-----Original Message-----
From: S. Emery
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:08 AM
To: Crew
Subject: Great Spring Ritual
I saw this news article this morning and it reminded me of how much I dislike wearing socks. I have always loved Annapolis and now I know why. These are my kind of people. I think we should adopt this tradition. sock burning
Only eight weeks before we're sailing the first Wed night race.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Burns, Gary
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:41 AM
>>To: Crew
>>Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
Well now, I think that ICEASSA might have to hold an appropriate committee meeting to determine whether or not the wearing of socks is considered optional. Based upon Mr. Wilson's experiences in the Empire, knee socks may be deemed appropriate.
Eight weeks. Sure didn't seem like it this AM. Snowing like crap in BC. Gotta love this climate.
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>>
From: Ian Wilson
>>I think in this one case a variance to the knee sock rule can be applied for to the Empire sub committee (Wilson and Hannington) And I certainly won't be wearing socks in the BVI next week.......
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: S. Emery Scheibert
>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 8:00 AM
>To: Crew
>Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
>
>I plan to remove my socks on Friday evening as I cross the border from Ohio into Kentucky; the first of several articles of clothing to be removed as I get closer to the "little" latitudes.
>
From: Ian Wilson
>How you strip whilst travelling, skipper, is up to you - for my part I intend to keep my clothes on until I get all the way to 18 degrees N.....
-----Original Message-----
From: S. Emery Scheibert
Sent: 21 March 2006 08:28
To: Crew
Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
The difference is in the speed at which we reduce our latitude. Mine will be at about 70 mph. Yours about one order of magnitude faster.
-----Original Message-----
From: J Hannington
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:32 PM
To: Crew
Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
No holidays for me next week, but I will be in the UK sampling some warm, dark draught beer. I'll try and find time to pop over to Cowes. If any members of the Ocean and Coastal Racing Attire Committee are available, I'll see whether there have been any updates to the 1897 'socks and suspenders'' ruling, revision 3. In general, the showing of
ankles during racing is frowned upon as being ungentlemanly. That said, OCRAC's rules were developed for those who sail on the salty stuff, there may be some exemptions for those who sail on inland ponds!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Burns, Gary
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:27 AM
To: Crew
Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
Very well. After due consideration and owing in no small part to the strong recommendation of Her Majesty's Sock Subcomittee (the Right Honourable Messrs. Hannington and Wilson co-chairmen), ICEASSA will suspend the "Gentlemen must wear socks prior to Memorial Day" rule for those members travelling to regions where such attire would not be deemed "unseemly". However, gentlemen detected without socks North of 38 deg. 40 min. N (northern boundary of Kentucky) are subject to disciplinary action (including the loss of Grog) by ASS (Attire Standards Subcomittee).
Have a great Spring Break Gents! I'm off to the Southern Lats. as well to marry off a daughter.
-----Original Message-----
From: S. Emery Scheibert
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:06 AM
To: Crew
Subject: RE: Great Spring Ritual
Oh yeah. How is that going Gary? Looks like you still have retained some of your sense of humor. I propose we schedule a Indigo meeting in mid April with the following agenda:
1. Open beer, take first sip.
2. Share latest news about anything that happened since the last meeting. Gary will start with his daughter's wedding.
3. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
4. Open second beer, take first sip.
5. Burn socks.
6. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
7. Open third beer, take first sip.
8. Complain about the IRC rating qualification requirements.
9. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
10. Open fourth beer, take first sip.
11. Complain some more about the IRC rating qualification requirements.
12. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
13. Open fifth beer, take first sip.
14. Discuss all the changes we'll make to the boat this spring to make it go sooo much faster.
15. Pee break.
16. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
17. Open sixth beer, take first sip.
18. Discuss when we'll get together to begin work on the boat.
Determine that there are virtually no days that anyone is available before May 15th so we agree to just drop the boat in the water as is and we'll get everything done in the first half of the season. Tom will be available on April 22 but then he'll remember that he has to go shoe shopping with his wife and mother-in-law.
19. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
20. Open seventh beer, take first sip.
18. Emery will bring up those cheating bastards from Rush and how they stole our Hooters' trophy.
19. The rest of the crew will raise their partial bottles and mumble something resembling empathy.
20. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
21. Open eighth beer, take first sip.
22. Ian will make a comment regarding McLube and its excellent lubricity making Gary somewhat uncomfortable and wishing Ian and early on-set of Alzheimer's so he'll forget a few select events from his past.
23. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
24. Open ninth beer, take first sip.
22. Although still sober from drinking Busch NA John Neville will entertain us with yet another story we've heard before about how he took on a South Saginaw gang and decimated them..............(I can't even type this any more).
25. Place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
26. Open tenth beer, take first sip.
27. Tom will look at the sky and remark that the cloud formations remind him of.... but before he can finish Ian will call the meeting to a close.
28. Finish last beer and place empty beer bottle in official Indigo empty bottle box.
Gentlemen, this is a really aggressive agenda but it is imperative we get through it because the season is nearly upon us. Tom, you better schedule a pre-meeting to prepare for this meeting.
