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    Posted: 27 Sep 06 at 7:47pm

Originally posted by mike ellis

we weigh 124kgs together. downwind would be hillarious though. (windy being 30--35knots)

@ 124kgs in 35knts how have you not totally destroyed the mast!

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who says we havent?
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Originally posted by mike ellis

who says we havent?

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i wasnt laughing when it went
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I'll report in on the single handed feva experiment on Sunday evening unless superspars actually send a mast track before then...Should be a laugh downwind.

It was crap.

It's been nicknamed 'the bucket'. Deeply horrible boat - if that's designed to get kids into sailing, I'm amazed there's any juniors sailing.

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Originally posted by mike ellis

i wasnt laughing when it went

How did the rig fail?

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when you are flying down Hanger straight at 130 and it raining ! 
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Originally posted by mike ellis

i wasnt laughing when it went

How did the rig fail?

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windy day, 2 section mast, sleeve of top section is riveted in. rivets coroded aluminium, going down wind and hit a wave, it made a good noise .it broke just above the join of the 2 sections.

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