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Rob.e 
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 Topic: Cruisin'Posted: 14 Mar 07 at 2:28pm |
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That Finn's called "Golondrina" which means "Swallow" (although in this case it refers to the bird, not the action!)
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Black no sugar
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Posted: 14 Mar 07 at 9:36am |
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It's been done for the first time in 1986 by Daniel Pradel et Tony Laurent on a Hobie 18 Magnum, and their emotional account of the crossing should have put off anyone else. However, sailors being the most stubborn animals on the planet, other successful crossings have been done, including the Pacific ocean (Yokohama to San Francisco single-handed). The lastest boat to tackle the challenge is Italian. See http://www.seasailsurf.com/seasailsurf/actu/spip.php?article 4256 if you can read French. Even if you can't, scroll to the bottom of the page where you'll find a list of all ocean crossings in a racing cat, followed by links to the Italian sites. Happy dreaming!
*Edit* Here's the link to their account: http://users.tpg.com.au/kkmiller/hobie/across_atlantic.html Edited by Black no sugar |
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 11:49pm |
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yep, home at 4.00 cruising suits me.....glad some ones doing it though. Saw some where on the net about some folks doing the Atlantic on a Hobie 16 or Spitfire. Open sores on every part of the body. I'll see if I can find a link. Edited by GK.LaserII |
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Charlie
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 9:00pm |
I think the boy might be his food for the trip?!? Though how you fit enough supplies/water for the trip into a Finn i don't know, might be bit more than what most ppl consider cruising. |
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Finn GBR 657 - Blown It
Laser 164635 Planet Earth: 30% Land, 70% race course! |
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WildWood
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 8:28pm |
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Ahhh, well that's it, the solution is obviously to tie yourself to the boat. OK, sorry, forget everything I said about saftey equipment. |
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PeterV
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 7:22pm |
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Brilliant picture Charlie, is the small boy the crew? (And I see the safety escort vessel was well manned too.)
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PeterV
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Charlie
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 7:17pm |
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In 1977 Mexican sailor Carlos Aragón sailed an Olympic Finn 107 days from Acapulco to Tahiti.He was tied to the boat all the time, and i bet he didn't have VHF etc.
Here is a picture of him at the start of the 1977 trip.  |
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WildWood
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 11:26am |
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The kit you need obviously depends on where you're sailing and the conditions. I guess the solent is very different to the west of Scotland. There are obviously far fewer people about up here and the weather can change pretty fast. You can obviously still do it, but it's just a question of whether it's safe and what would happen if something goes wrong. Maybe you could / can still sail across the channel without any saftey kit or a saftey boat in a Finn or and Enterprise, but I wouldn't do it, no chance. If you ask me thats f**king stupid! Ent's are about as sea worthy and easy to handle as a log in anything above a F5, and I sail one... I'm not saying you should have a VHF etc before setting out on a wee summer time pootle in sheltered waters, but that isn't what we're talking about is it? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 9:48am |
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Just finishing a dinghy cruising book by Margeret Dye and was totally impressed with with her "can do" attitude, I still concluded that she is a bloomin nutter though (braver than me by streets). She recomends wearing wellies whilst cruising cos they offer some protection against alligators
 I got cold sweats just reading the book.....I think the type of cruising that suits me would be in a fleet in reasonably sheltered waters, Sheppey, Chichester and such.
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PeterV
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Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 7:44pm |
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Unfortunately there are too many people now who think you need 'VHF, flares, liferaft etc.' before you can venture out in a boat. I agree with Rob.e and foaminatthedeck, not long ago we were crossing the channel and even oceans without such kit.
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