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One of my "battle scars" from the day (when boom meets nose!)

My body hurts, I'm covered with bruises, I have a bump on my head from an "up close and personal" moment with the boom... damn that was fun!!!

We're in Shoreacres, so that construction is making life interesting here!

Send me some free samples and I'd be happy to evaluate them!

Not giving up, just covering my bases. If I can't get enough practice time in on the helm before Saturday, I still want to be able to get out there!

Well, the cr@ppy weather has prevented us from getting out on the Soling for me to practice driving! Still gonna try if the weather starts cooperating, but if not... anyone need crew??

I may try for it... not sure yet, but trying to learn how to drive the old Soling well enough by next week that David can coach me through the race... we'll see. If I do, well, it will be an adventure.

Quote from: Kevin Bednar on August 25, 2010, 11:48:24 PM
Plain white bagels work wonders.  If you think you might get sick keep your stomach a little busy digesting something.

>I thought you were going to say "they taste just the same coming up as they do going down" 

Quote from: BJSailor on August 24, 2010, 07:24:53 PM
Avoid staring straight down at the water or the winch in front of you

I would beg to differ just a little bit when there are lifelines involved. I had my first experience of being seasick while sailing fairly recently. We were in fairly choppy water and trying to look at the horizon was NOT working because I was sitting on the rail and the lifelines were in my line of sight to the horizon. The axis of the lifelines and horizon constantly going against each other just made things worse, and looking down at the water was actually much better for me in that case. Just as long as you can fill your field of vision with SOME sort of constant, stable image with nothing opposing it is a good thing.
 

Quote from: Eric713 on August 24, 2010, 05:43:36 PM
Now that's disgusting!

You've obviously never been to a Jimmy Buffett concert! 

Bonine. Non-drowsy form of Darmamine, that I've used a few times and works really well.


Pssst, the Mark Twain quote (a personal favorite of mine) should read; ?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?

Trink, I love the composition on a lot of your photos! Very artistic!!

Was that where Saturday night's shrimp dinner came from??

We've used David Suba for years and highly recommend him. 832 693-6585

Ride found, thanks!!