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Fans1024 ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 177 |
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Nah the moth doesnt stand a chance. Team up with another boat, sail either side of the moth with rope/boom/spinny pole/etc inbetween the two boats. Hit the foils... break the foils... = moth dead.
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JimC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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I'll have one of these please (OK its a bit long, but never mind eh...)
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Lukepiewalker ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341 |
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The Topper has two win.. disturbingly solid, but even more disturbingly good at inflicting chisel like injuries below the waterline....
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Bruce Starbuck ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Sep 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 124 |
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LAME! This thread IMO, is the moment the Y&Y forum jumped the shark. Seriously guys, this was the sort of discussion I used to have when I was 12. However, whenever a topic comes along that's actually about real sailing, like the height vs. footing one, hardly anyone's interested and it fizzles out. So anyway, have fun, I'm off.
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mike ellis ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339 |
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oh well that was nice... can the topper really be allowed to compete if it is injection moulded, isnt that a bit close to rotomould? continuing from the taking out the moth idea... if we were to run team events like this, 3 per team about 5 teams at a time, last team standing? that opens it up for a whole variety of tacticts, cheese wires, t-boning from both sides, one boat covering the other team so his team mate has an easy kill. also it could make pirate tacticts much more feasable. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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laser47 ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349 |
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I think the bosun would win but only if it were an old design because the new designs are a bit rubbishy. The old designs are built like tanks and will go through anything, Toppers included! The Camber where the nationals were held the other year has bosun shaped dents in parts of the thick stone wall - I kid you not! Now team that with the huge gorilla of a helm that you get racing them and a quick little crew and you've got a pretty effective challenger |
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les5269 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1530 |
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Guys guys guys, there's only one boat! The Laser 5000, have you ever been on the receiving end of 180kgs traveling at 20 knots with racks out the sides by 6 feet and a 6 foot pole out the front? Well neither have I We have had a "cough" few incidents with other boats over the years and except for once never a scratch. The once we almost sank a Flying fifteen but it meant we took a chip out of our gelcoat!.....oh and bent one of the racks. And it was an accident!!!!! |
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49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)!
Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
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jpbuzz591 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 24 May 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 793 |
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Personally i would choose the 5 tonner. Would take a pretty good beating and give out one as well
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Strawberry ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1337 |
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I agree about the 5 tonner. But it could make dodging other boats a bit difficult trying to twin-wire/twin-wire tack between a fleet of Lasers trying to "broadside" you. Maybe the slightly more nimble 4 tonner would be a better choice? |
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