High pressure off Ireland

   Yeah its quite hard trying to beat a 4000 in a fireball.................we were trying it the other day but as soon as they hoisted the spinnaker an we hoisted the spinnaker, both of us flew off on a reach but they're spinnaker is a hell of a lot bigger !
Nice boat the 4000..................havent been in it but the other day was experimenting with the 3000 which comes alive with the spinni aswell !

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Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Topic: High pressure off Ireland Posted: 15 Mar 05 at 9:00am
	Yeah its quite hard trying to beat a 4000 in a fireball.................we were trying it the other day but as soon as they hoisted the spinnaker an we hoisted the spinnaker, both of us flew off on a reach but they're spinnaker is a hell of a lot bigger ! Nice boat the 4000..................havent been in it but the other day was experimenting with the 3000 which comes alive with the spinni aswell !
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 8:47pm
	Well I've made up for it now. On the 6th I crewed a 400 and had a fine tussle with another (which beat us) but we beat all the others. Then yesterday I got the 4000 out and with a scratch crew had a couple of great races in marginal trapezeing weather. We beat the other 4000s and did reasonable in the morning and in the afternoon got line honours but being lightish we couldn't beat the best 400s and 200s on handicap. The scratch crew did a great job for somebody who was distinctly wobbly at first.

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Mar 05 at 1:27pm
	We had Topper training and there was loads of snow on the ground and now and again it started falling.............suprisingly it didnt feel that cold with all the gear on???!!
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

KnightMare Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1682	Post Options Post Reply Quote KnightMare Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 10:42pm
	Yeah pond sailor too, sailed nu yrs day. but I havent sailed fro 3 weeks and cant because of the Dinghy Show this weekend im starting to have withdrawl symptoms. We used to have to send the dorys out at Broxbourn the break the ice before we could sail. - finaly they did a use. Realy want to go sailing regardless of the amount of snow falling, i just like the look of the winds.

redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 05 at 10:01pm
	Well I'm a pond sailor, in the SE too but its been f6, 7 and 8 on ours and very low air temperature. So I've been missing it.

Win or Swim Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Win or Swim Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:18pm
	I'm a pond sailer so i've kept going all year long, we even have a boxing day race! And these odd conditions have given us great winds down here in the south. Been F5 for like three weekiends in a row - a miracle!!

Contender443 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1211	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender443 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 10:12pm
	Should have been in the deep south Phil - it was freezing today at Lancing. None of us had any intention of going sailing. Blizzards and a freezing NE wind. Never mind a nice lunch was had by all, thanks to BNS!!!
	Bonnie Lass Contender 1764

Phil eltringham Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Phil eltringham Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Feb 05 at 9:16pm
	I went sailing today, was a little light and shifty but was all sunny and almost warm (when you were moving in the boat), all civilised and everything.
	FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen

sailor.jon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 361	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor.jon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 8:07pm
	Hydrographer20, we do get sharks tho, ive seen a few down the east coast when i sail on the yachts, some really close to the boat as well, was on my dads boat once heading down to whitby, we were just north of runswick bay, there was a trawler over our port quarter hauling in its nets ( so there will have been loads of confusion in the water like with the fish trying to escape) which will have attracted this shark, at first we saw 2 fins cutting across the bow of the boat and thought it was 2 phorposes ( the dolphin things) then realised the fin at the back was going from side to side rather then up n down like the front one, ( i was stood on the bow sprite so got a really good view) it turned down our startboard side, swam the full lenght of the boat (14mts) the crossed our stern and headed 4 the trawler. it was quiet big probs around 13ft long, n across its back 4-5ft ive also seen fisherman bring the dead ones up in there tuna nets, i sail my radial on a small lake in leeds, so i think i'm pretty safe from the sharks
	Jon Vortex 1169 Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club

hydrographer20 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 867	Post Options Post Reply Quote hydrographer20 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 05 at 4:06pm
	shame about the weather am getting sailing withdrwaal symptons. and this is why i dont like britian too blomin cold but however we dont get shrks so capsizing is safe!
	byte me!- GBR 814