Battle of the Classes
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: Battle of the Classes
Posted By: glewis
Subject: Battle of the Classes
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 8:55am
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So, what did everyone think of the event?
Giles
Solution number 414 |
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Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 10:37am
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The spectating from the bridge was excellent. Cheering at the
Tasar as it went over was amusing. Thought the Solution looked
like bloody hard work upwind (was it you that Chinese-gybed and got wet
at the bottom of the course?). 12ft Skiff kite was huge, pity
they retired but probably a good idea! Pity the wind was heavily
biased for "dead downwind" boats rather than skiffs, but fair play the
Fireball was extremely well sailed (despite a severe wineglass on the
last set!).
------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: glewis
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 11:32am
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The Solution was hard work upwind, not as bad as some others - did you see the Musto Skiff!
That wasn't me capsizing, it was a friend of mine who fell in - not a happy chap.
12' skiff made the right decision, the gusts coming between the buildings were not good.
Giles
Solution 414 |
Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 11:39am
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I saw the Musto colliding with a B14... they locked wings but the Musto managed to go in.
------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 12:13pm
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Didn't see this racing but did see the 49er's and 29er's sailing on the Saturday. The wind came down the river, ended up been gusty between the buildings. It was gusty enough to throw one of the 49er's into the water, I bet they thought they were hidden from all the yachts etc. ------------- |
Posted By: FireballNeil
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 3:33pm
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Does anyone know who was sailing the Fireball? It looks like it might be Matt Mee and Waggers from the picture but I don't know what they look like well enough to be sure?! I saw the 9ers on saturday and they were getting blon over left right and centre in the monster gusts that where coming around the buildings! Watched the VX40 rig and got bored of waiting so I went inside! Now I remeber why dinghies are better! ------------- Neil 
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 4:25pm
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How did the Tornado get on ? read the writeup and it mentions the A class, but noting on the T... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: FireballNeil
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 4:32pm
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I was right it was Matt And Waggers! http://www.fireball-dinghy.org.uk/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=482 - http://www.fireball-dinghy.org.uk/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=482 I've only seen them twice and I still got it right! http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/?s=64&PID=16617"> ------------- Neil
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Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 7:15pm
No sign of a Tornado. I watched the whole race and the only cats were the A-Class (beautiful) and a Hurricane 5.9. ------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: Chris Turner
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 7:53pm
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It was suprisingly good fun, good racing in difficult conditions. Why is it a shame that it did not favour skiffs? If the wind was any different we would have just reached up and down, how much fun would that be? atleast we had two long (ish) beats. Matt and Richard sailed very well and deserved the win particualy sailing with only one trapeze wire for the last round. Still have not seen the final results I believe that some of the lapped boats were counted finished a lap down. I don't envy any race officer particually with that many boats in a small space. |
Posted By: Hobbo
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 8:08pm
Was quite fun, tricky tho. Going from tiptoe trapping to the other side of the boat then back out again on the same leg was interesting to say the least . Also fell out the boat on a tack - forgetting i wasn't in our Osprey and that there was nothing to hook my feet into   . Good racing, that Fireball was very quick, well done to them for winning it  , i thought it was gonna be a singlehander or a 2 man hiker.
------------- Contender GBR 362 Osprey 1318 - IVplay SSC |
Posted By: tickel
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 10:11pm
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I am not all that old, 61 but I remember, when I was a long distance truck driver some years ago loading on those docks and sure as hell no one would have been buggering about in that water then. When a small boy the upper pool,above Tower Bridge was full of ships and I saw a sailing barge working in Rotherhythe. It all seems very odd. I'm off to bed with me cocoa now.....strange new world.
------------- tickel |
Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 15 Jan 07 at 10:19pm
It was a shame because I wanted the B14's to win! ------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: glewis
Date Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 12:19pm
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Not really the type of water that lends itself to high speed skiffs, or A-Class Catamarans - I was tootling downwind at a genteel pace and that thing was flying! Must be very impressive when it's got enough space to really move.
Giles Solution 414 |
Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 5:03pm
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 11:02pm
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That Fireball really was going as fast as it looked - only trapeze boat in the top ten - and without one of its wires for the last lap. The gap to the B14's wasn't changing lap by lap either, so far as I could see. Very impressive. |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 17 Jan 07 at 12:17am
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apparently there was a bit of a mess up with the results....... ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: James N12
Date Posted: 22 Jan 07 at 3:04pm
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Any Chance of the results as they stand as a member of our club took part and we would like to tell other members how he did . Cheers James Taylor N12 3402 PZSC Handicap Fleet Captain
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Posted By: glewis
Date Posted: 22 Jan 07 at 3:05pm
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If you take another look at news page which featured the event, they have added the results for all 50 participants.
Giles Solution 414 |
Posted By: Strangler
Date Posted: 23 Jan 07 at 5:15pm
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Welcome to the rant-line. Did I miss something or was the sail.tv coverage on y&y appauling. Boats milling around before the start for 2 minutes seems to be the extent of it. I would be embarrased to put my name to it. Ain't sail.tv supposed to be experts at covering our sport? Or is it just a preview. If so why bother it doesn't cover the product in glory. The was plenty of action. I dispair at most tv coverage of our sport. The best productions are done by amateurs, the sailors themselves. |
Posted By: glewis
Date Posted: 23 Jan 07 at 5:30pm
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Strangler I take your point, the footage seems to have missed quite a lot of the fun and games that I saw sailing round the course.
Could it be part of a wider issue - sailing is not necessarily a spectator sport? (Dons helmet and retires under the desk)
Giles Solution no. 414 |
Posted By: Strangler
Date Posted: 23 Jan 07 at 5:37pm
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Sailing CAN be a fantastic spectator sport. It just needs the right people with the ability to put it across to landlubbers and sailors at the same time. YES it is possible. |
Posted By: Fliptop
Date Posted: 23 Jan 07 at 6:39pm
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Sailing is a difficult sport to cover from a media point of view but we have made considerable progress with getting coverage for the 12 Foot Skiffs. If you really want to see decent coverage of your sport then I suggest you keep an eye on our progress or better still get involved. Have a look at http://www.12footskiff.com - http://www.12footskiff.com |