I’ve been head-hunted...
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Topic: I’ve been head-hunted...
Posted By: Ross
Subject: I’ve been head-hunted...
Date Posted: 17 Jul 07 at 10:09pm
...and asked to crew in fireball! Lucky me  Any tips? ------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 17 Jul 07 at 10:47pm
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Watch your shins on the board when its up. It hurts. ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 18 Jul 07 at 8:16am
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Watch your shins on everything it huts (I used to be black and blue are crewing in 11054). Aside from that enjoy the ride (and perfect the trick of lowering yourself on the trapeze so when it all goes wrong you can step on to the board without even unhooking). Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: combat wombat
Date Posted: 18 Jul 07 at 9:55am
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Forget sailing the boat, first thing to worry about is if you are upsetting anyone who you may already have commitments to. Jumping ship is a quick way to lose friends. ------------- B14 GBR 772 |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 18 Jul 07 at 11:07am
No worries. Dan (the guy I sail the cherub with) said I would be up for it apart before I was asked! ------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 21 Jul 07 at 8:11pm
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its not got a wooden deck and a red kite has it? helm name of piatt? in general watch your shins on everything cos a fireball is spiky and dont oversheet the jib. oh and if its windy eat a few pies, you'll need it. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: ColH
Date Posted: 22 Jul 07 at 11:57am
Out of interest, what classifies as 'over sheeted'? ------------- |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 23 Jul 07 at 8:14am
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When it is sheeted on so hard that the sail goes out of shape and chokes the slot. Normally prevalent by the luff of the main backwinding up to the top of the jib. Incorrect prebend can also cause this. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: FireballNeil
Date Posted: 23 Jul 07 at 10:48am
Or if you have a blown out jib you will never be able to sheet it tight enough to point without backwinding the main, you can ease the jib cars up a bit if it gets really bad but that in turn makes you're jib less efficient at pointing! In other words get a new jib! ------------- Neil 
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Posted By: ColH
Date Posted: 23 Jul 07 at 6:48pm
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Not had a chance to compare our sheeting to others as yet, so for the time being we're sheeting the jib in fairly hard - not so tight as to put a taught line between tack and clew however. The best bet, I know, will be to get on the water with some others - once we're 'safe to be allowed out' ------------- |
