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Anyone else arriving Tuesday evening at Providence airport, interested in splitting cab fare to Marion?
email pk@well.com or call my shoe phone, 510-219-8106.
Buy new socks with fresh anti-bacterial action to reduce foot odor. As much as I oppose the widespread use of anti-bacterial additives, it makes sense on an ocean race. Also, new socks slide on and off quicker, and new socks and underwear give the...
I like the rotating watch also.
This will be my first Bermuda race, but I've sailed 15 Hawaii races (2,000 miles each) and have evolved a fairly elaborate "volleyball rotation" watch system. My version uses variable time intervals and an on-standb...
This group is looking for a willing host!
This site will offer advice on how to put a crew together, how to divide up responsibilities, set a watch schedule and what a crew might expect from a captain and vice-versa.
Hosted by Henry Marx.
This group will offer advice on race safety in general and safety equipment necessary for the race.
In the obscure safety tips department:
If you are using a police whistle as your sound signal, remember to put it in your mouth upside-down (with the opening on the bottom) to let the water drain out.
For the electronic division, I highly recommend the GRIB (gridded binary) files provided by saildocs.com. These are free and available to all boats with even a low-bandwidth email link, so I think these are allowed under racing rule 41c.
The SailM...
I'm on the same flight!
Southwest 2893, arriving Providence at 6:15 on Tuesday, June 16.
Hal, does "will be sailing to Marion" mean "sailing from Providence to Marion" or "Sailing instead of flying?"
If you're on the flight, look for me in the ...
I generally carry a small waterproof VHF in my PFD pocket while racing, along with a strobe, a flashlight and a whistle when offshore.
For this race I considered upgrading to a personal MOB beacon or EPIRB, but after a lot of shopping I went a di...
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- At 8:28pm on June 7, 2009,
Hal Moore said…
- Paul,
good to hear from you..however, I am going by water with the boat that I am racing with from Annapolis...so I have cancelled my ticket on Southwest.
Profile Information
- What body of water do you primarily sail from?
- San Francisco Bay
- Home Yacht or Sailing Club?
- Cal Sailing Club
- If you own a boat, what kind of boat is it? If you are crew and have a steady gig, what kind of boat is it?
- Merit 25
- Do you plan to sail in the 2009 Marion-Bermuda Race?
- Yes
- In considering competing in the race (whether for the first or tenth time) what do you consider the biggest challenge?
- Getting the time-off to prepare and sail
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