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fizzicist 
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 Topic: Justfying something stupidPosted: 20 Nov 05 at 12:47am |
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I keep looking at B14's and drooling. Then I see how much used one's go for and my wallet gets opened. Given that I sail on a 160acre reservoir in the pennines, which is usually pretty breezy, does anyone care to give the case for and against spending my hard earned on such an obviously inappropriate boat? I'll win nothing but it'll be fun! |
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Isis
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 7:45pm |
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Mneh... ive spent 9 hours in the car today picking up an inappropriate boat in which I will never win anything...
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les5269
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 7:50pm |
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It's not the winning it's the taking part that matters Isis
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49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)!
Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
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fizzicist
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 8:05pm |
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WHat have you bought Isis?
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Isis
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 8:38pm |
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suffice it to say its orange and about 12ft long...
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damp_freddie
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 9:31pm |
Is it dovestone or that one down from woodhead tunne? Former - it is too fast, wide and you need to bad the kite. latter- why not? somewhere else- do you know these two for comparison I sailed the B14 a bit for fun. Hell of a boat. But I am thinking RS 400 or 59er. |
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fizzicist
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 10:53pm |
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It's Torside - one down from Woodhead. Javelins are pretty competitive there so there's room for big symmetrical kites.
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Hector
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Posted: 20 Nov 05 at 11:03pm |
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Torside is Glossop isn't it? if so its probably just big enough to have a good blast on a windward leewaerd course when its straight down the lake (westerley?). But don't try it down the 'creek' - you can't see under the kite so sailing and gybing in a stretch thats about 100m wide is not to be reccomended. Given the usual zig-zag courses at Glossop and the B14s preference for broad reaches you'll hardly ever fly the kite. RS400 would be the sensible choice! I think photographer Dave Walker has a B14 and is a member at Glossop - get him to demo it in a breeze. |
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fizzicist
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Posted: 21 Nov 05 at 5:49pm |
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Yeah, Glossop it is. To my knowledge Dave is usually doing the open circuit in his Finn these days - certainly not seen him up there for a couple of years. 400's are pretty competitive there although I'm not doing too badly in a 300. |
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Guest
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Posted: 21 Nov 05 at 6:27pm |
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Buy it - why not. You'd have great boat skills after while Rick
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