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    Posted: 14 May 07 at 7:31pm
I managed to sail a Contender for a year in Bristol docks.  Not ideal but I reckoned it was good practice!
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Originally posted by Ross

I didn't look at the sail number, but it was Marks' old boat. The one with the yellow hull. I just found out that there is another contender for sale at a sailing club my scout group are members at in Rickmansworth. Little more than my budget but I'll have a look and work him down on the price if it looks good.

I will be there this Thursday hopefully, I'll race in a club laser if i do.

If it is the lake I think it is, I have no idea how someone managed to sail a trap single hander on that tiny piece of water!



It is the puddle you think it is! It's tiny and you can almost walk across it its so shallow.  Only good for learning to sail, but any racing there is just silly.
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Originally posted by Ross

I didn't look at the sail number, but it was Marks' old boat. The one with the yellow hull. I just found out that there is another contender for sale at a sailing club my scout group are members at in Rickmansworth. Little more than my budget but I'll have a look and work him down on the price if it looks good.

I will be there this Thursday hopefully, I'll race in a club laser if i do.

If it is the lake I think it is, I have no idea how someone managed to sail a trap single hander on that tiny piece of water!
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The Garda video is available here.
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Yep if it's Mark's boat then its GBR 500.

I should be sailing in the front of the RS800 on Thursday, say hello.

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I didn't look at the sail number, but it was Marks' old boat. The one with the yellow hull. I just found out that there is another contender for sale at a sailing club my scout group are members at in Rickmansworth. Little more than my budget but I'll have a look and work him down on the price if it looks good.

I will be there this Thursday hopefully, I'll race in a club laser if i do.
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Hope you enjoy it, though it will take a lot of practice, as you predict. Have you seen the video of a past Worlds at Garda? It used to be available from the intl website, iirc. It has plenty of good close-ups of a variety of top sailors - useful for "how are you meant to do...." type of moments. Of course, they all make it look very easy....

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Ross,

Good stuff, glad you got on the water. 

Is it GBR 500 by chance?

Say hello if you see a guy with a blue B14 or in the front of an RS800.  Should be there this Thursday eve, see if you can come along.

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It was fun! I spent more time swimming than sailing but I will get the hang of the technique over the summer. It's a very alien feeling to me, from sailing in toppers and laser's to stepping into a contender with its huge tiller extension and a trapeze. I kept trying to pass the tiller though the main sheet and getting all tangled up! Muscle memory at its worst!

I can see it's all about hours in the boat, and I have a lot of free time on my hands and most of it will be spent sailing contenders and I am looking forward to it! I may see a few of you guys at the opens this time next year 

I think I am going to buy a contender at King George. It's in need of some love and TLC, which I am prepared to to give. New control lines, a good scrubbing, pro-grip (definitely needed in the cock-pit!) and it will be a good club racing and a introductory boat. In a few years I will get a nicer boat, but for the time being this will suffice nicely.
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