Re: mailing lists changes for the better ?

["kurt weiser" <kurt (at) n2boating.com>]

 Hello everyone, 

I would like to concur with Dave Buckley's opinion.
I am new to laser sailing, I got a '74 from my brother in law who'd had it leaning up against his house for 10 years.  (Yes, it has a nice fat beautiful mahogany centerboard, which I have had to repair splits in twice.. I wonder if it still fits through the "template" with three coats of marine varnish on it.)  

I have had the boat out maybe 15-20 times now, and am getting to the point - thanks partly to Lanie's boat handling advice - where I can gybe it without getting dunked.  Needless to say I am not a threat on the racecourse...

Where would I be without the advice that I have gotten from this list?  It has helped me hugely with information on handling as well as maintenence for my old boat.  Please don't take away a resource which is a very good form of outreach for the ILCA.  


Regards,


Kurt Weiser

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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:28:55   Dave Buckley wrote:
>Greetings,  I'd like to address the talk of ILCA members mailing list
>vs. non-members.
>In short, don't change. This a vote from a past member, present
>non-member, and (if my luck
>changes from bad to good) future member.
>I recognize this discussion has been addressed from persons of stature
>within the ILCA.
>I have to agree with Eric Robbins' assesment because I'm living it. At
>present, my only
>contact with the sport I love is thru this mailing list. I own an old
>Laser, 71728, a '78~ '79
>vintage. I launch from a ramp which leeds into a river, just around the
>corner from the ocean of New Hampshire and Maine. Sailing in such waters
>(see cold, large
>waves, hidden rocks) alone would be enough to scare any life insurance
>salesrep. Because of
>this, I've reinforced critical areas of the boat, not to make it faster,
>rather safer. This work has,
>by ILCA regulations recently explained by Fred, created a boat listed as
>'other than a laser'.
>Much of my racing has been curtailled due to my wife's (& mine) wishes
>to save for a 1st house.
>This year, 1999, was to be the year I get back on the popular District 7
>circuit. That dream was
>ended when I was involved in a car wreck not of my fault. Suffering from
>whiplash, I refocused
>on hoping to attent the last regattas.  Two weeks later, a neighbor's
>dead tree fell on my boat.
>The boat is in need of repair from a well equiped fiberglass shop. The
>damage is too extensive
>for me to repair without proper tools. In order to have it repaired,
>I'll need to bring it to a shop.
>As mentioned before, my car with its towing hitch was totalled. So it
>may be some time before
>I can get the boat to a shop with the used car I've purchased.
>To recap, I'd like to go back to Laser racing. I'd like to re-join the
>ILCA. I'd like to see my
>laser buddies again. But first, I need to pay for repairs to a boat
>which isn't a Laser anymore.
>How am I to explain to my wife that I've paid for the repair to the boat
>which was tossed out of a
>regatta for being an 'illegal' boat which is part of a class I've
>rejoined to race. Sounds like alot
>of good money going bad. Simple answer. Buy another Laser! Aaaahhhhh
>which needs to be
>bullet proofed to sail in such dangerous waters. Such bullet proofing
>makes it 'other than a Laser'.
>Next answer, buy another boat and don't sail it. There's than good to
>bad money thing again.
>I care enough about the class to want to contribute but the walls this
>discussion is biulding makes
>me consider getting out of Lasers all together.
>Suggestions on how to get out of this mess are appreciated.
>P.S. Shevy, if this flies in the face of good lasering, feel free to
>remove all contents of articles written
>by me regarding fiberglass repairs on your web site.
>P.S.S. I'm addressing this discussion by putting myself in the position
>of being thrown out of any
>future regattas for anyone sailing 71728. Would you?
>Best sailing... Dave Buckley
>
>
>
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