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iGRF
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Topic: Ist chilly breeze capsizefest of the winter season Posted: 10 Nov 13 at 7:54pm |
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Good as in can continue to 'race' rather than 'survive'. |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 13 at 8:07pm | |
Topper.
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 13 at 9:49pm | |
For you... Splash, Byte Cii, Radial, Europe, Farr 3.7
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yellowwelly
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Nov 13 at 10:10pm | |
I never board without one , but thanks for the reminder , no harm in a bit of reinforced safety protocol! |
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alstorer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 8:53am | |
In a force 5, almost everyone sailing any dinghy will be depowering. In a force 6, a lot of classes have a sustained wind limit for racing in this region.
Dinghy sailing will generally call it quits in less wind than cats, windsurfers and leadmines.
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yellowwelly
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 9:08am | |
That's very true, although there are some notable exceptions which bark their loudest when it's windy....
Blaze Contender 420
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iGRF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 9:13am | |
There's a culture of sailing Miracles down the lake, they don't actually begin to move around until most other boats are blown off the water..
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hollandsd
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 12:46pm | |
I was sailing one of the Snipes agaist GRF at the lake this weekend and he is right there were some very hefty gusts coming through.
I think a lot of the issue he is seeing could be put down to a combination of light(ish) weight guy, big sail and big wind and the lack of chines on the EPS. What would suit grf to the ground would be a Solution. The boats suggested so far are not all that easy to sail when the big breeze is up, yes they have small sails but thats only part of the story, having chines to me makes the boat more stable when turning and less prone to being rolly. Dan |
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yellowwelly
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 12:50pm | |
Solo- Winder Mk1, Proctor C Section, Custom HD Sail cut for lightweights.... that'd work okay, it even has his beloved centreboard.
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GybeFunny
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Nov 13 at 4:30pm | |
How about trying to improve your sailing by getting a Laser you can race closely against the others and learn from them, when it gets windy change the rig down to a Radial ;-)
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