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Jockey 
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 Topic: Ultra 30?Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 9:42am |
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Not only are the ultra rigs heavier they are also a lot bigger. Would fit a 35' sportsboat only the cut of is 30' so not a sportsboat. Remember the Ultras are a copy of Flyer the original Ultimate 30 and i do believe winner of the $1m prize that started it all. Hope to be fitting the new carb rig to mine in two weeks...watch this space for a report. |
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tedm
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Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 10:00am |
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Will be very interesting Are you keeping the original [heavy] daggerboard or going nuts and trying a lightweight one? |
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Jockey
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Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 10:07am |
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Unfortunately we are going to race under SBR, so 300kg lead bulb going on the board. Can't see the point in just playing, have to get out there and race something. Besides the net gain is only going to be 150kg ergo not a lot slower than original.
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tedm
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Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 10:51am |
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Sounds like a good idea....it should be quite a lot more stable than the originals. Ss you know we had to put 'race marks' under the wings so they stayed upright when not sailing. They also had to be tied firmly down onto the dock in the marina. We actually capsized DBS on the pontoon at the first event before anybody started putting floats under the wings). You probably know that one of the boats (Research Machines I think) had a very very lightweight board built originally i.e. it almost floated. Not a great success but fun to watch |
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Jockey
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Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 12:49pm |
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Sounds like we should know each other. I looked after John Caulcutts boat for a couple of years before buying it off him. I started I think it must have been in season 2 around '90/91. 10 years sailing Ultras was just the best fun you could have with your clothes on...or not as the case may be. When DBS capsized on the dock, was Santi not up the rig at the time and entered the marquee through the roof As for Pete's lightweight board, it did float...right out of the boat once! And as for the race marks, I have one up my chimney to prevent winter drafts!! |
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tedm
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Posted: 16 Jan 07 at 1:14pm |
Indeed, Johnny was up the rig at the time, and yes he did land on the marquee (but not through it)!! It was a little embarrasing as we had the Timberland chaps over taking some photo's of us in their gear! JS was also up the rig in Southampton when we fell over.........but we all knew that one was going to happen! I was up at the sharp end with Johnny (Marlborough Country as we liked to call it - although the rest of the crew back in the Fantasy Land used to call it the Playpen I did the first season very full time and then sailed a bit with Laurie in years two and three. Went back to college after that. Edited by tedm |
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Jockey
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Posted: 17 Jan 07 at 1:45pm |
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Lest anyone forget, here is an ultra in full flight . |
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JimC
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Posted: 17 Jan 07 at 4:36pm |
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my that's an awfully big hole in the water...
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ultramania
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Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 10:54pm |
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The other Ultra in question sailing out of Penzance is
Lawrie Smith's old boat 'Fontera' now called 'star'. We have a Corby carbon fin with 400kg bulb which makes the whole thing more managable, but still fantastic fun. It can still capsize but lies flat and only takes 3 crew on the fin to right her. We don't seem to have a problem getting crew and have taken people who have never sailed out, who all come back with huge grins on there faces. Match racing against 'DBS' or just blasting around the best bay in the UK it certainly gets the adrenalin going. If you fancy a sail get down to PZ.  javascript:AddSmileyIcon(' ')
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 09 Oct 07 at 10:03am |
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Thought everyone might want a look at this. Something I shot quite a few years back when the Ultra's were at Datchet S.C for there inlands. It shows the late John Merricks on DBS.
Nice watch if you have a spare 10. Click here |
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. Not sure if it was an urban myth but a great story anyway.
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