Video of the week

Just to say that we were out on Tuesday when it got a little bit windy. We
basically ended up between calshot and leap not being able to bear away.
Then we decided to take the main down so that we could get in, but by
the time we got the main down we could not keep the boat upright with
just the jib up! Even with both of us hanging off the trapeze rings and the
board half up... So then we dropped the jib and by this time we had been
drifting upwind (wind against tide). Then we got all the way down to
Calshot surfing the waves with just the mast in the sky.

It was a pretty epic 49er session in the solent! We were a little bit
cautious on wednesday and yesterday and did not sail upwind of calshot.

also I am pretty sure it was that windy, all we could see was white looking
downwind and there was spray off the waves being blown across the
water and we could not keep the boat upright with 150kg hanging off the
loops with a jib up!

Edited by Skiffman

Originally posted by louayhabib For the record.....I can assure you they were out there on 3rd November, near Calshott Spit just a mile from Bramble Bank. gsc=JzLWtAsAAABG8T2Qpmhytny6dCbUeahx">screen grab Bramblemet 4th November

and they went in for lunch between 12 and 2.00

Originally posted by Merlinboy i am aware of who both the sailors are, but showing a graph that says it blew 50 knots doesn't prove anything!

That's Chris 'Bronze Medal at Athens' Draper and Peter
'Give it some salad in the Higher and Faster DVD'
Greenhalgh.

I chatted to Chris in the pub after Sailing for Gold.
What a great sport sailing is!



Edited by ellistine

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow Originally posted by louayhabib For the record.....I can assure you they were out there on 3rd November, near Calshott Spit just a mile from Bramble Bank. and they went in for lunch between 12 and 2.00

Agreed. I know the area a bit and I would have put the first half at around 10 knot breeze and the second at maybe 20 tops, which is windy enough in all conscience. The sea and spray just aren't being kicked up enough for serious breeze.

Edited by JimC

Originally posted by louayhabib Chris Draper and Peter Greenhalgh are one of the teams in the very competitive Skandia Team GBR Performance squad. They will be going to the 49er Worlds in the Bahamas in January but here they are doing some hard yards in the Solent, this week. While they were out there, Bramblemet recorded 50 knots of wind speed! Enjoy! Click here for 49er Video in 50 knots!

Agreed Bollox

jog on-----