D Parker wrote:
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>> "Garry Beattie" <gjbeattie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "D Parker" <nospamozskipper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Yeh.. at least cats are exciting to watch.
>>>>
>>>> DP
>>> I have often wondered why they do not have a cat division for the
Sydney
>>> to Hobart.
>>>
>>> Now THAT would be interesting to watch.
>> Old school tradition at the CYCA is the main reason. The only cats the
>> CYCA like are the photographers boat a Shark Cat and those ugly charter
>> boats on the harbour that take 200 people to watch the start.
>>
>> Also there would be instant embarrasment for all the old salts as their
>> records get smashed by madmen on Graingers and the like.
>>
>> They have tried other things in the past though.. Remember the
>> Superyachts. That was a spectacle. but not great TV.
>>
>> It would be good to see something like Playstation and her sister cats
>> having a run south though. In fact, with the hobart fleet dwindling
>> somewhat since 98, it may be a choice the CYCA might have to make
>> eventually.
>>
>> DP
>
> Hmmm,, I might try and enter the hobie next year... feel like coming
along
> for the ride?
>
> If you skipper one hull and I skipper the other we may just be able to
get
> around the rules. What do you think?
>
> Accomodation may be a little cramped, so we best sleep on deck. Cooking
may
> also be a slight issue, but if we pack a few vegimite sangas and mars
bars
> we should get by. Ablutions will have to be done of the back of the
boat. If
> we time it right we should be able to get Number ones out easily between
> crests. Number twos would be best held onto for a couple of days.
>
> We would easily take out the record for the smallest boat, plus we will
> hammer the Sydney 38s etc. Not sure how we would go against the maxis.
But
> on a LWL handincap we will smash em.. So... Whos in?
>
> DP
>
>
Well if you can have a diesel driven keel its worth another go at
getting that by the officials. But don't do it for the smallest boat
record - I think Michael Blackburn has the distinction, in his Laser...
and welcome to it.
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