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Matt Lingley
Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
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Topic: Quotable Quotes - Sailing Posted: 28 Jul 04 at 7:34pm |
Ha ha, so you were that inter to windward of us before we hit.... In our case it was "Funny looking patch of water.....O F***!!" Followed by some hanging over the back of the boat to tie down the port rudder, the impact stripped the thread on the strut that holds it down.... |
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If it dosn't blow it sucks!
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Scooby_simon
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 04 at 8:24pm |
Matt, I think I was fairly lucky - I had my plates well up, I was not going that fast (about 13 Kts - GPS so tide included, very rapidly down to about 5 kts) and then had to do a sharp bear off (30 deg from GPS) to put both rudders back down. No real damage except a little filler reqd.... Ho hum...
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Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
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Gael
Posting king Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 187 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 04 at 10:47am |
I think you were very lucky - hit Thirslet once racing a 30-footer, the
boats either side had lifting keels... sat there all day on our own private island which could have been quite pleasant if a crowd of jet skit hadn't decided to spend the day racing in circles around us! |
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fizzicist
Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 Aug 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 305 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 1:00pm |
It may not be a quote per se, but every time we arrive to see that it's blowing its tits off, the shout of 'BIG MORK' goes out across the dinghy park.
(Mork & Mindy in case you hadn't guessed) |
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Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and
oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
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Lucy Lee
Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 276 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 2:06pm |
When we sail, the wind strengths get graded as: The Light Stuff: 0-10 knots The Right Stuff: 11-25 knots The White Stuff: 26 + knots The border between the right stuff & the white stuff clearly depends on where you sail... |
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Fly Cherub!
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Haggis
Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 180 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 5:06pm |
Another one from a dead pan member of a major sail loft Crew1 - What are we doing after the next mark ---Scroll down for punch line ---
Sails Man - You generally do downwind |
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Chris Noble
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 710 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 04 at 8:19pm |
Heard during an awesome aussi skiff vid (picture ; 18 foot skiff pitch poling into massive swell)
"Sound the claxon horn, they're going under!" |
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Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine
FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
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lozza
Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 04 at 9:14am |
the 505 class used to have the catch phrase: Life's a reach, then you gybe! |
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grahamd
Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 05 at 12:07am |
Attributed to Paul Elvstrom, when another competitor told him he was lucky to be on the right side of the course when the wind came in: "The more I practice, the luckier I get" |
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Jamie
Posting king Joined: 12 Jul 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 164 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 05 at 2:11am |
It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get. I found that one attributed to Arnold Palmer on the site it's linked to, But Iv'e no Idea who said it first.
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