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Skiffybob 
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 Topic: V3000- What a flyer!Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 4:12pm |
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There's quite a lot of difference between a Laser 3000 and a V3k I believe. Lighter, stiffer (epoxy), better rig, etc. I only weighs about 50Kg now! Not pants at all (I don't remember ever saying they were...) |
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Ross
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 4:09pm |
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Check out the Garmin speed freaks page thing. Photo's of the screen but we had issues loading up the track
 . I tried but when I turned it on at home it started a new track but kept the top speeds of the day. It's a real shame as there would have been red lines everywhere! We we're the only people out on the water except the windsurfers so it was bloody windy!Al might confirm how windy it was. |
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Ross
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Chew my RS
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 3:24pm |
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You could always try an Albacore...
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hum3
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 1:35pm |
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To put some of this speed business into perspective - the guys at the front of the 800 fleet struggle to get beyond 22'ish knots...
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 11:38am |
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No, I could see D&D pulling 20 knots quite easily.
Maybe I'll loan them my GPS, I keep meaning to take it out in ours, once they're un stuck there's not much boat left in the water, it's so fast they've had to borrow my incontinence kit to take it out.. 
They're even having a special harness built. It's not quite windsurf fast, but not far behind. It would be interesting to drag race it against a cherub in a strong blow. |
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tgruitt
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 9:33am |
19 knots in a 3000, hmmm really? I have foiled at about 20 knots, and that felt like Mach 5! |
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Needs to sail more...
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Ross
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Posted: 15 Jul 08 at 12:16am |
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We sail the Scout groups 3K when its windy, seriously windy. Only when we
can plane upwind. We had 19.7 knots out of our knakerd 3K with aftermarket Dacron sails the other day with a 19.1 10 second average. They kice arse in a blow and I really want to sail the new one! |
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Ross
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FireballNeil
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Posted: 14 Jul 08 at 10:36pm |
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[QUOTE=G.R.F] Ainslie could beat anyone round the cans in an oppie let alone a 3000 |
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Posted: 14 Jul 08 at 10:12pm |
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No I'm saying the Vandercraft, plus the combination of whatever rags
makes the V3000 an entire other ball game. We have four or five old style 3000's, they never feature anywhere near the front of our fleet, regardless who sails them, myself included.. Now Dumb & Dumberer have not had any road to damascus life changing tactical brain implant experience since they last raced. Yet suddenly strong wind to fairly light they're now up there winning, totally pasting the Muppets in a strong wind and annoying us in light to medium and taking on the RS500. You could put Ainslie at the helm of a Laser 3000 with a dwarf as crew, he wouldn't even get close. What you V3000 fans need to know, is exactly what the boys done did to pimp their ride.. Fit after burners or twin turbos? |
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Andrewst
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Posted: 14 Jul 08 at 10:09pm |
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It was more a case of the V3000 v RS500 They were making quite a few mistakes in the 500 including a quick swim |
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