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    Posted: 28 Apr 07 at 5:07pm
As has been  noted, control seems to be a problem.  Funny how scaling things up from a model seems to always throw up unexpected problems.    Lets hope its not the end of the Sailrocket attempt.
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I hope they can recover - it's great they they are having a go ...
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Not good, not good at all.

Fingers crossed for Paul and the team
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am i right in thinking that the wing just fell off? thats what it looked like from one of the videos but am i looking at the right one? if it did thats seriously not good and the best of luck to them in fixing it.
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That was probably their last crash from a few weeks/months? ago.
Latest one was just posted:

http://www.sailrocket.com/images/movie9.wmv

Be warned, its not a pretty sight for followers...

Sounds like they're got some new ideas about there problems though.
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Once got 31.2 knots outa my old cherub during a 45 knot squall at weymouth - that was fun considering the boat always nose dived!!!

I miss that boat! Never knew when it was gona pitchpole, even upwind!

Oh well, 12ft for LIFE!!

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Originally posted by andy_cherub

Once got 31.2 knots outa my old cherub during

GPS spike I suspect - no doubt you were going fast but do your really think you did that speed?
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Hell yer - even the safety officer of the day called me up as hes the chap who does weymouth speed week, as the big ole rib was havin to put on serious pace to catch us! We already had the kite up, twinin down wind when the wind came though - dead flat water, and just drove it!! well - hangin on for dear life with my back foot looped through the gantry - REALLY hoping not to go down the mine. Honestly ive never been so fast in my life, just felt the hull skimming the water - thats the only way I can descibe it!

Since then ive hit around 27/ 28 knots in my current cherub and hit 26.1 on the last ever run of my cherub before i sold it!
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That was the foiler though wasnt it? Thats a bit of an unfair advantage if so lol
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cough haha foiler haha cough

I mean that was never fully developed
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