Boat Forum / Sailing / May 2007

As I write there's a 64 (or 65) foot boat sinking off Haulover Beach.
 The CG has rescued all 5 POB's.  The helicopter shot shows the bow
sticking up - it looks like a sailboat with twin anchors, but its hard
to say what it is.  The seas are relatively calm, and apparently its

Would people care to recommend their preferred wap weather forecasting
site?
I use weatheronline.co.uk "marine weather" and it's literally never
right.

Any URSers doing it this year? I am.
I'm told that entries are ahead of last year's pace at this stage, despite
the debacle over the start times last year. Island Sailing Club did a good
job of damage limitation by admitting their faults, having a proper

Anybody remember a subscriber who used to post here under the name of
MacDiarmid? If I recall correctly, his real name was Dr. Trevor
Artingstoll and he was a political genius. He used to post things that
usually caused a row. The last I heard was he was purchasing a large

Problem with the black on black Exige Sport.  The delay for that color may
be more than I'm willing to accept.  I can have any of several other
colors--orange, silver, dark blue, etc.--if I want the car sooner.  Decision
time.

SuperSeal Duct Butter is a good thing to carry on board your sailboat.
http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/15526/1
Buy a couple cans and, at the time of purchase, also buy about 20 feet
of plastic tubing that will fit the nozzle on the can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXuzy0k9mZQ&mode=related&search=
Wilbur Hubbard

BB reminded me that you're an eye Dr.  How about a freebie?
Last Friday a piece of rust hit my eye, even though I was
wearing safety glasses. I believe it bounced out right away,
but the next day it was all red and very, very sore.

When you go cruising into jurisdictions other than the United States?

For round trip from Galveston to S. America. Must have passport, must
have been, or hold current USCG licence and have documented time
aboard a sailboat. Depart early July return early August (weather
permitting). May turn into a full time gig with much more earning

Newsgroup readers may be wondering why many regulars are missing.
Anyone using Tiscali as their ISP will have been unable to access
newsgroups via Outlook express for nearly a fortnight now. Tiscali
admit it is their problem, but seem to be not dealing with it.

Hey Rob - Are you gonna take Thomas to NYC for Fleet Week? He'd
probably love to walk around on some of those big boats. They will
have all sorts of demonstrations including helicopters and staged
rescue missions.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070528090003.xafs5doi&show_article=1
Happy holidays, Oz!  Have a gay old time. Bwahahahhahahahahahahahahah!
Wilbur Hubbard

They love ASA.. Viewed by thousands every week!
I posted some pics of my portholes for the regulars here at asa.
Over 2,429 view this week!  WTF?
And most of the regulars had no comments ;0(

I have been wanting a hobie cat and a guy sent me an email about one
he was selling it need some TLC. What do you Hobie owners think of
this and how much it would cost to bring it back to life.
This is his email.