National race..!

[Maria Rangwala]

Hey guys..   Congratulations Ankur for coming 10th! I think we came 9th   It was a impromptu call by Sagar( helm) who needed a crew..the other member was Rohan who had good technical knowledge about the working of the boat having been part of a race and experience for about a year..   The wind was very good on Saturday..our boat was new and it was the2nd race she was running..her name was “Pelican” and it needed some tuning which sagar managed to keep up with just minutes before the race.. The course was the same 123 131 3 13 (I think)…three races on Saturday and three on Sunday.. In one of the races we got a “DNF” did not finish..because we dint start the race in the first five minutes of the race (cause we sailed too far off..anticipating a longer break) also entire course needs to finish with in 15mins from the start..   It took me a while to get a feel of the boat, Rohan and I were in charge of the runners and gybes and the center plate which I must say was heavy..and within seconds it needs to be up and down..i did helm for a while ..while on a run..when rohan and sagar were putting up the spinacle.We did the navigation to goosewinging..sitting on the boom..getting ropes entangled..getting the boat out of the fishing nets..and doing a  wrong tack done..I think Sagar is brilliant he kept up with us..and never lost his cool..   I  went on Saturday,to have fun..was told it was the nationals..and ended up learning alot..i guess  few more races..and free sails into the oceans will  boost up the confidence..!! Ankur..nandgaon..seems exciting..! go for it.. atleast for the guys who cant make it.. vivek(s) or whoever is going whenever..call me for a sail..if i can make it..we might just end up having a good time//.. cheers.. Maria.     --- On Mon, 4/6/09, ank...@gmail.com <ank...@gmail.com> wrote: From: ank...@gmail.com <ank...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Sailing next weekend...11/12 April To: mumbai...@googlegroups.com Received: Monday, April 6, 2009, 3:51 PM Shit !! I will have to send another update then :P     On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Ipsita Mahajan <ipsita....@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Ankur!  No chance I'm getting that much time off! Hope you enjoy the trip!!! (With or without TV..;-))   Cheers, Ipsita 2009/4/6 <ank...@gmail.com> Hey Ipsita   The Nandgaon trip is a 3 day and night trip. I think the plan is to sail during the day and dock at the harbour/shore in the night.   I am seriously considering it :) Although i have a 20-20 day-night cricket match on 11th and the IPL also starts then. I wish they carrry a satellite TV or something with them :p   Regards Ankur   On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Ipsita Mahajan <ipsita....@gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone,   Wow, Maria & Ankur! Sailing the Nationals sounds like great fun!! :-)   I booked lightenings and went solo sailing on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Figured that's probably the best way to learn for a complete novice like me. There seemed to be many boats available, probably on account of the fact that most people were busy with the Nationals. Sujata & Stingray were the boats I took. Both tindals were very helpful though I have soooo much more to learn!!! Heard that there were dolphins in the harbour. Unfortunately I missed seeing them.   How does the trip to Nangaon this weekend work does anyone know? Is it an all day outing? Anyone planning to go??   Have a good week!   Cheers, Ipsita 2009/4/6 Vivek Karwanyun <Vivek.K...@bunge.com> Wow ! We have some chupa rustam pirates. O' maria share the race experience. It was nice of Ankur to share his experience. Now u should too! Hello Ankur who was ur crew? Just inquisitive. And who was the crew of the winning boat?????? Regards Vivek Karwanyun ----- Original Message ----- From: ankurkj Sent: 04/05/2009 12:30 PM MST To: Mumbai Pirates Sailing Club <mumbai...@googlegroups.com> Subject: 2 of our pirates become "National Pirates" Dear All We can be proud that we have 2 participants of our group have advanced to the National Level of Sea Bird Sailing :) As you all know there was a National Seabird Competetion held on 4th and 5th April at RBYC. This is a fleet race spread over 2 days and comprises of upto 7 races with handicaps. The winner is decided by a cummulative scoring out of thee 7 races. There were a total of 12 boats in this race and we did 6 races as there was a drop in the wind. I was a part of a crew for the boat Cormorndel and was lucky to get a last minute entry. My job was primarily to handle the runners and the keel (center board). Frankly speaking it was an amazing experience to participate in the Nationals in just the 2nd week of getting into sailing. I think we should NOT miss any such opportunities if we get one. We finished in the 10th position without any penalties :p My helm and his team were ofcourse serious about winning, we tried a lot of tactics and watever these sailors use to win but ultimately decided to to give others a chance to win this time :) (kidding .. ) The boat which untimately won was called "Sea Eagle" and the crew on this one was a 2 time national Laser gold medalist (so now u know why we dint win....) We had a nice award ceremony in the evening with dinner and cocktails signing off 2009 seabird national race event. Maria in our group now has the honour of becoming the first lady pirate of our group to have participated in such an event :) Congratulations to her !! Maria - You should share your experience with all of us. Happy Sailing !! Regards Ankur This message is intended only for the named recipient and may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any misdirected transmission. If you received this message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 314 292-2000 and immediately delete this message from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, distribute or copy any part of this message.

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[Vivek Sasikumar]

Great going guys...
Maria, I am planning to book the boat tomorrow.. Will let you know if I succeed.
Vivek Sasikumar

[ank...@gmail.com]

Thanks Maria - good to read your racing experience. As far as Nandgaon
is concerned - we shall see if it happens :)

Cheers

> --- On Mon, 4/6/09, anku...@gmail.com <anku...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> From: anku...@gmail.com <anku...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Sailing next weekend...11/12 April
> To: mumbai...@googlegroups.com
> Received: Monday, April 6, 2009, 3:51 PM
>
> Shit !! I will have to send another update then :P
>  
>
>  
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Ipsita Mahajan <ipsita.maha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Ankur! 
> No chance I'm getting that much time off!
> Hope you enjoy the trip!!! (With or without TV..;-))
>  
> Cheers,
> Ipsita
>

> 2009/4/6 <anku...@gmail.com>

>
> Hey Ipsita
>  
> The Nandgaon trip is a 3 day and night trip. I think the plan is to sail during the day and dock at the harbour/shore in the night.
>  
> I am seriously considering it :) Although i have a 20-20 day-night cricket match on 11th and the IPL also starts then. I wish they carrry a satellite TV or something with them :p
>  
> Regards
> Ankur
>
>  
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Ipsita Mahajan <ipsita.maha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>  
> Wow, Maria & Ankur! Sailing the Nationals sounds like great fun!! :-)
>  
> I booked lightenings and went solo sailing on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Figured that's probably the best way to learn for a complete novice like me. There seemed to be many boats available, probably on account of the fact that most people were busy with the Nationals. Sujata & Stingray were the boats I took. Both tindals were very helpful though I have soooo much more to learn!!! Heard that there were dolphins in the harbour. Unfortunately I missed seeing them.
>
>  
> How does the trip to Nangaon this weekend work does anyone know? Is it an all day outing? Anyone planning to go??
>  
> Have a good week!
>  
> Cheers,
> Ipsita
>

> 2009/4/6 Vivek Karwanyun <Vivek.Karwan...@bunge.com>

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[Naqiyah]

Hey,
Is anyone going sailing next weekend . Around the 30th,1,2 or
3rd .I wouldnt mind joining anyone or someone , cause apparently the
season ends in mid may .
Cheers,
Naqiyah

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[Vivek Karwanyun]

i am sailing this Saturday morning at 8:00 am. wanted to go Sunday as well, but i was told there is some navy event and all boats have been borrowed by the Navy, starting Saturday afternoon.

will plan next weekend as the week unfolds.........................

With Regards

Vivek Karwanyun

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