Yeah, erm... I guess. I trained on a Sunfish, but in high winds those suckers go fast. As fast as the rope keeps the skin on your hands. I've bled from that boat too many damn times. I should start using the hold on it

Tuss

Yes, the names give the relative sizes of the boat, plus how many sails (correct me if I'm wrong Tuss).

A SUNburst (typo, sorry!) is about 12 foot long, the same as a Sunfish I believe.
There are others like Starlings, and others I don't know the names of off the top of my head.

I also used to own a Starling, it's a training boat, a one seater with one sail, used by kids and teenage girls to learn to sail (it used to be my mothers before she died).

To go back a bit can tuss or delos explain sunfish and/or starburst to me?
I assume this is some kind of boat?

Welcome to the board, imissyou. You may want to consider introducing yourself in the New Members thread

When I'm not surfing for games, I'm working on projects on the computer - [sigh]. To tell you guys the truth, I really hate the computer.

Other than that, I go out hiking in rain, snow, and sun, and drinking at a friend's or at a bar/lounge. What else? I breathe air, eat food, sleep, and help other people with their boy-girl dilemmas. Fun.

Edited by imissyou at 14:08 on December, 12th 2002

Eat, Sleep, twiddle the old nylon strung guitar shaped piece of driftwood, and spend a lot of time staring at a differant terminal playing console games from '77 to '02.

And i pick my nose as well

If you want to get a headache reading a book, read The Electric Acid Kool Aid Test (I think it's called that) it's a nonfiction story about when LSD first came out in the '60s and it involves the guy that wrote one flew over the coocoos nest. It isn't that big, and it took me many months to read, because you can't read it too much in one sitting. Regardless, it was a very good book.

Tuss

Yeah the whole thing does get a little weird it's been ages since I have read them too. Very good books though.

I seriously think the second book is lacking, I got a really bad headache reading Chapter 19 as it makes little sense in some areas.

Otherwise I think part 1 was awsome, and I would love to read it again if it wasn't for my current commitment to read the other 3 in the next 2 weeks before they are due back at the library. (Damn my job for taking up my reading time!!!)

How good is the hitchhikers guide series. I love it. Which reminds me I should really finish LOTR again before the second film comes out

Edited by sterge10 at 03:04 on December, 08th 2002

And I used to race a Starburst when I was younger

What do I do?

Well, I work a 9 hour day at the moment, what little time I have at night I eat, read (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - Douglas Adams (at the moment)) and go see my g/f some time after 8pm for some T.L.C. ;)
Then I drive home at some ungodly hour, say 1am, and get home knacked, and then sleep till one hour before work starts again.

Edited by Delos at 14:17 on December, 08th 2002

I still have no idea what you're talking about. Who races sailboats anyway.

Hey I race a Sunfish

Tuss

What are you talking about sailboat racing???

Guess the film:P
small child: hey a scooner
Willam: HaHaHa you dumb barstard it's not a scooner it's a sailboat
small child: A scooner is a sailboat stupid head

I always shovel my drive way. And then again when the plow comes and blocks the whole thing in again with 2 feet of ice chunks. Grrr. At least at university I don't have a driveway.

Tuss

Actually, we got 8" yesterday. My back still horts; it took me over 4 hours to clear the driveway (it's too steep for a plow to come; I had to showel the whole damn thing). That's why I think I may have a chance at skiing this weekend .

Shouldn't you be pre occupid with sail boat racing

Tuss

Yeah and the skiing in Australia at this time of year is just great

You haven't gotten snow yet? Skiing here is in full swing.

Tuss

Well, in New Jersey I can. Vernon Hidden Valley is less than 40 minutes away by car; in fact, if they open I may go there one day this weekend. However, I do most of my skiing in Austria - Zillertal to be exact, and Slovakia.