New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: Favourite Photos
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Favourite Photos
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 132133134135136 1313>
Author
  Share Topic Share Topic  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
JimC View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 17 May 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 6662 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JimC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Favourite Photos
    Posted: 16 Nov 06 at 8:29am
That K6 looks like a spreader or spreader bracket failure to me. Maybe the bracket because both spreaders look out of position.
Back to Top
a_stevo View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie


Joined: 29 Aug 05
Location: Australia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 72 		Post Options Post Options   Quote a_stevo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Nov 06 at 2:34am
that always was a weird looking mainsail on Havoc. seems to go fast enough though
Back to Top
Calum_Reid View Drop Down
Groupie
Groupie
Avatar

Joined: 09 Apr 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 59 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Calum_Reid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 10:37pm
Seen more than one 400 mast look a little like that, not quite so extreem but similar and seen a pic of a merlin with a carbon stick doing that sorta thing
Back to Top
Iain C View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 16 Mar 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1113 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Iain C Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 10:24pm

Fer-lipping heck!  I had a look at a K6 mast and it did seem quite spindly...I suppose I could believe that it might do that with enough puff...quite impressive though!

Not quite as windy but damn good fun, me driving and Tom Vian crewing last Saturday at Draycote, F4 ish, 12' skiff, number 3 rig, 19 knots and big smiles!!
RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed"
Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs"
Enterprise GBR21970
Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra"
Back to Top
tgruitt View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 02 Dec 04
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2479 		Post Options Post Options   Quote tgruitt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 10:19pm
i have only had one mast do it, seen many of them do it though, Maybe im just lucky!
Needs to sail more...
Back to Top
Prince Buster View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 15 Dec 05
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1146 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Prince Buster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 10:13pm
Tom I've never seen my mast go like that!! and i've sailed on some pretty winday days!!!
international moth - "what what?"
Back to Top
tgruitt View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 02 Dec 04
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2479 		Post Options Post Options   Quote tgruitt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 9:46pm
Originally posted by mike ellis

i still think its been photoshopped, wouldnt the mast have snapped before it got that far?


No  it's not photoshoped, have you never seen a mast do that before?? I have seen many a mast go that shape downwind, you obviously dont sail on windy days Mike.
Needs to sail more...
Back to Top
lozza View Drop Down
Far too distracted from work
Far too distracted from work
Avatar

Joined: 23 Sep 04
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 262 		Post Options Post Options   Quote lozza Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 9:46pm
The angle of the spreaders makes it look like the mast has twisted the opposite way to what you'd expect.

Would be interesting to see if the photographer took a series of photos
Life's a reach, then you gybe
Back to Top
Prince Buster View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 15 Dec 05
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1146 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Prince Buster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 9:17pm

I reckon a second after that photo they had no mast.  It looks to me like it's just in the process of snapping.

Was anyone there? Anyone know what happened?? 

international moth - "what what?"
Back to Top
Hobbo View Drop Down
Far too distracted from work
Far too distracted from work
Avatar

Joined: 02 Jun 06
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 211 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Hobbo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Nov 06 at 9:16pm
If you look at his website it is i nthe middle of the K6 gallery with no indication that it has been tampered with and is for sail at the same price of the others - can't see any motivation for him doing it - seems genuine. Pics are really good quality, some good ones elsewhere on the site too.
Contender GBR 362
Osprey 1318 - IVplay
SSC
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 132133134135136 1313>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.665y
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz
Change your personal settings, or read our privacy policy