Re: SOLOCOCOLOCO unscathed !!!

[Robert Harper <rharper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great news Pepe. Glad to hear you are OK. Sorry about the van. They are easier 
to replace than the SOLOCOCOLOCO. Vans come dime a dozen but there will only be 
one SOLOCOCOLOCO.

For what it's worth. The Swift is a hell of a lot easier to single hand than my 
Olson 30. Since my mast needs mending, I raced the Olson today. I had great 
starts but could not tack as well as the other boats. With half mile legs and 
twice around each tack I fell farther back. I sure missed my skiff.

The day was cut short when I lost the back stay and tore the spinnaker.

I want my Fugu. :(

Romeisle@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hey Gents,  I tied  my Swift Solo, on its open  trailer  to my deck pads 
> on the side yard( south exposure) , where there are no trees or any 
> forseable dangers,  parked my van just east of it and hoped for the 
> best.  But Dennis was not to be fooled ,  even though we were a good 
> seventy five miles to the east  from the eye , we still felt a 
> consistent 60 knts and some 90 knts gusts. At around 2 am my neighbor to 
> the south lost his front porch , and the roof 20 X 20' proped up against 
> their house,  like a visor on a cap  in a blow, all night long. I kept a 
> vigil  because although there is a good 80'between the houses it looked 
> very dangerous and the SOLOCOCOLOCO was vulnerable, I knew that as 
> Dennis would make its way north  and the winds would clock from E to S 
> and eventually W. Sure enough at 6 am the damn roof section , made out 
> of alum foam composite landed smack on the van denting the roof  and 
> side and then sliding right on the skiff, I was asleep at that time and 
> my neighbor called and alerted us , I went out there with a sawsall and 
> cut the danm roof section loose since it had wedged itself between the 
> van and the skiff, I managed to cut it down the middle and  and backed 
> the van enough so it would lie down on the ground , and then drove the 
> van on top of it so it lie still . later when the wind died down to 
> about 30 knts  I went back to inspect the damage, expecting the worst, 
> the van is dented and scratched , but the SOLOCOCOLOCO doesn't even have 
> a scratch only the cover has a bit of worn spot , but   not even a tear. 
> That is one tough boat after all the beatings I have given it and a 
> hurricane to boot its still looks as beautifull as the day I finished 
> her, although I have noticed a bit of fading in the color of the dark 
> strips  from the tropical sun . See you all soon . PEPE,  SOLOCOCOLOCO 
> USA 55

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Sail fast, live large, and love life.
Robert Harper


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