Video of the week

the old 12's pretty much went everywhere at 12 knots, when i sailed on victory for a season including a burnham week town cup race the wind ranged from sub 10knots upto 18knots and no matter what direction we went in the speed stayed the same.  We finished so far ahead of the next boat the race officer thought we had retired so didnt give us a gun!  The owner turned the boat round and bought his own cannon up from below decks (a two man job), motored up to the the rcyc pontoon with the balconies full (when boc week was popular) and fired, it was histerical to watch the people on the balconies all duck!  i never got to match race against crusader which is a shame, but i dont miss the short tacking out of the crouch.

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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Video of the week Posted: 25 May 11 at 1:43pm
	the old 12's pretty much went everywhere at 12 knots, when i sailed on victory for a season including a burnham week town cup race the wind ranged from sub 10knots upto 18knots and no matter what direction we went in the speed stayed the same. We finished so far ahead of the next boat the race officer thought we had retired so didnt give us a gun! The owner turned the boat round and bought his own cannon up from below decks (a two man job), motored up to the the rcyc pontoon with the balconies full (when boc week was popular) and fired, it was histerical to watch the people on the balconies all duck! i never got to match race against crusader which is a shame, but i dont miss the short tacking out of the crouch.
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Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 9:44pm
	Slop-idol - I remember doing EAORA on a beneteau 35.7 against White Crusader the old 12m - that thing just seemed to go at the same speed irrespective of conditions.
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FB-14600 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Post Options Post Reply Quote FB-14600 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 7:28pm
	Some fireball sailing upwind inlcuding a few tacks.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR_CsOh7pZg
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Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 3:01pm
	no mate, was a race for the lower rated boats. the race was pretty much restarted 3 times! results are here
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s.a.l.t.y Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517	Post Options Post Reply Quote s.a.l.t.y Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 2:42pm
	Yeah thats a proper weapon. Im guessing they beat you/won?

Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 11:49am
	yeah mate, they sailed past us like we'd run aground! they had to give us 12 mins every hour! not good for a light wind race that took over 20hours....
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s.a.l.t.y Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517	Post Options Post Reply Quote s.a.l.t.y Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 10:01am
	Nice video Oli. Theres some great pics in there. Tonnerre de Breskens is an animal of a boat isnt it! They were in Cowes Week last year and were hooning it!

Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 9:34am
	Last weekends EAORA/RORC Centenary Houghton Cup Race, very light wind affair.....
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thedinghysailor Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote thedinghysailor Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 11 at 12:55am
	This one's from the Melges 24 Worlds in Corpus Christi, TX, USA: Melges 24 Worlds Race 11 - Uka Uka Clinches There are a lot more videos there too.

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 11 at 6:59am
	Still playing with camera positions on the boat. Was getting a bit aggressive on the starts at the weekend. We were somewhat amazed not to be over on this one, hadn't managed to get a transit so it was rather speculative. Also, the gap between the cherub and the other B14's tiller was, um, a bit tight. No contact, no shouting. Edited by alstorer - 17 May 11 at 7:01am
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