-=> Quoting David Sugar to Neil Ferguson <=-
 DS> Well then; would you know where to find used JY-15's at a resonable
What is a JY-15?  Also, I'm afraid I'm all the way over here in the UK, just
outside London to be slightly more precise, and I don't think you'd want to
come all the way over here to get a JY-15 - What ever they are! 
 DS> price?  This past fall Baltimore County set up a high school sailing
Depends on what you call reasonable!  I have a Topper myself...  I might
have a Laser in a years time (ish!).
I know you have Toppers over there because I saw one there on one of my
holidays - New England/Maine actually...
 DS> boat to start with.  I really enjoyed the JY-15's because of the
 DS> speed; though they seemed very capable of capsizing in strong winds. 
Thats half the fun!  Not from what you describe below however...!
 DS> I would like to at least find something that probably would be good to
 DS> sail in the Baltimore Harbor.(note: the harbor has a lot of gas; oil;
This is not sounding good.  I much prefer our lake by the sounds of it -
Papercourt S.C actually!
 DS> trash; ect... floating in it at certain places, for the most part it
 DS> is kept presentable but early in the morning for example I found a
 DS> dead cat in the water and so I would like to try to find something
     ^^^^^^^^ Seriously GROSS!  That is horrible.  Maybe it was heart 
ilure?
 DS> that doesn't capsize; the Baltimore Harbor is still cleaner than the
 DS> Boston Harbor though.)
You'll never find something that doesn't capsize, but I can hold up a Topper
in a force 6 - tidal waters - sailing upwind - against a 6 knot tide.  We
were racing in the force 6 gusting 7.  It turned out, that out of the 27
boats scheduled to start, only 8 managed to get over the start line before
capsizing and retiring.  Even if you only completed one of the three laps you
were counted in the results, and so those who finished even one were VERY
pleased.  In fact, there were only two that did.  Fortunately I was one - I
came second.  If it hadn't been for the fact that I capsized on a run with a
bit of the old death role!  I was having the time of the life.  All the boats
except the two of us had gone in (oh, and two were lost half a mile
downwind/into the harbour...).
Whoops, sorry, getting carried away there.  Its just that was the best race
I have had since I have started sailing.  I finished two laps, and was half
way round the third!  All I had was the beat home.
I know I am carrying on again, but it is nearly half past eleven, and I don't
want to have a shower tonight - I'll do it in the morning.  Therefore, ergo,
I will continue to bore you:
I was heading towards the buoy, the crowd (the sea gulls that flew past
backwards with pained squawking) were cheering, I was just behind the leader.
I was on port, with a port rounding, as I approached the crowd was going
wild!  But wait!  I was too close the the buoy - I was going to hit it.
Quick as lightning my brain switched on (I use it only when necessary to
conserve energy and sanity!).  Unfortunately, it told my body to yank the
tiller towards my (to turn me away from the mark) - I did, and CAPSIZE.
It took nearly ten minutes for me to be rescued, I couldn't get the boat back
up!  In the end they came over, and towed me back.  They might have gone a
bit slower - I didn't even get to see a wave coming before I bounced and hit
the deck.
Anyway, I have finished boring you, why don't you tell me about something
really exciting that has happened to you.  Don't forget:
"Latest headline:  Man denies comitting suicide..."
Good titles always catch the reader!
By the way, I have just been made one of the editors of my school newspaper -
I am practising a lot...
Thanks for putting up with my drivel - now we can say that this is definitely
not off topic!
 DS>  Thanks for your help
 Its nice chatting with you...
See ya,
Neil
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