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Pondling 
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 Topic: extreme optimistPosted: 29 Mar 06 at 7:09pm |
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see y and y home page... roosters new product... omg
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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carshalton fc
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Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 7:13pm |
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well some sailing centres have introduced helmets to sail in, it is just like skiing cos some skiing resorts the kids have to wear helmets and if u think about it it is a good idea to get kids wearing helmets not that a hit on the head with the boom ever did me any harm
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HannahJ
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Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 7:34pm |
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others may have differing opinions on that... you do ask for it...
 on the subject of crash helmets - i was once made to wear one, being under 16. However my head was way lower than the boom at that point and it was my dad and the instructor who needed the helmets... |
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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Isis
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Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 7:48pm |
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An oppy? why bother???!
get with the times... Oppys are a good 8 foot long... if your going to do something silly, like stick a huuuge rig on a tiny boat you might as well do it properly. 6 FOOT SKIFFS |
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charlie w
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Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 11:10pm |
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The worst accident I can remember from my time in Oppies was when someone dislocated their shoulder as the boat gybed with their arm stuck between the boom and the centreboard. Perhaps they should go the whole 9 yards and insist on a bouyant american footballer's getup for each sailor? That would at least give the little darlings (and their parents) the option to bring "fashion" into the equation - clearly a winner....! |
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Quality never goes out of fashion.
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KnightMare
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Posted: 30 Mar 06 at 11:13am |
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yeah but have you seen the helmet - it says 'bike equipment' on it. but does apear to be linked to sailing by the waves on it. all over floatation suits sounds like a plan no more screaming kids |
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tack'ho
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Posted: 30 Mar 06 at 11:28am |
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worth noting though that kids heads are soft and squishy, bones haven't fused properly yet. So a little extra protection can sometimes be approprite, the Gaff hats look quite unobtrusive for kids.
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Black no sugar
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Posted: 30 Mar 06 at 11:38am |
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It disabled your ability to punctuate... |
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Prince Buster
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Posted: 30 Mar 06 at 4:57pm |
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He must still have a few punctuating brain cells left because i'm pretty sure ive located a comma somewhere in there!
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international moth - "what what?"
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mike ellis
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Posted: 30 Mar 06 at 5:09pm |
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an oppie would bend itself in half if you put a big rig on it. why not get a moderately larger sail (say 10-11msq) and but hydrofoils on it
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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