[C38] Trans Pac Race

William Knowles whk1965 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 24 16:27:12 EDT 2011


Hear Hear ! I guess sailing is still Corinthian, Job well done both
skippers.

Bill Flying Goose

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 4:12 PM, <larrypi at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Having completed our second Trans Pac Race I feel there are a few comments
> I would like to make to the members here.  First and foremost is our crew on
> Hasssle, what a great group of guys, everyone got along well, we sailed
> well, ate well and generally had a good time with minor problems.  Now to
> the serious stuff!
>
> As all of you know there were two Catalina 38's in the race, Periguine and
> Hassle.  Steve Smolinske broung Perigune all the way  from Seattle WA to Los
> Angeles to do this race, not a easy sail nor cheap.  I know the cost of
> outfitting a boat for the race, it's not cheap by any standard.  Of course
> our main objective was to beat Perigune and the heck with all the other
> boats in our Aloha Class.
>
> The race started out great, we were running neck and neck with Periguine
> for the first 6 days and then Periguine had a water maker problem.  As Steve
> related to me there was a discussion among his crew whether to keep going
> with what they had on board or to turn back and drop out of the race.  Short
> rations on water and they could make it!  This is not an easy decision to
> make given all the circumstance of the race, crew, cost etc.
>
> My compliments to Steve Smolinske for making the very tough decision to
> drop out of the race.  This took real internal fortituide and as we all know
> a great Skipper keeps the safety of his crew and vessel in the forefront at
> all times.  I know from talking to the crew members of Periguine that many
> of them wanted to keep going on a liter a day of water per person.
>
> Steve you have my utmost respect and regard as a Skipper/Captain; you made
> the right decision although probably the toughest one of your sailing
> career.  You kept telling us you would meet us on the docks when we got in
> to HI and there you were with Mai Tai's in hand, not the way you wanted to
> but I will say this, Team Hassle has the utmoste respect for you and your
> crew
>
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W H Knowles
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