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Ian29937 
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 Topic: Which boat?Posted: 16 Sep 05 at 7:23pm |
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....plus you potentially end up with twice the boats on the water .....
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CurlyBen
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Posted: 16 Sep 05 at 11:49pm |
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Yeah - twice as many targets
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Isis
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Posted: 17 Sep 05 at 12:14am |
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twice as many things to try and dodge as you blast (well, the
tip-toeing gingerly with one wing planted firmly on the water kind of
blasting) your way downwind crossing the upwind leg
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Wave Rider
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Posted: 18 Sep 05 at 5:38pm |
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Lol me and ben were out in the cherub yesterday just bombing along and i was doing some dodgy helming to water was coming in from eyelets etc and was just spraying off the spinni blocks, it was seriously awesome! I really enjoy helming that boat as well as crewing it but i have just worked out, the only way to keep the boat flat is via steering, head up for more power to stop teabagging, bear away when its heeling! Easing the main does jack sh**. Nice having a crew who can give me advice when i have a look of terror on my face eh Ben lol. I have also noticed, if you do things in a relaxed way e.g. you have left enough time for manoevers etc, everything goes smoothly but if you have to rush, everyhting goes belly up and something will get caught, i guarantee!!
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CurlyBen
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Posted: 18 Sep 05 at 7:53pm |
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lol france if I'd realised you didn't know that I'd have said! I was
too busy trying to keep that kite trimmed to look what you were doing
Another trick is to let some kicker off - you want to be sure you can
bear away when you need to! (found that one out in a Laser 2000 when it
was very windy ) The only problem
with the asymetric is that you have to steer the opposite way to if you
were using 2 sails - i.e. bear away to stop yourself death rolling,
head up to flatten out! Just glad you couldn't see the look on my
face
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Wave Rider
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Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 8:09am |
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Lol, well i already knew the heading up and bearing away stuff but when i couldnt head up for love nor money i was getting a bit worried as we steadily moved towards denny island! Twas very fun anywho!
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CurlyBen
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Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 12:16pm |
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Shoulda just gybed and gone straight for it
especially as we still managed to ground anyway! Think I've narrowed my
choice down to 4000 or 800, cos the 9er would be too expensive to fix
anyway from what my mate was telling me! and probably look at getting
an old cherub or something to mess around with - or jump waves in
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Ginger_69
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Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 3:23pm |
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not that we get many waves to jump at chew!!
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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 |
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Wave Rider
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Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 5:04pm |
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well remember that day where i was being given odd looks becuase of my histerical laughter as my topper went flying over the pretty big waves, it was great! Hmm yeah ill crew for you when wave hopping lol! |
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Ginger_69
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Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 5:06pm |
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o ye i was wave kinda jumping with u then 2 i think i think it was better when we were out when it was bloowing a gale and i borrowed a club racing topper got it screamming yaaaaaaaa
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