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jamesint505 
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Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 75 |
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 Topic: Twin wire 505Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 7:16pm |
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redback
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Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
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Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 7:19pm |
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Worth trying. Do you know Paul Elvstrom won a 5o5 Worlds with a scratch crew - off the beach. He taped a cane to the tiller extension and helmed from the trapeze.
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jamesint505
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Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 7:25pm |
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especially upwind just a bit frightened my hull wont take it!! |
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Wave Rider
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Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 8:40pm |
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I think it might work.....tempting to try it on the Fireball..............bad idea i know !
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jamesint505
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Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 9:04pm |
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just got a new mast and it has a set of holes where the ol trapeze wires used to be and another set further up .You are supposed to put your trapeze wires in the top holes and the lower ones have a couple of wires coming out and attach to the trapeze wires.its supposed to stop the mast inverting with the big kite.I was told you could sail with the wire on the lower holes wiith no problems this leaves two holes just begging for another set of wires though!!!!
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Calum_Reid
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Posted: 07 Mar 05 at 10:47pm |
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Well there are people who sail 505's single handed helming from the wire so if they can manage that?
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Blobby
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Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 5:52am |
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Should work upwind, but I doubt you will go much faster downhill - I think the 505 has a bit too much curve in the rocker line which sucks it down in the water too much to really let go and rip downwind - but I would be happy to be proved wrong...
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hydrographer20
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Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 8:24am |
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i love to trapeze, i tihnk t makes sailing so thrilling and i like ur idea
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byte me!- GBR 814
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lozza
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Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 8:55am |
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Its a bit dodgy trapezing from the top holes upwind. If its not windy enough, the mast will bend towards you and can't support the leverage, alot of boats pull the trapeze wires in to the lower holes upwind and use the top holes downwind. Might be okay if the guy using the top holes is quite light tho. Would be very interesting to see how long a gybe takes when its windy!!! |
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Life's a reach, then you gybe
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redback
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Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 6:45pm |
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How the hell do they change holes when they change course?
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What do you reckon a twin wire 505 would go like?Just feel a plan coming together thats all!!|
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