Inspirational Sailors

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   Eric Twiname for me.  And Rodney Pattison.  I loved the story of how open he was with his rig settings on his FD, but what he didn't tell anyone was that he had chopped the first two inches off the tape measure he used to set mast rake!

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Dougal Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Sep 09 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 556	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dougal Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Inspirational Sailors Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 10:41am
	Eric Twiname for me. And Rodney Pattison. I loved the story of how open he was with his rig settings on his FD, but what he didn't tell anyone was that he had chopped the first two inches off the tape measure he used to set mast rake!
	What could possibly go wrong?

Daniel Holman Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Nov 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 997	Post Options Post Reply Quote Daniel Holman Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 10:46am
	Whats a couple of inches between friends?

BVS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 31 Jul 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote BVS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 1:45pm
	I'm less inclined to hero worship now I'm older but when I first started racing in Enterprises in the late '70s / 80's (arguably the #1 class in the UK at the time) I was inspired by the top Ent sailors: Laurie Smith Mike Mac Mike Holmes Ian Southworth etc

BVS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 31 Jul 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote BVS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 1:46pm
	... not forgetting: Richard Estaugh Ian Pinnell

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 1:53pm
	John Bertrand, Frank Bethwaite, John Spencer

Dougal Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Sep 09 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 556	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dougal Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 2:23pm
	Nelson, Hornblower and Jack Aubrey (inspirational in their own way, be it fact or fiction).
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 2:41pm
	Another inspiration - the manufacturers of Star Yachts (the sailing models, not the Sharpie). I spent many happy hours running round Rushmere on Wimbledon common as the Star yacht sailed across. Home built models soon followed, starting a life-long love of boat design and boat building.
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getafix Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote getafix Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 5:55pm
	We are lucky to have a great many very, very good dinghy sailors, designers and sail makers in this country, past & present. People who I, and a great many others I have no doubt, have been inspired by, either by meeting and knowing or just by seeing them sailing, or by sailing their designs, such as: Jo Richards, Phil Morrison, Spud Rowsell, John Turner, Bim Daser, Michael Jackson, Clive Everest, Phil King, Guy Winder, Dave Wade, Jim Hunt, Mike McNamara, Graham Scott, Dave Ovington, Reg and Rob White etc.. etc.. and forgetting a great many! I don't think any other country can claim such a rich heritage or diversity. I am struck by three things mainly when I think about the really, really good racers: - they make very few, if any, boat handling errors - they make very few 'radical' tactical choices but a great many "non-radical" ones - they have, generally, excellent boat prep Whereas I tend to make 1 or 2 glaring boat handling errors, which then lead me to thinking that a radical tactical approach may be needed (it's generally, in hindsight not!). I have also had important things break at the wrong moment too many times, which suggests that my boat prep may also leave something to be desired. Must get the Laurie Smith tuning book back out sometime....

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 6:51pm
	John Bertrand's 'Born to Win' about how the Aussies first wrenched the AC away from the yanks is an inspirational read.
	the same, but different...

Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 6:59pm
	Myself of course! Or at a push.... Blackbeard!
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