[Rhodes22-list] Yacht Club

[Wally Buck]

It has been a little more than a year since I slipped my R22 at Blue Springs 
Marina. Several of the Yacht Club members have asked me to join the yacht 
club but I never got around to it. Well last weekend they had a party that I 
attended. I finally decided to join Horizon Yacht Club. It is very swanky, 
expensive, and quite exclusive (not really it is in TN!) and I needed to 
find a sponsor. After much controversy I was voted in. I only need to come 
up with the steep yearly dues. After writing  the Purser a check for $150 it 
was official.

Link to Blue Springs -
http://www.bluespringsmarina.com/

I was quite proud to learn that my boat is considered to be one of the most 
sailed boats in the marina. They race the first Saturday of every month and 
have regattas with other clubs in the area. There are several that are 
serious (J24 & J80) but most are just looking for fun. Most of the boats are 
in the 27 to 35 foot range and usually don’t have a full crew. It is usally 
about 10 boats total, not a big group.

So I need to get a boom vang to improve sail shape. I am thinking of using 
the same bail that was provided by GB for mast hoist. I can attach the bail 
at the bottom of the mast. I am going to experiment using the vang I made 
for my Bantam.

Wally


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