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    Posted: 11 Jun 06 at 2:13pm
where the air is hot and less dense it only has the power of about 15 16 knots you would get in the uk.
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Originally posted by gonzo

AWWWWW no sympathy as the wind was light and i had my gf who has sailed once and we beat the a class and fx1 on a topcat. Not the easiest job in the world


hmmm and 18kts is light?
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AWWWWW no sympathy as the wind was light and i had my gf who has sailed once and we beat the a class and fx1 on a topcat. Not the easiest job in the world
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Originally posted by gonzo

Are you sure?


Where did you come today?



we turtled when tom cunich was crewing(not his fault we were overpored in a 20knot gust) and he got a bang to the head and got all freaked out so i go back in and race with jamie him helming me crewing.only got in one race

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"You have to swim and get it...........NO DON'T, I WAS ONLY JOKING! Please get back into the boat"
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"Im not moving whats happened"

"pull your dagger board up"

"which ones that"

"The one in the middle"

"Preferably leave it on the boat"

"oh sorry didnt know "



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.........."Are you meant to attach the halyard before you hoist the sail?"

"yes"

"oh ok"............."why has the halyard dissappeared"

DoH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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"ok well done now push the tiller away from you turn the boat round a point back to me just like in the drill"

"no no the other push"

BANG capsize

STUDENT "what did i do wrong"
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.........."next we're going to move to the tacking demonstrator, watch your head when you get into the...............oops to late, (doesn't seem to matter anyway)"

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"Down the hole round the tree and back up"

Oh well done

Its only the 32nd time ive shown and told you over the past 4 weeks
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