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Jack Sparrow 
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 Topic: Spy photosPosted: 23 May 07 at 8:29pm |
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Now that's proper spying!
here's something interesting too...  |
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aardvark_issues
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Posted: 23 May 07 at 9:05pm |
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Now all they have to do is make it comfy...
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mike ellis
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Posted: 23 May 07 at 9:36pm |
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looks like just another stab at making the laser interesting, doomed to failure
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 24 May 07 at 11:21am |
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Looks interesting to me - certainly more so than the 8.1. Anyone care to guess the area? Seems large, but I guess if it's self-depowering you can take more area. Think I'm right in saying that the C2 Byte rig is larger but requires only the same crew weight as the old rig? |
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redback
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Posted: 24 May 07 at 11:51pm |
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It looks larger to me too. I notice the mainsheet is still going to catch around the back of the transom!
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English Dave
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Posted: 25 May 07 at 11:14am |
Assuming it's using standard Laser spars, I'd reckon about 10m2 from that photo. Nice! |
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Norbert
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Posted: 25 May 07 at 11:52am |
Following the third coast photos watermark clue i would strongly suspect this is just a clever way of using a windsurfer sail http://www.thirdcoastphoto.net/ww07/windsurf/index_5.html norb Edited by Norbert |
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Norbert
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Posted: 25 May 07 at 11:57am |
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Another one from third coast photos....
Don't let go.. http://www.thirdcoastphoto.net/ww07/kiteboard/pages/IMG_3727 _edit.html  |
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English Dave
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Posted: 25 May 07 at 12:18pm |
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The geometry is all wrong to be a windsurf sail. The foot of a windsurf sail rises to meet the clew and windsurf sails are designed for much more mast bend than that. It looks to me like Leo Sayer has got himself a custom sail made up. Trouble is that it looks like he is still using a conventional Laser mast (the dimensions are about right and there's not much bend) so it won't work like a C2 Byte and automatically depower. 10m2 is then a heck of a lot of canvas/mylar to be holding down for someone Leo's size. |
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English Dave
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Posted: 25 May 07 at 12:20pm |
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As he found out when he tried kite-surfing!
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