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JimC 
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 Topic: 3 man trapeze boat!?!?!Posted: 17 May 11 at 7:02pm |
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I don't believe the Raters sail with strings on the river. It would scarcely be practical anyway because, certainly when I've sailed at Thames, the wind tends to funnel down the river so you get beats or runs and very short tacks.
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RobbieP94
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 6:37pm |
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clearly 3/4 man boats are popular look at the laser SB3
In my opinion the only decent boat to come from laser in the last while the rest seem to have disappeared or been none existent in large numbers the SB3 isn't the driest boat in strong winds and a choppy sea so surely a 3 man trap skiff can be done and might steal some of the SB3 sailors from the class |
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Laser GXD 184358
I14 1395 (crew) RS200 352 (crew) Coribee Keelboat (helm) |
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 6:19pm |
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3 man trap on the river in shifty breezes - how many tea-baggings are you going to get from that?! Sounds fun - to watch...
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Contender 541
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 5:53pm |
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A little mention for one of the oldest classes out there:
A Rater - can be sailed as a 3 man hiker, single, double or treble trap.
Speaking with one of the Rater boys a couple of years ago his comment was that treble trap is a bit of a suicide mission, but it can be (and is) done
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getafix
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 5:12pm |
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perhaps a 3-person cat, two wires, you could said it 2-up in light stuff or 3-up in heavier breeze?
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RobbieP94
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 3:42pm |
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so really it's a social problems with sailors and their other hobbies?
Edited by RobbieP94 - 17 May 11 at 3:43pm |
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Laser GXD 184358
I14 1395 (crew) RS200 352 (crew) Coribee Keelboat (helm) |
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MikeBz
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 2:22pm |
Indeed. 45mins from trailer to water if you put a little effort into getting it properly sorted. They're very simple boats.
Mike
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RS400atC
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 1:51pm |
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Racing in 3-person boats is alive and healthy.
Keelboats that is!
One of the great things about racing a 3 person keelbaot in the evenings is that when one of you is late back from work, the other two can still sail.
A 3 person trap boat is a big animal needing big courses to sail on. It's going to be highly stressed and expensive. Is there really any point, outside 'Grand Prix' skiffs?
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 1:18pm |
Well that depends on whether you live near Cork or not. |
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MattK
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Posted: 17 May 11 at 1:11pm |
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18s dont take half a day to rig, even from the trailer
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