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mike ellis 
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 Topic: Dinghies VS CatsPosted: 31 Mar 06 at 4:45pm |
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acording to the long email cats do go wel upwind. they just dont tack. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 5:17pm |
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Urm, My Inter 17 will out point aflying 15 (if I want it to).
You have to remember that we are doing 15 kts upwind so we have to do calcs for speed vs pointing. It's not just crank it in and stuff it to windward. As for tacking, it would take any boat a little while to go into a tack at 15kts, and then get back up to 15 kts. Consider, how long does it take a 49er to tack, or an 18 foot skiff to tack. Yes the Skiff / 49er is going slower, but it still takes them a while. |
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rich96
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 5:37pm |
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Can't believe that !. A cat in a breeze can be awsome and should be experienced by all. I too prefer dinghies overall but love cats (and also boards) in the right conditions. Nip round to your neighbours at Pentewan next time you are able and hitch a ride - then see if you'd 'give up sailing' |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 5:43pm |
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there is one draw back to cats that i know you wont be able to argue with: they cost twice as much in the dinghy park.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 5:47pm |
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Not at Grafham; Same price |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 6:12pm |
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well at hill head you have to walk around the harbour and pay nearly twice as much if your a cat sailor.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Scooby_simon
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 6:29pm |
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But you did not say at "Hill Head" you made an inaccurate generalisation! |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 6:40pm |
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im sorry mister long word person
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Dead Air
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 6:57pm |
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As a generalisation (and its a big one!) I think that the faster dinghys go, the less tactical the racing beomes, even more so with cats. When your going slower, and can tack/gype compartivly faster, you can take advantage of changes in wind direction much more effectivly, as well as sailing the fleet more closely. Once you start getting into boat speed sailing, you just have to decide which corner you want to sail into, and hope you got it right! Both require their own individual set of skills and techniques, and have differing positive and negative points, but on balance (and this is a personal opinion), I prefer the tactical sailing |
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hurricane
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Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 7:15pm |
i would dissagree with this as cats often sail far larger courses it requires alot of skill to pick the right way up the course inorder to make most from the wind shifts etc |
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