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BigJim Frisco! Damn, you beat me to it! I always say Frisco as that's what everybody called it when I was growing up. Then some snobby, uppidy type person decided it wasn't dignified enough and word spread around town. I'm definitely anti-politically correct and love to use every time I'm...

I went to most of the races, but had to leave town and missed the last few. I kept rescheduling my trip, but couldn’t hold it off anymore. But, at least I was able to watch them all on YouTube, which was better than broadcast TV as they had no commercials. As mentioned before, I live for this...

I've never been so happy to be wrong! The first halfs of the first three races were very good, close racing. And, the fourth race was exciting all the way! Keep it up guys as it's finally getting fun!

Since when is luffing a cynical manipulation of the rules? And, just in case you're not familiar with match racing, trying to "milk a penalty" is quite normal at the start if both boats are close. And, if you didn't notice, both boats did try to avoid a collision. Otherwise there could have...

I pray that you're right as I live for this stuff. But, as I stated before, the starts are only 2 minutes instead of the normal 5, which leaves time for only 1 maneuver instead of the normal interesting, and, sometimes exciting "jockeying". Plus, relative to previous Cup races, they're afraid to...

Here's another one I almost forgot about- Before the Operations Begin - Television | NZ On Screen

No, it is not 2 points for the Kiwi's. It is minus 2 points for Oracle. Kiwi's still need to win 9 races. Oracle needs to win 11.

The first race is actually Saturday here in the U.S. Sunday down under. Unfortunately, I don't think the penalty will matter much as far as the racing. One boat (and we don't know which one yet) will be much faster than the other, and either Oracle will win 11 straight races, or the Kiwi's...

Wait a minute - your original post was on 8-27 and said you were leaving on the 21st. Which I obviously took to mean 9-21. That is the last day of scheduled AC races. They probably won't last that long anyway, so probably nothing to worry about. Why are you worried about the 7th? Change of...

I wish they were my inside passage stories! And, I wouldn't mind having a 65' Fleming either! But, there are a lot more videos than that. For people interested, there are videos on the ICW, Nova Scotia, Iceland, Norway, St. Lawrence Seaway, Caribbean, Panama, Galapagos, Mexico and more. All...

Obviously travel time depends on how fast you plan to cruise. How fast do you plan to go?

Tony Fleming's adventures. Mezmerizing. And, difficult to stop watching once you start. Example - Venture to Alaska. Part 1 - Vancouver Island to Tracy Arm - YouTube

Turn left? Are you going south? Please turn right if you're going north. And shadowing you on land? What exactly does this mean?

Think they didn't have dockage reserved before they got there? Kind of big to just call in when they got there.

Peter B, All of the Cup races are on You Tube . The good news - you can watch them whenever you want. The bad news - they're not races, more like time trials. It's a shame.

BBX has improved dramatically since Beacon took over.

I've seen them in the bow flagpole socket.

I have a Bell hotspot USB Stick that I got from a friend in Vancouver. It works great anywhere you can get a signal, including Telus. If you can't get one of these, a 2nd option is beaconwifi.com, formerly BBX. It works good, but isn't available in Desolation Sound itself. It's only available...

Mark, Are you really anti-fishing boat, as they're implying? This would be a big surprise to me. But, I've been surprised before. And for what it's worth, I have a small fishing boat also, and don't get dangerously waked as I stay away from those areas.

Without text it wasn't clear at all. He could have been on either side of the fence.

The photo was posted with no text. Maybe the poster would take exception with you assuming what he was implying with the photo.

Wow Eric! Thanks for that answer. I really didn't expect you to fully explain it, as I had a feeling it would be a long explanation. At any rate, I now understand the theory and it gives me something to think about.

Anacortes I know, lots of pictures. It's like my knot tying. I do lots of them - one of them is bound to be good! Hey, that's Edelweiss' boat in the lower left corner of the first photo!

Got it. And, thanks for the reply. My bridle is pretty long, so I would be able to adjust it.

psneeld, I use a bridle and several people on the docks have said it's one of the best ones they've ever seen. This has given me a sense of confidence when anchored. However, your comment about a long, adjustable snubber got my attention. Do you have a picture or a website I can refer to? I...