Who IS out THIS weekend

Originally posted by alstorer Originally posted by Chris Bridges What boats do you sail? You don't imrpove without taking a few swims B14. We've done plenty of swimming of late, would be nice to get the moves practised under more contrrolled conditions! (sadly missed the big class swimming expedition to Rutland)

Not sure if this applies to B14 aswell, but taking the wheels of the trolley, tieing the boat down and doing some shore drill is really helpful for practising the moves (use halyard for boom). Although it is good to have some practical light wind days . Shoredrill sounds really boring and it is but it helps loads!

Originally posted by Chris Bridges What boats do you sail? You don't imrpove without taking a few swims

This has been the story of my year in the contender.  I've gone from doing so much swimming back in spring I could've made the UK team, to not doing anything like as much now.  It's a sort of feel the fear and do it anyway mentality, but it sure works.

The hardest part is constantly humiliating oneself in front of the club numpties who are happily shuffling about in their supernovas et al and who clearly have no idea how tricky it can be not to just have to steer smoothly through the tack, but get in and out on the wire at the same time.  They beat me on handicap too, but hey, I know who's having more fun!

or take the boat off the trolley altogether and put it on some tyres.

Originally posted by ratface Chris, why take the wheels off? if you do shore based drills leave the wheels on and level the boat by raising the bow on the water is the best way tho

As said, spreads the weight, and if you try trapezing or standing on racks with wheels on the whole boat pivots on the wheel, tipping over more easily. I know from experience

Originally posted by winging it This has been the story of my year in the contender.  I've gone from doing so much swimming back in spring I could've made the UK team, to not doing anything like as much now.  It's a sort of feel the fear and do it anyway mentality, but it sure works. The hardest part is constantly humiliating oneself in front of the club numpties who are happily shuffling about in their supernovas et al and who clearly have no idea how tricky it can be not to just have to steer smoothly through the tack, but get in and out on the wire at the same time.  They beat me on handicap too, but hey, I know who's having more fun!

Yea definitely, I can't stand people who stand there laughing at people capsizing when they have made a big jump in boats, at least they have the guts to do it.. Get there a lot quicker than stepping up one rung at a time. Besides its good to be good at capsize drill.

It is quite humilating specially when you have to get towed in because the wind picks up big style, but like you say couple months later your having much more fun than they are . Think of it like this, they may beat you by handicap, but if you switched boat you would whop them on handicap .

Originally posted by tmore or take the boat off the trolley altogether and put it on some tyres.

Its harder to do than just the wheels and its good to have it on the trolley, tied onto the trolley (big rope, rap around the shrouds, loop around oen side of a frame twice (tight) under boat, round other side of frame twice, tie off on shrouds (tight)), with whole a frame on ground, as then it has nothing to pivot on. Good idea to stick some typres under the aft though

If anyone wants to give it a try but is not sure what I mean say and I will try and take some pictures next time I am down.

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tommorow, back out in the 600 again! woooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!