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    Posted: 01 Apr 12 at 6:20pm
Originally posted by marky

GRF - As mentioned when we were at Slide a couple of months ago I am Race Officer for the Glyn Charles Pursuit Race (HISC, Sunday 20th May). Did try to explain to you that Chichester Harbour is quite a tactical place to sail but you didn't think the tide/ebb's/channels/local knowledge would take you more than 10 minutes to master (took me over 10 years and I still learn something new every time I sail there!). 

Hayling Island? That is the same Hayling Island I sailed round a few times thirty years ago whilst you were still getting beaten up by brownies and the bread knife putting steak on your black eye.. Has it moved then?

You haven't been buggering about with those channels have you?
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'Whatever.. it goes when it blows and that's about it..'

So does a funboat......
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Originally posted by rogue

The other option is we could get him to somewhere nice and central - either Draycote or Mid Warwickshire YC - plenty of space at both!


he is more than welcome to launch at m.w.y.c.

one thing is certain, the v-twin would be the fastest boat on the water.

our puddle is so small, there would be no room for any other boats! LOL
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Well from being a total disaster, Gun went so did the wind and a swirly drifter with kite problems and jib sheeting issues still not on the pace, resulting in a one leg lapping by the leading contender, (all though as we met at the bottom of the run/reach, there was a bit of light breeze and I'd jury rigged the jib so it did pull in a manner, we had a few tacks where the twin held its' own upwind, until we both sailed into another hole, then almost the entire fleet came by on a reach while we were still beating with a swirl from out to sea cancelling the offshore breeze.

By the time I'd finished, just ahead of the last laser 2000, I was pretty despondent, I was just going to head in when the sky cleared the sun came out and a force two pushing three breezed in from the sound east.

Immediately things changed, the hull lifted, she ripped up wind, I swung her about bunged the kite up and for a few minutes horsed downwind fully on the edge of the racks and it was just sensational, nothing else I can say, the jib worked fine, the kite almost stayed full for more than three hundred yards...

So not the total wipeout the drifter had proved it to be, but still some work to do, the boys in the boat did take some video of the earlier pfaffing about regrettably by the time it blew, their battery had run out..

Whatever.. it goes when it blows and that's about it..


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GRF - As mentioned when we were at Slide a couple of months ago I am Race Officer for the Glyn Charles Pursuit Race (HISC, Sunday 20th May). Did try to explain to you that Chichester Harbour is quite a tactical place to sail but you didn't think the tide/ebb's/channels/local knowledge would take you more than 10 minutes to master (took me over 10 years and I still learn something new every time I sail there!). But as the race is a celebration of life and always held in a good spirit I am quite happy to give you a 'friendly' PY number and propose to start you two minutes behind the RS100's which has a fairly large local fleet and should be able to assist in showing you around the course - you will be able to blast past them when you see the finish line.
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draycote!
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Grafham, plenty of water and I could borrow a rib!  Plus I have camcorders!  
the same, but different...

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..... is anywhere 'big' enough for an event with this potential impact and interest ?  Portland anyone, after all it is a world launch opportunity ?  You've got to make the most of these occasions after all.  So maybe sometime in August if the world can wait that long and they can move that minor event they are holding there.    Wink

In the meantime a few 'previews' such as the Glyn Charles would keep the anoraks on here happy ... with a few 'teaser' video's along the way as well.  Spray, sunshine, waves, ... and er GRF .... I can see it all now.

Mike L.

PS - Seriously anyone prepared to put real money on the table for development - will get credit from me at least ..... most would not.  

 
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The other option is we could get him to somewhere nice and central - either Draycote or Mid Warwickshire YC - plenty of space at both!

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You will be joining the assembled ranks of other forumites who will be making the journey from as far afield as Forfar. I believe a snack wagon has been ordered and a press village is being set up. 
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