2013 K1 Nationals

Osteopaths are a split from Chriopractic that likes to think that they are more medical- they (almost all) stick to just spinal complaints (unlike chiros that reckon they can fix asthma, diabetes etc)

As we are massively off thread already - what does an Osteopath do? (however you spell it)

Felt decidedly dangerous to me.  I was worried my chiropractor (a huge Dutchman named Van Beest!) was going to break my back.  I gather it can cause wear on the joints if you indulge too often.

Originally posted by SUGmeister Maybe the differentiation should be between dinghy and yacht and not dinghy and keelboat. Clearly a flying fifteen is not a yacht even though it shares a keel, an E22 maybe 30 ft long but again you might struggle to actually define it as a yacht whereas say a J24 clearly is a yacht. Back in the 60s Redwings had horrendously heavy centreboards and no trapeze, they were never yachts or keelboats, between then and now they got rid of the steel centreboard and added a trapeze. A K1 should be defined as a dinghy, bracket ballasted close brackets.

Originally posted by jeffers Laser Stratos Keel....clearly a dinghy with a ballasted board to help keep it the right way up...... What about a Finn? I seem to recall they have heavy metal boards... Dare I even mention the Bosun?...... Personally I class the Flying Fifteen, K1 et al as dinghies.

I've spent a lot of time scratching my head on some of the crossover classes. I put the Extreme 40's, AC45's and AC72's in the keelboat section, when they clearly don't have keels!

Without doubt it is a subjective view.

The Bosun though is a dinghy! Don't diss the Bosun - I won the nationals in them about 23 years ago! Beat Steve Cockerill too!