While some people who are racing here in Key West started out in small boats and moved on to larger ones, others have done not only the opposite, they have just barged in with their boat loads of dough. Take, for example, Larry Flynt, Publisher of Hustler Magazine. While other chubby moneybags have accomplished many things through spending gobs of money and the hiring of every decent sailor on the planet, Flynt has taken his own approach. The king of filth cares not a whit for learning anything, he just wants to show off. He's here with his twin maxi boats, "Beaver Hunt" and "Fully Erect".

This year, Flynt who thinks the Farr 40 class is, in his words, "A low rent circle jerk for owners to pretend they're good", and even though there were three other sleds racing at Key West, he also showed disdain for this group, "What a fucking lame-ass group they are - can't even get around the course without 2 of the 3 taking each other out. Homos!" He and his son, Leery, who was part of the crew for the First Annual Hustler Beaver Hunt Parade victory, came down to the Keys with a pair of R/P 120's, one for Leery and one for Dad.

"We're going well but what the fuck would you expect?" I don't have much experience in big boats, but we've got the biggest fuckin' pair, don't we? We're planning on doing the next Maxi Worlds. That's what we're focused on."

Flynt is sailing with every possible paid pro. "What the fuck? I don't know shit and might as well have some guys that do. Besides, stuck in this wheelchair, I'm not any good for anything, except writing checks. Maybe a few other of these rich pricks should fess up to that fact."

How is Team Hustler doing? As of Thursday evening, the boats were one and two in class "Fucking Leery's cheating, I'm sure of it," said the proud father. " I think he's ahead of us. He's 30 years old and he's doing even less than I am. Every night he's at the titty bar, doing blow and chasing skirts. What a fuck up. He couldn't care less about racing, both in the Maxi or his Farr 52. Ungrateful little prick."

01/01/2000