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

[Joe Alexander]

I used to be able to roll a boat over, land on the centerboard, bring it back up, and never get wet. Now I would just fall in the water and stay there until help comes.



Joe Alexander
4505 Donald Dr
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell:  319.464.4711


> On Apr 12, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Kas Kastner <kaskastner at gmail.com> wrote:
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> What an amazing boat that the Contender is.   Single man sailed from a trapeze.  The hiking stick has a hinge in the middle of the two four foot segments. Tacking in a breeze is a bunch of quick work and not easy the first couple times.  210 sq feet of sail make this boat pound for pound one of the most powerful there is and a terrific ride on the waves in the ocean. It is a true 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 at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> FOT,
>> 
>> Kas also had a very successful sailing career. So much, that he was a consultant to a major sailboat manufacturer. He owns at least one National Championship.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> The Contender. A highly technical single handed sailing boat.
>> 
>> Thanks to:
>> Kas Kastner.  Coordinated the purchase from Doug Brown’s widow, Polly.
>> Brad Eells. Supported the shipping to Iowa.
>> Cory Tiefenthaler. Hull Repair & new Gelcoat. 
>> Brendan Alexander. Rigging and Hardware
>> 
>> Ya. I did some stuff, too. 
>> 
>> Sailing, in modest terms, is in its third generation for us.
>> 
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>> 
>> Joe Alexander
>> 4505 Donald Dr
>> Cedar Falls, IA 50613
>> The-vintage-racer.com
>> Gasketinnovations.com
>> Cell:  319.464.4711
>> 
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