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Lots of anectodal stuff showing up here, so I'll add some. We have rod rigging on our 1981 J/36. She's been raced hard, in 30 mile windward bashes in 35 knots of wind, as well as cruised long distances, when we've encountered 50 knot squalls and steady 40 knot wind (12.5 knots dead downwind with a reefed main...) We replaced our headstay when we added a roller-furler two years ago. When we removed the tuff-luff that had been on the headstay when we bought the boat (used), we found that the rod headstay was kinked. We don't know how it got kinked, or how long it had been kinked. In any case, it stood up to steady 40 knot wind and 50 knot squalls, and everything else we'd been through for about 10 years. We inspect the shrouds each year. As far as we know, they are original, and they've held up too.
On the other hand, I sailed transatlantic one summer aboard a 38' sloop. The skipper, a conservative type, dye-tested the standing ss wire rigging and inspeted it with a magnifying glass before we left in June. All AOK. The boat sailed from CT to Ireland, (three storms over 40 knots of breeze) up the coast of Ireland (including a 50 knot squall off Dublin), to Scotland, up to the Hebredies, back through the Irish Sea to the Bay of Biscay, where the lower aft shroud dropped to the deck off Arcachon. Surprise! You never know. Keep a weather eye out, and maintain a good watch. It's less exciting.
p.s. Even if you have rod rigging, you can carry ss wire to serve as a repair if something breaks. The mast isn't going to care. Kevlar line would work too. The issue is figuring out how to make the material the required length and attach them to the chainplate and the mast tang.
I can say for sure Zzzooms original rod wore out as when the time came to cut and re-head the rod it would NOT take new heads and that in fact is one of the root issues as it is the recommend way to test old rod for work hardening
The Navtec turnbuckle threaded sections are also a fail point and have a service life at which point they are a throw away item
I have heard you should inspect rod rigging after 50,000 miles (a lot) or 5 years, and especially the rod heads and end fittings. Obviously you would replace the heads that are cracked or worn and the rod would be re-headed. I would also replace the turnbuckle screws.
I don't know why Lin and Larry would say that "it has absolutely no place on an offshore passagemaker. " I would think an offshore sailor would regularly inspect the rigging and include the end fittings. And why would cruising high-end makers like Valiant and Hallberg-Rassey use them? It's more expensive, not less, so it isn't to save on costs.
Rod is of course only one strand, so at any time it is either continuous or broken. If there are any riggers on here, I would like to know if they have ever found a piece of rod that is cracked or broken. I suspect the "failures" cited are really failures of the fittings.
We lost a lower D1 shroud once when hard on the wind, in about 15 knots and flat water. The rigger later speculated that the ball end had siezed in the fitting, so one every loading the shroud would try to 'twist' and since the ball end couldn't move with it the rod broke just outside the end fitting. A quick tack saved the rig.
The boat was relatively new to us and we were uneducated on rod. Of course we immediately loosened the rig, opened all the ends to ensure they were free and coated with lanacote before reassembly. The rig was 12 years old at the time.
The other incident was actually a deck stay (from deck to mast step) inside the boat. Same problem in a way but this time whoever made the deck stay welded a fitting for the mast step tang onto the rod.. essentially created the same problem.
Rod can be coiled, and in fact if you stretch a section out on the ground it will hold a bit of a spiral until you attach/tighten it up. As a result there's a torsional 'motion' when the rod gets a load, esp a shock load like falling off a wave. The rod must be able to move inside the fitting otherwise it work-hardens and can fail. When we removed the failed shroud you could see where it had been cracked for some time before it finally let go, just inside the end fitting where it was out of sight.
But I don't think this should be alarming or indicates that there's an essential problem with rod for inshore sailing. It was clearly self-inflicted in a way, and as you indicated failures are quite rare. This just emphasizes the point that your entire boat (above and below decks) requires attention and maintenance.
According to Lin and Larry Pardey - "Capable Cruiser, 3rd ed":
"... avoid rod rigging like the plague - it has absolutely no place on an offshore passagemaker. We have seen it fail more often than any other type of rigging. No matter how carefully you inspect it, rod rigging can still fail with no warning signs."
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However unlike wire, which starts to break down in visible ways long before it loses critical strength, rod can appear healthy until it decides to suddenly part. For distant cruising and easier repair, wire would win out.
We've had both, did in fact have a couple of occasions where the rod failed suddenly, a quick tack saved the rig. One failure was traced to improper maintenance the other to bad fabrication (the rod had been welded into the turnbuckle end).
So you have had a "couple of occasions" where your rod rigging failed? If so, that's the first actual case I have heard of rod rigging failure.
I have heard this "failure without warning" speculation over the years and have suspected it was purely theoretical, but if you have had it happen twice it seems to be a real threat.
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You are also rught about the leaky fixed windows. We redid ours and no problems now. I think its because they were bedded with 5200 originally and the boat is so stip when it flexes it broke the seals. Used Butul tape and 4200 when we redid and dry as a bone now.
And if you tap the rod forestay with a hammer you get the sound of the weapons from Stars Wars. Yep - that is how they did it.
I used to teach on a 35 for a few years and loved it. Except for the leaky windows.
You are also rught about the leaky fixed windows. We redid ours and no problems now. I think its because they were bedded with 5200 originally and the boat is so stip when it flexes it broke the seals. Used Butul tape and 4200 when we redid and dry as a bone now.
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Our 35 C&C is rod rigged. As stated before it is important to do a thorough survey of it every year. I see absolutely no disasvatage to the rod rigging as long as you inspect. Our boat is a racer/ cruiser and it aids in its stiffness. No burrs and no rust spots.
I used to teach on a 35 for a few years and loved it. Except for the leaky windows.
Our 35 C&C is rod rigged. As stated before it is important to do a thorough survey of it every year. I see absolutely no disasvatage to the rod rigging as long as you inspect. Our boat is a racer/ cruiser and it aids in its stiffness. No burrs and no rust spots.
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Another stance width question
As many of you will know i posted a vid of myself and left myself at your mercy. I got amazing feedback which i am putting into practice every moment i ride.
However it did leave an old question for me lingering and that is, what is the right sort of range of stance widths for someone 6ft2 (189cm)?
I ride 23.5 at the moment but i do find it very hard to bend my knees and get low. I don't know if this is just me or a combination of me and my width but does any other taller rider or someone who knows one have any input on this?
p.s. i know a lot of you will say "experiment and see how it feels" however i find that anything away from what you are used to will feel unatural to begin with and i want some parameters from which to experiment with. If you still want to say that to me then just humour me with your input :)
Completely arbitrary. I ride 21.5 at 5.4", and that's a come down for me from 22.5. Anything narrower feels wrong. Go figure.
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I'm 6'0 and also ride at 23.5 but I've always had a wide stance from my surfing and skating days. Just change it up and try it and if it feels weird change it back.
My opinion is to keep going wide until before the knees hurt. I'm 5'10" and ride at 23.5". I tried less but it felt like I didn't have flexibility for landing jumps. I tried 24", but after a couple hours my knees were hurting. Not end my day hurting, but enough to know it wasn't right.
Here's one thing that I tried to help determine my stance width. I stood on the 3rd step on the stairs at my house and jumped down. I tried la ding with narrow stance and wide stance. When something felt natural, I measured the width of my knees.
Yes, anytime you change your setup, it will feel awkward for one, maybe, two runs. If it still feels awkward after a couple runs, then most likely, that means you haven't dialed it in yet.
Also, don't forget stance angles. I've found they can have as considerable of an impact as your stance width. For a while, I had the generic 15/15 duck, but I just couldn't bend my knees right no matter what my width was. I then experimented and found 21/21 to be ideal for me.
Actually, once I dialed in my angles, I find I could adjust my width between 21 and 23 inches with minimal impact in my riding. I spend most of my time with a 21 inch width, but if I wanted to practice bigger jumps, I'd widen it out a bit and I could still carve decently.
I'm 6'2/6'3 and I've changed my stance width and angles so many times over the years I've lost track of what I'm riding now. I generally just stand on the board when I'm setting up a new one and start with what feels natural. If I need to tweak it at the mountain I do so but I'm at the stage where the only air I get is if I have to avoid an obstacle or I have no other option so I'm more concerned with comfort and maneuverability rather than leverage and landing stability.
It really does just depend on what feels right to you and what type of riding you do the most of.
Thanks for the feedback guys. It is totally a feel thing but of course if you are an eternal perfectionist like me you never fully trust just "feeling" and hope there is some sort of objective measure, which of course there isn't.
So i tried a couple of widths today, bumped it up from 23.5 to 24.25 and it felt good. I would say it felt slightly worse on the flat or traversing but better carving and going down the steeps. I rode with this for a couple of hours and enjoyed it. So much so that i thought i had it dialed and wouldn't adjust it anymore however i got the "what ifs?" and cranked it to 25 thinking that if it was better before then where is my limit.
Well, i enjoyed 25 a lot too, certainly more than 23.5. Some of this might have been some nice new feeling that made me feel like i had cracked something but it was mostly about feeling lower to the ground and my knees being bent rather than struggling to feel neutral and poised which i did at 23.5. I also no longer needed to push my knees out to get control over my board! So far so good.
Anyway, i will try again tomo with 25 and see where i get to as i have a sneaky feeling today's euphoria will be followed by tomorrow's new problem :)
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In my experience...these are the factors that will determine your stance.
(1) It depends on what kind of riding you want to do. When I'm doing mostly jumps...I like it pretty wide (23") with 15/-15...feels more stable. I am 5'5" and 155 lbs (stocky build). If I am doing rails/boxes...I like 12/-12 or 9/-9 and a bit narrower 21-22".
(2) I think you have to factor in body type. Say...the size of your leg muscles/bones, hip width, shoulder width and torso vs leg length.
I ride Big Bear in Cali where I see a lot of PROS on the slopes. Its weird cuz I even question some of their widths/angles...."why the hell do they have it like that? It looks a little uncomfortable."
Case in point: Simon Chamberlain. Dude is TALL AS HELL. I am guessing 6'2-6'4...and his width looks NARROW...20-22 maybe. I originally thought that because he was tall...that his width was going to be wide 23+. But its not true.
But than again I don't know for sure...I think body type has some but not a whole lot to do with it.
(3) Board shape, length and flex. I believe that "every board" has an "optimal" width/angle setup and its your job to find it and see if it will work for you. If you can find it...that is where you will get the best "performance/pop/flex/potential" from the board WHILE still having your lower body (knees/ankles/muscles) be at its most comfortable with the least amount of pain.
(4) The most important one I have found to be the biggest factor in the width and angles is: Riding skill/experience and CARVING CORRECTLY/PROPER EDGE CONTROL!!!
This is ONE REASON why I NEVER jumped on the rocker/hybrid camber craze when it first came out. I have ALWAYS stuck with tried and true camber because (1) I believe I have found the "BEST" width/angle for that particular board and (2) I know how to carve/press the board "properly" and control my edges. I do think rocker/hybrid camber is innovative, new and something thats good...BUT...I believe the real reason they came out with it...was because they saw that people were not or could not learn how to carve correctly and did not have proper form/technique for superior/good edge control. So...they invented the rocker so you basically didn't have to put as "MUCH EFFORT" into your carves and basically had ALL or enough edge control.
Why do you think all the OG PROS "mainly" still use tried and true camber...??? Because of all the reasons I stated above.
Case in point: Myself. After 5-6 seasons now...I believe I have finally learned the proper form/technique for carving with a cambered board...which is why I am able to change my angles and widths at free will. They ALL FEEL comfortable now...because I have FINALLY learned how to carve properly. I believe that when you have had enough experience/time and skill in learning how to properly carve a snowboard...your stance will "FINALLY" feel the MOST COMFORTABLE no matter what it looks like.
My best advice is to play with it until you find what works. And (2) learn how to carve "properly" with the right form/technique for good edge control.
Hey everyone.
Just wanted to update and of course thank you all for your input.
I have now ridden 25" for a couple of days and although the initial euphoria has worn off slightly i think it is still the right stance or thereabouts. Problem with my board is that i need the backwards adjustment to centre the bindings so i can't make micro adjustments to the stance width to dial it exactly!
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Now, for the purpose of this tutorial, let's say that step 1 is removing the laptop battery, as shown below. This is extremely simple, just turn your laptop upside down and find how it works (usually just a matter of sliding a couple parts to get it out).
The main reason behind removing the battery is that we want to make sure we lower the risks of static electricity screwing up our hardware. If you are doing this on a desktop, make sure you unplug your PC before you try to disconnect your internal hard drive.
Once the battery is out, it's time to remove the hard drive cover and extract the hard drive, as shown below. A small screwdriver often comes in handy for this task. When you are done, put your hard drive inside an anti-static bag and away from any magnetic source (stereo speakers, for instance). Now, put the cover back in place and restore the battery to its original position. Even with the battery on, I recommend running installations with AC power on, just because most installation wizards don't give you any clue about your battery charge levels. An installation broken due to power loss is most probably a corrupt one.
Your computer lacks any boot media now, so it's time to insert your LiveCD/DVD/USB and boot from it. This may require a bit of BIOS tweaking to modify the boot order. I personally like to keep USB first, then optical drives. If you are not using any other boot source, configure your internal hard drive to be third in the chain.
In my experience, LiveUSBs and the tools to build them up are still anything but reliable, so I always like to keep a few RW-DVDs around. More and more distros are leaning towards LiveDVDs so they don't need to deal with space limitations in CDs, which is another reason why RW-DVDs are the way to go. After all, a DVD can accomodate both a LiveCD and LiveDVD ISO. Last but not least, the RW bit is important, because (assuming you have a RW-DVD burner) you can reuse a single DVD many times, thus saving time and money.
Now, boot from your LiveDVD and let it load the installation wizard. In my case, because I am using my trusty NX7400, I almost always jump straight into installation. I am confident that hardware recognition will not be an issue, but if you are not certain, it's always a good idea to start a session from your Live media and make sure that hardware management is not an issue.
Before you start the installation piece itself, make sure you plug in your USB drive. When it comes to USB drives, if you want good performance in the long run, I would recommend spending a bit more and getting a model with speedy I/O. In addition, if you want to use whatever you install for anything other than mere testing, I would say anything below 16GB falls short.
In order to be able to set up your USB drive for subsequent installations, it is a good idea to keep a LiveCD around with some sort of partition utility (I would recommend Parted Magic specifically). This comes in handy when you need to fix any issues with partitions, create new ones or delete existing ones, or even recover your system under some extreme failure.
Everything is in order now, so simply go ahead an proceed with your installation. Your USB drive should appear as
/dev/sda1 and selecting the option "use the entire disk" for the installation is probably best.
That is all there is to it, really. Once again shut down your box, remove your battery and put your internal hard drive back on. Then, restart your system and boot from your USB hard drive. You'll probably notice that most day to day activities are very responsive, and sometimes you may find it hard to believe that a USB drive is all there is behind the scenes. Having said so, some other activities like running updates can take significantly longer than they would on your standard internal hard drive. Because of that, my recommendation would be to keep your system as up to date as possible by updating often.
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Ravens front 7 will be challenged in 2012
The Ravens have produced competent linebackers the way the Atlanta Braves once produced starting pitching. And as in the case of the Braves in the Peach State things arent what they used to be at the position of linebacker here in The Land of Pleasant Living.
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I dunno, with Ray back and at his usual performance, McClain being a more than capable LB and Ellerbe healthy were bringing back ourstaring and backup ILB's from last year. JJ while he was great should be more than capable of being replaced in production by Kruger(as much doubts as I had about him). The real loss is with Suggs, but with Upshaw e should be able to get by.
The front 3, or 4 however you'd like to look at it will be IMO better than last year Sure we have the loss of McKinney, but Kemo so far has more than impressed, add in a healthy Ngata(which he wasnt much of last season) and another year under Mt Cody's belt and those 3 should surpass last years impressiveness.
Allin all I can see Suggs going on PUP and thsan returning to absoluterly dominate,similar to Reed the other year. Overall well still be a top 5 defense in the league, might slip a spot or 2, but nothing drastic.
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We play a lot better offenses this year than last year. NFC East instead of the putrid NFC West. AFC West (with P. Manning) instead of the putrid AFC South (without P. Manning). Patriots and Texans as our two variable games.
The schedule difference alone should account for slightly worse performance (stats) on defense, even if all things were equal on our defense to last year (which it isn't, specifically with the DPOY out).
I think our offense will definitely have to step up this year, and on the flip-side of the schedule, I think the defenses we face this year worse than last year's, so hopefully our offense carries extra weight.
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Of course I hope I'm wrong but in order to have a successful start and take 3 of 4 games in September, the offense is going to have to carry the load.Follow me on Twitter @RSRLombardi
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I actually can't figure out the Raven defense yet.
It is way too early.
What I do know is, except for Reed, our secondary is extremely young and talented.
With Reed as the general back there and Ray as the general upfront, we should be fine.
It will all be about two things: generating pressure using real game defenses, not preseason vanilla AND slowing down the run game. I think we will give up more yards on the ground which sounds good at first when you think of this as being a passing league, as long as our guys don't wear down in the 4th because they are getting run over in the second and third levels. Our backers are smaller and Reed will have to come up and lay some hits he may usually not have to do. So there could be the health issues as the season wears on.
That's my concerns, but I do think we have a great young group of talented defensive players looking ahead to the future. We just need some of them to step it up a little ahead of schedule to get to the playoffs.
With the veteran coach in Pees, along with Ray and Ed, this defense certainly has the best leaders to feed off of.
This could be a great year. The pieces are there. I just hope they are all ready to come together now.
And I say that with referencing the 2000 defense.
That defense was great because a number of those players had career years THAT year.
Whether they were young or on their last leg veterans.
Example, Burnett, best year, I believe in his 11th year.
Duane Starks, young, best playoffs in his life. He was never that great again.
Sharper, LB, was slow and behind plays UNTIL that year when the light went on. He stopped thinking and started reacting. That helped that unit play at the highest level.
Woodson, extending his career by moving to safety in 99, understood the defense by the second year here.
These are the kinds of things, if you look back, you see they all came together perfectly at the right time.
This could be one of those years if the young guys step it up and some of them finally have the light go on.
I believe our secondary is the best in the league when all are healthy.
The linebacking corp has to come around.
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Suggs is a big issue. We all know that Pees is going to create pressure doing creative things but he's not showing any of that in the preseason. It's tough to visualize what it's going to look like.Putting the Fanatic back in Fan
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I also believe McPhee and Kruger are poised for breakout seasons. Natural pass rushers. The biggest issue is losing Suggs and who will replace him effectively. McClellan looks good and I do believe Upshaw will only improve. I honestly think we'll be OK. I'd love to see Jameel be a beast this year and compliment Ray a lot better. It'd be a nice to have another star ILB inside.
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It's kind of funny.. This is the year I expected the pundits to collectively say the Ravens were going to take a step back, but many are picking them to do really well. I think the Ravens can make another run at it because ST will be better, offense will be better, defense (who knows) but if they move back a little it won't be drastic..
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Maddow responded to Thomas' comment on her show Thursday night: "Mr. Fox News person speaking there, I am sorry that you feel that way about me, that you wish I had never been born. Personally, I'm glad that you were born. Otherwise, how would Republicans get the special Fox News bat signal that it's time to be outraged now, about what used to be Republicans' own policy idea?"
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Thomas' comment was so offensive that at least one of his Fox News co-workers has called for him to apologize. On her Gretawire blog, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren wrote: "Cal Thomas needs to pick up the phone and make a personal call to Rachel Maddow. Then he needs to publicly apologize."
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|I trailer & launch a 28 ft. 6000lb. 4.5ft. draft Cal ! I use a steel cable and a wheel truck I made of two 8 inch trailer tires that snaps into the trailer hitch coupler. Then I just push it out concrete or what,as I need 7ft. its been no trouble. Loading is easy as I have a v Cage that catches the keel to center the boat. Setting the mast Thats another story! ---Dale
|I have the flushdeck, 1200# fixed fin P23 and launch from a trailer me and my best freind designed and built. Launching no problem 5 foot tide here. Stepping and lowering the mast I only do once a season keep the boat at a slip.( boat is 3000# the castiron fin is 1200#)
The Brooks Bridge ramp was the beginning and fortunate end of perhaps one of the great sailing misadventures of all time.
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Pfft..... That statement explains a lot.... Perfect example of why they need to stop extending unemployment benefits....
Good luck with your job search (rolling eyes)
The nice thing about rolling eyes, they roll back at you too.
You have no idea about this man's character from reading a post on line yet you choose to degrade him.???
The Brooks Bridge ramp was the beginning and fortunate end of perhaps one of the great sailing misadventures of all time. Very long story short, My now wife and I were still in college and I had just purchased a Catalina 22 for an amazing price in Durham, NC. We drove our new boat Kamala, named after a seductress from the Hermann Hesse book Siddhartha that fittingly enough died of a snake bite, from NC all the way to Destin for a week of sailing and vacation. At this point I had (1) only sailed on lasers, (2) never stepped a mast and (3) had no clue what I was doing.
We finally found the ramp at the West end of Okaloosa Island and pulled in the parking lot. We put up the mast, adjusted/tightened the rigging, attached the roller furling, hoisted the jib, rolled it back up in the furling, put on the rudder, attached the tiller, attached the boom, and main sail: all in 1.5 hours. I knew sailing was going to be easy and so far I was proving myself right.
We launched the boat for the first time after the engine cranked on the 2nd pull. Oddly enough that was the last time both the boat or my wife have been this willing to go sailing. Anyway, we motored under the bridge and into the Choctawhatchee bay. The weather was "awesome" for sailing as my dad (who had been sailing twice and thinks it is boring) told me that it is not worth going sailing unless the wind is blowing greater than 30 mph!?. Current wind speed was 20 mph so we were a little disappointed that the conditions were not going to be "perfect" but headed out anyway.
I'm not sure of the wind speed for the rest of the trip but the second I hoisted then main and unfurled the jib I silently thought to myself, I probably should have brought someone who actually knows how to sail. The boat instantly speeds up, heels over (feeling like it is going to flip), then the weatherhelm points us into the wind, and we slow down. This whole time wife is laying out on the leeward side of the boat as her dad typically has things completely under control at this point. Father's on this forum with daughters, beware the sailing boyfriend.
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"Well then quit sailing like you're drunk."
I'm somewhat speechless at this point and ask if she has any pointers from the last 20 years she had spent on a boat. Her reply had something to do with keeping the shade from the sail away from where she was laying out... In retrospect I should have probably thought of ways to reduce the amount of sail but now the wind was really screaming, black clouds are in the distance and I feel like we are flying!! We were on a reach, of course I didn't know that at time, and I found that if let the mainsheet out then we would slow down and things became more manageable. About 4 miles from the car we decided that the weather is really looking bad and it would be a good time to turn around. We executed our first tack as a couple and began working our way back.
Things were going reasonably well but, then it was time to tack again because we kept drifting toward a nearby sand bar. On this tack, the boat spun around, heeled over to about 80 degrees, came up, spun around and jibed. I have no clue how this happened but am somewhat shocked at (1) we are both still on the boat and (2) we are headed in the completely wrong direction. Knowing when I'm beat (which was technically long before now), I decide we are motoring in. I ask my now wife to lower the main and as she is reaching for the main sheet. WHammm. I catch her right in the forehead with my elbow while pulling on the rip cord for the motor.
She's out. Completely knocked her out for about 10 seconds, which seemed like thirty minutes. She wakes up crying, the sails are up, the engine is running, and now it is raining and lightening. The rain is coming in sideways, she is now below in the cabin holding ice on her forehead, and I finally get the sails down. Victory.
We motor back to the boat ramp. A sailboat at the marina about 300 yards away gets hit by lightening. I tell my now (I know you are surprised that she married me) wife not to touch anything metal below.
Finally we reach the boat launch, I pull up, tie off, back the trailer into the water, jump back on the boat while my wife jumps in car (all in a torrential downpour). The current is such that it takes two tries to get back on the trailer and I'm completely frazzled at this point. Finally, I'm on the trailer.
Thank God. The saga is over.
I wish. As she pulls forward the tongue of trailer pops off of the trailer ball and I roll about 10 feet backwards to another splash down. Now the boat, with trailer attached is floating back away from the ramp. Miraculously the boat/trailer stop. I'm able to run a rope from the car to the front of the trailer and pull it back to the ramp. We re-attached and now the saga is over.
Needless to say I'll never forget this particular ramp.
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PISTONS: Pistons Sign Free Agent Guard/Forward Jarvis Hayes
I wonder if Joe still doesn't trust rookies enough to play significant minutes. I honestly didn't expect this.
I guess this guy will backup Tay. Which is not really a bad thing to have.
Anyone have some info on him? I have read he is a tremendous scorer, but lacks defensive abilities...
.24 Jarvis Hayes Washington Wizards Position: SG Born: 8/09/81 Height: 6-7 / 2,01 Weight: 220 lbs / 99,8 kg. College: Georgia '04 Tremendous scorer... Sweet jump shot... Good athlete... Just average ballhandling skills... Injury prone. Attended the Frederick Douglass HS in Atlanta, Georgia. Played college ball at Western Carolina and Georgia till 2003. Selected by the Washington Wizards as 10th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Signed with the Washington Wizards in August 2003. HS Honorable Mention All-American in 1999. Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2000. Voted SEC Newcomer of the Year in 2002. Voted to the All-SEC 1st Team in 2002 and 2003. Honorable Mention All-America pick by Associated Press in 2002 and 2003. Named SEC Player of the Year by Basketball America, The Sporting News and CNNSI in 2002. Won individual scoring titles in the Southern Conference in 2000 and the SEC in 2002. Selected to the NBA Rookie All-Star Game in 2004. Selected to the NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team in 2003-04.
I like the move. I expected a signing like this. The young guys will still play(it's not like Hayes is old). Stuckey will backup Chauncey. Hayes and Afflalo will backup Rip and Tayshaun. Amir, J Max, and Dice will backup Sheed. Since the PF position is very deep some of those guys (mainly Sheed) will get their minutes at PF lowered in order to help Nazr at C. The young guys will still play. Because Nazr is our only real center Samb still has a very good chance to do something as well.
Our roster is up to 16 now.. who gets the chop? Hunter, Murray(via trade), or dupree? It'd be too early for Meijia...
From what I've seen so far, I don't think Samb has a chance for any minutes in Detroit. He'll be better off playing in all games in Fort Wayne.
He has a shot this preseason. Until he gets sent to Fort Wayne he has a chance if he works hard.
If we didn't have a shortage at C, I'd like the move. he's a guy that can come in and contribute. he was starting in front of Caron butler. As it is, Naz it not a strong point and there is no one to back him up.
However there is a lot of people backing up Sheed that are very good. The Pistons have Sheed, J Max, Amir, and Dice. At least one of those guys won't get the minutes he should be getting. A real backup C would be nice, but as of right now one of those PF's will have to take a load at C.
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apparently fans at wizards.realgm.com universally wanted him off their team. He has poor ballhandling skills which means he's unable to get separation from his man. He should benefit from a set 'em up PG. He's not really known for defense so i dunno what the difference is between him and Dupree at this point. he has had major knee injuries in the past so he could recover or remain a little gimpy.
I guess the difference between him and dupree is he has a great jump shot. Maybe we he do a little hamilton mimicing and run off screens and such? I can see how that would work in the Flip offense... if he's willing to run..
I hope he's working hard at stuffing Twinkies into his mouth. At this point, he could use a Cheerio as a hoola hoop. He simply does not weigh enough. He'll get pushed around and get posterized on a regular basis. If Samb is Detroit's Nazr backup, that is our weakest link. Well, the center position is anyway.
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Feels like a bit of mixed reviews eh? well if he can come off the bench and score a couple baskets and give Tayshaun a sandwhich then he can't be that bad =)
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Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson caught up with the country singer and the actress on the Grammys red carpet, where they dished on Keith weathering the "Idol" storm.
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"He adores [Mariah and Nicki], actually. He actually always comes and says he loves doing [the show], so and he's used to it... he likes strong personalities. Am I right?" Nicole said.
"I like strong personalities, yes," the Australian singer said.
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"A literal estrogen nest is where I live," Keith said.
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Forgive Cheryl and Pat Collelouri if they're not quite sure how to judge the inaugural HEADStrong LimeLight Gala, which went off Friday in Philadelphia.
It was the first time the family and the HEADStrong Foundation has put together such an event, which drew about 300 people to the Hyatt at Penn's Landing. It was also the first time they've been to something like that, so when asked how he thought the gala turned out toward the end of the evening, Mr. Collelouri wasn't sure how to respond.
"I don't know. I've never been to a gala before," he told an attendee. "But I like this."
Well, in the name of Nick Colleluori, who passed away in 2006 after a year-long battle with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the LimeLight Gala raised roughly $150,000 for blood cancer research its first time around, so it's safe to say that it was a resounding success.
NBC10 Sports Anchor John Clark and WMMR Radio personality Casey Fosbenner emceed the event, but Joseph A. Clifford III (pictured, right) really delivered the message on Friday. He was given a chance of survival well below 50%, but he said death wasn't what worried him when he was given the news that he had cancer. It was the reality that his young son would grow up not knowing his father.
He went on to talk about his daughter feigning a limp because she was just trying to get the attention of her father, who was stuck in a hospital fighting through chemotherapy. It was one of the more heart-wrenching speeches I've heard. But the important thing is he beat it. Joe his wife is expecting twins this year.
Hofstra coaches Seth Tierney and Joe Amplo made the trip, the night before a home game against Drexel back on Long Island (which they won). Tierney delivered Nick's eulogy and has had a big role in HEADStrong's growth, and the Collelouris told me later that Amplo, who recruited their son, reminds them of Nick. So it was important for them to be at the event.
Sarah and Dan Keating helped present the gala, which also featured Tony Luke Jr, who donated his services to come cook cheesesteaks for 10 at the house of one lucky bidder, who won the auction for $1327. As a huge fan of the roast pork at Philly-staple Tony Luke's, I was tempted to bid on that one.
Good to see Philly-natives Brett Moyer and Ryan Cranston in attendance. Moyer (see pic below) was rocking a pretty sweet outfit, while Cranston had on the same HEADStrong tie I was wearing (talk about MORTIFIED!!!). Also great to see Jake Plunket, the head coach at new DIII program Albright College in nearby Reading, Penn. The Syracuse alum annually tears up the Lake Placid Summit Classic.
Among the auction items were HEADStrong swag from Warrior and Brine, and gear from Hofstra, Princeton, Delaware, Gettysburg, Haverford and the Chesapeake Bayhawks. And a Danny Briere-signed hockey stick from the Flyers.
Expect bigger and better things out of the Limelight Gala next year. The Colleluoris said they might want to make it a more convenient time so coaches and players aren't in the middle of lacrosse season. Judging by the turnout in Year 1, this event has a lot of potential.
Anyway, great event and congrats to the Colleluoris on a home run — and a great time — at their first gala.
Gotta give credit where credit is due too — the Colleluori boys can move on the dance floor. Pretty impressive out there.
Stay tuned for the new HEADStrong chinstraps, and be sure to check out the HEADStrong Foundation next Sunday at New Meadowlands Stadium at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic.
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Pictured above (l-r): Dan, Cheryl, Dan and Michael Colleluori. Pat, where were ya for this one big guy?
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