crew!!
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Topic: crew!!
Posted By: hydrographer20
Subject: crew!!
Date Posted: 22 Feb 05 at 8:03pm
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ive been involved in sailing for as long as i can remember but have never properly learned - weird i know. my father was bnational champoin ages ago and i have allways been interested in it. have bought a boat recently (topper byte) but im not a fan of sailing schools dunno why. so i wana crew for sum1 and learn but the standards are so high they all want like pro crews regarless if they race or not also you never really hear for people needing crew any more. what has happened??? ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
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Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 22 Feb 05 at 8:11pm
You will need some experience before people will trust you to crew their boats so get your face known at your club and then people are more likely to ask you to crew for them .................I get asked a lot by annoyed Helm's wishing their crew was more reliable  ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 22 Feb 05 at 10:28pm
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you need to start low and build up a good reputation, thats what my crew did and now he's one of the best scorpion crews in the uk ------------- |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 22 Feb 05 at 10:40pm
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Just as well he is not here to read that or you would need to widen the doors. Or are you after some free beer? ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 23 Feb 05 at 2:07pm
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I wouldn't be first under 18 scorpion helm in the without him but he can still buy me a pint ------------- |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:53pm
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There's a crew list on the HISC web site: didn't you say you where near the IOW? Plenty of local clubs with people looking for crews! Thats not really banter, is it? Sorry! |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:54pm
| I really need to post a couple more, to hit the 100 mark so excuse this rubbish. |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:56pm
| I mean, I know it's not funny... |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:58pm
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But I can't flirt with Sailor girl, cos I'm too old, and I've not got upset with Brian, so I'm just left with pointless rambling. 100, hurrah! I'm a posting King! |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 12:31am
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Congratulations!!! It took a lot of effort to get there, talking to yourself like that. Hail to another monarch!
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 9:33am
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lol i think every 1 does that tryinjg to add a post for no reason to try and go up a sta. i nkow i do ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:23am
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I don't know what you mean - I am getting near another star... ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:25am
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and there are no....... ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:27am
time wasting posts from me ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:31am
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I think i'm too far from the ***** to bother- besides i don't think i want the ''really should get out more'' tag!? ------------- |
Posted By: ssailor
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:32am
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Yeh i agree the far too distracted from work is porbably the best labell! - p.s. i aint trying to lose my newbie tag!
------------- Any one in need of quality carbon fibre work (tillers etc) at decent prices! Int 14 Gbr 1244 'Nucking Futs' The New Port rule!!. |
Posted By: ssailor
Date Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:34am
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How many does it take to leave the confines of newbie? - oh yeh to do
with crew the best idea is to work your way through the ranks crewing,
or even better do what i did and make friends with someone in the bar
and then jointly buy a boat that you can both learn in!
------------- Any one in need of quality carbon fibre work (tillers etc) at decent prices! Int 14 Gbr 1244 'Nucking Futs' The New Port rule!!. |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 9:18am
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About 40 posts i seem to remember ------------- |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 9:32am
You'd be surprised how quickly you can get to Posting King. I know I was! All it takes is a little inventiveness and no hang-ups when it comes to posting rubbish! (contender443 will know what I mean ) ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 9:41am
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I'm busy trying to get to being far too distracted from work ------------- |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 10:23am
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Me too - lets see who gets there first. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 10:41am
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i bet ill be able to catch uo guys up quickyl ive only been here for aboth hmm 3 weeks !! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 7:13pm
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My first post dates back to the 6th Feb and I've managed to become posting monarch in less than 3 weeks, without a word about sailing Isn't that an achievement?? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 7:31pm
| u seriously need the next star lol |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 7:32pm
Don't encourage her Hurri ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 8:35pm
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lol well i guess i have some catching up to do then, but that silly spamming msg come up all to often now ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 05 at 11:59pm
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Thank you hurri I'm trying my best!!!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 11:32am
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lol the dedication to the forum to get the coverted star ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 12:21pm
Yep! I've got an incentive: HE's got his fourth star already!!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:30pm
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Well done contender 443 u beat me but i'll soon catch up!! ------------- |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:33pm
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just need to do a few more pointless posts like this 1 ------------- |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:38pm
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The trick is... ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 2:48pm
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to split them up!! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:02pm
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ahh but if you do split the up you frind yourself ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 3:57pm
doing what just happened to me about 20 mins ago  i recieved a sammong message vey quicklybut am now happy to announce this is my 100th post in 3 weeks oh yer. i have an average of 5 per day. ive been waiting to say that for about the last 20 posts - how cute is that reminds me of little miss piggy ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 10:20pm
lol you guys r realy funny to read, and back to the original idea, just talk to people and let them know that you dont sail regurlaly and that if anyones crew cant make it for a weekend to give you a call, thats what i did and now i got one of the top helms at my club... wooohooo. tho he does tend to call up on sat nite asking if im sailing the next day 
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 6:20pm
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Black no sugar...
That's cheating, you can't split the posts up!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 7:56pm
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if you look its all about when you joined and i think i was day number 1 or 2 so beat that its not all about stars |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 9:58pm
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eerrrmmm not quite cheating, just stretching the rules a bit. Besides, I was providing valuable information to our star-hungry Posting monarch hydro!
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 10:44pm
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I think I might come somewhere on the star crazy list, Iv only been posting for 2 days rele I signed up bout a month ago but didnt say nething..... 68posts in 2 days and only got the spaming notice twice I rele need a life, this is what being off ill gives you.... |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 10:53pm
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You must be in front of your screen all day and keep a good rhythm... When I think some people consider posting as a frivolous pastime! knightmare, hydro, keep going, I'm behind you! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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It takes energy, stamina, self-discipline and wit to go all the way to *****Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 10:59pm
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lol I was gona ask what the spamming time was but got told off for spaming..... ironic i think.... Yeah kinda spent just a little bit to much time infront of my comp, I also contribute to another forum and you ad my posts together n im on 5stars (on this numerbing system, im already 5 there) |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 03 Mar 05 at 11:34pm
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Now you've lost me, knightmare...You're adding the number of postings you've got on several fora? That's pushing it a bit far Remind us, what are you suffering from??? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 12:28pm
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lol thts no fair adding them all up, aparently in another forum in a far off land somenone managed ton post 30000 posts in one year!! they sound a bit pasty to me!! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 1:37pm
no one on here has even reached 1000!! but then again i bet the spamming message has done it. and bns just as i was the same star as you youve managed to post like 60 in 2 days!! how do you do it cause u dont even do silly things like what im diong placing 2 posts at one time! ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 2:13pm
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Eehh ehh! It's only a matter of timing Also, I don't type quite as fast as you do, dear speedy hydro, and I try to watch my spelling (even check the dictionary every now and then All that takes just enough time to avoid the spamming - Well, I did get it a few times. The trick with Spamming is..... ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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I'm a teacher after all).Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 2:22pm
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......... Ctrl+C the text you've just typed, if in any risk of Spamming. It avoids typing and formatting the whole lot again when you get the message. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 2:45pm
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 2:51pm
YEP!! And I do manage to get a little work done in between  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 5:24pm
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work...what's work?!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 5:27pm
| yeah unfortunatly i didnt get to do as much posting 2day as driving round the essex countryside insearch of boat then ali pali, and school fotos arent know for high posting counts. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 9:40pm
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You needed a break anyway Last night, I was working (yep, I do, sailorgirl Tomorrow, I'll be chatting for real at the dinghy show, so no posts for me until late!! See you all there ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 04 Mar 05 at 9:48pm
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lol tru BNS, hey pop by and say hi, im on fishers green stand. and wooohooo I finaly go my pass, no thanks to royal mail, |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:17am
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Yipee KnightMare I'll see you there! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:32am
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woohoo you can add to the list off people I need to work out who they are when they come to the stand asking for KnightMare. lol. Names Pippa btw.
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 12:44am
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okey dokey You can't miss me - I've got a French accent, two little girls on tow and probably a very tired face. Need to sleep, up at half six tomorrow ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 05 Mar 05 at 1:19am
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Lol ok then il keep my eyes peeled I prob shud kip too but need to sort out my stuf as I leave 2moro morn n dont get back till after break down sun eve.
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Posted By: flat is fast
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 10:35am
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question what do you think makes a good crew? ------------- no fear |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 11:34am
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well any1 who does as they are told and well ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 12:21pm
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someone who you can get on with is most important, the next thing is you have to be able to read eachother, the best crews do not need to call tacks etc they just know what the other is thinking and can go instantly, boat handling and setup is just a matter of practice built on the crewing relationship. ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 9:50pm
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yeah you need to understand oneanother, the not needing to call tacks comes with parctice. But if they understand you and why you do/say thngs then its good. also i find that they need to be willing to work hard, and have good concentration. If you are both willing to work hard, train hard, and both have a decent understanding of what needs to happen in the boat then you will go far. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 10:35pm
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yes howeve rif u have crew who ur good frinds with itsd harder to push them and shout sometimes i find ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 09 Mar 05 at 10:37pm
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yeh but if u 2 r friends shouting isnt needed cause u both know how much it means etc. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 12:40am
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Helms are crying for crews in our club - if you're near Lancing and you fancy a sail, drop in to see us one Sunday. We have Laser>> and Laser4000 helms feeling lonely. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 10:00am
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lol . wellin our club its a different story ppl have to many crews. hmm wonder where lancing is??/ remind me of knghts or the round table and lancelot stuff - not sure why though ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 10:26am
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lol Yeah we are part of the too many crews group too. We have recently had an influx of cadet crews and not enough helms. boats arent a problem jsut no one to sail them. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 10:48am
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Lancing's on the West Sussex coast, half-way between Worthing and Shoreham. It's a small, friendly club, with very active fleets of Lasers (and Radials, 4.7, 4000 and L>>), Toppers, Contenders. We've got a few others too: Buzz, Streakers, 29ers, etc. If you're in the area, come and have a look! http://www.lancingsc.org.uk - www.lancingsc.org.uk
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 10:56am
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well if i ever come in that direction il call by, if ever anyone comees into the lea valley just drop by our club and try out some sailing, tho unfortunatly most of the boats the club has to lend out are for kids. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 12:55pm
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We don't have club boats to lend cos there isnt enough space in the compound, but you're welcome to borrow my topper anytime!! ooh and there's also a very nice contender there ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 2:36pm
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lol, yeh no we got an influx of club boats when king george closed. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 2:53pm
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Yeah I remember your mum saying so at the Dinghy Show. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 10 Mar 05 at 2:57pm
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Lol yeah. soz forgot that., ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 10:52am
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why did king geoge close? ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 12:36pm
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As I remember King George was closed so that Thames Water (or A.N.Other)could drain it and make repairs to the leaks as it was losing loads of water! It was supposed to be open for the 2004 season, but when we last checked it was still shut. Shame really, it is by far our nearest club & they were very very nice to us when we wanted to join (unlike another club just outside the M25 that will remain nameless). ------------- Fly Cherub! |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 4:00pm
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where is king george then? ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 7:18pm
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Chingford. and yeah we think its suposed to re open next yr as we will loose all of the extra members that we inherited. where do you sail now then Lucy Lee. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 7:57pm
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Um, well we've been winter members at Datchet, which was great until the Saturday of the Dinghy Show when someone turned up at our house and took our boat away We are waiting for RMW to build the new one, but it is taking a bit longer than expected, so we aren't sailing anywhere at the moment. ------------- Fly Cherub! |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 8:34pm
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so are you getting a similarly designed one to the one on the stand? that cherub looked cool!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 13 Mar 05 at 10:17pm
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The one we are getting has been designed by Phil Morrison & is being built by RMW. There are hull lines for both on the Cherub webite http://www.sailingsource.com/cherub - www.sailingsource.com/cherub (hit 'more' at the bottom of the news section on the front page). The one on the stand with tube wings was designed by Granite, built by him & DL Boats http://dlboats.co.uk/ - http://dlboats.co.uk/ and had an RMW rig, so a lot of the things like shroud base, pole length etc will be the same. I'll let you know when it arrives, you are welcome to come for a spin if you fancy it. ------------- Fly Cherub! |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 9:34am
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Wow lucky you a brand new cherub ! Yeah the chrub's on the stand looked amazing ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 11:17am
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so how much does a new cheru cost? ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 12:53pm
I gained from King George' closing because my Contender came from there. It's previous owner decided the pathetic pond he was forced to sail at had too much greenery around it for comfortable Contendering. Apparently when they drained it the engineers when a bit pale and suggested it might be closed 'for some time'.... images of my sons Playmobil boats in the bath swirling arround the plug hole ------------- Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36 |
Posted By: shearwater1994
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:26pm
i never made it to tha dingy show It was supposed to be my sons first trip there(he's 2) it was a case of go 4 a train bet a bus an a train and a busd and walk and a train and a train and a bus cos they closed like 3/4 of the underground! tris loved it al tha trains but i want him to be a sailor not a train driver!! we gave up in the end 5hrs trying to get there i suppos it shows dedication. or maybe london travel is **** cherubs do look cool but they are missing a majorly important bit of kit!!------------- gonna catchem! |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:31pm
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so what is that bit of kit? yer london transport is crap!!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 4:17pm
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I guess that would be the extra hull Shearwater1994? ------------- Fly Cherub! |
Posted By: bISOtted
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 8:25pm
| just for your info king george is due to reopen in early june this year all being well with thames water |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 8:32pm
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i think the bit of kit he is missing is the road trailor ------------- International 14 1503 |