crossing the atlantic in an oppie...
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Topic: crossing the atlantic in an oppie...
Posted By: Prince Buster
Subject: crossing the atlantic in an oppie...
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 11:37am
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......would be the ultimate challenge, who's up for it then???!! ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
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Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 2:27pm
we're all right behind you........a long way but there all the same ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 3:02pm
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Time to ressurect the "Sea Biscuit" thread! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Dau Dwpsyn
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 3:49pm
| It's been done by a couple of beach cats (Hobie 18 and more recently a Formula 20) wouldn't like to contemplate doing it on anything smaller or slower. |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 9:29pm
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It's been done in something much smaller. Remember Tom Mclean the SAS officer. He did it in a 7 foot boat. Check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McLean - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McLean Well done Tom. At least he gave up before trying anything as stupid as Sea Biscuit ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 10:41pm
Inspiring story. He's an innovator... i'd never even thought about using a chainsaw for boat modifying! Out with the angle grinder... in with the CHAIN SAW!  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 13 Sep 06 at 11:35pm
oh oh oh oh oh!!! 
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 14 Sep 06 at 1:33am
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Watch out boys! She'll have your boats!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 14 Sep 06 at 10:06pm
BNS can I borrow that when you've done with it please?
------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 20 Sep 06 at 10:05am
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chain saws are old hat, Clive Everest was taking one to a i14 in the 80's, what's it all about now 9" angle grinders?
------------- Feeling sorry for vegans since it became the latest fad to claim you are one |
Posted By: Delphina
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 7:06pm
bns| aah, so now we know what you surf for on google in your spare time 
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Topper 34062 Pico 7110 http://www.lancingsc.org.uk - LSC |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 07 Oct 06 at 12:09am
And that's only the tip of the iceberg!  (I might dig up some Picos next - you know, yellow hulls and pink sails jobbies...)------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Delphina
Date Posted: 07 Oct 06 at 3:50pm
i don't want to know! *calls police* -------------
Topper 34062 Pico 7110 http://www.lancingsc.org.uk - LSC |