ARGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!

   Yeah amazing idea try and get as many on the CLUB topper as we can (Rich is a good idea, hes really light lol).
We tryed that at a bristol avon sc regatta and the topper was nearly sunk and then we managed to complete a dry capsise with three people staying dry lying on the gunales

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Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Topic: ARGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!! Posted: 10 Jun 05 at 8:06am
	Yeah amazing idea try and get as many on the CLUB topper as we can (Rich is a good idea, hes really light lol). We tryed that at a bristol avon sc regatta and the topper was nearly sunk and then we managed to complete a dry capsise with three people staying dry lying on the gunales
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

Phil eltringham Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Phil eltringham Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 05 at 11:28am
	think how many people you could get on an 18 footer at once, couldn't sail it but i reckon a good 60 or so would fit
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Ginger_69 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 481	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ginger_69 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 05 at 4:20pm
	[QUOTE=TheSeaFalcon] Hey, ed why don't we try it down at chew??! that is were i have seen it happen at the family regatta last year
	Chew valley lake s c Topper(RED)-29412 I14 1209 lightning-168 Whaam (cherub) Atum bom (cherub)old crew (the 1 in the youtube vids) Will be arup skiff crew aka marmite

TheSeaFalcon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 345	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheSeaFalcon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 05 at 5:39pm
	Mint! Oh, yeah you know the topper sail, some of them hang under the boom (by like 2 inches or so) but mine doesn't even touch the boom (well, not really)! Have I done something crazily wrong to it??!
	x--x--x<x>x--x--x Topper 41825 Cherub 2539 (going, going and not quite but nearly gone)!

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 05 at 10:46pm
	No it might be a feature of the new design sail or a very very stretched one with full downhaul on !
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

TheSeaFalcon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 345	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheSeaFalcon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 05 at 7:24am
	Oh, so I should release the downhaul a bit??! I do pull it as if my life depends on it sometimes...
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Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 05 at 8:06am
	Compared to my old sail, it's true that the new sail is much flatter. Still, I adjust the downhaul (a bit), to avoid creases. The outhaul and kicker are the best way to control the shape of the sail. It all depends on the wind and where you're going. From what I gather, you want your sail much flatter going upwind than going downwind. If it's really windy, the sail is better flat; in light conditions, you want a nice bulge . It's a matter of trying it out and seeing what makes you move faster.
	Lancing SC

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 05 at 9:00am
	Ellie no if ur sail is above the boom you have rigged it right, everyone else i knows seems to be above the boom and if it went below the boom they really need to yank on the halyard to pull it up...............this person may not realise you are allowed to make a halyard 2:1 so it might be harder for them to get the sail up.
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

sailor.jon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 361	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor.jon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 05 at 5:59pm
	OMG BNS, you've made a comment relivent to sailing!!!
	Jon Vortex 1169 Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club

Harry44981! Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736	Post Options Post Reply Quote Harry44981! Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 05 at 6:50pm
	Get the new halyard solution- dont have one, use a bit of rope- now legal and much better. When it's windy (when your overpowered) upwind you want as much downhaul as possible (6:1 purchase helps alot, even if you think you don't need it- I was proved that i needed it recently ), sheet block to block andf get max kicker, not to much outhaul, as it controls the bottom 1/3rd of the sail and thats where you want the power 9about a hands width from the boom). However if you keep screewing into wind let a little kicker off and put more downhaul on. downwind let your downhaul off completely, and your kicker off so the boom is at 90 degrees to the mast (put more on if you are deathrolling), let a little outhaul off. In other winds where you are looking for power experiment to get the fastest shape. Btw used my new sail today- quite liked it, i reckon it is better than hydes when the breez picks up but suffers slightly upwind in vvery light winds.