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Ellie 
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 Topic: Calling all Javelin sailorsPosted: 17 Mar 06 at 3:57pm |
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i've had to call water for a cow! on the thames. its real fun anyhoo, is it really a river if it doesnt have any stream? you have to have some stream surely. |
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Rupert
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Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 4:06pm |
It does add to the interest, especially on windless winter days...I can remember times at Tamesis when it was a victory of sorts just to cross the start line. Absolutely ruined me for open water sailing. I find the 80 acres of lake at Whitefriars dauntingly large. River sailing ought to be an Olympic sport - after all, most of the venues chosen have a river running through them, but the normal sailing venue so far away as to be forgotten! |
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Ellie
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 4:12pm |
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mwahaha, i've been sailing alot at tammi! it isnt where i encountered my cow but i have learnt alot about river sailing from andy h and co. its a great liitle stretch of river they have
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rogerd
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 4:22pm |
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Rupert shearwater is a river its just got a 50 foot dam across it. yes it must be 3 years now. Maybe ill have to get a moth to join in this river thing. We had one here a year or so ago. Bandit handicap but then so has the applecore.
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 4:27pm |
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All it lacks is the current to sweep you over the dam... And I'm sure the Moth handicap is far better on Shearwater than the sliding seat Hornet! Edited by Rupert |
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tack'ho
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 4:54pm |
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NO NO NO its got to be a proper river with a current and weeds and fishermen and trees that over hang the river to catch larger rigged vessels sails, in fact it has to be as far from and olympic style venue as possible (china not included
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Rupert
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Posted: 17 Mar 06 at 7:04pm |
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I'm sure Bristol Avon would let us come for the day - it has a lovely willow tree specially designed to catch the unwary, especially as in certain wind directions the quickest way up the river is to brush your sails up against it! I think they hold a regatta each year - We have several members of BASC on this forum (mad enough to buy a Cherub, I believe) I'm sure they can help us!
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Javelin53
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Joined: 13 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 60 |
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Posted: 18 Mar 06 at 6:16pm |
shouldn't enterprise be on that list somewhere, they are great inland boats |
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I hoped the threat would be enough!
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Rupert
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Posted: 18 Mar 06 at 7:49pm |
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I think with all the boats we are naming the nut on the tiller would decide the winner - I have a feeling that JimC's stats for helm/crew performance are muliplied greatly on the river, as the people at the back are sometimes lucky to be going forwards at all, meaning it is possible to lap someone when they are still in exactly the same place on the course! BTW, were there any other Javelin sailors on the forum, I've lost track? |
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tack'ho
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Posted: 20 Mar 06 at 12:18pm |
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I've remembered something about the firefly aswell. When it was designed it was based on a contempary N12 design and in fact other than being smooth bilged conformed to class rules. It was designed to be sailed where the river Ouse meets the Cam by Cambridge Uni SC and therfore had a slighlty shorter centreboard. So along with the British Moth and the Thames A rater class it has to be one of the few classes regularly sailed that was designed for sailing on rivers...unless anyone knows better?
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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. it was one of my first times sailing on the river,confused me abit 
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