There is a competitor in the Etchells fleet who bought a boat this year and on the first night of racing got two firsts. He's fast. He's not been that consistently successful since, but he's still a formidable competitor. He has a J/24 as well and wins that fleet quite often. He credits his success to an old ugly crusty pair of orange shorts that he wears over his foul weather gear when he races.
The Hooked on Tonics girls have decided to make it our project to get those shorts and fly them from our backstay the next time we race. Nobody thought we could do it.
I have obtained the orange shorts.
Ewwwww! But at what cost?
Posted by: | June 23, 2004 at 09:06 AM
LOL...never ask a question you don't want to know the answer too...
Congrats, S. Look forward to hearing the response. (Admittedly, mildly concerned as to what of Sherry's will be flying from his backstay in the future...)
Posted by: ijk | June 23, 2004 at 11:04 AM