Bloody Mary Results
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Topic: Bloody Mary Results
Posted By: Blobby
Subject: Bloody Mary Results
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 5:30am
| Just seen the Blody Mary results - it seemed to me that there was a distinct absence of assymetric boats there...were they all busy doing something else or what?? |
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Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 10:06am
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Too windy for them...chickened out. |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 11:39am
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There seems to have been an absence of boats of all descriptions, probably for good reasons. Anyone who was there - how windy was it? I find it hard to get an idea from the photos. |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 4:44pm
When I left to go there at 11 the QM website weather report said Force7. When I got there I'd say it was that and gusty with it. I believe it dropped some as the race progressed. |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 5:41pm
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I've only been out once in a dinghy in F7 and I don't plan to repeat the experience if I can help it. I don't blame those who retired or thought better of it to begin with. |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 10 Jan 05 at 5:46pm
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Lol being a topper sailor you can go out in all conditions even if they are deadly slow!........Thye feel fast when you have all the spray in your face and your planing in it hiked out as far as pos! ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 11 Jan 05 at 2:05pm
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Have to say that Sunday was not so bad at my local club, but on Saturday I would definitely have dropped down to a Radial rig.... Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Skiffman
Date Posted: 12 Jan 05 at 10:07am
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There was quite a few assymetric boats there but alot of them broke things, for instance Simon Hiscocks got hit by a gust in his 49er the gust almost lifted the boat out of the water and the mast broke even before it hit the water! I think ever boat which finshed the race capsized at least once. We went out in our 29er but were stupid enough to rig the kite wrong, came back in then went back out again and it was very windy, but what made it really hard was the gusts and lulls, we didn't have a wind thing but we would say it was averaging 28knots but definatly gusting well over 32. Just look at the photos on fotoboat! ------------- 49er GBR5 http://www.teamfletcherandsign.co.uk - teamfletcherandsign.co.uk Team Fletcher and Sign campaign site |
Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 12 Jan 05 at 10:47am
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Watching the wind guage it was hitting 36 knots at times. Congratulations to the sailors that completed the Bloody Mary and also congratulations to those who decided it was too windy for them to sail.
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Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 12 Jan 05 at 2:27pm
| Note the top thre boats were all what you would call traditional and well tested classes. |
Posted By: Skiffman
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 5:34pm
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A 29er was 4th and would of done better if they had of tired there kite on properly ------------- 49er GBR5 http://www.teamfletcherandsign.co.uk - teamfletcherandsign.co.uk Team Fletcher and Sign campaign site |
Posted By: squeek
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 5:47pm
wz ment 2 b sailin 29er der.....chickend out!!
bt was a fab day 4 spectating. watchin peeps die alwayz gd fun!!
especially wen der ment 2 b really gd! 4twinkies looked like dey wer
actually movin 4 once.........makes a change
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Posted By: Brian
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 5:50pm
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squeek im afraid many ppl wouldnt hav a clue wat u hav just sed. i think u
probly owe d old fogies on dis forum a translation! ------------- |
Posted By: mothball
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 5:59pm
| I was supposed to be racing in my moth. In fact, there were supposed to be 6/7 moths out. Most didn't turn up - only me and one other did and that was because we thought we'd sail my L3k. It was so windy that I couldn't stand up properly. Needless to say I didn't go out! |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 8:54pm
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No, s'ok, we all read the stuff you put on 2 help us! Me, I was down the club, checking my boat hadn't blow away! |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 13 Jan 05 at 8:59pm
| BTW, I did the Mary in 87, and got covered in ice! Dunno which is worse, but I genuinely thought I might die of cold if we capsized, which was v. likely as the jib sheets froze, so you nearly went in every time you tacked. |
Posted By: squeek
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 10:01am
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lol sorry translation........... i was ment to be sailing my 29er ( asymetric spiniker 1 trapize see ovi boats website for setails....just in case any ''old fogies'' dont no what a 29er is!!  )but wa a well good day for spectating. watchin people dies is always good fun especially when there ment to be good! 420's looked like they may have actually been movin for once  ........is dat betta?!?!?!  p.s i hav nothin against 420!! |
Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 1:02pm
2 skiffs in top 10 six in top 20. Says something.
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Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 4:14pm
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i think everyone knows what a 29er is. ------------- |
Posted By: ianwat2212
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 5:27pm
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U'd b suprised, when I got a 29er I had 2 explain what it was 2 near enuf all my relatives, even the ones that claim to be sailors. and my dad still cant get over the idea of a boat that looks like, in his words "a flying teatray" mind u, he still thinks tacking downwind is a strange and revoloutionary idea! ------------- Fireball RSA 14723 Simonis 35 "Scarlet Sun" SA 1500 Royal Cape Yacht Club |
Posted By: squeek
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 7:00pm
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tacking down wind??? i usally go 4 gybing down wind?!?!
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Posted By: Garry
Date Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 8:16pm
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Tacking downwind refers to gybing when you're lifted so you sail the shortest distance to the leeward mark (remember Asymetrics can't soak dead downwind). ------------- Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
Posted By: ssailor
Date Posted: 22 Jan 05 at 10:46pm
Talking about strong winds, its a pity nothing was posted about the
Welsh Sailing Games in Cardiff Bay last year. Me and a mate were
sailing a spice (a topper equivilant to the penultimate 14s) and the
wind was a force 7 gusting 8 on the final day, on the way upwind we
were twin wiring of the jib solely becauses we were playing so much
main! And downwind we proved that you can soak downwind with an
assymetric! - 230sft of kite is a bit of a handful in those conditions
I can tell you!  Needless to say we capsized quite a few times and on the first day (F6-7) we snapped the webbing holdin the kicker to the boom and had to sail the rest of the weekend with 6mmrope wrapped around the boom about 7 times as the kicker strap. Much fun was had although the following stomach upset from the water (and exhaustion) put us out of work for a week following the event.  By the way as a bit of a sell out, anyone reading this feel free to travel to the Sailing Games next year at Cardiff Bay it is a great event always with crazy wind, just dont swallow the water! ------------- Any one in need of quality carbon fibre work (tillers etc) at decent prices! Int 14 Gbr 1244 'Nucking Futs' The New Port rule!!. |