http://www.limpetracing.com The Ongoing Adventures of a San Juan 21 Sailboat Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:57:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I realize that this post is about a year late, but I have been sitting on the experience trying to come to terms with my dismal performance… Since winning the NOOD I finally feel I have the energy to post what I wrote shortly after the July 10-12th 2008 ... http://www.limpetracing.com/san-juan-21-western-nationals-2008/42   Well the time came to see if project PAY would pay off at the Seattle NOODs.  Last year I was dead last in the working sails boats at the NOOD never placing better than 5th in a 10 boat fleet over 10 races despite the fact that I flew spinnaker ... http://www.limpetracing.com/2009-seattle-nood/41   The second step in project “Perfection Attained Yachting” a.k.a Project PAY cost me a bit more than phase one as it involved ordering a beautiful set of new Doyle sails from Mark Weinheimer of NC.  Truth be told the $1200+ I spent on new sails from Mark was not far from ... http://www.limpetracing.com/project-pay-part-2/40   Ok... It is time to face facts.  Sailboat racing is not exactly compatible with the insane schedule of a young family and a career in technology.  In a few years I can drag my kids along as crew, but it has become as clear as the reflection in the Americas ... http://www.limpetracing.com/project-pay/39 I have always bruised easily.  When I played football in school I took a certain pride in the monstrous blooms of crimson and purple which would spread across my body like so many bubonic jellyfish pulsing just below the surface of my skin.  It didn’t take long to realize that the ... http://www.limpetracing.com/red-striped-and-bruised/38 The Repair season that is.  As usual Limpet has a list of issues longer than January in Juneau.  Owning a classic yacht is a labor of love with joyous returns for every minute invested.  .  .  or at least that’s what I have been told, I really wouldn’t know.  Owning ... http://www.limpetracing.com/tis-the-season/37 I never had training wheels on my bike as a kid.  I went strait from a tricycle to a two wheeler with a little courage, quite a few scraped knees, and my dad spending hours running up and down Creso lane holding the back of my seat.  At some point ... http://www.limpetracing.com/wwwd-what-would-wooglin-do/36 I know that it has been quite some time between postings here on LimpetRacing.  It is not from lack of amazing experiences I have had this summer.  I had a couple great cruising adventures with Limpet, and attended the San Juan Western Nationals in Coos Bay Oregon.  I will undoubtedly ... http://www.limpetracing.com/san-juan-21-sailing-lesson/35 On the second day of NOODs I was the last boat on the water and the first into the marina.  The delicate balance of managing family obligations and campaigning a sailboat tipped in favor of the family, and I missed the last two starts of the day.  Despite that Saturday ... http://www.limpetracing.com/san-juan-21s-at-the-noods-continued%e2%80%a6/34   The National Offshore & One Design Regatta (NOOD) made its first ever date in Seattle this past weekend for three of the most beautiful days of sailing this city has experienced in a long time.  Even better was the fact that the San Juan 21s managed to bring 10 boats ... http://www.limpetracing.com/san-juan-21s-in-the-nood/33