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boatshed 
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 Topic: Sailing Speed RecordPosted: 28 Apr 07 at 5:07pm |
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As has been noted, control seems to be a problem. Funny how scaling things up from a model seems to always throw up unexpected problems. Lets hope its not the end of the Sailrocket attempt.
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Posted: 28 Apr 07 at 9:22pm |
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I hope they can recover - it's great they they are having a go ...
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Contender 541
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Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402 |
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 8:55pm |
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Not good, not good at all. Fingers crossed for Paul and the team |
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When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss
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mike ellis
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 8:59pm |
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am i right in thinking that the wing just fell off? thats what it looked like from one of the videos but am i looking at the right one? if it did thats seriously not good and the best of luck to them in fixing it.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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kissmyrs
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 8:33pm |
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That was probably their last crash from a few weeks/months? ago.
Latest one was just posted: http://www.sailrocket.com/images/movie9.wmv Be warned, its not a pretty sight for followers... Sounds like they're got some new ideas about there problems though. |
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andy_cherub
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 10:23pm |
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Once got 31.2 knots outa my old cherub during a 45 knot squall at weymouth - that was fun considering the boat always nose dived!!! I miss that boat! Never knew when it was gona pitchpole, even upwind! Oh well, 12ft for LIFE!! |
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-12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites'
-Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
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Joined: 21 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 10:33pm |
GPS spike I suspect - no doubt you were going fast but do your really think you did that speed? |
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andy_cherub
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 10:46pm |
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Hell yer - even the safety officer of the day called me up as hes the chap who does weymouth speed week, as the big ole rib was havin to put on serious pace to catch us! We already had the kite up, twinin down wind when the wind came though - dead flat water, and just drove it!! well - hangin on for dear life with my back foot looped through the gantry - REALLY hoping not to go down the mine. Honestly ive never been so fast in my life, just felt the hull skimming the water - thats the only way I can descibe it! Since then ive hit around 27/ 28 knots in my current cherub and hit 26.1 on the last ever run of my cherub before i sold it! |
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-12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites'
-Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
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BBSCFaithfull
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 10:53pm |
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That was the foiler though wasnt it? Thats a bit of an unfair advantage if so lol
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Calum_Reid
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 11:01pm |
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cough haha foiler haha cough
I mean that was never fully developed |
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