Dan Ceppa wrote in a message to All:
 DC> The first dinghy race went off on Monday.
 They're a lot of fun...but I never could do worth a durn..amatuer level at 
best :-)
 DC> I, modestly, took second place.  (Very modestly, as the fleet
 DC> consisted of two boats.   )
 Welcome to the club :)
 DC> I will alibi a bit, as I sailed  single handed on my C-Lark
 DC> against an experienced crew of 2 on  a Lido-14 in fairly heavy
 DC> air. Crisp tacking was not to be and  had to overstand the
 DC> marks to have any shot at avoiding them.
 Wish I'd learned on a dinghy instead of a larger boat...to this day I still 
can't handle a dinghy very well...always over-react...and an occasional 
capsize or two to lubricate the clothing :-)
 DC> Oh well, it was fun!
 Ain't that the whole idea? 
 If I ever get the knack of moving to the other side after a jibe (and 
ducking the boom ), I'll race ya' sometime 
Russ
..."Eat feathers, fuzzball!" -- Calvin
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