BFS Cup 2008

[xort]

"they're lakes"? I've read many accounts of world travellers who said the worst ride they ever had was on lake michigan

many a 'big time' sailor has come here to race the big mac races and lost their ass.

and there have been sailors from round here who have gone on to international fame

[Bene505]

This is really a tough poll. I know what some Easties have done, but Gui's got a lock on BFS-with-a-smile. Hmmmm, which way to vote, which way to vote.....

[smackdaddy]

Okay - so I look at BFS and see these scores and I gotta wonder...are the Westies really this modest?

[mrwuffles]

I think the lakes go in the category as others......got a family friend who sailed there in the 60's as a kid and said they won every race on michigan dont know how true that is or the name of the boat but it was a nice boat......what do we get out of that story lakes count but not for theyre own category


bene please dont cross over we need this

[smackdaddy]

Wuffles, dude, I like your style. Like he says - lakes is somethin' other.

And don't you other guys start singing Gordon Lightfoot or I'll slap ya. Witch of November. Yeah, talk to Sway about her! Heh, heh.

[blt2ski]

........half way thru the first turn the easties and westies have ea gained a gallup, with the eurpies doubling there score to 6! with a caution flag out for the eurpies and whom is voting. The super northies have stalled out side the gate with one gallup, the super southes, gulfies and others, not even out of the starting gate. It's loking pretty slim for them, stay tuned tomorrow, on this BFS station, for more BFS, at the BFS time, and BFS channel!........................

[CharlieCobra]

I think many of the Westies are still asleep. That and the fact that we are likely outnumbered on this site.

[SkipperB]

We all should have been sailing last night off northern New England!!!
Go Easties
See

ANZ150-152-154-261000-
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
256 PM EST TUE NOV 25 2008

STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY


TONIGHT
SE WINDS 40 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KT...BECOMING S
30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

[artbyjody]

Most of us Westies - are too busy sailing, which may explain the low turnout in the poll

[SkipperB]

Well put, but even us Northeasties go on the hard when we get down to 15 degrees F. Also no one will insure non commercial boat in water after Nov.1 unless you pay a huge additional premium, so we are relegated to frozen boat projects.
PNW sailing is great though and you have an amazing playground there, and plenty challenging too!

SkipperB