my first time mothing
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Topic: my first time mothing
Posted By: tgruitt
Subject: my first time mothing
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 5:35pm
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Woo hoo, how great are Int moths! I have only really helmed N12's before for about 3 years. I went out for the first time in a really light carbon one. I got about 4 meters then went swimming, I drifted back in then some people helped me lanuch and i was away. I sailed in about force 2/3, was out for about 25 mins without capsizing, tacking and gybing and then SPLASH! I managed to almost get back in after righting it and then fell on the tiller and snapped in clean off. All in all it was great and I want another go. I would recommend everyone should try one. Just thought I would tell everyone. sorry for boring you ------------- Needs to sail more... |
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Posted By: Brian
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 5:36pm
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any pics? ------------- |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 5:42pm
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no, i didnt let anyone take any! ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: sailor.jon
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 6:55pm
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how are moths for balance? wiv em only been narrow ------------- Jon Vortex 1169 http://www.yorkshiredales.sc/ - Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 7:07pm
there is a guy were i work and he does more swimming than anything else!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 7:11pm
moth sailing is the perfect diet! got a moth myself and it´s so hard, but great fun! carshalton you have to delete some of your pm´s your inbox is full! |
Posted By: shearwater1994
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:51pm
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those moth sailors in their wonderfull flying machines! doe's yours have foils. guy i new a while back go a aussie axeman inport from aus with foils can't remeber his bloody name now, belonged to eyc bloody nutter sisters called flur he was a champion ne way the point was he used to carry the bloody thing home with him!!. you couldnt do that wid a cat! ------------- gonna catchem! |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:57pm
yes they´re so light! even i can carry them! i´m working on
building some foils, but at the moment there´s no chance of testing
them. the beloved snow....
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:59pm
hahahah nice and warm here!!! so how do you get back i the boat once you have capsized it?------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 9:06pm
some acrobatic actions! flying over the wings like a bird!
after the 5th or 6th time you´re getting tired but you can manage it.
and after about helf an hour i know how to handle it, till the first
tackis coming....
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Posted By: shearwater1994
Date Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 11:28pm
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i did wonder how you got back on, maybe trying a water start like they do on wind surfers, feet on tha back sheet in and wayhaay your off. probably back into the water!! im still makin my mind up moth or contender? currents preety strong here, only good thing is eventually i have to hit a club pontoon of some sort so at least id get a beer to warm me up!! ------------- gonna catchem! |
Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 11:31am
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lmao ive allways wanted to try windsurfing looks so much fun expecially when u can stand up for like 2 muinutes without faling off ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 12:04pm
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Yeah The moths look soooo cool im realy thinking about getting one as a single handed alternative, but i dont have much money at all, anyone know of any moths for sale that arent to expensive, ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 7:27pm
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i don´t know how it is in the UK but in germany you can get soome not
too expensive moths, but they´re not the new standart then. try it on
the uk int moth website |
Posted By: shearwater1994
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 8:01pm
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there are some, about on the web site, im still umming about it to be honest! the int moth site is preety cool specially the vid's I have a feeling it ain't as easy as it looks!!! lol. There is a mould for sale on there bout £200 i think build ya own!! if you are good at that sort of thing which frankly i ain't! ------------- gonna catchem! |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 8:06pm
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mine is selfbuild too. there is a video which is so funny. the guy is
foling till he wants to tack and the guy who films on the moto laughes
so stupid!
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Posted By: C. Petrie
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 8:44pm
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I think there was a moth on boats an outboards for sale http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F55239/ - http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F55239/ £600 bucks so seems ok for a fun boat... (ps i have no connection to the buyer)
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 9:51pm
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Ok cool, now to twist parents arms. Anyone who knows anythign bout moths does that one seem an ok bet. from what u can gather from the advert. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 10:04pm
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Sounds gd but have a look at that Hull repair to see if its a bodged job or done professionally and for that price not much can go wrong ! ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 11:19am
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Sounds like a shed to me. £600 would almost buy you an early narrow hull boat. Much better than this one. ------------- Keith... |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 11:21am
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Keep an eye on the Moth web site for sale section. http://www.moth.nl/SecondHand/MainList.jsp?lng=1&stsh=37 - http://www.moth.nl/SecondHand/MainList.jsp?lng=1&stsh=37 I would say this axeman 2 looks like a much better buy at £350 http://www.moth.nl/SecondHand/ItemDetail.jsp?stsh=37&lng=1&shaNr=548 - http://www.moth.nl/SecondHand/ItemDetail.jsp?stsh=37&lng =1&shaNr=548 ------------- Keith... |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 3:23pm
your first time mothing could look like this then!
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Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 3:25pm
or you could look quite cool when you travell like this with your moth
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Posted By: andy_cherub
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 5:47pm
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I used to sail a narrow moth for a bit - great fun! My mate Harry is selling his mag 5/6 on the moth site - nice little learner moth. was my intro to moths one summer - im a cherub sailor - took this boat out and didnt capsize until i gybed and the boom twated my head!
------------- -12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites' -Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 6:29pm
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classic pics spot ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 16 Mar 05 at 6:39pm
| the moth on the mini is a brit, maybe you´ll see him on the road once! |