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PeterG 
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 Topic: Star Sailors LeaguePosted: 20 Dec 17 at 12:30pm |
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How often did they lose a crew or helm over the side in those days?
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Peter
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423zero
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 1:09pm |
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Nasty if a boat side swiped, no pfd's either.
This thread refreshingly technical and non confrontational. |
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Presuming Ed
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 1:25pm |
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IIRC, the introduction of hobbles and harnesses for Star crews at least was comparatively recently - ?90s?. Much later than seen on Solings at the games, anyway.
Bit ridiculous that RC44 don’t set the boat up properly for droop hiking.
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PeterG
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 1:27pm |
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This thread refreshingly technical and non confrontational.
Anyone know the PY of a Star?
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Peter
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JimC
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 1:59pm |
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917 was the last one published in 1986. At a complete guess that might have been based on results from the Wroxham (Norfolk Broads) fleet which I don't think had many modern boats at the time.
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423zero
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 6:23pm |
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Same as Alto, no slouch then.
What PY would modern Star sail under ?
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JimC
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 6:35pm |
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Well, its a big long boat, and length is nearly everything... I have no idea what a modern one would perform off, but if downwind performance is dependant on the forward hand standing up and violently rocking the mast...
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423zero
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 7:32pm |
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were they allowed to do this in handicap racing ?
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Rupert
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 8:49pm |
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I doubt any have raced under PY since this came in.
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KazRob
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Posted: 20 Dec 17 at 8:58pm |
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I've certainly raced one under PY (about 10 years ago) with the crew on the foredeck
downwind but never (knowingly) rocking from side to side. TBH it's such a big boat it's a bit daunting sailing around responsibly with smaller boats as everything's so out of scale and different compared to them. It would be really easy to cause carnage with a 10' long jib stick and the 14.5' long boom, never mind tacking angles that defy logic
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