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Topic: storm
Posted By: mike ellis
Subject: storm
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 6:55pm
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looing at the forecast we are in for some 'orrible weather this week. hope all your boats are well tied down. ive taken the mast off the 14 and tied it down again. hope everyone elsesboats survive. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 8:12pm
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The Mirrors at the parents, the 200 and Laser are at an inland centre. The other 'alf works there so can check tomorrow if I did a good job or not. Should be ok though, quite sheltered.
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Posted By: theycallmegod
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 8:29pm
Bit worrying for Starcross... This is what happened last time big winds coincided with spring tides and heavy rain.... Luckily it's a westerly, so it shouldn't be too bad.... I'm not really worried anyway, cause my laser is 5 foot up on a rack, and the merlin is in the garage... |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 9:03pm
bring on the windsurfing. best place to go will probily be worthing on the south coast. will be sick.  ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 9:09pm
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http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=1905 - http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=1905 High winds but nothing too damaging for us, advantages of being inland Wish I could get this week off school for some windsurfing somewhere or other ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 09 Mar 08 at 9:24pm
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Monday am looks grim but Wednesday looks grimmer and a different direction.
------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 7:45am
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Worth checking your insurance small print. Cats often need their masts down to be valid at this time of year! ------------- |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 11:40am
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New pride and joy firmly lashed to two barrels ------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: Fans1024
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 1:45pm
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Lashed my boat down. Then checked all of the other boats around her, didn't one of them to fly off and kill her. Two days before I jet off to the sunny skies. Sunfish, oh the joys, its a boat I guess. Is it a boat? |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 2:09pm
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For once I don't have to worry about the boat being blown over, it's currently in the living room getting painted! ------------- RS600 1001 |
Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 2:10pm
there is a storm?!?  was rather windy earlier this morning but now the trees outside are not moving at all, and they are still upright  ------------- 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: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 5:27pm
I would never get away with that ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:38pm
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we had stinging horizontal hail at college today between lessons. yes, there is a storm. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:43pm
One of the very few advantages of living alone, no one to complain about piles of boat bits on the floor and epoxy in the sink! I'll post a picture when I get round to it, I put the foils on when it was upside down and they weren't far off the ceiling! ------------- RS600 1001 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:43pm
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We had lots of rain and some wind.. But it was seriously heavy rain.. I was soaked through in minutes and I was wearing full combats with kit and boots in Marines today... Of cause we went for a run for extra knackering effect... ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:53pm
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My canoe is in my back garden waiting to go in the lounge for painting, i just need to convince my Misses to bugger of for a weekend with my daughter! ------------- |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:59pm
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I was allowed one side of our guarage to do some work on my osprey for a week, but then my dads tr6 arrived back from servicing and the boat was quickly evicted now its just sitting upside down on the driveway. ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 6:59pm
Just got back from bbsc, only three boats fell over, most noticeably a very pink cherub, the owner of which has been told to tie it down more than once 
------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 7:04pm
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Why don't these Pratt's tie their boats down, if someone had been told by my club to tie there boat down and they hadn't and it fell onto mine i would be seriously pis s e d off, and they would feel my wrath!
Edit due to swear filter (fixed it! lol)
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Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 7:04pm
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not "old peculiar" is it george? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 7:18pm
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nope born slippy, it was tied to the launching trolley but the trolley is made of aluminum so ways the sum total of nothing.
------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 10 Mar 08 at 7:53pm
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i really dont want to go and see mine it is tied down and sheltered but sits under a big oak tree. had an email from the commidor saying that some boats have been dammaged. dont want it damaged as it is up for sale. ------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 5:12pm
this was my 'other' club in chichester harbour at high tide during the storm  ------------- 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: radixon
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:21pm
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The Winds coming and god knows what else will appear tonight. Still, My boats are secure and cant go far if the do move. ------------- |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:29pm
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My boats tied down well and i also lashed down others slightly up wind of it that wern't. I really don't like it when its like this, I'm constantly worring about my boat and wishing i was windsurfing ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:41pm
I couldn't get down to the lcub to check mine  . I hope its not going to get hurt/ got hurt.  ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:47pm
Don't worry, I popped into Alton Water whilst doing some errands at lunchtime - the wind was surprisingly light and your boat was secure  Cheers, Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:53pm
Thanks! All i now need to do is find a way to solve my second problem... i think a dirt/land windsurf board will soon be ordered Mark. ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 6:56pm
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Land-yachting around in Altons carpark? Its a bit small .. but im sure it could be done! (maybe even fit a windsurfing board under each side, and then go from land-yachting to ... well .. landsurfyachting? ) ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 7:02pm
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lol altons car park is a bit small... I was thinking the local field as thats only 2 mins away, and altons half an hour away so i wouldn't be able to get there after school!
edit - I remeber one winter when some guys strapped a sail on a snow board and raced up and down the frozen entrance road towards the dam (before there were speed bumps ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
) and they were clocking over 25mph!!... yes, us suffolk folk let the fresh air get to our headPosted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 7:18pm
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Yikes, just saw one of those wooden palet things fly past my window, not light things either! (it didn't travel far though, came from a couple of metres away in a gust and dropped quickly) ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 1:39pm
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So, Ratface: you are a member at Mengeham! Do you get down there much? My boat has had water round the trailer wheels at HISC, and there are a lot of 200's blown over there. ------------- |
Posted By: ratface
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 3:26pm
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Rob: down there most weekends in the summer. haven't gone to check on the 14, but fairly sure it is perfectly fine seen as there is nothing but trees blocking the wind. whereas the 200 is hopefully indoors with LDC as we speak!(or so i hope). its windy at my house, neighbour got his kite out and gaffa taped his feet to his skateboard and had a play ------------- 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: radixon
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 5:13pm
What you guys done to the 200? You have only had it a month! I flew my powerkite on the top carpark at Datchet, was funny cos there wasnt a lot of room for the direction the wind came! Its those Catamarans you want to watch, they flip when the wind gets under them ------------- |
Posted By: Ross
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 5:25pm
The 14 will be fine, it weighs enough .I finally got round to tying down FS on Sunday so hopefully it should still be upright. ------------- Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it! |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 5:43pm
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I'm really worried for my boat Not seen it this windy in ages, yesterday i didn't think it was that bad till i went for a run and my time was 8 minutes slower than usual (I assume from the wind I was running into..)
------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 6:05pm
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your boat is fine chris, its the blue one right near all the 4ks, hardly any boats are over, I checked on mine on my way back from college. hardly any boats are over mainly just the school picos and a few really old boats down the far end of the park. was some good wind, no one out though lol. ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:04pm
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Alton Water is usually pretty flat and you don't often see white horses ! This was taken at lunchtime today Nigel  ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:07pm
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just went down to the club after college today, i drained all the rain out of bot the 600 and the 14. i left both boats bow down because i figured they couldn't blow off tyres and come loose that way but there was a lot of rain in them. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:08pm
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Yea the blue one with all the 2ks and near the 4ks. Relief, thanks! ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:18pm
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heres hill head in the storm: editted: maybe this link works? http://www.hillheadsc.org.uk/photoalbum.php - http://www.hillheadsc.org.uk/photoalbum.php click on march 08 storms, at the top of the list. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:37pm
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Mike, the links don't work for me, says i need a yahoo ID?? Nigel, how many erands do you actually do at alton lol; are you sure you don't live there? maybe you snuggle up with your traffic cone under the sheds cover every night Mark. ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:39pm
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hmm, intriuging, i thought it was on flickr hang on link editted ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:49pm
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Must be a problem at my end with the laptop I'm on as it all works on the home computor... weird! ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 7:59pm
Blimey a few uploaded for Chris as I am sure Flikr is blocked!!   ------------- |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 8:01pm
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Looks nasty, where abouts is Hills Head? You have so much more excitement when its windy on the coast . ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 8:03pm
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HILL HEAD SAILING CLUB Cliff Road . Hill Head Fareham . Hampshire PO14 3JT ------------- |
Posted By: no limits
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 8:18pm
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which is why i sail at a inland club next to the sea so i can get the best of both worlds (big winds, no huge waves crashing ontop of my boat) mast of boats around mine remove to stop any flyaways lol ------------- |
Posted By: DaveL
Date Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 10:48pm
Dodgy hulls, the centreboard leaks so they have taken it back to repair and reseal it ------------- Contender GBR443 National 12 - 2859 "Dogmatic" |