Racing Improves the Breed - Part III - The End?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:15 am
Ho hum - well, I tried. I'm a tad underwhelmed by your enthusiasm for pitting your sailing skills, together with your prides and joy, against the inferior abilities and tubs of the other denizens of these fora. I am sure that each and every one of you gets pleasure in outsailing total strangers up the Kyles of Bute and/or the Sound of Mull or are at least able to generate totally valid excuses for being left behind. But I don't seem to have sparked many of you to join in when the other boats actually know who you are.
The response to my offer of competitive sailing seems to be a massive 4 in favour of Oban (with Nick changing the date to 4/5th September) and 1 (other than me) in favour of the Clyde. My choice of 11/12th September for Oban was purely selfish based on the assumption that I was going to be transiting the Caledonian Canal by 19th September (when my book of free tickets runs out) so the weekend before while heading north made sense. An offer of a free mooring for a week might encourage me!
Basically, it doesn't seem worth the effort for only 4 of you, and apart from Nick I don't know who the others are. If you feel strongly, please PM me to beg me to continue, otherwise, I regret, that it ain't going to happen. I will be at WHYW so if you are there gie's a shout and if you're in Class 7, may the best boat win.
The response to my offer of competitive sailing seems to be a massive 4 in favour of Oban (with Nick changing the date to 4/5th September) and 1 (other than me) in favour of the Clyde. My choice of 11/12th September for Oban was purely selfish based on the assumption that I was going to be transiting the Caledonian Canal by 19th September (when my book of free tickets runs out) so the weekend before while heading north made sense. An offer of a free mooring for a week might encourage me!
Basically, it doesn't seem worth the effort for only 4 of you, and apart from Nick I don't know who the others are. If you feel strongly, please PM me to beg me to continue, otherwise, I regret, that it ain't going to happen. I will be at WHYW so if you are there gie's a shout and if you're in Class 7, may the best boat win.