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Title: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Tim Carter on November 21, 2011, 09:45:31 PM
Hi folks, we just wrapped up our Turkey Day event, or should I say Mother Nature stepped in and pulled the plug.  Good racing on Saturday, then the front came throught that morrning.  Ave 20-25 with 30+ gusts.  1st time to pull the plug in almost 30yrs.  Anyway, 3 Vipers decide to go out and play...  here is the 1st of the videos..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6baKLLxcxI
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: David Chapman on November 22, 2011, 12:24:06 AM

normal day on the solent, looks like fun :)

Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Drake Borer on November 22, 2011, 04:41:54 PM
Very cool Vid.  Looks like  nice long downhill ride.  Did you guys have to slog it all the way back up?
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Tim Carter on November 22, 2011, 07:47:51 PM
Yea, I hate physics also....  what goes down must come back up..  or something like that..  :)
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Rachel Ellis on November 22, 2011, 09:22:30 PM
Going back was not as much fun... But there were some huge waves when we got outside the shelter of the break water. Kind of scary to see land disappear on a viper... Here is the other video from Saturday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7F9Un8Mwcs
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Lee Shuckerow on November 23, 2011, 12:03:51 PM
Great videos. I'm glad you had the umm courage to put the kite up. We need more heavy air vids to show everyone that its all good in the breeze.
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Rachel Ellis on November 23, 2011, 01:33:53 PM
Ha yeah.. "courage", the drinks at the bar before helped a lot too
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Grant Hill on November 23, 2011, 04:29:57 PM
Hey great cleavage...ah...I mean great shots from the cleavage cam....no, I'll stick with the first comment.....
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Jim Sears on November 23, 2011, 08:46:32 PM
From one of the other Vipers that went out that day... Timbo's been waiting for this vid like a kid on Christmas morning!
Here you go!

http://youtu.be/LHjnrJk85Is

Oh, and sorry for making fun of you at 1:25...
-Jimbo

Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Tim Carter on November 23, 2011, 10:21:34 PM
Thanks Jim.... it sure is hard to get a scale of the swell from the videos...   Fun stuff, cameras and all..   Just make sure you keep room for a cooler.  :)
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Rachel Ellis on November 23, 2011, 10:37:16 PM
LOL, nice form... hahaha

Great video Jim!!
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Jim Sears on November 24, 2011, 02:43:16 PM
This really was a great regatta!  Saturday's racing was super tight... Pretty sure 5 of the boats were leading a race at some point.  Most mark roundings saw multiple boats overlapped and every time we came into the last leeward gate, there was a 3-5 boat-battle for 1st!  Sunday's blowout gave us a good excuse to just go out and play, which is great once in a while... Can't wait for "den" (of Vipers) to descend on Mission Bay!
-Jimbo
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Glenn Vanheel on November 24, 2011, 03:35:13 PM
Mission bay?
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Jim Sears on November 24, 2011, 04:31:24 PM
Hot Rum Regatta, Dec 17-18 at MBYC... should be a great time!
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Glenn Vanheel on December 03, 2011, 08:59:17 PM
is mission bay yc still in abacus days? their web site has no info on this!
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Tim Carter on December 03, 2011, 09:16:27 PM
Quote from: Glenn Vanheel on December 03, 2011, 08:59:17 PM
is mission bay yc still in abacus days? their web site has no info on this!
Yes...   Dec 17-18
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Glenn Vanheel on December 04, 2011, 11:23:22 AM
I will do my be$t to make it. Scya midwinter site has us there also. Are we confirmed for ABYC?
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Justin Scott on December 04, 2011, 06:55:37 PM
Quote from: Lee Shuckerow on November 23, 2011, 12:03:51 PM
Great videos. I'm glad you had the umm courage to put the kite up. We need more heavy air vids to show everyone that its all good in the breeze.

As the advertisement says "So easy even Timbo can do it!"

Seriously, Jim that was a great fun video. I really got a sense of the fun, wild day you guys had.
I'll say it again, its the people and the fun times we have that make a great class.....and you guys have buckets full.

We should ask Dan or one of the web turks to put an edited version of this on the front page.

Oh.......and Jim, you have a nice cleavage as well.
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Rachel Ellis on December 04, 2011, 08:55:34 PM
I can embed it into the ABYC regatta report...
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Justin Scott on December 06, 2011, 05:26:19 PM
Quote from: Rachel Ellis on December 04, 2011, 08:55:34 PM
I can embed it into the ABYC regatta report...

Probably should be a bit shorter. Dont want anyone signing off before they get to some of the best parts....especially Jim's shit eating grin and thumbs up at the end. Hey with enthusiasm like that, makes me want to go sailing tonight.
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Rachel Ellis on December 06, 2011, 09:32:43 PM
I think Jim will have to edit it then
Title: Re: ABYC Turkey Day
Post by: Jim Sears on December 06, 2011, 09:59:19 PM
I'll cut it down a bunch