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HannahJ 
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Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861 |
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 Topic: Favourite PhotosPosted: 16 Jul 06 at 5:55pm |
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Bother, that looked fun... anyone ever tried it?
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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andy_cherub
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Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768 |
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Posted: 16 Jul 06 at 6:13pm |
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Not on a laser - hull is too rubbish! Put a cherub kite on a Mag 6 Int moth - that was fun!!! Now just my scorpion with the cherub kite, kicks ass - well not as much as my foiling cherub, ohhh its gona HURT! (tom) hehe |
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-12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites'
-Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
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fizzicist
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Joined: 06 Aug 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 305 |
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Posted: 16 Jul 06 at 8:03pm |
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Hmmm, things you can do with a laser hull...I don't think the hull shape itself is actually that bad. I think with current technology you could probably do something rather interesting with that shape. Such as beef up the mast step somewhat, stick a Blaze rig and a trapeze on it, slap a decent sized rudder on it (such as a contender rudder) and you'd have something quite interesting. Anyone game? |
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Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and
oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
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JimC
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Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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Posted: 16 Jul 06 at 8:38pm |
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Bearing in mind that the Laser looks suspiciously like a rip off of the Contender I suggest what you would have would be a baby contender
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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: 16 Jul 06 at 9:09pm |
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Naaaaahh... THIS is a baby Contender and I'll have one of those one day: Edited by Black no sugar |
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fizzicist
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Posted: 16 Jul 06 at 10:26pm |
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I had a go in a contender a while back and was a bit disappointed to be honest - it felt a bit heavy. This is where the cunning plan of using a lightweight hull comes in. Plus if this unholy creation doesn't nose dive, nothing will!
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Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and
oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 21 Jul 06 at 11:12pm |
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whats unholy about mutalizing lasers? we are purging the planet of the boat that causes the most greif for others. this is holy work!!
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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redback
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Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
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Posted: 22 Jul 06 at 6:41pm |
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Now here is a damn good boat for for all sorts of wind strengths. Fast in the medium brezes and not so powerfull you can't go out in a 6. This was taken during the recent Medway Regatta. You should join us next year.
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Medway Maniac
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Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788 |
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Posted: 22 Jul 06 at 8:57pm |
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Quote: "Now here is a damn good boat for for all sorts of wind strengths. Fast in the medium brezes and not so powerfull you can't go out in a 6. This was taken during the recent Medway Regatta. You should join us next year." Very true on all counts, Redback, but all that righting moment, sails eased and still not planing. Laser certainly know how to build 'em....(solid) |
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redback
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Posted: 22 Jul 06 at 9:53pm |
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True, but only a touch more wind and they do plane to windward and then they are a very fast boat. I love that feeling when you come up behind a 400 or an Osprey, sail through their lee and tack and cross ahead. What other boat do you know that can do that and still put in a reasonable performance in force 2 or force 6? Well of course Ospreys and 400s do perform well over a wide wind range (which is why I chose them as examples) but they just don't have that amazing apparent wind sailing. So we often get beaten by them but we always have a smile on our faces wherever we come. |
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