sailed was a Hobie Cat. It was at a resort in Jamaica and I got about ten minutes of verbal instruction and a "don't worry" from my wife who spent at least 10 years of her life sailing at summer camps in upper N.Y. I loved it and I was not half bad at it (nor was I half good).
ReplyDeleteWhat I have gleamed from this blog is that lasers are the dinghy of choice, so why are they more desirable than a H.C.
Hobie cats and Lasers and all sorts of other boats are fun. What is more or less desirable is purely a personal decision. Sometimes you just sail a boat that everybody else in your neck of the woods sails because it's more fun to race with a lot of like-minded folk. Sometimes you sail a boat that's there on the beach in Jamaica because it's there on the beach in Jamaica. Sometimes you sail a boat because it's easy. Sometimes you sail a boat because it's hard. Sometimes you sail a boat because it's amazing. If it's amazing, it won't be easy. If it's easy, it won't be amazing. If it's worth it, you won't give up. If you give up, you're not worthy.
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