tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post2284066012233373155..comments2023-08-12T00:40:26.192-07:00Comments on Scuttleblog - Sailing News and Commentary: Freely pursuing all types of sailingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-16367574298776303972011-06-16T07:12:45.050-07:002011-06-16T07:12:45.050-07:00Speaking as one who was hooked on yacht racing whe...Speaking as one who was hooked on yacht racing when I was about her age, I think you may have caused her a good deal of grief, even if you were well-intended. Just think about how much she is going to spend on fiberglass and sail cloth over a life time. If it weren't for my 'habit', I could be fully retired at this point.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-10442899802821321012011-06-16T06:32:30.471-07:002011-06-16T06:32:30.471-07:00I completely agree with Craig’s article (Freely Pu...I completely agree with Craig’s article (Freely Pursuing All Types of Sailing, Scuttlebutt 3563) about the young girl at the Etchells Worlds. <br /><br />I was being interviewed last week by people from Sperry Top-Siders and was asked who inspired me, what was a favorite memory, why I got so hooked on sailing, etc. Besides being surrounded by all the talented sailors at San Diego Yacht Club, I was brought back to racing by my dad and his friends on Lehmans, local handicap events, and especially some of the Southern California cruising options. <br /><br />Sailing is so encompassing and such a lifelong sport. If you only see the 10 to 15 year olds racing in the junior series you miss 80 percent of what sailing is all about. I am so glad that this is being discussed, and to hear about how this has gotten a little girl stoked on sailing!Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer, USSTAGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-51909576137173069982011-06-16T00:04:59.962-07:002011-06-16T00:04:59.962-07:00Great little article. Great example and something ...Great little article. Great example and something for me to think about and to empty my trophy board when appropriate.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019613595647619687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-56762642343649883842011-06-14T18:36:53.361-07:002011-06-14T18:36:53.361-07:00My parents wish I knew as much about spelling and ...My parents wish I knew as much about spelling and grammer as I did about Star running backstays.Chip Pitcairnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-26166098035759352172011-06-14T18:27:03.761-07:002011-06-14T18:27:03.761-07:00I will never forget sailing on a Star in the Sugar...I will never forget sailing on a Star in the Sugar Bowl regatta at Southern Yacht Club. I was a pick up crew with a skipper I didn't know, I was 16 and about 140 pounds, not exactly ideal star crew. We won the class and Roy Trundle, my skipper, told me to go to the award presentation, pick up the trophy and he said I should keep it.I remember how proud I was.<br />That was in 1971 and that trophy sits in a place of honor in my home,it reminds me of how much a gesture like that meens to a young person. I bet that girl will remember that trophy in 40 years. good job Craig.Chip PitcairnChip Pitcairnnoreply@blogger.com