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iGRF
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Topic: Frankenboat - what's yours? Posted: 24 Feb 17 at 4:44pm |
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Ha, not only does it give you brain damage, according to Google it will harm your computer so is blacklisted. |
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fab100
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 17 at 5:05pm | ||
Thanks for pointing out that glitch. I'd asked our webmaster to deter searches made from a particular part of Kent, but it seems to have gone a bit wider than that, so I've told him to take it off again now
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Bootscooter
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 17 at 10:44pm | ||
That'd be down to the publicity from being featured in the epic movie 'Wind'!!!! |
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turnturtle
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 17 at 11:34pm | ||
You mean the film where you're winning the 14 worlds but Doris f**ks up the kite hoist / gybe / tack / whatever and you have a snog and laugh about it.... |
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Turkey Pie
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 5:42pm | ||
I think there may be room for a non skiff style twin trap boat.
For me as a 90 kilo guy who has generally sailed trap single handers for 30 years who also owns a well powered up twin trap skiff with my daughter who is 65 kilos. She only wants to crew, so we would not be competitive in single trap boat. My Frankenboat could pretty much be derived from an Alto with rig size between it and the 800. Because of being narrow would be well overpowered in a breeze but work better on handicap in the light stuff. Another benefit would be that the crew wouldn't be required in the "play pen" for most the race. Term for standing on the bow.
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 5:57pm | ||
Elvstrom helmed a 505 from the wire with his daughter crewing..... However too many classes, these days, seem to have pointlessly restrictive rules (was it the RS800 that disallowed the crew taking the mainsheet?).
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Turkey Pie
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 6:08pm | ||
As it happens that has just been changed.
No really my point though. Feel a bit sorry for Paul's daughter, this probably meant she had to hike and miss some of the fun. Incidentally, I always liked the idea of the Spice. I think it was based on the Howlet 1B I14 which I sailed a new one of, "back in the day" It was definitely a handful compared with the more recently designed boats though
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ColH
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 6:23pm | ||
Spice took my eye too, back in it's early days. Age clouds the memory, but were there many other 2-wire's back then? I14, obviously (as you allude to); but it was probably well before the Cherub went that way? Not that 2-wire, or even assymetric, means any god-given pedigree - 505 is certainly still standing the test of time. |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 6:45pm | ||
Boss and 5000 predate the Spice.
Why not bung 2 traps on a boat like the Stratos? |
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ColH
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 17 at 6:59pm | ||
Ah true - I had a feeling there were others but couldn't remember. Probably the 4000 too. 2 traps on a Stratos.....? Interesting idea.... Could maybe add a third to suspend a picnic hamper from? |
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