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Prince Buster ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 15 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1146 |
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Finally a good weekend to sail my new toy:
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Villan ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768 |
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Basically the same as Ratface ... But helming the B14 he mentioned.
It was strange having both of us sat on the wing with the boat cruising along in mirror flat water. Clasic car show + Carters steam fair were in the area, so we decided to kill an hour going around there, and then home. Same again next weekend I believe! |
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radixon ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407 |
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Saturday was on our RIB at Marconi for the Mirror Squaddie selection weekend. Sat moored to a bouy most of the day in lovely sunshine. Sunday I took the double stacker with two Lasers to Wraysbury for teh TVGP. Turned up to no wind, after some encouragement from the locals that the wind would fill rigged still to no wind. Then after 3 hours of waiting it filled in, and then we went for a drifting/sailing session. Not the best in light winds, but hey, I want loads for next week, not sure if I'll get it! |
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ratface ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 686 |
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Sat: Arrived at Queen Mary SC to a flat calm mirror of water and a brilliant clear sky and sunshine!, rigged up boats in no wind waited 10mins or so and my crew and the b14 crew with us went for a early lunch. After the early lunch both boats decided to launch just so we could go for a float, after not bothering to put my harness on while ashore, putting it in the boat, i had to put it on while the boat was moving,now that was interesting. i was having to wire in what looked like no wind
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Medway Maniac ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788 |
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jeffers ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
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Managed to borrow myself a Phantom yesterday as there was very little wind and showed the fleet a clean pair of heels... If only I had the money (and very flat cut sail).
Was good for a laugh, how do you Phantom boys manage without breaking your necks? I tripped over the control lines and toe strap shock cord so many times! |
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winging it ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958 |
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I was in the no wind brigade and so spent today helping out the other half as an athletics official. This meant I had the dubious pleasure of running towards potentially lethal missiles.....ie the shot and the discus.
It's always interesting to observe the differences between grass roots sailing and grass roots athletics. |
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the same, but different...
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Jon Emmett ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988 |
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Interesting one of the young Topper/Radial sailors had a choice of events to go to this weekend: Island Barn (Topper) which had no wind and Pevensey Bay (Radial) where people were retiring as it was too windy!
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G.R.F. ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 10 Aug 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4028 |
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Another fine warm(ish) breezy sunday, nothing too testing, force 2-3,
maybe a touch of 4 now and again. Not many fast boats out except our old RS500 and Dumb trying to single hand the V3000 without Dumberer (and expecting to be allowed to race on the same handicap, not a chance in hell). One of the nicest sailing days this year, the course was a bit too short for us, 1st reach too tight to kite, and the 2nd reach seemed over before it started. But it just went to show how much this summer's strong winds has improved our boat handling, we hardly made a mistake, lost maybe a few seconds on one hoist when the little yellow ball we use between spinnaker patches got itself wedged in one of the wing wang cleats, but other than that we did just fine. Three and a half minutes ahead of the next boat, not bad, that's two fine days in a row, good weather seems to suit us. Edited by G.R.F. |
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kevg ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 Dec 05 Location: Wrexham Online Status: Offline Posts: 120 |
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The best weekend's weather for weeks! On Saturday helped out with junior training and tried rudderless sailing in a lovely force 2. Sunday took part in a relay triathlon raising money for Sail 4 Cancer. Superb conditions for all three legs, mist delayed the start of swim but meant absolutely no headwind for the cycle, phew. Kevin, Bala SC
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