[frers-list]RE: Re: Frers 33 One Design Regatta

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:14:55 -0400

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There are so many secrets tucked into Dave's short note about the one =
design regatta. Everything I think is important to winning is mentioned; =
changing gears as conditions change, setting up the boat, entering =
challenging events, sailing with your friends and family, and racing on =
other people's boats now and then.

Other boat owners I talk to are always jealous of the one-design action =
we have in the Frers 33. I sailed on a Soverel 33 at a one design event =
earlier this summer and there is no comparison between the boats, The =
Frers is much more fun to sail and don't even ask about cruising! If you =
find anyone talking about a buying a racing boat, encourage them to buy =
one of the 33s on the market, before Rod lures them all to Canada..=20

Edgar Smith
Pachyderm

I am relieved to be able to say that Bob was able to tell the Frers 33 =
repair division at Pilot=92s Point Marina to stand down after this =
weekend. There was no repeat of last year=92s carnage and I think =
everyone truly had a great time. I, for one, was very encouraged by the =
amount of interaction among both owners and crew, sharing ideas, =
techniques, rig settings, etc. in an effort to bring the level of =
competition even closer. Younger crew in particular seemed especially =
eager to learn. It really enforces the notion that if you want to build =
a motivated and consistent crew, this event in particular and one design =
racing in general, is an important tool.
=20
Bob mentions that we have owned Wolverine a long time (since 1996) and =
we=92ve figured out some things over that time. There=92s no question =
that we do things a certain way, the boat=92s rigged to facilitate that, =
we have a lot of experience in handling the boat under different =
conditions and I think we find and change gears pretty well. But =
probably the single biggest factor in the success of our program has =
been cultivating a steady, consistent crew. Don Melillo (jib trimmer and =
spinnaker guy) is the only crew member who=92s been with me since day =
one. My wife Kathy, while initially coming along and doing different =
jobs on weekend races, didn=92t really start as a regular part of the =
crew until 1999 or 2000. She trims spinnaker and helps Don with tacking =
the jib. Others of the crew date back to 2001-2004. The core crew has =
been on the boat for more than ten years now. Before you start to think =
that this might be tough to achieve (or you=92re not that patient!), I =
should point out that 2001 was the first year we participated in a North =
Americans event. By consistently racing in at least one big event every =
year, like Frers 33 North Americans at Sail Newport and NYYC Race Week, =
we built a team that knows and does their jobs well and really wants to =
win. I credit the early years of one design racing with helping me put =
in place the crew that makes Wolverine go. When I saw all of the young, =
enthusiastic crew soaking up knowledge this weekend, I had a great =
feeling about what this would mean for the future of the class and the =
level of competition we would achieve.
=20
We are all eager to learn and willing to share, so please, use the =
discussion list to ask questions and share ideas about all things Frers =
33. Racing and cruising, it=92s the best boat of its type ever made. =
Let=92s make sure they are going fast wherever they are being sailed!=

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Verdana; font-size: medium; ">There are so many secrets tucked into =
Dave's short note about the one design regatta. Everything I think is =
important to winning is mentioned; changing gears as conditions change, =
setting up the boat, entering challenging events, sailing with your =
friends and family, and racing on other people's boats now and =
then.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Other boat owners I talk to are =
always jealous of the one-design action we have in the Frers 33. I =
sailed on a Soverel 33 at a one design event earlier this summer and =
there is no comparison between the boats, The Frers is much more fun to =
sail and don't even ask about cruising! If you find anyone talking about =
a buying a racing boat, encourage them to buy one of the 33s on the =
market, before Rod lures them all to =
Canada..&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
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face=3D"Arial"><div>Edgar =
Smith</div><div>Pachyderm</div></font></div></span></div></span></div></di=
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margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I am relieved to be able to say =
that Bob was able to tell the Frers 33 repair division at Pilot=92s =
Point Marina to stand down after this weekend. There was no repeat of =
last year=92s carnage and I think everyone truly had a great time. I, =
for one, was very encouraged by the amount of interaction among both =
owners and crew, sharing ideas, techniques, rig settings, etc. in an =
effort to bring the level of competition even closer. Younger crew in =
particular seemed especially eager to learn. It really enforces the =
notion that if you want to build a motivated and consistent crew, this =
event in particular and one design racing in general, is an important =
tool.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Bob =
mentions that we have owned Wolverine a long time (since 1996) and we=92ve=
 figured out some things over that time. There=92s no question that we =
do things a certain way, the boat=92s rigged to facilitate that, we have =
a lot of experience in handling the boat under different conditions and =
I think we find and change gears pretty well. But probably the single =
biggest factor in the success of our program has been cultivating a =
steady, consistent crew. Don Melillo (jib trimmer and spinnaker guy) is =
the only crew member who=92s been with me since day one. My wife Kathy, =
while initially coming along and doing different jobs on weekend races, =
didn=92t really start as a regular part of the crew until 1999 or 2000. =
She trims spinnaker and helps Don with tacking the jib. Others of the =
crew date back to 2001-2004. The core crew has been on the boat for more =
than ten years now. Before you start to think that this might be tough =
to achieve (or you=92re not that patient!), I should point out that 2001 =
was the first year we participated in a North Americans event. By =
consistently racing in at least one big event every year, like Frers 33 =
North Americans at Sail Newport and NYYC Race Week, we built a team that =
knows and does their jobs well and really wants to win. I credit the =
early years of one design racing with helping me put in place the crew =
that makes Wolverine go. When I saw all of the young, enthusiastic crew =
soaking up knowledge this weekend, I had a great feeling about what this =
would mean for the future of the class and the level of competition we =
would achieve.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); =
"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0in; =
margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style=3D"font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We =
are all eager to learn and willing to share, so please, use the =
discussion list to ask questions and share ideas about all things Frers =
33. Racing and cruising, it=92s the best boat of its type ever made. =
Let=92s make sure they are going fast wherever they are being =
sailed!</span></div></div></body></html>=

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