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Messages - Kevin Bednar

#46
General Discussion / Re: Best weather report?
July 09, 2010, 01:17:06 AM
Quote from: thomas on July 08, 2010, 07:56:43 PM
why do you even question why someone is asking for help. why not just help, or go the hell on about your business? oh, you're trying to be helpful?  thanks for your offer of a solution but please, don't bother, I found the solution I was seeking, there's a f_____g sensor on top of the damn bridge. ok, so it doesn't work right now so i guess I'll just do without the information I need while i do everything you suggested i do, and drop all the other conflicting priorities I have even though all i f_____g really would like to do is a little dingy sailing after driving an hour and a half to get there. i don't understand someone not willing to help someone out, especially when it is no sweat off their ass as in this case. maybe your ass is sweating a lot contemplating all the damn people and their entitlements (I've been worrying about that too), and you really can't spare any more sweat and don't want to risk another drop. you know, I'd pretty much give you or whoever the shirt off my back if you actually asked me for it, and i would feel good that I helped another person. perhaps you and I are different in that sense. I take a particular pleasure in being able to do something for someone to help them along the path they're on after spending lots of years not giving a f_____g rats ass and taking from people around me. I'm sure you could teach me a lot about weather and sailing and judging by your response to my post, I suspect there a few things I could teach you as well. it's a good thing the majority of the sailors I have met at the GBCA don't come across like your response. the GBCA as a whole would be a lot less of a decent organization otherwise.

Thomas, you've stepped way beyond the bounds of common courtesy here.  Please do not force me to ban your account.  
#47
General Discussion / Re: The meaning of karma
June 18, 2010, 11:14:56 PM
No.
#48
This thread is for posting information specific to this year's race to Veracruz.  It's stickied to the top of the forum and open to anyone who'd like to post comments about the race.
#51
Galveston Bay Area Racing / Re: Icicle Series
December 14, 2009, 06:42:53 PM
New instructions are up at old location;

http://www.gbca.org/isinst.html
#52
Uploaded and ready for viewing;

http://www.gbca.org/calendar.html

You might need to refresh your browser to see it.
#53
Quote from: jayhefty on October 04, 2009, 08:04:25 PM
my experience with B-Sailing Club is great. Alan is patient with the crew(spouses), he encourages racing. Which is in my opinion the best way to learn anything more than the vocabulary.  he will give you more time than you really need.  The j-80 is very stable and easy for a novice to 1 and 1/2 hand sail.  jmho if this sounds to commercial.

I agree completely with Jay.  Alan Bates and B-Sailing are a great way to go.

http://www.bsailing.com/
#54
Quote from: ChrisK on October 05, 2009, 09:15:32 AM
Congrats to Stinger!

The GBCA boats hauled in some silver this year.


Thanks Chris.  GBCA is The Place to Race...   ;D
#55
Galveston Bay Area Racing / Re: Rum Race 8 Results
September 15, 2009, 06:13:29 PM
Series results and summary are now posted;

http://www.gbca.org/results.html

#56
Galveston Bay Area Racing / Re: Rum Race 7 Results
September 01, 2009, 02:02:53 PM
Thanks, and I guess I shoot my mouth off too much..  ;D
#57
Galveston Bay Area Racing / Re: Rum Race 6 Results
August 29, 2009, 03:04:13 PM
Just in time for Today's race...

RR 6 Results have been posted and Series Summary has been updated.

http://www.gbca.org/y09/Rum/results.html

http://www.gbca.org/y09/Rum/summary.html
#58
I doubt a pad eye with one person attached is going to see anywhere near that kind of load.  I'm sure a crew falling overboard attached to the same jack line could create that kind of load however.

My question is, am I supposed to wrap my tether around the stainless handles on the cabin top instead of the jack line?  Does that meet the HMR's standards?
#59
Galveston Bay Area Racing / Re: Single Handed Results
August 18, 2009, 10:42:10 PM
The pics on the big screen at the party were great.  Even the ones of me making an idiot of myself at more than one rounding...  ;D