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    Posted: 05 Oct 09 at 8:22am
on saturday it was blowing force eight gusts,
so we decided to take a pico out, we decided that we needed to reef a few mor times ( in the end 5 times) after that the mainsheet got caught so we could depower, a head ache and the drink
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Would you like a sweetie?
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Sailed a Pico in a force eight on a big lake in France- waves big enough to lose sight of the support rib at times when both in troughs. Had full sail out, had to stop as rudder assembly was going to break.
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Cane I have a sweetie Dave?

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Originally posted by G.R.F

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Isnt there a line somewhere where even the proudest sailor has to say no thanks?
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the windsurfer could do it
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I then found out he fractured a rib the next week
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