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PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:05 am 
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Each to their own. My wife is a Texan, moved to New England twenty years ago and will never leave. I've even suggested retiring somewhere down south. She's completely against it.
I like the southern eastern seaboard areas like Hilton Head, Charleston, Savannah but I've never lived there.
Cape Cod is my favorite part of Massachusetts, in the warm months anyway, it gets kind of bleak in the winter.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:27 am 
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New England was fun for a few years. I was young, and new to snow, skiing, ice skating, etc. I first lived in North Central MA, near NH border. Moved to Cape Cod in 80. finally escaped in '03.

I still have two sons living on Cape Cod, one with his mother. She didnt want to ever leave, either.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:25 am 
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RobE wrote:


The H16 is a very well-designed boat, as its continuing popularity
attests. It is great for light wind situations.


Huh? The 16 is a DOG in light winds, And I am ONLY 185lbs. Thogh I must admit I am a better sailor in heavy winds, as evidenced by my last regatta.

On the day when it was there was enough wind to get out on the trap (Even double trapped at one point, where we pichpoled going to weather (Crew hasn't gotten the idea of the leeward bow yet)) but we got back up in about 2 minutes, then when the fog blew in we missed the finnish line and had to go back and finnish and still got 4th. We ended up getting 4, 2, and 1 the first day. The second day with lighter winds, we got a 4 and 6. Though second place over all.

My motto to steal a Boeing line, is If it ain't BLOWIN, I ain't goin! (even single handed).


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What do you mean by light winds? I've had fun in under 10mph winds... but under 5 is pretty useless... 10-15 is ideal for cruising... 15-20 is ideal for kicking butt... and 20+ is just crazy fun... but not really relaxing by any means.


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Light air is considered up to 8 mph. No racing will occur in wind less than 5.

Pretty much all boats aren't going very fast in the light stuff, it's all literally relative.

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