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Steve411 
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Joined: 09 Sep 08 Location: Cheddar, Somerset, England Online Status: Offline Posts: 705 |
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 Topic: Who was out this weekend?.....Posted: 19 Oct 10 at 11:22am |
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Crikey. That is quite a busy page. |
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Black no sugar
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Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941 |
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Posted: 19 Oct 10 at 1:14pm |
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In the menu bar, there's a button called "Background". Unfortunately, it doesn't delete the page background!
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Fraggle
Far too distracted from work 
Joined: 28 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 220 |
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Posted: 19 Oct 10 at 3:03pm |
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Was at WPNSA for the Laser Qualifier. Got a reasonable result despite being way off form, particularly on the Sat. Was a lovely sailing weekend with more wind than expected, although it did switch off pretty much exactly when predicted on Sun.
Was interesting to see some of the home build speed week crafts in the boat park - a couple I couldn't work out which bits actually went in the water!
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Black no sugar
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Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941 |
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Posted: 19 Oct 10 at 5:36pm |
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All of the bits at some point...
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radixon
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Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407 |
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Posted: 23 Nov 10 at 7:51pm |
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After the Thread I started saying, now its winter what you lot doing, well I too have jumped ship and moved the boat to another club.
As you can see from my sig, I have ditched the 700 and bought a Feva to sail with my little brother (12) as a parent child (more big brother/little brother) combo. Two weekends ago we took to the water at Maylandsea Bay SC (Essex), him wearing 2 wetsuits me one summer one, and yes it was cold but we finished the first race in 9th place, out of 18, not bad for a new boat and a crew who hasn't sailed for 3 months. We went out at the weekend, this time with the kite on the Feva, again finishing halfway up the fleet even though we are near the back over the line. Second race on Sunday little bro decided it was too cold, so I ditched the jib and sailed it with main and kite solo as the intention would be if he wasnt able to sail. I though was keeping up with the back end of the Radials even with a 100 PY point difference between the Feva and the Radial. So even though its winter, sailing still continues. |
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Jamie600
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Posted: 29 Nov 10 at 2:34pm |
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I discovered my limits yesterday. The fact that it was minus 10 C and the lock on the shed where I keep my sail was frozen should have given me a clue, but when I got to the club it seemed deceptively sunny (I won't say warm...) so three of us raced.
The floor of the boat was like an ice rink, my control lines would not run due to small lumps of ice forming on the ropes stopping them going through the blocks, the bungee cord takeaways lost their elasticity, the mainsheet froze up and would not ease and when I was packing up the skin on my hands kept sticking to the metal boom and wings.
Next time I'm staying in bed!
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RS600 1001
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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 Nov 10 at 6:20pm |
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At 9.30 at Draycote yesterday it was between -9C and -11C (dependant on whose car you choose to believe).
I walked up to the 5oh - no wind
10 minutes to get the cover off
30 minutes to un-freeze the main sheet
Break for a cup of tea and a bacon bap
20 minutes to un-freeze the main sheet
Still no wind
Replaced a couple of control lines
Made some standing rigging adjustment
Still no wind
10 minutes to un-freeze the main sheet
Put cover back on
Cup of tea
A light wind picked up
Go home
Bottle of Red, an open fire and the 2003 Rugby World Cup final
Excellent days work!! Edited by Contender 541 - 29 Nov 10 at 6:21pm |
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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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alstorer
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Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
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Posted: 29 Nov 10 at 9:16pm |
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was that so you could remember days when England could beat a team that Scotland had beaten a mere week beforehand? A Scotland team that I will actually be happy to point out rather struggled to beat Samoa?
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Neptune
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Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314 |
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Posted: 29 Nov 10 at 9:23pm |
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Down in balmy reading it was only -2 on the way to the club...but unfortunatley the wind remainsed elusive so no sailingbefore most people - including myself - had gone home.
I'm a little worried that the lake seems to be icing slightly which if the water is that cold in late November it doesn't body well for an ice free winter!!
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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor
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bferry
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Joined: 01 Jun 09 Location: Malta Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
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Posted: 30 Nov 10 at 11:06am |
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Sailed the last few Saturdays. It still feels like summer here and the wind has been great over the last couple of weekends. October to April is the best time for sailing here with little sea traffic and not too intense sun. Last Saturday, temperature around +19degrees C (note the +), wind 12 knots Southwest with some light choppy waters. Did some race practice with a dozen lasers, a miracle and a couple of mirrors. Lost my footing on the final race start line and took a dunking to windward. Text book mistake and a bit embarrassing. After a couple of hours the Lasers went in, I stayed out and had a blast around with the Vareo kite. Beached the boat in the nearby bay and lay on the sand soaking up the sun and having a beer. Then set off for another couple of hours blasting in the bay with a couple of laser standards. |
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Bernard
Vareo 249 Miracle 2818 Malta |
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