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here ya go mer : )
Yup. I see them all, Merrily....Can you see the picture that I placed in the post?...
Show Me The Money!!! -2/23
I've started my Physical Therapy for my shoulder and things are going well so far, both are pretty sore, but my therapist is like a bloody slave driver, and working me hard. So I should be ok for Laser Midwinters West, except for having to miss Saturday because of math class, it should be a great regatta, and I really look forward to getting back out again as I haven't sailed since Turkey Day.
I am also still working on firming up my Europe Trip. I think I have the flight reservations figured out, and I am desperately trying to get in touch with SailCoach for a charter boat. Thankfully accommodations are taken care of.
It's also a good thing I didn't go to NHYC for SCYA Midwinters as no Lasers showed up. I would have had to go to MBYC, which is a trip I was not exactly ready to make.
I also set up my budget for the year and for Europe, and I must say that the numbers are a bit scary, even though they might be a bit conservative. I'm just thankful that I'm not campaigning a Finn yet. Hopefully after submitting my budget to my Yacht Club, they will further consider helping me out, and set up a tax deductible donation fund, so all my supporters can help me out.
Yearly Budget:
Coaching: $500
Equipment:
-Sail Complete (Sail, Battens, Numbers, Sail Bag): $900
-Top Section: $250
-Lines and Blocks Etc: $300
Regatta Entry: $400
Sailing Gear: (Clothing) $600
Campaign Development: (Website Upkeep, Campaign Related Items): $300
Repairs: (Boat Repairs and Clothing Alterations): $300
Miscellaneous and Emergency: $1000
Total: $4550
Yup. I see them all, Merrily.
Ross, ask Sarah F., how much she did spend for food etc at Kiel 2007. Most sailing gear (non Laser parts) you get at Kiel. They allways have a small exhibition for sailing gear at Schilksee or at downtown Kiel at aw-niemeyer you get sailing gear, too. Laserparts you also get from Hamburg from the Laser dealer. There is a small [URL="http://www.aquashop.de/shop/default.htm?laser_zubehoer.htm]Laserstore[/URL] at Kiel, but they are expensive. Also think about the fact, that the "US$ to Euro"-ratio is very bad for US citizens. The more you get to Kiel from home, the more $ you save. Try to sell several sailing-stuff aft the final races and get some profit from that. A DVD with a TV documentaion (in GER language) about Kiel Week 2007 is just since Friday on the way to Scott, perhaps he makes a copy for you.
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don't worry about my budget, you should not be concerned with how I spend my money
this is exactly why I worry about posting my life on places where people can comment, because I get people that pick it apart
don't worry about my budget, you should not be concerned with how I spend my money
this is exactly why I worry about posting my life on places where people can comment, because I get people that pick it apart, I do this to keep track of what I've done, and so if people choose to do the same thing, they can compare notes, not for people to belittle me
New spars are more likely to take on a permanent bend but they are not more liukely to break. Older spars might be stiffer but also more likely to break rather than bend.stop the press!
I have a question.
I see your budget for racing per year includes a new top section. Dunno about in the U.S., but here they come with a bright orange sticker that implies they are more likely to break or bend permanently when new, before they become work hardened.
Has any lab testing be done to prove how long it takes for a top section to reach optimum hardness and how long before either bending performance drops off or risk of breakage through being over brittle increases?
I'm sure, given that laser sailing is riddled with myth and legend that people will say, hell, just replace every year. But is it really necessary?
(Opportunity here for dyed in the wool laser defenders to argue how much ILCA need our cash and we should just buy buy buy regardless)
If you've ever tried to get your insurance company to pay out on broken spars and torn sails, you'll know they will argue both ways at once:
that new soft spars are dangerous because they break.
and old hard spars are dangerous because they break.
but your spar must be a bit old to reduce the chances of breakage, but on the other hand they give out new spars with new sails in an effort to avoid breakages.
laser say their spars will not usually break, but you should expect them to break, and they cannot be held responsible regardless of anything breaking ever.
Coaching: $500
New spars are more likely to take on a permanent bend but they are not more liukely to break. Older spars might be stiffer but also more likely to break rather than bend.
Realize, we are talking about aluminum....The same stuff we use for airplane wings. The number of repetitions to which we subject Laser spars is negligible.
Rob, if you don't like the way I do things, I think it's best you look the other way. This semester is rough on me because of my Saturday class, and next year this should be more normal, and after I graduate, I plan to spend all my time in Europe and Oceania. All of this has been covered before, and this is the last time it will be covered.
Merrily, this thread is obviously not going to work for some people, lets consider getting rid of it.
Should I allow this free plug??
Should I allow this free plug??
Now you can't give up this easily Ross! If I had your will there wouldn't even be a TLF!! In the early days the nay-sayers out numbered the supporters of this new "web email forum stuff" by a landslide. In those days, the class and lasering was discussed on the mailing list not on the web. There was a lot of heated debate on here and on the list about where was the right place to talk. Now, more than 5 years down the road, we have more than 7000 registered members and the successful model has been used for other classes such as the Sunfish, Capri14, and 470. So my point is, don't give up, there will be though times but it will only make you stronger! I know I learned more during that first year of managing the ILCA-NA Forum that quickly became The (independent) Laser Forum than any other period.Merrily, this thread is obviously not going to work for some people, lets consider getting rid of it.