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    Posted: 02 Sep 12 at 4:36pm
First sail of the new season...

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'kin 'ell that's quite rapid. What's that lever that looks like a throttle?
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the 49er vid is slick - awesome team work!!
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Originally posted by Iain C

'kin 'ell that's quite rapid. What's that lever that looks like a throttle?

I'm going to guess it's a brake- parking position forwards, he pulls back hard on it as he corners

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The big red lever is for hand steering. I'm using it as at the moment I am struggling to tack the yacht. And a make do technique is for me to sit up in the yacht to shift my body weight forward to get more weight onto the nose wheel. (And this means my feet come off the foot steering.)As the the current yacht set up and or my technique into a luff turn means the nose wheel goes light. In some cases I have done a wheelie half way through the turn. Not actually that much fun at 50mph, with other yachts about!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Mark Jardine Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 12 at 10:36am
For anyone who thought the photo of the TNZ AC72 was photoshopped:
http://tvnz.co.nz/sailing-news/team-nz-s-new-catamaran-in-full-flight-video-5066890
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quite clearly, GAME ON

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Would it beat Hydroptere?  I doubt it, though maybe round a tight course...
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Post Options Post Options   Quote alstorer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 12 at 1:10pm

I'd reckon the AC72 might be better round a course- and, of course, with the extremely wide beam Hyrdoptere wouldn't measure in.

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