Ultra 30s
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Ultra 30s
Posted By: Prince Buster
Subject: Ultra 30s
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 7:18pm
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firstly, are ultra 30s still sailed now? And also, what do the
other 5 sailors do when team members one steers, one does the
mainsheet, one does the jib and one the spinnaker?
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 8:05pm
| Sit around and reflect on the laws of physics that demonstrate why a big lumbering 30footer is a damn sight slower than an 18 I should think. |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 8:08pm
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Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 8:10pm
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lolol - they have a kicker man and a cunninham man. ------------- 
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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 8:56pm
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So we have a helm, a mainsheet man, a jib man, a spinnaker man, a
cunningham man, kicker man, outhaul man. Still leaves 2 to just
sit there looking pretty! ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 8:58pm
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I dont know about a didicated outhaul man but i wld imagine it prob takes a few people to carry out tacks gybes and kite hoists and drop. remember they are very big and powerfull boats. -------------
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Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 10:39pm
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what about a dager bord or keel man depending on what they have
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Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 11:01pm
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id imagine its a down and leave it down job -------------
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Posted By: Ian29937
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 11:36pm
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Don't forget the tactician and captain.... That's your lot |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 04 Feb 06 at 11:53pm
From memory; it's so much like hard work that they share out the job of playing tje Kite. One bloke can only manage a few minutes before  ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 05 Feb 06 at 9:44am
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id imagine youd have 1 bowman ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |