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    Posted: 04 Mar 15 at 10:13am
Originally posted by Chris 249

That's great - but how come the people who are against coming out against class-bashing are sometimes glad to bash established classes?

because it's fun to play rebellion against establishment and authority... a bit like getting all 'animal rights' on the hunting lobby 'round here.  

Watching them respond with their bullsh*t justification is just good entertainment value, especially when they take you really seriously.  In truth I couldn't give a damn what they do with their weekend and I certainly couldn't give two sh*ts about the vermin they chase around fields on horseback with a pack of dogs of their leashes, but I'd have a lot more respect for them for saying 'f**k off, we like it' than all the pro-hunt rationale they come out with.

Here's anther good one, by one of your fellow countrymen:





Edited by turnturtle - 04 Mar 15 at 10:14am
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Gosh Chris, you had me thinking then!

I remember all too well the media interest when Smackwater Jack went missing in 1980 along with her designer, Paul Whiting. We heard about that well enough!

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Originally posted by Dougal

Or the add for McNamara sails (bottom left)...



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One place I wouldn't have sex is next to my good dinghy sails.... you don't want to crush them in the excitement, and battens and cringles could get into all sort of uncomfortable places.

Big boat spinnakers, on the other hand.....
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Today's marketing rubbish, from SA;

" there’s been a massive amount of interest in the forums in the Rainmaker saga, with a small but vocal number of you complaining that you weren’t getting ‘the whole story.’  We have some advice for you: Get over it, because 15 years ago, you wouldn’t have heard about it at all. "

Oh, rubbish we wouldn't have heard about it 15 years ago.  Earlier incidents involving the loss of boats have lead to articles that included detailed information on the scantlings of the boats involved and pages of other detailed analysis of the underlying reasons.

And while on the subject.....looking at the SA mini-spat between the fans of the various *eros one can see people calling for an end to negative posts bashing one or the other of the classes. That's great - but how come the people who are against coming out against class-bashing are sometimes glad to bash established classes?


Edited by Chris 249 - 03 Mar 15 at 9:16am
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Originally posted by skslr

I still like this one by the German Finn Dinghy Association: Smile
 
".... it still is the fastest non-trapeze singlehanded dinghy. An ultimate racing machine...."
 
 

Well that one has to be locked in a time warp ...
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well it is Friday gents....
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Originally posted by rb_stretch

Originally posted by Rupert

Might have taken that similie a step too far there, but agree the 400 is simply a nice boat to sail.

But did raise a smile though...


Yes, it did - and a mental image...
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Originally posted by Rupert

Might have taken that similie a step too far there, but agree the 400 is simply a nice boat to sail.

But did raise a smile though...
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Or the add for McNamara sails (bottom left)...



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Edited by Dougal - 27 Feb 15 at 9:57am
What could possibly go wrong?
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I still like this one by the German Finn Dinghy Association: Smile
 
".... it still is the fastest non-trapeze singlehanded dinghy. An ultimate racing machine...."
 
 
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