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    Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 2:35pm
Originally posted by haroosh

Looks superb but its up against the mega sexy looking Ovi Aura thing. Both look superb machines.....

When has that ever mattered in an Olympic selection!


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Looks superb but its up against the mega sexy looking Ovi Aura thing. Both look superb machines.....
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Originally posted by gbr940

...uhm...dunno if anyone else has noticed this - but doesn't it look a lot like a 49er, dare I say almost a copy?
 
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Superficially so, but the underwater hull form is very different and the deck is actually much cleaner than the 49er with cleverly integrated wings.  In the flesh I thought they looked quite different.
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...uhm...dunno if anyone else has noticed this - but doesn't it look a lot like a 49er, dare I say almost a copy?
 
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Helm is Frances Peters (my daughter), crew in the upwind (rainy day) was Steffi Orton, the crew in the downwind bit and all the publicity photos is Nicola Groves.
Frances and Nicola have been in an 800 together as part of the RYA programme since the early summer. They have been the sailors most involved in the 900 development, weighing, on the light side, at around 115kg. (target 110-130kg).
 
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Originally posted by Jon711

It is a pleasure to watch skilled sailors sail a boat, as the girls have been doing. The gybes and tacks looked superb, I would guess they have been sailing together a lot, to get the coordination, between each other.

Great looking boat, fast boat... Great looking sailors, fast sailors....

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AFAIK the sailors had never been in a boat together before that session. The crew (I think) is Steffi Orton, current 29er National Youth Squad crew, and I have no idea who the helm is but it definitely isn't her regular one.
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Originally posted by Jon711

It is a pleasure to watch skilled sailors sail a boat, as the girls have been doing. The gybes and tacks looked superb, I would guess they have been sailing together a lot, to get the coordination, between each other.

Great looking boat, fast boat... Great looking sailors, fast sailors....

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I expected dirty old man/pervert posts, not someone agreeing!!!

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Originally posted by paolochilds

Check out the videos of the RS900 sailing.


Have been roping that boat, Paul?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote getafix Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 12 at 5:33pm
Originally posted by Jon711

It is a pleasure to watch skilled sailors sail a boat, as the girls have been doing. The gybes and tacks looked superb, I would guess they have been sailing together a lot, to get the coordination, between each other.

Great looking boat, fast boat... Great looking sailors, fast sailors....

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It is a pleasure to watch skilled sailors sail a boat, as the girls have been doing. The gybes and tacks looked superb, I would guess they have been sailing together a lot, to get the coordination, between each other.

Great looking boat, fast boat... Great looking sailors, fast sailors....

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