John- want some advise? Between now and the targeted R2AK, hit as many races as possible. You'll learn a lot about the tricks for keeping the boat moving well. I know you implied that you're not going to be out to win, but you might be surprised; if you find yourself doing well you might get inspired. Obviously you're not going to beat the larger "trick" boats, but you can do well with boats of your size and type. Go for it! -----Original Message----- From: John Schinnerer Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 4:53 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: R2AK? Hmmm...loan me your boat next year? ;-) ;-) I have contemplated R2AK for a few years down the line. Just as an adventure, my M-17 is not gonna be an early finisher. Gotta get my boat more dialed in and more experience with it and do some learning-cruising up in that area first. And probably find some other adventurer who's up for crewing. I will be experimenting with sculling propulsion at some point this season, bought a Scullmatix(R) from Duckworks. More on that when it happens. Also...is there any rule in R2AK against towing one's boat using one's dinghy? cheers, John On 06/20/2018 04:09 PM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
I'd love to do it in my Sage, John, but I'm just too damned old. I'll be 78 by the time the race is over!
-----Original Message----- From: John Schinnerer Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 3:50 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: R2AK?
It's in progress - here's the tracker: http://tracker.r2ak.com/
Here's the main site: https://r2ak.com/
Don't see any Montys (or is it Monties? :-) in the full race this year. There is a Balboa 20 though (same hull as Ensenada 20 I owned for a few years). None in Proving Ground either. Resting up for next year are we? ;-)
cheers, John
On 06/20/2018 03:33 PM, Steve Trapp wrote:
Does anyone know what is happening with R2AK? Steve M-15 # 335
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