Who was out again this weekend???
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Topic: Who was out again this weekend???
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Subject: Who was out again this weekend???
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 11:17am
We were out on the 49er yesterday, didn't look too windy until we got out there and it was at least a constant 5, beautiful weather though. Had a real good blast and learned a hell of a lot about the boat. Got a slow motion pitchpole in and have bruises all over me. Why can't every weekend be like this ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 12:09pm
| We went out for the skiff event down in Weymouth. Perfect conditions on Sunday! |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 12:16pm
Oh You guys are soooo lucky, still didnt get to go sailing this weekend, thought got one step closer I was down at the club on sat. lovely conditions but I was stuck on rescue  .------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 1:56pm
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I really hate doing rescue...... ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 2:07pm
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The weather was great for what I wanted to do yesterday: take photos from the rescue boat. There wasn't too much wind, quite flat sea, sunshine... There were quite a few boats of various classes out, the rescue boat team was happy to have me on board, everything was fine I got in my wetsuit, grabbed the camera, ran down the beach, took a couple of shots of people launching and................. the batteries died! Of course, the spare batteries were sitting at home, on my desk all along ! ARRGH! Next time, maybe... ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 2:35pm
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Was out on Saturday for our Laser open. Decided during the second race
that I should have stayed in bed and kept nice and warm as swimming was
just no fun! All in all it was a good event and we all had fun in the breeze! (Where's my radial gone...would have been ideal for it on Saturday :-S) Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: maxim
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 4:52pm
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I was team racing on saturday - far too much wind for
it, but great fun to blast about the place.One bloke did a proper T-bone on a Laser 2, putting a hole, 6" accross, right in the side of the boat. It was great, you could see right inside the hull, up and down... |
Posted By: Mike278
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 5:57pm
lucky b s, i turned up to go sailing, but didn't even bother getting the boat out as there was no wind (i even waited for about 3 hours hoping it might fill in)------------- Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. |
Posted By: ssailor
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 6:03pm
Grrr - i was left repairing our spinny as we tore it on wednesday racing!! - if only id remember to cover that bd shackle up!
------------- 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: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 7:51pm
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------------- Fly Cherub! |
Sensational weekend Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 7:55pm
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Not this weekend. But out today, nice gusty F4 !
Still managed 19mph on the GPS
Mark, did you do much sailing on Satuday ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 8:28pm
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Was out but we had a sea breeze fighting the gradient all day so had 1 race in 2 different winds: 1 on the shore and 1 further out! then a cracking sea breeze race and then a crappy race where on the last lap the two winds cancelled each other out and we drifted about whith huge waves coming over the stern! ------------- 
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Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 16 May 05 at 10:54pm
| I was on the Medway, it was a light easterly and the sea breeze didn't materialise. Its hard to beat the Ospreys in such conditions but its even worse for the RS800s. |
Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 17 May 05 at 7:33am
| We were out on Sunday...35 degrees C in the shade, wind 6 - 8 kts, just me and the boy in the 420. The boat didn't sink or break so counts as an excellent days sailing! |
Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 17 May 05 at 9:46am
Hi Simon, We decided against skiffing on Saturday due to the dodgy forecast. Instead we went and crewed for my Dad in the XOD down in Lymington. As it was on Saturday everyone went out with the No.2 rigs as it was blowing around 20 knots only for the wind to drop to 12 knots and they all had a day wallowing around very underpowered so we didn't miss much - definitely had the best of it on Sunday and Mike Rice got some great shots of us on http://www.fotoboat.com - www.fotoboat.com |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 17 May 05 at 12:23pm
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I was out on Saturday.... right out of the boat!
See Cherub Inlands report for the picture.  ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: tony198
Date Posted: 18 May 05 at 6:50pm
| I was out in the english channel fri night sat. not nice beating for 7 hours in big seas and lots of wind. sat better kite up and hooned it to cherbourg. top speed 17.5kts (on a 6 ton boat). |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 20 May 05 at 3:08pm
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So Jack is that you taking the dive off the boat then in the pic on the report?
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Lucy Lee
Date Posted: 20 May 05 at 5:20pm
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Yup, that's him practicing for Cherub Skydiving Team ... ------------- Fly Cherub! |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 20 May 05 at 5:32pm
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Diving, what on earth!.... i was casually stepping off the gunwale in
readiness for the forth coming capsize drill. Just like it says in all good sailing literature. ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 22 May 05 at 10:37pm
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Yeah yeah...you would never catch me doing that in the 'ball (good job no one was looking) ;-) ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 22 May 05 at 10:56pm
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Lol, so how was everyones weekend of sailing, I was finaly allowed near the water again and man they didnt knwo what they were letting them selves in for. Have had an absolute blast over the last 2days, But i know im going to feel the reprecisions from it on monday. Im aching already. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 9:05am
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I am recovering but manged a full day yesterday. Wind was a bit of a
pig though, it was shifting around all over the place. Got some nice
long planing in during the gusts though :-) ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: sailor.jon
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 4:25pm
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had a great couple of races on sunday, second on the water first race, then first in the second race. was the only radial out, a few full riggs, streakers, solo, mirrors & toppers, was a great wind in the afternoon, loadsa fun ------------- Jon Vortex 1169 http://www.yorkshiredales.sc/ - Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club |
Posted By: Spot192
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 4:26pm
| in germany there was no wind on sunday. but saturday was great! a libera b destroyed itīs mast and i had a good ride on the 14! |
Posted By: terraslazer
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 5:23pm
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yeh u cant beat the waves on sunday that was i think the best sailing this year. didnt do that well in the races but hey at least i finished. the best thing was only 12 boats turned up because they were all scared off by the forcast.
------------- Laser Radial For Sale For Details And Pictures See http://mylaserforsale.orbitaltec.net/ |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 6:41pm
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Medway was fantastic on Sunday. Rigging whistling in the gusts so obviously a bit of a blow which put some people off. n the morning it wasn't as windy as it looked and at times I couldn't keep the crew on the wire. First race we got a good start and kept ahead of the fleet except a Vortex Assymetric (so you can tell it was downwind and windy). We soon despatched the Vortex on the long beat back to the club and finished miles in front of everybody to discover we hadn't signed on. Second race was windier and there were some very viscious gusts. A downwind start again and a 800 capsized in a gust in front of us. We couldn't bear away because of moored boats and there was no way we were going to climb up in a gust so rather than hit them we capsized, but got the kite down quickly and got away with the pack only a 200m in front. One long leg was a bit tight so had to 2 sail reach a very tricky point of sailing in gusty conditions in a 4000. Dropped it in twice more on gybes but soon caught up with the rest when beating. We finished 2nd on the water but 4th on handicap, but what I really liked was our upwind boat speed. We caught and sailed through the lee of the other 4000 and overtook an Osprey like it was standing still. If you sail a 4000 like a Laser it is just a little bit faster upwind - but if you sail it with the jib full and driving and the main flattened and just used to balance the boat then you go twice as fast. Downwind was spectacular too. We caught one gust with a bit of water to spare to leeward, we just bore away and put as much leverage on the hull as we could and we went to what we call Mach2. The 4000 hums when you plane and if you get a puff and go faster still, it wails like a banshee, but when you're really motoring it all goes quiet again - we call that Mach2, its erie. Do you know the crew said to me, "our boat doesn't point does it", I could have hit him. |
Posted By: ianwat2212
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 6:41pm
I went out sailing on saturday and broke the top section of my mast and a tiller extension  , i dont think my insurance company r gonna b my best friends! ------------- Fireball RSA 14723 Simonis 35 "Scarlet Sun" SA 1500 Royal Cape Yacht Club |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 6:51pm
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We had a gentle F2 on sunday, but there were a couple of gusts coming through that were more like F4 and it dropped to nothing at one point as the lines of cloud came through, made life intersting. Still we got four wins out of four, and in the last race we beat a unicorn over the water, I'm so glad I took the time out to check my rig and fix the mast rake. Never thought it would make THAT much difference. Can't wait to see how we do at the next open. ------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 6:55pm
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well broke the 5.9 so not happy must have been windy to do that! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 7:14pm
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we had great fun at the scorpion northern champs in pennine, lots of strong wind dodgy gusts and shifts to keep us entertained ------------- |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 7:53pm
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Out again today. Another 20mph sustained track on the GPS, top speed 21.7 mph ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 11:23pm
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talking about results etc, had a great sail on sun I was realy quite impressed with the 200 I was beating a fireball over the water, (until a dodgy gybe the wind was realy gusty and shifty, the conditions managed to bemuse all the visitors on sat, (and some of the locals too) but it was soo good to be on the water again ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: maxim
Date Posted: 23 May 05 at 11:52pm
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Fantastic weekend - team racing at spinnaker SC -
lots of wind. Unfortunatley, someone smashed into my rudder upwind - wrenching the tiller out my hand and crash tacking me. In a 'desperate attamnpt' at dry capsize, I missed the centre board with my feet, and smashed it with my legs - severe pain  . Have
just discovered I've badly bruised my shin bones all the way down. Off sailing for a good two weeks!! (might actually make me do some
work...) |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 24 May 05 at 10:00am
yer lots of wind at my club to!! yer i get bruises all the time i go sailing but i never know were i have got then from!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 28 May 05 at 8:26pm
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Up to Grafham today and it was zing and burn ! Kept the boat tied to the ground. ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: sailor.jon
Date Posted: 28 May 05 at 9:02pm
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we had winds gusting 30kts had a few beautiful screaming reaches, absolutly fantastic. ------------- Jon Vortex 1169 http://www.yorkshiredales.sc/ - Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club |
Posted By: terraslazer
Date Posted: 28 May 05 at 9:14pm
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one look off the beach today and retreated to the safety of the club. the waves were huge about 6ft on the beach. hopefully on my dads dart tomorrow. ------------- Laser Radial For Sale For Details And Pictures See http://mylaserforsale.orbitaltec.net/ |
Posted By: sailor.jon
Date Posted: 28 May 05 at 9:16pm
Gettin 2! dart 16's at work on tuesday   ------------- Jon Vortex 1169 http://www.yorkshiredales.sc/ - Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club |