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    Posted: 22 Feb 07 at 12:06pm

Originally posted by BBSCFaithfull

Dont Know about u but if it was me id be filling  my trousers right about now

The apparent closeness of the skiff to the monster ship might be an illusion created by an effect known as 'zoom compression' that occurs when using long photographic lenses.

All the same, they do look close.
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Pics of rough weather, no dinghies in this one. I would have been in the last pic but I gybed at the last minute and the cameraman missed me.

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/07/0124/

 
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Originally posted by GK.LaserII

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/07/0124/

"Just pop forward, Bert, and check that for'rd hatch is tight..."

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There is somewhere (prob in Video of week) of this moving, if I'm right.
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Finally, modern rigs with ultra-flexible upper mast section, enabling twist and state-of-the-art sail shape, developed from, and used to great effect in, the 420 class, are introduced into the RS400 class.




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the 49er helm saw all this from the water and decided hed have a go:



then cayard tried it wondering if soon he could take it to keelboats:



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Originally posted by combat wombat

Finally, modern rigs with ultra-flexible upper mast section, enabling twist and state-of-the-art sail shape, developed from, and used to great effect in, the 420 class, are introduced into the RS400 class.




I had that as my background about a year ago with the caption "Sheet the kite in"
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Ha ha what do u think he's saying? Oh dear we have a problem
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OK, softer gybe next time!!
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