Who was out this weekend?.....

   Racing was called off today but some bare nutter in a laser went out and had a blast........

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Prince Buster Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 15 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1146	Post Options Post Reply Quote Prince Buster Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Who was out this weekend?..... Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 7:01pm
	Racing was called off today but some bare nutter in a laser went out and had a blast........
	international moth - "what what?"

Pierre Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pierre Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:53pm
	Blimey, jolly exciting times. Great fun and I ache like an aching thing now. Oh, and thanks to the laser yoof who broke my transom. MUPPET>

Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:53pm
	There's been plenty of sailing where I was, but the boats were seriously buffeted. At one point, one of the competitors couldn't leave the lake bank and he had to be rescued with all the high-tech equipement available at the time. I was only cycling in the area and, despite a terrible weather forecast, we had plenty of sunshine
	Lancing SC

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:51pm
	Got to BSC at 0930 Had bacon buttie and drank coffee Had a chat with helm and had a bacon buttie and drank more coffee Got the anemometer out at 1030 and recorded average background of 25kts with 32kt sustained gusts (wind due to peak at 1200) Went to mother in laws and helped she who must to cook lunch. Dry and sensible sailing - sometimes you know it makes sense
	When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780

MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:33pm
	Chew valley was really windy today, morning race about 10 boats went out and we were only one of 2 boats that finished due to the other boats either broke bits or were s ing them selves Afternoon race we went out again but we had to retire because they shut the lake because of the wind
	Josh Preater BUZZING IS FUN

HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote HannahJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:27pm
	cancelled? cancelled? pah... yesterday there was a fleet of about 20 boats out and only about 5 capsizes. I was in a topper, just blasting backwards and forwards, hanging on for dear life at times, but I didn't get wet! other than from spray...
	MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail

carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 6:01pm
	was working but managed to get out for a play in a pico for an hour and it was sick. about a f5-6 very gusty but was good fun got 13.4 knots on the gps.
	International 14 1503

mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Post Options Post Reply Quote mike ellis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 5:53pm
	sailing cancelled here too, we saw the warsash spring series boats come out then motor back home or sail back with like 3 reefs or just a tiny jib. not many waves cos it was NE but we invented a new sport, you get yourself an appropriate size kite (1.5sqm today) find a big empty field, and a pair of rolloer blades. ill leave the rest to your imagination.
	600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318

landlocked Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 222	Post Options Post Reply Quote landlocked Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Mar 07 at 5:48pm
	Racing was abandoned at our club today but when you've got two foot waves with whitehorese on a 35 acre inland water with stonewalls all around it's not worth the risk only three boats went out 2 Lasers and a Streaker, i've never seen so many capsizes in under a minute about 23 i think i was having a job to keep the saftey boat in a straight line cause of the wind.
	Cherub 2535 "Eggbert the Nasty" Soon to be for sale PM for Details Cherub 2657 "Slippery When Wet" Don't sail fly Cherub

foaminatthedeck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 18 May 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 318	Post Options Post Reply Quote foaminatthedeck Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 07 at 6:48pm
	It dosen't matter where you do your pbl2 as most centre don't mind too much and if you can 'do' tide in a sailing boat you can do it in a motor boat. You can do your instructors inland which is fine if you are only looking to instruct inland but if you want to travel the world then I would try and do it at a costal centre. There are two reasons for this one is that it can be very hard to get the costal endorsement at a later date and that many costal centres will be keener to employ instructors with a costal endorsement. As for where to do it I can recomend the Island Crusing Club in Salcombe partly because I have worked there on and off now for nearly 4 years, I would also recomend Plas Meni in Wales considered by many instructor to be one of the best centres for instructors. As for UKSA I know LOTS of instructors that think a qualification from there might as well as come out of a cornflake packet! I did some of my yachtmasters there and I agree. To back up what I typed my back ground is that : Im a SI with Keelboat and Advanced, PBI, First Aid trainer, Yachtmaster Instructor and some other bits. Good luck on your course and I hope you get as much out of your instructing as I do.
	Lark 2170