[Rhodes22-list] Ed - clarification and Americas Cup

[TN Rhodey]

Ed.

I was going to respond to your email and I hit delete instead of send....my
trash is emptied but I do think my earlier email had a typo/error. My email
should have said the pres could play politics and force the VP out. I think
this is what you were asking....my point was that the VP has many bosses and
both the House and the Senate play a part in the impeachment process.

Anyone watch the America's Cup race today? Awesome.....NZ had some big screw
ups and there were many passes. I wouldn't mention results in case anyone is
watching replay later today. At NZ approached the leeward mark they messed
up the spinnaker drop. First just  prior to dropping the spinnaker the NZ
fore deck guy was tossed overboard and somehow hung on to a line (not sure
which one) and was suspended just above water line. He pulled him self back
aboard. He actually never hit the water! So then they have a problem with
Spinnaker  down haul and the fore deck crew had to grab the sail and pull
down. Well it was a huge mess and the sail starting going over the side. At
one point it looked like half the crew was messing with the spinnaker. The
sheets and sail were fouled in what looked  the leeward jib block. The
spinnaker could not be stowed below decks and they were working hard to free
spinnaker sheets. So picture the jib set for upwind beat and somehow part of
the spinnaker and spinnaker lines became snarled in jib block. Anyway NZ
tacked with the fouled spinnaker and sheets all over the foredeck. They
could not free the spinnaker sheets and eventually had to tack again and
they finally cut spinnaker sheets to free the sail.

Wally