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winging it 
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 Topic: Dinghy Show 2014Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 5:37pm |
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Saturday. On the D1 stand.
Prepare your votes for: Best boat of the show. Best stand of the show. Best talk Worst of all the above. How much 'discount' rope did grumpf buy? Etc.
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the same, but different...
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Steve411
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Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 5:57pm |
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I think I've only ever been once before and this year I'm doing both days! On the RS300 stand Saturday from 3pm and probably be hanging round a bit at other times also, especially at the end on Sunday as I'll be taking the boat back to The Boatyard at Beer if it hasn't been sold during the Show.
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Steve411
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Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 6:01pm |
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I believe our stand is close to the Exhibition Bar, which is handy. If anyone fancies a drink, I'm sure I could be persuaded...
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sargesail
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Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 9:10pm |
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Very kind Steve....
On the 2000 stand on Saturday.
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 9:53pm |
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Another Saturday man (RO on Sunday).
Is there anything new and unmissable apart from the two new single-handers from RS and Devoti?
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iGRF
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Posted: 24 Feb 14 at 10:53pm |
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I'm wondering if they'll have the new Vortex there, haven't heard much either way, but then we'd not have heard much from the other two if we hadn't pressed them here earlier.
And did I read somewhere the RS400 was going to get a bit of a makeover? Did that happen yet? Then the foiling Laser doodahs, could be interesting to look at. |
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tgruitt
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Posted: 25 Feb 14 at 11:15am |
That was so 2011.  |
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Needs to sail more...
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 25 Feb 14 at 11:37am |
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 25 Feb 14 at 12:01pm |
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Re. the new Vortex, can someone explain why a singlehanded dinghy with a centre mainsheet would benefit from a gnav?
The new Vortex has done away with the rotating mast, and may well soon be using carbon, so I see no reason to retain the gnav.
Gnavs make sense on 3000's because otherwise there isn't much room for the crew to have a head (though it is possible to move the kicker attachment forward on the boom and add purchases). But they cost more than standard cascade kickers, and imho don't bend the mast as nicely. So why put one on a boat with no crew tacking ahead of the mainsheet? |
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Blue One
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Posted: 25 Feb 14 at 12:04pm |
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Starting to feel like Elaine and I are like " Billy no mates " going on a Sunday.
Anybody up for a drink on Sunday lunch time?
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