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Hey guys, Buccaneer YC in San Pedro is about to host “Yacht Racing 101”, a FREE three-session seminar to promote racing in the Los Angles Basin. The first day will be all about doing Your First Race. The second will be tips for Upping Your Game. And the third delves into the most Commonly...

Hey guys, Buccaneer YC in San Pedro is about to host “Yacht Racing 101”, a FREE three-session seminar to promote racing in the Los Angles Basin. The first day will be all about doing Your First Race. The second will be tips for Upping Your Game. And the third delves into the most Commonly...

Great race report G Kiba! I've always wanted to do this crazy race. Hard to imagine 300 boats all sailing different intersecting courses.

Hey Grant, You're definitely welcome to sail with us anytime you make it down to LA. And a second coincidence on this thread... I plan to use the Three Bridge race to illustrate two points during the seminar. 1) as an example of one of the crazier course formats available. And 2) as an...

Ha! Small world. Enjoyed talking with ya, Alan. Stop by anytime.

Hi Alan, My boat is just one dock over on E Dock. Boat is PARTICIPANT, an Olson 911se. We did a practice session last Saturday. It was gorgeous out and perfect breeze (9-12 knts) for practicing spinnaker maneuvers. It'd be great if you can make it to the seminar.

Hi guys, Lately, we've been thinking about ways to get more boats out racing. So we decided to put on a short, non-technical seminar to Introduce skippers and sailors to racing and provide them a pathway to participation. The seminar will consist of three, 1-2 hour sessions, on consecutive...

Boat's sold and will be moving to Dana Point. Told the new owner about the site. Expect to hear from him. Thank you all for the help over the past couple of years.

For a little history on the boat, check out my two-year old post titled, "When Opportunity Knock, or E is for Ericson". http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?11211-When-Opportunity-Knocks-or-E-is-for-Ericson&highlight=olson

Alan, You are correct. The boat was purchased in the Long Beach auction. I had big plans for racing her and replaced the all standing and running rigging with hi-tech gear. But I made a huge mistake by not getting my wife and family behind the project. So the boat's become a real sore subject...

SOLD 30' LOA w/6+’ headroom; new standing and hi-tech running rigging; rebuilt mast; NKE Instruments; at 126, a PHRF machine. The Olson 911SE was designed by Carl Schumacher and built by Ericson as a racer/cruiser. She sails great, excels at buoy racing, and is well regarded for solo or...

May be of interest to you O34 owners... http://sailinganarchy.com/classifieds/show-ad/?id=125/ I have no connection to the sale, just passing on the info.

Thanks Andy, Just finished cascade systems for the outhaul and vang today. I'll post some info on them when I get afew mins.

When I purchased my 911SE this last summer, the Navtec backstay adjuster was in bad shape. It was gonna cost about $325 to rebuild the unit, assuming nothing major was busted.</SPAN> So I replaced the greasy piston and wire backstay with a double ended, 24:1 cascade, spliced to a dynex dux...

Dencho has done extensive work on my last two boats, and I can highly recommend Dennis and his guys, but if you don’t have deep pockets, you'd better set some limits up front. A couple of quotes (paraphrased) from the man, or his man:</SPAN> After seeing a 70 foot racer in the shop for a...