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    Posted: 30 Dec 13 at 7:57pm
Originally posted by craiggo

Q1 & q3, Winning one of our big long distance races in the Grad with my 5yr old daughter crewing. The 9 mile return leg upwind in a F5-6 was a bit nerve racking, but my daughter made me very proud.

Q2, adding a set of Tim Harper Zz04 sails to the Grad, along with the floating jib stick.



Nice 0ne-well done!
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Originally posted by Rupert


1) sailing the Mirror on Windermere, beating down to Rio, sailing among the islands and running back up to the North Pole...


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Originally posted by winging it

What was your:

1. Best sailing achievement

2. In the spirit of Dinghy Development, best bimble, pimp or mod on your boat, or even new technique.

3.  Best result, not necessarily to coincide with Q1.

4.  Any other major sailing happening!


1) sailing the Mirror on Windermere, beating down to Rio, sailing among the islands and running back up to the North Pole...

2) Not many bimbles this year. Did manage 2 windy Nationals races in the Lightning without sitting out at all, and got decent results, sailing it light a yacht, so I suppose that counts as a new technique. Hope that 2014 will see me being able to get back upright from hiking without pulling back muscles!

3) Final race at the CVRDA Nationals at Hunts was probably my best result, winning the pursuit by a goodly margin after some poor results the day before.

4) Not sure yet - Have got a Lightning Open at Whitefriars, and the Minisail Nationals there, too.
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Originally posted by winging it

What was your:

1. Best sailing achievement

2. In the spirit of Dinghy Development, best bimble, pimp or mod on your boat, or even new technique.

3.  Best result, not necessarily to coincide with Q1.

4.  Any other major sailing happening!

1. Getting bar vouchers accepted as  prizes for 2013 club racing - relatively cheap for the club to provide, and great for encouraging post-race socializing, the life blood of club life.

2. Replacing the spinnaker halyard when it snapped the day before "3"

3. Winning the Medway Marathon - my favourite race - 38 years after I last won it!

4. Sailing the South Kent Race over effectively the same course as '3', in a top, new-ish Miracle. What a cracking little boat: planed nicely on a 3-sail reach and gobbled up Laser 2000's when the wind dropped off later.  3mm Dyneema spi sheets and halyard were maybe pushing it a bit, though.
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1. Learning to jump / chop hop and land it convincingly
2. best bimble- off the shelf North Power XT extension, first used on NYD, wouldn't sail without one now
3. Best result- coming halfway up the Wednesday night series in the solo, whatever
4. Watching my 5 year old paddle around the marina on my beginner board
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Q1 & q3, Winning one of our big long distance races in the Grad with my 5yr old daughter crewing. The 9 mile return leg upwind in a F5-6 was a bit nerve racking, but my daughter made me very proud.

Q2, adding a set of Tim Harper Zz04 sails to the Grad, along with the floating jib stick.





Edited by craiggo - 28 Dec 13 at 11:21am
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I've not done a lot of sailing, more coaching. The sailing I have done has been social or the odd sailing race.

So achievements, 2nd sailor at NSSA Inlands, Team came 2nd at London Youth Games out of 33 boroughs and my brother came 2nd at the NSSA at the Regatta in the summer.

Other team members did well in events and to cap it all one member has been awarded a Topper thanks to the John Merricks Trust.

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Originally posted by winging it

What was your:

1. Best sailing achievement

2. In the spirit of Dinghy Development, best bimble, pimp or mod on your boat, or even new technique.

3.  Best result, not necessarily to coincide with Q1.

4.  Any other major sailing happening!
 
1. Being the only boat of those that sailed on Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday at Clywedog that finished without breaking anything! And not capsizing at all this year which probably means we didn't do enough sailing.
 
2. Best mod was changing the Albacore for a much newer one with all the controls that work. Worst mod was then finding that the not quite 10 year old one neeeded more structural work than the 40 year old one due to rotten ply reinforcement and knee at the transom. Soon be back on the water though.
 
3. Best result - can't remember. Best sailing done at Blithfield and Clywedog cvrda events when there was plenty of wind.
 
4. Happenings included great cvrda nationals at Hunts (though not enough wind for us) and doing the Lord Birkett for the first time. 
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Originally posted by winging it

What was your:
1. Best sailing achievement
2. In the spirit of Dinghy Development, best bimble, pimp or mod on your boat, or even new technique.
3.  Best result, not necessarily to coincide with Q1.
4.  Any other major sailing happening!


1. Day 2 of Sailfest, blowing 25kts, in the Alto with my son crewing, flying downwind then getting totally in to the groove upwind, feeling like a champion (the feeling not the result) at my 1st ever time actually sailing at Weymouth.
B) Refurbing my son's ancient OK - looks gorgeous now.
iii) Sailfest (12th).
4- Just using and getting to grips with the Alto.

Happy New Year everyone
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Originally posted by winging it

What was your:
1. Best sailing achievement
2. In the spirit of Dinghy Development, best bimble, pimp or mod on your boat, or even new technique.
3.  Best result, not necessarily to coincide with Q1.
4.  Any other major sailing happening!

1. Finding a boat I look forward to sailing in
2. Bike quick release levers on winging it's D-one wings and boom. Trolley dolly dream.
3. 2nd twice in start racing lessons. Downhill after that though.
4. Helping to run a fantastic CVRDA nationals at the club

Edited by Er-Indoors - 27 Dec 13 at 11:03pm
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