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    Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 7:45pm
hehe ... Fun!

Training in a nice F4 / more.

Racing .. No idea how I did .. probably badly though.

Afternoon .. Blasting around. Falling over every gybe with the kite up ( Need to work on that I think ... )

Max speed .. 11.7 mph ( Need to get my GPS fixed so I can get data off it.

Pictures of the day:

1) Before ... When it is all going so well just before the bear away ..



2) Umm ... Whoops.




And 3)

Myself and ratface just reaching, Having a quick chat. ( Him on the left, me on the right ) Please ignore my awful trim!



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Originally posted by Villan




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The weed on your boom can't be doing anything for the performance!

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yes that was a good day...

you should have let me have the GPS james so i could see my speeds.

its nice to be able to gybe and not it in

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Winning my first race at a champs (inlands at QMSC)

 

 

 

And yes at the end of 4 races back to back in a solid F4 keeping the boat flat is hurting

 



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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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I used to have a byte when i was like 14 i LOVED it i would be to big for one now but what a great boat the handicap was Terrible though, i started same time as the solos (and that was the old rig)
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with the new rig the RYA have come with a crazy new  trial PY, now were are 1139 (i think) same as the Europe, which is frankly barmy
I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Tough Sunday afternoon.  The morning was OK - a bit breezy and I crewed whilst Sonja helmed for the Ladies Race.  Sonja's a fantastic Laser helm with many trophies but she was a bit intimidated by the 4000 in a breeze but after a capsize we settled down and were first boat home (which we should be since our nearest rival was a Buzz).

The Medway threw its worse at us in the afternoon. Not that the wind was that strong (about a 5) but it was wind against tide and the chop was steep.  We flew down Gillingham Reach with just 2 sails and were debating if we should carry the gennaker but it was a bit tight.  A 29er got a bit ahead and a 800 had trouble and so was also only just ahead as too was a MPS - all else were capsised or appeared to have retired.  Just as we approached the first gybe I realised that all those in front were swimming and they hadn't reached the gybe mark.  This was when we buried the bow but we survived and then we did it again and again.  Only the last time was deep and the boat was completely buried and stopped, rounded up and capsised.  When we righted our bottom batten was hanging out of pocket of our brand new jib.

We got going headed for the shallows and wore round in flat water heading for the next mark.  We could have carried the kite but thought that safety might be the way to win the race and so didn't.  We gybed at the next mark as the water was flatter and did the loop in the course, however we declined the next 2 loops which would take us back into the chop and sailed home to retire.

Very few finished the race but amongst them was the 2 Contenders - I'm impressed.  Sadly that result completes the series and gives us 8th overal out of about 24.  That's a bad result for us - must do better next time.  The good news is that we are getting 2 more 4000s in the fleet - so we may get as many as 5 or 6 out on some occasions.
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I was sailing one of the Contenders Redback is talking about, I had a fantatstic sail and found the waves entertaining, though I did manage two stick the bow in a couple of times. I made every gybe too, board down - kicker off, no problem. I enjoyed the upwind legs as much as those off the wind, the Contender is just a fantastic boat in those conditions.

Oh yes and I won the race too, making it all the sweeter and giving me third place overall, one point behind the first and second boats.

Having just re-read this post I've realised I sound like I'm bragging, that was not my intention - I'm just enjoying the glory of actually having won a race. As Redback says, it was hard work and for anyone to beat the bloke in the other Contender in a blow is pretty rare.



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No, you give it some No.5.  Sounds like you had to work for it, so credit where credits due, a well deserved result..................

 

 

 

 

 

 

smug b'stard..

 
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