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    Posted: 28 Jun 10 at 4:42pm
Originally posted by MerlinMags

I think the range of suitable wind
strengths is a little narrower than usual...


Perhaps but then don't think of it as a race... its more an
adventure... and you can go exploring in pretty much any
weather!

I'll be there again, Its one of the few events I pencil in
at the start of the year and it will have to be pretty
extreme to keep me at home.

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Very tempted to do the Round Sheppey, it looks to be an achieveable achievment, if you know what I mean.

Might take a look at the forecast first though! Typically I go to an event regardless, but with this one I think the range of suitable wind strengths is a little narrower than usual...
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We should be doin the sheppey, first time so should be fun,
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Theres a race around St Marys on the Isles of Scilly, Its penciled in for the 1st of August this year.
Capsizing is optional, although we managed it last year.
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Racing circumnavigations for dinghies!

We've just seen the leadmines have their fun round the Wight, so what is coming up for smaller boats?
I've just competed in a small-scale 'round the island' race on the Walton backwaters, and fancy another...

Isle Of Sheppey
11 Sep 2010
http://www.iossc.org.uk/islandrace/index.php
The "longest dinghy and board race in Europe"
You have to capsize to get under the bridge!

Mersea Week
7-13 August 2010
This includes a round-the-island race, although part of the course requires a trolley in order to cross the road!
http://www.merseaweek.org/

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