[Rhodes22-list] Wally, Did You Go Sailing?

[Wally Buck]

Lucky you Bill, it sure was a nice day. What a weekend forecast! Quite a 
contrast to the news.

Wally


>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wally, Did You Go Sailing?
>Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:38:00 -0400
>
>I stole a couple of hours out on the lake yesterday.  Wind was fairly light
>(as compared to Tuesday's remnants of Katrina) and shifty, but there were
>gusts enough to dip the rail several times.  I really just went out there
>to relax and experiment with sail trim.  When I looked back behind me, I
>noticed another sailboat bearing down on me.  I felt like I was being
>pursued by pirates.
>
>Ah hell....I couldn't let the challenge go unanswered so I sheeted in and
>concentrated on boat speed.  We were beating up the lake and the other boat
>matched me tack for tack.  I noticed it was a Helms 27.  Oh well, maybe I
>could hold him off.  With each tack the Helms gained a little, but by and
>large I was holding it off pretty well.  Then a few gusts hit and I was
>apparently able climb the puffs to windward better than the Helms and
>started pulling away!  He finally tacked away, conceding the unspoken
>challenge.  I felt proud to have held off a Helms 27 in my Rhodes22.  Great
>boats, these Rhodes.
>
>I'm looking forward to the fall racing season.
>
>Bill Wickman
>
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