There is so much whining in this sport, you'd think it was based in Napa.
I didn't realize that when they made us read Harrison Bergeron in junior high school, they were trying to prepare us for sailing.
I would rather have a J/9 than a Capri 22, but the J9 is a bit more than 3x the Capri.
The Hobie 33 for $21k is the boat I’d buy if I had to make a decision this week. The A35 or J/105, if I have time to save a few pennies first.
Hopefully by this time next week the man responsible for this terrible act, Olaf bin Laden, will have been found and chucked out of a helicopter and into the ocean.
Don't forget that he was such a good lifelong Democrat that Biden never even considered using the anti-terrorism powers granted to him by the PATRIOT act to safely lodge the guy in Guantanamo, or perhaps a black site in Egypt, while they try to suss out what everyone was up to on that January day.
Apple doesn’t want to eliminate tracking, they want the ads business for themselves.
Otherwise I largely agree with you. There is plenty to dislike about Apple, but their products just work, replacement is easy almost anywhere in the world and the new ARM chips blow the doors off of Intel...
If you google for Express 27 stanchions you will see they worked to get an exemption. Likely impossible with a new design since there isn’t 40 years of precedent.
Also, the Express 27 class allows 12” / 30cm stanchions, vs 24” for everyone else.
Olson 25s have 24” stanchions except for the pushpit which is 12” or so.
I should probably add that I’m primarily interested in racing, where low lifelines can be beneficial. If I get a B/SS 27 then it will probably be in cruising mode most of the time and then the taller lifelines would be preferred.
Comfort, agility. Particularly when you have 5 people onboard. I had full height lifelines on my Olson 25, but only ever had three people aboard.
What I really like is dyneema lifelines. MUCH grippier with bare hands or gloves than SS. The extra thickness helps with grip and hiking...
From Apple:
These iPhone models are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions:
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro...
If I had my way, everyone who has held Federal office since Q3 2001 should be sentenced for facilitating war crimes. But I'll settle for harm reduction.
I'm optimistic because the lifetime value of a customer is greater when they are alive than dead, and most people are greedy.
Alphabet - an advertising company that loves to hire scientists - is worth more than 10x Boeing.
It’s nice when conventional wisdom is wrong.
That said, I’d rather see drones than human piloted vehicles in military situations.