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L123456 
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 Topic: D-ZeroPosted: 06 Oct 14 at 1:57pm |
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Highcliffe is a great club; proper members club who will make you welcome.
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Posted: 06 Oct 14 at 12:41pm |
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http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/179400/RYA-Affiliated-Class-status
So the D-Zero is now a fully RYA affiliated class! Things have come a long way really quickly. First nationals booked for next year @ Highcliffe. Really exciting to be part of it all at the moment. Even if I had my arse handed to me this weekend.
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winging it
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 10:44pm |
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Al, your boat looked a lot more fun than our rib!
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the same, but different...
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 10:23pm |
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FWIW - having had bouts of time off the water, I always found a GPS a fundamental training aid- for what little I did- you can probably still sail as fast as you once did when you get in the groove, it's just that you'll have long periods of drifting right off mentally, especially upwind. In the Solo I used to try to keep moving upwind at 4.5knots +, it's amazing how quickly you can drop concentration and see that plummet to 3 or so.
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Null
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:44pm |
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Yep he is using a standard rig. He appears to be getting on well. I'm going to suggest that above 10 knots we will be evenly balanced. Me fully powered whilst he will be dropping traveller and applying cunno. I would suggest that in my arrogance I expected that I could jump straight back in a boat and be up to speed straight away, I need to crack trim and turning corners pretty quickly as I'm off the pace.
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alstorer
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:28pm |
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Looked like they were having good close racing. Probably, in those conditions, more fun than a fast asymmetric. Which wasn't so much fun.
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:22pm |
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According to received wisdom he should be struggling with lack of weight a lot of the time in the D-0. How is he getting on? (Standard rig, I take it?)
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:21pm |
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Today at Grafham. There were five out in the morning, looking good.
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:19pm |
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Null
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Posted: 05 Oct 14 at 9:00pm |
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Well today I took an absolute kicking from the other zero at our club. It was a light day probably 5-7knts., the young lad in the other zero has had his boat for a few months and he probably weighs 10stone soaking wet! I finished 3 and 4th. Frankly I sailed like a moron. I struggled tacking, think I am over rolling the boat as I'm told I stopped through the tacks whilst my buddy in the other boat kept momentum. Perhaps it's time to think about that training thread and get some time in the boat! Still loving it, but without the sweet tast of victory I did swear at the boat for the first time today!
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