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Rossiter Pintail Mortagne sur Gironde, near Bordeaux |
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Laser 28 - Excellent example of this great design Hamble le rice |
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andy_cherub ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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HAHA! Nah I sold it cuz frankly I was annoyed that until it was blowing its tits off the boat wasnt fast! & thats not very good for racing!
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andy_cherub ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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Lol, head cams in the post - will go out on windy days, and GPS tends to go out all the time (it doesnt weigh much!) ps - ur forgetting a buoyancy aid in the chek list, another rashie, gloves and boardies |
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andy_cherub ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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Lol yer - kind thanks to my sponsors of Zeal Optics for that one |
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Merlinboy ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169 |
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I wanted to stay away from this thread but could no longer resist, what a load of rubbish. I'm supprised TT hasnt posted anything as blunt as me before now! I'm sorry.
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andy_cherub ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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Sorry Merlinboy - whats a load of rubbish? that a boat cant hit (if only for a second) 31 knots in 45knots of wind in an ideal boat on dead flat water?! Thats all im gona say now, well - till I manage a new speed record in the 12! |
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BBSCFaithfull ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1251 |
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It doesnt have to be a fecking great rib! our 4.8m 50hp safetyboat will do 33knots two up quite happily
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combat wombat ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 345 |
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Again I'm going to chip in... it wasn't 45 knots of wind. The power of wind goes up exponentially as it increases, therefore the difference between 15 and 20 knots is not the same as the difference between 25 and 30 knots, and so on. 45 knots is not sailable in any dinghy full stop, not even Wayfarers and other heavy boats and certainly not in Cherub's, '97 rules or not. I have sailed in 45 knots of wind, offshore in a 40ft Catamaran. I will try my hardest never to have to do it again. |
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mike ellis ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339 |
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this wasnt offshore though, it was in weymouth harbour. much more sheltered.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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combat wombat ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 345 |
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I'm not thinking about the waves. The sheer power of the breeze is enough to destroy a boat.
Plus, in 45 knots, there will be waves in Weymouth Harbour. Waves with spray kicking off the whitecaps that stings when it hits you and prevents you from keeping your eyes open. |
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andy_cherub ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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Ok, one last comment - it was a 45 knot squall, so it came in. Prior to that was not so strong, and weymouth is always flat water - duno if youve ever sailed there. Its a gorgeous place to sail, personally my favourite in the UK! + we already the had the kite up when it hit, so all we had to do was run it out. Ive sailed in high winds, 35+ odd knots in plymouth sound only me and a very reefed open 60! very high winds on the solent to borrowed my dads vareo - pitchpoled it twice and bent the pole, another SMOD error in that silly little hoop for the pole! Im not saying big wind is a gentle strole in the park - its WINDY! and yes the spray hurts like FOOOOOOOK (but with wrap around glasses spray dont get in ur eyes)! But anyone whos met me will be able to tell you im a bit of an adrenaline junkie & Love the strong stuff with big waves!! If anyones the same - come to plymouth on a windy day and go out past the breakwater. Big swell, little boat. its fun!!! oh yer ps - my old boat was carbon/kevlar and actually bullet proof! During a mega pitchpole I swung round and hit the hull - Broken rib but no damage to the boat! So it could take a pounding! |
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