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patj 
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 Topic: Birkett 2013Posted: 14 Jul 13 at 7:59am |
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Just back on line after extending the Birkett weekend into a holiday and had a great first event despite the lack of wind on Sunday and spending the downwind leg wishing we had a kite. Finished 144th overall in our Albacore - no they aren't all fast!
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GybeFunny
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 8:28pm |
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I did it for the first time this year in my Scorpion, I thought it was a great event, very well run by some very helpful volunteers. I had wondered how they would cope with so many boats all wanting to launch at the same time but it all worked fine and the stewards at the entrance were very helpful in finding me a parking place and helping with everything else I needed.
As Winging it said I would have thought it would have suited a conventional spinnaker more but I think the wind was sometimes better on the left and sometimes on the right so the assymetrics could get to the best bits easier rather than me just sailing down the middle, that said the Albacore just picked a side (the left) on the run on Saturday and it obviously paid for them and I am very happy with my 34th place at my first attempt! I hope to get the chance to do the event again in the future but it is such a long way from Kent!
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jaydub
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 5:59pm |
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As the assymetric at the back of the queue, I had plenty of time to ponder how the hell your boom stayed where it was. I reckon 30 degrees was a significant understatement of how far you were were running by the lee, as we were pretty much beam reaching in on port at the time.
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PeterV
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 12:12pm |
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Yes a great weekend but my back is still sufferring. Gybing all over the place just to go straight downwind did seem very unneccessary and I also found out that running by the lee up to 20 or 30 degrees with the boom out to port is a great defence against assymetrics on port tack!
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PeterV
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fleaberto
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 11:12am |
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Possibly from Blithfield? just up the road?
Anyway, yes, just a great weekend overall....despite the 32 insect bites, lost (prescription) sunglasses, sunburnt back, two-day hangover and the shock of seeing the foiling moth on it's way back, seemingly before I'd even crossed the startline
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Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays'
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sten
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 10:32am |
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half the fun of the race, you never know
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winging it
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 10:15am |
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On a long down wind leg like that surely the more versatile syms will have the upper hand?
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the same, but different...
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sten
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Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 10:00am |
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 Photo by Tim Olin
Well worth going, excellent scenery, challenging race with good social. sun and wind on Saturday couldn't be better but still enjoyed the light wind Sunday race, especially the RS300 port tacking the fleet Edited by sten - 10 Jul 13 at 10:15am |
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Matt Jackson
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Posted: 09 Jul 13 at 7:34pm |
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Not sure you can read much into the Alb PY. That was Judy Armstrong, Inlands and Scottish champ, last years Birkett winner and finished in top 15 over the water on Sunday. Edited by Matt Jackson - 09 Jul 13 at 8:01pm |
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RS400atC
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Posted: 09 Jul 13 at 7:27pm |
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Under PY, why should an old class not do well? Fair spread of RS400's through the results. What PY's were the Alb and the Icon given? |
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