How many New Lasers can u get in 1 pic?
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Topic: How many New Lasers can u get in 1 pic?
Posted By: radixon
Subject: How many New Lasers can u get in 1 pic?
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 8:51pm
  Well a lot is the answer! I know Laser give new boats to each participant, but thats how they get more onto the Market, Do any other championships do the same? |
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 8:53pm
pics not working ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 8:57pm
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look on sailing.org there are loads if its the one I think it is.. Free boats? Seriously? just for entering? ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:02pm
Imagine if you got there early alone. Rigged your boat up in the middle, got changed then exited the changing rooms to realise... "oh bugger! which ones mine?!"  ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:03pm
I know, was editing it when you posted!! Was unable to link from Y+Y so had to upload it. I take it, the boat is "free" to use which then gets sold on after? ------------- |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:04pm
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Yea that's what i was going to say. I doubt they can't afford to give a way that many boats.
------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:13pm
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wow, imagine the fun you could have there! move one of the boats so the guy has to walk around looking for it looking at every sail number even better if they forget the number!  ------------- http://www.blym.org.uk/ - BLYM http://www.blym.org.uk/hydrs/index.htm - Hertfordshire Sailing team Uk-Cherub 2644 Laser 4000 -4089 |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:45pm
HAHA! "I'm sure i left my boat here". "Hey have you seen my boat?" "What does it look like?" "well it's white with a white sail, hey like that one and that one and that other one.... ------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 9:49pm
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The boats are supplied, not given. They will be sold afterwards. Same at the Olympics.
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 10:03pm
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What about just swapping the sail, will the sailor actually notice their boat hull doesn't match the number on the sail!!!
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Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 07 Feb 08 at 10:48pm
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what ever is done it would still be funny
------------- http://www.blym.org.uk/ - BLYM http://www.blym.org.uk/hydrs/index.htm - Hertfordshire Sailing team Uk-Cherub 2644 Laser 4000 -4089 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 08 Feb 08 at 8:06am
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Talk about flooding the market... that mus be how they have sold so many! ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: pondscum
Date Posted: 08 Feb 08 at 10:13am
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Sorry to be boring but swapping the sails probably wouldn't work there as the sails have country letters on and people should remember what country they came from, at least on the first day of a championship....
[That's top duffing by me by the way] |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 08 Feb 08 at 11:09am
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I think the point is they would look for the sail number and have a different boat... But not that that would make it any different if they are all new directly from Laser! ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 08 Feb 08 at 3:43pm
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I bought an ex youth world laser and it was a bargain and they put completely new xd rigging on it and was imaculate. was sail number 188009 bought it in july 06 for £2895 with a trailer. ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |