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Nah - hold it in France where they don't bother to take any notice of daft regulations. |
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Charlie
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:29pm |
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Plus if you miss with the bow you've still got the wings that might take the guys head off!
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Finn GBR 657 - Blown It
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feva_sailor
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:25pm |
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Just get it foiling and your about the right level for a collision with someones head
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feva_sailor
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:18pm |
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I reckon the International Moth would stand a chance, it would just get out the way while eveyone takes each other out and when it gets to taking the last boat out he could just foil and smack the helm in the head with the bow.
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:10pm |
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This where symetric spinnaker boats come in, the spinnaker pole end is good for hooking eyes out. And is going to be much better than tiller extension for a good old hit.
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Cheers Dudes
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mike ellis
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:05pm |
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you dont want a carbon extension, there must be some old contender tiller extensions somewhere, the like giant aluminium ones? now that would hurt.
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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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Charlie
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 5:04pm |
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Only problem is it's much like doing a kamikaze move, there's quite a chance it'll take you out as well as your opposition, and i've had got the bruises to testify to that. |
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Finn GBR 657 - Blown It
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getafix
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 4:52pm |
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"quite true- if, in the final throws of battle, it were between a finn
sailor and a couple of pesky yoofs in their 29xxx (3rd 'x' for 'xtra
hard') then my money's on the finn sailor. "
plus that booms blooming lethal - nice head wound potential if you could get you finn into a gybe anywhere near another boat - only a big "slap-side" like a wayfarer is gonna save you from that lump of metal coming at you... |
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Charlie
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 4:07pm |
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Ok in the single handed category gotta be the Finn, weighs a tonne and can get some decent speed out of it for ramming, built pretty solidly, plus you could tacticaly capsize just before being t-boned and use the metal centreboard as a defence weapon! Plus most finn sailors are built like the proverbial brick s**t houses |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 4:01pm |
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im thinking that anything with a symetric kite that is well built is a good bet, wayfarer especialy. what you do, take your spinnaker pole, attach ships knife to it (duct tape) whenever semeone comes near brandish pole threateningly, if they catch on hide inside the boat. theres plenty of space in a wayfarer afterall. sails could be slashed with the knife to leave them sitting ducks for your 3 sail reach wayfarer ram. how would a foiling moth fare in this new sport? it could run like hell when necessary and the hull is fairly protected by wings but they're so fragile. also moth sailors are a bit on the runtish side for any "pirate" tactics. |
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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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