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getafix 
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 Topic: Dinghy Show 2012 3-4 MarchPosted: 01 Mar 12 at 1:50pm |
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GRF - what angles are your racks at, relative to the water?
Gathering all the DS news together is a nice touch BTW Edited by getafix - 01 Mar 12 at 1:51pm |
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Mark Jardine
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 1:49pm |
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Time to put the handbags down and get back on topic...
I've made a new page with all the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show news in one place - visit http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/dinghyshow.aspx |
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 1:25pm |
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Well we'll have to beg to differ, or we could have fifty quid on it not being a problem.
Going upwind in waves is not the same dynamic as going down, going down the boat is driving into the back of a wave, going up wind the wave, often already broken has less pressure and drains away quickly especially as I said before, when there is nowhere for it to gather, which would require the loose cloth of the spinnaker to be supported in some way which it isn't it's a flat deck, get some help, therapy would be good, maybe a sex change, grow some balls, it stops you worrying about trivia. Trust me, the boat has two achilles heels, one is the rack width, the other is the massive wetted surface in light air, then they were known issues from the off, but, just like a formula windsurf board or a hybrid, once the planing threshold is achieved it releases massively and skips over the water surface. This I know to be true because it's already been experienced, what I haven't as yet ascertained is wether flying a hull upwind in waves is going to be possible, because of the racks.
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tgruitt
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 12:49pm |
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It's ok, GRF is such a manly man he won't even notice hoisting an extra 20kg of water up with the spinnaker.  |
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Needs to sail more...
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2547
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 11:56am |
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Sometimes when sailing upwind on the sea waves have been known to come over the bow ...
With your design which looks much like the front of a topper all the water will be collecting in the sail
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 11:51am |
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They claim (Laser Vortex) that the main is 10.5, and the jib, not sure what it comes off, either a 200 or maybe that K1, but it looks to be shy of 3 sqmtr, I haven't measured it. It all felt fine that day back in the summer down at Calshot, it also felt OK a week last sunday when again it was puffy, it was just last sunday when it was very light, that I felt distinctly undercanvassed. It takes a quite big gust for me even to be able to sit on the first rung of the racks, never mind sit on the canvas bit.
Which is why I shall be looking for furler systems to vary the size of the foresail at the show, trouble is what it may need in light winds could become an embarrassment in any sort of breeze.
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dics
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 11:43am |
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I'm travelling back from Devon on 1st April but may get back in time to travel down to Hythe to see you take it out - depending on tides that day. Would love to see it in the flesh.
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 11:08am |
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Er why would you be sailing a following sea without the kite up lass?
Not been on the sea much have you girl? If you want to pick up potential weaknesses that might worry me, note the racks are 3.20mtrs wide and could dig in, they if anything are the more likely source of issues on the sea, not nose dives, it's got sufficient rocker to deal with that.  Ha you're going to love this...I've just noticed the likely date for its sea baptism - Sunday April 1st that's the 1st weekend there will be rescue cover for club racing.
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2547
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 9:42am |
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When you have more experience you will know that any boat with a chute that takes a few big waves over the front will have water collecting in the sail that is made into the perfect funnel through the process of stowing by the downhaul patch; I predict you will need to burn a large number of drain holes in your downhaul patches ... but then you don't want to listen to a Mirror sailor.
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 01 Mar 12 at 9:33am |
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Well that will always be a womans viewpoint, things do tend to look a bit scary to girls sea monkey, but don't worry, I'll be fine. There is more chance of you winning the round sheppey in your Mirror, than the nose of the V twin submarining. That's why it is the length it is, so it can handle the wave length in the channel. And what if it did clip the top off one, there's nowhere for the water to go, that chute isn't a hole into the bowels of some old scow like a fireball. You really have to pay more attention, spend less time at pilates and more sailing stuff if you want to play on forums with men who actually sail stuff other than a keyboard..
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