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Presuming Ed 
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 Topic: How long before....Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 3:24pm |
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Choice between actively driving around the waves - for which you need a good view, and letting the pilot do most of the work.
Check out the platform for the VO65 helm. Means (s)he can see over the stack. This is Camper from the last race.
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ifoxwell
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Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 2:52pm |
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Now thats what I'm talking about... cant believe you'd build a new boat with out one then?
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Presuming Ed
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Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 2:22pm |
Canopy forward  Canopy deployed  |
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 12:56pm |
Yes, of course, you're right.
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Presuming Ed
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Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 10:34am |
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New Open 60s have sliding canopies to protect the cockpit.
In a Volvo, there's a lot of protection from the stack. |
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ifoxwell
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Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 10:14am |
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They spend more than half there time below decks any way dont they? and it coud be a large clear canopy so they can still see out, just keep the weather off them
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 28 Mar 15 at 11:32pm |
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Main crew requirement would be proof against sea-sickness
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Rupert
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Posted: 24 Mar 15 at 4:51pm |
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And sail the boats from their iPads?
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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ifoxwell
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Posted: 24 Mar 15 at 4:46pm |
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I do agree but it is a race, and if its faster to make the boats slipperyer so that they water flows over them better and the crew stay safe, warm dry, fighting fit etc......
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GybeFunny
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Posted: 24 Mar 15 at 4:39pm |
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Wheres the fun in that? It isnt exactly 'Life at the Extreme' to send 8 blokes into the southern ocean to sit in the dry with the heaters on!
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