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RS400atC
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Topic: GPS detection of OCS? Posted: 11 Dec 13 at 11:06pm |
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Mark Jardine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 9:59am | ||
I got caught out that way in 1989 or 1990 in the Bosun nationals. Being a military regatta they were using a rifle and blanks for the starting gun and the plug went clean through my mainsail. |
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ColPrice2002
Far too distracted from work Joined: 25 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 222 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 10:01am | ||
"I got caught out that way in 1989 or 1990 in the Bosun nationals. Being a military regatta they were using a rifle and blanks for the starting gun and the plug went clean through my mainsail"
You're lucky it wasn't the old starting cannon! That had a much bigger wad (plus the gunpowder stains). Colin |
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Brass
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 10:20am | ||
Well over early and embarrassingly close to the committee boat were we?
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Mark Jardine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 10:23am | ||
If anyone was going to get caught on that start line, it was me |
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Presuming Ed
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 11:04am | ||
Some might say that sailing in the Bosun nationals means you should get properly shot. But then sailing in the Bosun nationals is probably enough of a penance as it is.
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Mark Jardine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 12:09pm | ||
Back then there were a good number of them racing (49 in the 1990 nationals if I remember rightly) and it was the one event I beat a certain Steve Cockerill in! You do have a point though! |
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yellowwelly
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 2:24pm | ||
Brandon Lee was killed from a blank whilst filming The Crow... dangerous things them blanks.
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alstorer
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 2:48pm | ||
Not sure if they still do it, but Thorpe Bay SC have been known to use a shotgun - blank rounds and aimed up and away from the line. Quite something to see someone stood atop the committee boat aiming a shotgun at the sky.
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Rupert
Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 3:05pm | ||
Manor Park use a shot gun - quite a surprise on a small lake in the midlands!
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