Who was out this weekend?.....

   Presentation was about 4:30 ish, after the 4000 + Vago presentations.

I hope someone was there getting photos of the prizegiving ( Fotoboat ran off about 3:00 !! ) as I Never win stuff!

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Villan Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768	Post Options Post Reply Quote Villan Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Who was out this weekend?..... Posted: 03 Jun 07 at 9:38pm
	Presentation was about 4:30 ish, after the 4000 + Vago presentations. I hope someone was there getting photos of the prizegiving ( Fotoboat ran off about 3:00 !! ) as I Never win stuff!
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carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jun 07 at 9:42pm
	well done villan, i was so bored today sitting in the 4tonner. wasnt very exciting and was so frustrating, do u have any clue why the abandened the first race today looked like a crazy dicition to all of us?? sorry i didnt introduce myself, will you be at the 4k&2k nats??
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Villan Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768	Post Options Post Reply Quote Villan Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jun 07 at 9:49pm
	I have no idea why they abandoned it - But I got a reasonable start on that one! Was that you that we were talking too on the Saturday night by the results? Thought it might have been, but I wasn't sure. 'Fraid I wont be doing the Nats this year, I'm doing the Vareo's instead ( Hopefully! )
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carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jun 07 at 9:53pm
	yer i was the one talking to you at the results. i had shocking starts on all the races. but was a bit of lottery were u got wind. lol i was the one in the yellow boat also with the yellow shorts on. ah cool. well i think the 4tonners will be at an event with the 2ks soon.
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MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 07 at 12:23am
	Luke are you doing the 4K open at felixstowe?
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Fraggle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 28 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 220	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fraggle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 07 at 9:46am
	I was at Hill Head Laser Open too, really enjoyed it after thinking it was gonna be a really boring drifter. Made all that much better by the standard at the front of the fleet in the radials. I was never that far away from the leaders so very happy with my 4th place.

English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jun 07 at 11:32am
	It absolutely P**SED it down yesterday. The forecast said 5mph gusting 17mph and it was spot on. The afternoon was not helped by the mainsail not releasing from the hook at the top of the mast so we had to relaunch to capsize her. It's a heavy boat and a steep slipway. Knackered. Then the RO gave me a DNF. Protest!
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redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 07 at 12:42am
	Great racing on the Medway again this weekend. It was Wilsonians "South Kent Race". Down the river to the mouth at Garison Point and back again - about 3 hours in a 4000 and about 4 in a Wayfarer. Not a lot of wind but enough to get the 4000 powered up. We had a reasonable start and the boat goes well to windward so although challenged by the Canoe, MPS, 5000 and Osprey we managed to hold onto the lead for about an hour and then the 800 got past. An hour later and we were around the windward mark and still nobody else got past but they were close. The Musto and the 5000 came past and we left the Osprey for dead and thus finished behind 3 fast boats and came out 3rd. However the overal results included the slower fleets which had started earlier so in the end we were 6th with a 3000 and a couple of Wayfarers pushing us down the list. Total boats competing was 30 odd. Good competitive fun but we could have done with a few more mph out of the wind as there were times when the crew wasn't wiring downwind. However I understand most of the rest of the east coast had no wind at all.

MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 07 at 11:00am
	At felixstowe the wind was light on the saturday and non existent on the sunday , this was at the buzz, iso and laser 4000 open.
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English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 07 at 11:27am
	Both Saturday and Sunday were Sunblock City and a half decent sea breeze had built for Sunday racing. (enough for 1 trapeze out of 2). RO set course 7 which seems to change year by year. I had taped last year's courses to my boat (mistake) while Swannie was sailing the correct course. As we both rounded the top mark, leading the fleet, me rounding to Starboard and him to Port we both shouted, "You're sailing the wrong course!" at each other before heading off to the next (different) marks. Most boats followed me ( I am the Sailing Sec and should know the courses). Eventually Swannie buckled as well so we all sailed the wrong course and got DNF'd to a man! On the plus side, I managed to squeeze into my shorty, thus winning a bet with my wife.
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