Racing sucks

My whole family sails. 3 brothers and a sister,"poor thing" any ways my other brother rebuilt a 1935 Ludders. He has been kicking butt racing that thing to the ground. I love it. Full keel and just feels old school. So this weekend was the Commodore's cup . It started at noon so we left the slip at 10. to makes sure we made it on time "no motor". On the way out we saw our nemeses. The other Ludder and our arched enemy. The competition gets crazy with this stuff. They where ahead of us. And we where running late. Neither one of us where going to make the start on time. Ha yea like that mattered. We watched to see what they where gona do, sure nuff off they went thinking we'd just bail maybe. Na.... not us. So we start maybe 5 minute behind.
By the way it was a perfect sailing day in San Diego. That made it a bit easier. We chased and chased and chased. Made some good ground on the up hill gained a bit more on the spinney run then neck and neck to the second to last mark. We took the lead. It was a drag race down the San Diego bay channel. I mean tuning every three seconds!! There it was the last mark maybe two boat lengths ahead we had it !!! Yea !!! " we are NOT going to all tore course" said the damn 100 ft. Bait Boat. Shit!! We had it and had to round back around a 360 and pow! They where ahead 200 ft the the finish. Oh my we pushed that little boat so hard but missed it buy half a boat length. High fives on the other boat and the gentle sound of beer cans in ours. Some days ya just can't win. But in a weird way we did anyway. I mean what the hell we where sailing.

A few things

I love sailing and truly enjoy San Diego. So it makes sense to live on a boat in San Diego right?

I'm also thrifty and trying to save as much $ as possible. This means I'm in the cheapest place I can find. Kinda like a floating trailer park. I love it! Every day there is something new cause most folks out here don't work. The old "Idle hands are the Devils work shop" scenario. It's a freak'n crack up. Yesterday Bruce Lee was walkin down the boardwalk with out his pants on. Myself and a friend let him know he forgot something. But he was alright with it. 5 Minutes later a SD Police car is on track to remind Bruce about his pants also. Alas he was to late, for a tourist not being accustomed to nakedness crashed through a fire hydrant then a tree. Causing a new water park. The poor cop couldn't chase Bruce down now and had to defer to the crash. Bruce mean time just kinda waddled along enjoying another beautiful day. My friend and I found an extra pair of shorts for Mr Lee. The Fire Dept turned off the water show and all was back to "normal" with in and hour. Ya just have to love living in the circus. If your ever bored just hit the boardwalk. We call it the wall and watch the show. Cheep entertainment for sure.

Dang I'm slacking again

All thats left at the moment is a shadow.

Working and working nights and entertaining and fixing stuff and drinking and playing like a teenager and ....humm eating and sleeping. Yeupparoo calamazoo that aboat sums it up. And I gotta tell ya Im a tuckered lad. Just about everything has been full tilt too, no slacking here hard work , hard entertaining yea and hard drinkin, hehehe. Guess that was the way I was raised if your gona do it do it the best ya can. Been wheel borrowing at work cause well the economy is kinda slow and well I need the money so yea what ever ya need I'm yer boy. Ha I feel bad for charging my wage but nah. I seem to out work the young fellers so I feel OK bout it. I fixed the outboard so no more 11:00 row outs and 5;00 row ins now I can spend another 15 minutes drinking coffee before blast off. Fixed the generator (well it runs anyway) cause here comes winter and I know my little solar panel wont keep up. Seams like I've been fixing allot of stuff lately. In the good ole days I would have upgraded but the economio is kinda slow and well best to fix then blow the dough.

Had some rippen as sails did a week end tie up BBQ'd drank enjoyed life and looking to this weekend to do about the same. That part as been a blast.

I remember just last Dec. whining about, due to no cash and little work so I aint gonna complain now. Nah keep it coming O mighty one keep it coming. You know the saying No money No H......

not to mention no fun and Im addicted to fun so to bed to sleep to recharge cause here comes tomorrow yeipeeeeeeee zzzzzzzzzzzzz