bamamick
02-09-2005, 09:42 AM
Well, we finally got the new spar in the Star boat. The mast that I bought was of Italian make, all the rage now, but it did not come complete and I had to do some stuff with the rigging off of my old, American made, mast to get everything to work.
We went out Sunday for our first Star race of the year, and only my third race in three or four years (the other two races we broke down). After sailing these things from the age of twenty (I have owned five different Stars) you forget how much a part of your life they become. The finest sailing boats I have ever been on.
There were four Stars in a fleet of around 30 boats, mostly big cruisers. The other three Stars are all much newer, with the latest in technology in place. My boat (5902) was a gift to me from a dear friend who felt like it was time to retire after being an original fleet member here in 1932. I promised him that I would cherish it and sail it hard, and I intend to.
Very light air, not much of a course. We finished third out of four Stars, in the upper middle of the fleet (we drifted across the finish), but oh, what a nice feeling. Launching, rigging the boat, the race itself, pulling and washing the boat afterwards, putting the cover on. The comeraderie with the other guys after it was over. What a day. Doesn't matter what the weather was like, doesn't matter how we did. The sailing and the feeling of respect that you get from the other guys, and knowing that who you are sailing against are the best around, that's what makes it all worth the work and money.
It feels just like coming home again.
Mickey Lake
We went out Sunday for our first Star race of the year, and only my third race in three or four years (the other two races we broke down). After sailing these things from the age of twenty (I have owned five different Stars) you forget how much a part of your life they become. The finest sailing boats I have ever been on.
There were four Stars in a fleet of around 30 boats, mostly big cruisers. The other three Stars are all much newer, with the latest in technology in place. My boat (5902) was a gift to me from a dear friend who felt like it was time to retire after being an original fleet member here in 1932. I promised him that I would cherish it and sail it hard, and I intend to.
Very light air, not much of a course. We finished third out of four Stars, in the upper middle of the fleet (we drifted across the finish), but oh, what a nice feeling. Launching, rigging the boat, the race itself, pulling and washing the boat afterwards, putting the cover on. The comeraderie with the other guys after it was over. What a day. Doesn't matter what the weather was like, doesn't matter how we did. The sailing and the feeling of respect that you get from the other guys, and knowing that who you are sailing against are the best around, that's what makes it all worth the work and money.
It feels just like coming home again.
Mickey Lake