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ex laser 
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 Topic: A lovely shade of lipstickPosted: 17 Nov 12 at 11:55pm |
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looking at the forcast, i think elaine will be looking good for a win!
every time i look at the forcast, the wind has got less!!!  Edited by ex laser - 17 Nov 12 at 11:57pm |
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 8:05pm |
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 have a good sail in the morning, I'm not sure how breeze much we'll be getting, but enough to move hopefully.
See you tomorrow Jimbo Edited by pondmonkey - 17 Nov 12 at 8:05pm |
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ex laser
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 7:26pm |
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hi james. we are sailing in the morning as well, then running daughter around. but we will be up to draycote about 2.30 to 3.00 for a walk. hope to see you and/or the boat. |
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 5:07pm |
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I think a lot depends on attitude and expectation- the benefit this boat has over all the others I've owned since those first few posts of 'bored Laser sailor with f**ked knees- Contender or RS600?' is that I really have quite a low anticipation of the sailing experience. I don't expect sparkling performance, I certainly don't expect much adrenaline or high thrills. Although I'm reliably informed that I might just be surprised- after all speed is a sensation, not an absolute when it comes to the grin factor.
I fully expect to mix good days with bad ones based around the nature of the racing that's just occurred and my interaction with it. What I genuinely hope for is a return to a gradual progress, improving month on month as I get to re-experience the sport I first fell in love with at the tender age of 9 in an Optimist dinghy. Will a Solo deliver a return to classic class racing at club level? Well honestly I can't think of a better boat to do that really and when the boredom sets in, or maybe complacency is a better word, there's Hayling Beach and roof load of boards and sails to get a fix. Thank you for the latter... without my chance meeting of you Graeme, I doubt I would have ever bothered taking the plunge and buying another windsurf set up, certainly not with the limitations there are for it inland in such a binary location. The irony of the all our jesting- the boats and boards sit very well together. You just need to appreciate which end of the wind range to apply them and also know one's for racing, one's for blasting and chop bothering.
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iGRF
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 2:42pm |
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Pictures or it didn't happen accompanied by suitable mood music I'm thinking some jauntification of the funeral march, maybe hip hopped a bit. Then the bit where you can't get back in it having fallen out, the Stan & Olly tune.. Cuckoo Waltz made for the Solo class that one Yes, I'm looking forward to your upbeat but secret realisation that it has all been a terrible mistake.. Edited by iGRF - 17 Nov 12 at 2:44pm |
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pondmonkey
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 2:21pm |
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Hi Duncan
Yep I'm across tomorrow, definitely for the morning race, probably for the afternoon too. It'd be great to say hi finally!!! Jimbo |
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ex laser
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Posted: 17 Nov 12 at 10:58am |
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when are we going to see the abomina..........sorry, lovely pink creation on the water.
if your sailing sunday afternoon, elaine and i will come up to draycote, specially to have a look!  |
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Rupert
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Posted: 16 Nov 12 at 1:49pm |
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It was, of course, an utter sweeping generalization! That is what forums are for... Good to hear the B14's are a welcoming bunch - the guys I knew sailing them a few years ago were certainly a fun lot to have a beer with. |
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alstorer
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Posted: 16 Nov 12 at 1:29pm |
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ex laser
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Posted: 16 Nov 12 at 1:16pm |
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steady james! step away from the keyboard before you go any further
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