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General Category => Galveston Bay Area Racing => Topic started by: Jim Powers on August 21, 2011, 06:05:39 PM

Title: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Jim Powers on August 21, 2011, 06:05:39 PM
GBCA sailors Karen, Dave and Scott in first place after Day One. Congratulations guys and keep it up!
http://www.clagettregatta.org/raceResults/2011/blindResults2011.php (http://www.clagettregatta.org/raceResults/2011/blindResults2011.php)
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on August 21, 2011, 06:39:06 PM
Must be all that beer she drank.

Fabulous.  Keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: dilast1 on August 21, 2011, 09:48:33 PM
Great Job Karen, Dave, and Scott ! 

Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DollFin on August 21, 2011, 10:19:21 PM
One day to go - it's tight, we're ahead by one point so we need to do really well tomorrow, especailly if there is a throw-out. I can't complain since this is my first time doing this! Dave, Scott and our fourth crew member Jim O'Loughlin have been awesome and I could not have asked for better team mates to put up with the rookie that I am!!

(Bee, unfortunately there is no drinking during the rqaces. Afterwards is another story!!) 8)
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: ChrisK on August 22, 2011, 08:48:23 AM
Excellent. Go fast!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on August 22, 2011, 02:05:43 PM
Looks to me like she kept on Chugging:

1st place after 9 races.  Are they done?  I see a throughout.  They gave up 3 points and are in 1st by 2.  Bullet in last race.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: MaryM on August 22, 2011, 03:51:11 PM
It's official - Team Penrose has won the Blind Sailing Nationals!! They are qualified for the World's in Japan.  Way to go Karen, James, Scott and Dave!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: ChrisK on August 22, 2011, 04:22:49 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Charles on August 22, 2011, 04:55:41 PM
Congratulations Karen, David and the rest of the crew.  That is quite an accomplishment.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on August 22, 2011, 07:14:41 PM
OK Babe, I owe you a nice Belgium Beer.  How about a very nice Chimay?
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on August 22, 2011, 07:50:08 PM
How bout a nice Belgium Beer for the entire crew?  Would that be good?
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DuaneB on August 22, 2011, 08:54:25 PM
Belgian beer is nice, but if she' s got my my vote for Yachtsman (sorry Karen) of the year.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Jim Powers on August 22, 2011, 09:37:09 PM
Congratulations to all of the crew for a great victory!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Leigh Ann on August 23, 2011, 06:38:29 AM
Congratulations Karen, Dave, Scott and Jim!!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on August 23, 2011, 11:01:05 AM
I'll vote for that.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DollFin on August 23, 2011, 11:10:23 AM
I'll take the beer and just nominate the boys for crew of the year. They deserve the real credit.
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Sailchick on August 23, 2011, 03:05:02 PM
Awesome Job to Karen + crew!!!!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: George E Cushing on August 23, 2011, 04:47:40 PM
Karen,

Congratulations and cheers to you and your crew. I admire your courage and conviction in pursuing this. What a thrill for you and all of us.

All the best,

George
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: BJSailor on August 23, 2011, 07:41:39 PM
Congrats Karen and crew!!!  There are a lot of folks around here that are proud of you.  Nicely done.  But, why did you wait till the last race ???
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DollFin on August 24, 2011, 12:48:35 AM
We were just trying to keep y'all in suspense!
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: ChrisK on October 08, 2011, 12:08:03 PM
Nice writeup on page 12 of HYC's Windjammer:

http://issuu.com/hyctx/docs/october_2011/1 (http://issuu.com/hyctx/docs/october_2011/1)
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DollFin on October 08, 2011, 04:27:05 PM
They took out my best quote. After thanking the crew and mentioning how David was my "talker", I said that he was also my other half and that racing is the only time he gets to tell me what to do! :)
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on October 08, 2011, 06:24:24 PM
and ... I still owe you that Belgian Beer.

Have to figure out how to do that.

Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: DollFin on October 08, 2011, 10:03:36 PM
Bee, bring some down to Port A?? :)
Title: Re: Blind Sailing Nationals
Post by: Bee on October 09, 2011, 07:31:20 AM
Sounds like a plan.