And yah.
Four of those 6 (actually only part of the family boating history) incidents
were being
â??beaten by equipmentâ??.
But in the interim, Iâ??ve been fortunate enough to be schooled by Kas!
Greg â??Lunkerâ?? Hilyer
> On Aug 19, 2023, at 10:46 PM, Greg Hilyer <lunkercars@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> The charter members of the newly formed KKSS have taken our conversation
> off list so as not to pollute things with non Triumph stuff.
> But I though Iâ??d share this nun the less;
>
> Us Hilyerâ??s have a long rap sheet when it comes to boats.
> My dad and I made the front page of the Seattle Times by abandoning a burning
> ship (18â?? speedboat) and leaving it adrift and thoroughly engulfed in
> flames in Kirkland (WA) Harbor.
> A few years after that my 10 year older half brother and I took a 17â??
> rental daysailer out on Lake Champlain NY. At the age of 12 I said â??Bruce,
> those whitecaps look a bit muchâ?? But since he was 10 years my elder, I
> differed to his superior knowledge. We got towed back in keel up and mast
> down.
> When I came of age I started my own legacyâ?¦ Two speedboats at the bottom of
> Lake Washington 1 year apart to the day (Seafair Hydroplane races).
> 3rd boat the following year was a flatbottom, Corvette powered V-drive.
> Sitting in a marina restaurant someone came running in asking who owned the
> hot-rod sinking at the dock. Saved that one.
> Our current powerboat is a 1974 Thunderbird Formula (first year for the name
> Formula) and Iâ??m sorry to say I scared Connie pretty bad (and that gal
> donâ??t scare easily) by getting caught out in sudden and vicious surprise
> thunderstorm with zero visibility and 50mph winds in Elephant Butte Reservoir
> here in New Mexico. Came back from that one unscathed but very wet.
> My most recent powerboating was at that same reservoir with a customers 600hp
> semi-V jet boat. Once I got it running right the owner scared me bad enough
> at about 65mph that I demanded he shut it down. We switched seats and the
> both of us were comfortable at 90ish with me at the helm.
> All I want out of Mirage is some â??smooth sailing/cruisingâ?? in the San
> Juan Islands in September.
> Thatâ??s not asking too much is it?
> Lunker
>>
>>>> On Aug 19, 2023, at 8:39 PM, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
>>> I like Kas Kastner Sailing Society. I haven't manned a boat of any
>>> description since way back in Indiana, over 50 years ago. I was an Eagle
>>> Scout, and we had a small group of us that were into sailing, mostly on
>>> Eagle Creek Reservoir, as I recall. And our neighbor across the street had
>>> a small sailboat that I would occasionally be invited along.
>>> Oh gee, I almost forgot! About the time I got my first Triumph, a '69
>>> GT6+, I was dating a woman who had a Hobie Cat. That was fun! Well,
>>> except for the time we were in a dead calm about 200 yards from shore and
>>> all we could do was look longingly at the cooler of beer sitting on shore,
>>> having nothing at all to drink on the boat.
>>> mjb.
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