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    Posted: 06 Sep 05 at 11:29am
i think the turbo was permantly on that day
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Originally posted by Ginger_69

i think the turbo was permantly on that day


Ah, but the turbo is never permanently on: big waves, hoists, mark roundings, tacks, gybes, gusts and lulls, shifts, all the rest of it. Getting the afterburner lit as soon as possible and keeping it there are among the key skills of the class.

The two recent multiple champions have been subtly different in that respect. Andy Paterson is the master of keeping the boat going - when the lulls come or whatever Andy seems to keep going lower/higher (according to up or downhill) and faster than those around him.

On the other hand Dave Roe, the king of the 90s, every now and then would find another level of reheat. You'd be working your ass off, getting all the shifts, catch right up to his tail, and then, suddenly there would be what one of the guys called a "Dave-Roe-Get-Out-of-Jail-free-gust" and he'd be gone again.
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lol well we didnt do any mark rounding their wasnt that many big waves! but their was some gusts and lulls and halo jones was plainning up and downwind and didnt stop!!!
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Yyyyyey!!! We've converted jools to are loserish way of life - good to see you with us (clueless - yes ben that'd be me ) luverrly sailors!! The pics are very good by the way, just admiring them!

And talking of turbo, I don't think the battery was charged on ours ! Every time we capsized, the boat nearly sank under all the water! I could tell the helm wasn't best pleased (but he was awesome anyhow) cos it was my fault nearly every time!!

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Yeah the turbo was great fun, although it was pretty wet upwind, just add's to the atmosphere! I was pretty suprsied we didnt capsise all day, probably due to ed's good helming although even when it was very windy and me and Ben put the kite up we still didnt quite manage to capsise it!
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ye it was great fun same the lake is so short and we could bear away enough!
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did you ever expect to stay dry sailing a skiff france? we did come pretty close to capsizing a couple of times, some good teabagging! that and nice slippy decks and even slippier boots  and nearly sank doesn't count until the boat's less than 3 inches above water and you're swiming around it  that wasn't me, that was a friend.. honest..
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Aw! You sound like a real pro ! Yeah, I'm sure the helmsman (men) and crew(s) were doing a great job 24/7, but personally, I think the more times you fall in, the better you are... joke!  

Talking of getting wet, me n Lucy chatted non-stop while we were sailing, and at one point I opened my mouth to speak, and found it full of water as we ploughed into a beauty of a wave! I guess I should keep my mouth shut more often !!!

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ye u should or u might find other things getting stuck in their
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ellie, did you go out in the blue boat, cause i nearly hit it as you were going out, I was the guy in the GP14 shouting at my little brother after giving me bad advice on how to stop
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