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rogerd
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Topic: Celebrity Sailors Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 8:43am |
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Chew my RS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 9:28am | ||
Not too young at all - he went to my school! But he was a yachtie. So far we seem to have an 80's has-been rock star, a children's TV presenter and an old boat appearing on Corrie. Does no-one even mildly famous race a dinghy at weekends? Or are they all too busy powdering their noses for Hello magazine? PS Edward Bonham Carter lost my money! His sister is definitely better looking...
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winging it
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 10:16am | ||
I remember back in the mists of time when I was campaigning a 470 one of the Spanish princesses also sailed one and did an Olympic campaign. I think she got firmly trashed by Theresa Zabell, as we all did!
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 10:55am | ||
Of the royal family Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne are/were competent sailors. I believe Ann's kids can sail.
Rumour has it Paul McCartney gets out in a dinghy when on holiday, maybe even that he met Heather when out sailing a Sunfish - that was an expensive day's sailing! I've seen reports that Lennon sailed a sunfish too... Edited by JimC |
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Scooby_simon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 11:30am | ||
Think Slowhand did some sailing, certainly had a few powerboats
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Ian S
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 11:33am | ||
Had a Fireball called Blue Heather I believe, as did one of the Pink Floyd guys - maybe Nick Mason? |
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Graham T
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 12:23pm | ||
It was a Snipe called "Elfa Leather" - My father has a photo of him helping to drag it over the sand at Broadstairs in the days before the slip down the side of the pier. |
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Osprey 55 "Tebutinnang"
Osprey 1245 "Two Bob Bit" Miracle 1358 "Thumper" |
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JohnW
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 12:44pm | ||
According to his book (and the BBC) the Snipe was called Blue Heather and his Furball was called Blue Heather II. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4692363.stm Edited by JohnW |
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FireballNeil
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 1:18pm | ||
Paul McCartney definitely sails a sunfish he was in the Daily mail a while back
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winging it
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 08 at 1:29pm | ||
Oh yes, PA came to WOW back in 1988 as she is patron of the RYA. There is an interesting photo of her sailing a 420 in an older version of Jim Saltonstall's RYA Race Training Manual. |
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