| Subject:
Ton Jaspers (W5011) sends very
interesting report - and pictures - from the 2005
International Rally, etc!
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To:
"Al Schonborn" <uncle-al3854@cogeco.ca>
Sent:
Monday,
November 21, 2005 8:05 PM
Subject: 2005 report
Hi Uncle Al, When I sent
you the picture I was still too embarrassed to
tell you the whole story. Guess what happened
next... For those that aren't into physics I give
one clue: Leverage... Not just one but two
Wayfarers slid down their own CB's, hilarious!
Unfortunately no pictures were taken.
 We had a
good summer that included a long visit to the UK
and some river sailing back home. I started last
year with cruising all the rivers of our country.
I made some good mileage this year. Next year's
plans are to go north, the Rhine and IJssel. As an
extra handicap, I try to sail when possible the
old river beds as they were in the middle ages.
This means sailing quite some detours but I get to
see some of the most beautiful places in the
country, old castles and fortified towns. I
started solo but like the tail of the swan, I soon
got W-company, next year we will be a fleet of
five boats.
And now the biggest news: KNON is up
for sale. I will be leaving for England soon to
visit Porters and order a brand new W. The last boat
I'll ever buy. It will be built 100% to my specs; a
+S (full champ specs) that can be easily converted
to full cruising specs. (I love the set-up of both Whistle
and Maitken). If all goes to plan, I'll
be seeing Ian Porter before the end of the month.
This and the cruising bikes I just ordered for Conny
and myself should give us many years of pleasure on
land and sea. In England, we visited London and joined the International Rally. During our stay in London, we had our share of terrorism when we had to leave the tube and walk to another station. I have never seen so much police with big guns in one spot, scary! It was great to see all of London, including the tourists, continue as if nothing happened. "Business as usual" was what we heard many people say. We had a fantastic Nationals with some well known international sailors. To everyone's surprise a Scottish cruising couple on holiday beat teams such as Martin Collen & Terry Palmer, Quentin Strauss & Rachel Rhodes, the Danes Peter Boye and Thomas Raun Petersen, not to mention our own finest, father-and-son Olyslagers. Currently I am trying to line up SWS, UKWA and NEDWA for a new event: European championships. On short notice I have two events on my list: The Midwinters or the Wayfarer ski in Norway. Since both are outside school holidays, I guess I won't go to either. My son is still too young (12) to leave home alone. Maybe I'll come to Florida with Anne Lotte. Due to family circumstances I can't make a decision just yet ... Best wishes, Ton This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm |
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shores of the river Merwede ... |
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| Swedish skipper,
Wouter, sailing the Old Meuse, near
Rotterdam, alongside the worlds largest boats,
mammoth oil tankers ... |
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| Preparing
for
the night on the river bank, and ... ... |
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| ...
on
the lawn of a clubhouse somewhere on the river Meuse ... |
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| London police beehive
at ... ... |
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| ... Marble Arch ... |
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| Baldly go where
no man has gone before (Madame Tussaud's, London) ... |
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| Gipsies camping at the
Royal Harwich YC. Note: Royal Harwich has to be
pronounced 'Royaharich' (one word) while pretending to have had too much Scotch. ... |
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| "Have you seen any
seals?" - "Yes two: Hamish and Lucy. To understand this joke you need to know that in Dutch we call a seal a 'sea dog' (Zeehond). ... |
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