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Neal_g
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Topic: Back on the Lake. Posted: 04 Jan 15 at 9:58pm |
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So iGRF we'll see you at queen mary next Saturday then after a good race today
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iGRF
Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6496 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 15 at 10:17pm | |
I'd have had you as well had you been there..
Not sure I'd want to put myself through what those poor unmarried parented types had to put up with at Oxford, an hour is enough in this weather and even then at fifty minutes I started chucking myself in the bottom of the boat. Interesting two ship disasters on the news, then I hear you've taken on the role of coastguard recently, nothing you want to tell me? Edited by iGRF - 04 Jan 15 at 10:46pm |
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Neal_g
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 15 at 10:24pm | |
nope all routine stuff.
besides it'll be spring soon and it is only one race |
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ex laser
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 12:20am | |
Pursuit races are just a more fun way of doing py handicap races in so many ways.
Everybody gets clean air at some time during the race. People always know where they are in the race at all times and at end of the race everybody knows where they are, no waiting around for someone to work out the handicaps. I have always sailed at clubs that have always sailed mostly pursuits and have always been surprised that more clubs don't use the pursuit format more often. Edited by ex laser - 05 Jan 15 at 12:23am |
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 1:14am | |
It's because most of us grow out of kiss-chase eventually.... |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 4:08am | |
If you're in the nominally fastest boat and it's not your weather pursuits are peculiarly dispiriting.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 8:38am | |
I'm usually one of the early starters. Some days are good,and you never see the fleet. Others you get rolled over in half an hour. We do one race per Sunday using it for about 3/4 of the year, which I think is a little too much.
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iGRF
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ex laser
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 10:59am | |
And grow up to be kiss-arses and smart alec's( corrected by james) . Edited by ex laser - 05 Jan 15 at 11:55am |
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ex laser
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 15 at 11:15am | |
True, but a lot depends on your mind set. When I had a supernova and was the last starter, I very rarely came off the water in a bad mood even if I had a bad result because I enjoy having a target to chase. Now I sail a slow boat and get a lot better results, by far the most dispiriting thing is being overtaken by the fast boats with 30s to go to the end of the race. |
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