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Re: [Fot] Kas and his Sailing Career. The Contender is in Iowa.

To: Kas Kastner <kaskastner@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Kas and his Sailing Career. The Contender is in Iowa.
From: Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:42:59 -0700
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Joe,

Wow! That looks way different than the day we hauled it out of Doug=E2=80=99=
s shop...

Brad Eells
Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 12, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Kas Kastner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wro=
te:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> What an amazing boat that the Contender is.   Single man sailed from a tra=
peze.  The hiking stick has a hinge in the middle of the two four foot segme=
nts. Tacking in a breeze is a bunch of quick work and not easy the first cou=
ple times.  210 sq feet of sail make this boat pound for pound one of the mo=
st powerful there is and a terrific ride on the waves in the ocean. It is a t=
rue hotrod. Joe and Breneden have done masterful job of restoration.
> Never be beaten by equipment.
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>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 8:06 AM Joe Alexander via Fot <fot@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
>> FOT,
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>> Kas also had a very successful sailing career. So much, that he was a con=
sultant to a major sailboat manufacturer. He owns at least one National Cham=
pionship.
>>=20
>> Alexander Racing acquired one of his sailboats and had it shipped to Iowa=
. Hull repair, new gelcoat came first. Now, new hardware and lines, we are a=
 couple of weeks from launching the restored boat.
>>=20
>> The Contender. A highly technical single handed sailing boat.
>>=20
>> Thanks to:
>> Kas Kastner.  Coordinated the purchase from Doug Brown=E2=80=99s widow, P=
olly.
>> Brad Eells. Supported the shipping to Iowa.
>> Cory Tiefenthaler. Hull Repair & new Gelcoat.=20
>> Brendan Alexander. Rigging and Hardware
>>=20
>> Ya. I did some stuff, too.=20
>>=20
>> Sailing, in modest terms, is in its third generation for us.
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> Joe Alexander
>> 4505 Donald Dr
>> Cedar Falls, IA 50613
>> The-vintage-racer.com
>> Gasketinnovations.com
>> Cell:  319.464.4711
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Joe,<div><br></div><div>Wow! That looks way=
 different than the day we hauled it out of Doug=E2=80=99s shop...</div><div=
><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Brad Eells<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 12, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Kas Kas=
tner via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">What an am=
azing boat that the Contender is.&nbsp; &nbsp;Single man sailed from a trape=
ze.&nbsp; The hiking stick has a hinge in the middle of the two four foot se=
gments. Tacking in a breeze is a bunch of quick work and not easy&nbsp;the f=
irst couple times.&nbsp; 210 sq feet&nbsp;of sail make this boat pound for p=
ound one of the most powerful&nbsp;there is and a terrific ride on the waves=
 in the&nbsp;ocean. It is a true&nbsp;hotrod. Joe and Breneden have done mas=
terful job of restoration.<div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signatur=
e" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><p><strong><font color=3D"#000099">Nev=
er be beaten by equipment.</font></strong></p></div></div><br></div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, A=
pr 12, 2020 at 8:06 AM Joe Alexander via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox=
.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex">FOT,<br>
<br>
Kas also had a very successful sailing career. So much, that he was a consul=
tant to a major sailboat manufacturer. He owns at least one National Champio=
nship.<br>
<br>
Alexander Racing acquired one of his sailboats and had it shipped to Iowa. H=
ull repair, new gelcoat came first. Now, new hardware and lines, we are a co=
uple of weeks from launching the restored boat.<br>
<br>
The Contender. A highly technical single handed sailing boat.<br>
<br>
Thanks to:<br>
Kas Kastner.&nbsp; Coordinated the purchase from Doug Brown=E2=80=99s widow,=
 Polly.<br>
Brad Eells. Supported the shipping to Iowa.<br>
Cory Tiefenthaler. Hull Repair &amp; new Gelcoat. <br>
Brendan Alexander. Rigging and Hardware<br>
<br>
Ya. I did some stuff, too. <br>
<br>
Sailing, in modest terms, is in its third generation for us.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Joe Alexander<br>
4505 Donald Dr<br>
Cedar Falls, IA 50613<br>
The-vintage-racer.com<br>
Gasketinnovations.com<br>
Cell:&nbsp; 319.464.4711<br>
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