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iGRF 
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Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499 |
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 Topic: Getting BetterPosted: 21 Jul 14 at 1:44pm |
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Thunder Road
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Joined: 24 Jun 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 372 |
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 1:51pm |
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Looks like he enjoyed a couple of Brandy and Babychams before he got out there
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Finn GBR16 Thunder Road.
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Rupert
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:00pm |
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Back of the fleet is more fun in many classes (I've spent happy hours at the back of the Firefly fleet), but one answer is to sail a boat where the front don't take it too seriously, either. Suspect the Phantoms aren't one of these, though - too many 'names' involved.
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:00pm |
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modern, simple, easy to sail yet stunning performance in prevailing conditions.... what's not to like?
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iiitick
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Joined: 04 Jun 14 Location: gb Online Status: Offline Posts: 478 |
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:08pm |
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I was late yesterday so only managed 2 races but what fun! We had four Lightnings out (not the 'former boy' who had just won our Byte open) but a beginner lady, a very experienced gentleman even older than me and a very quick 25 year old girl. Perfect wind, lovely sun and great competition.
Some days sailing can just be perfect...that feeling when you round a mark on to a beat, establish elegant lean, sheet in, point and just go......just fabulous.
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:12pm |
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Jeez- he's even holding the wiggle stick properly... and what's that, yes, it's definitely one... a sensible sitting out position...
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maxibuddah
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:36pm |
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I reckon he's had his teeth whitened
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Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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MerlinMags
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Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 588 |
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:39pm |
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I rate Eric Twiname's books highly. Written a while back, and still applicable now. Start hunting ebay!
Clive Eplett's book is a cracker as well. Perfect for club sailors. |
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fish n ships
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Joined: 11 Jul 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71 |
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 2:50pm |
Was this a bad weekend on the water? My brief time amongst the top norf circuit boats (around 0.5 laps at the start of the race) seemed quite a pleasant experience? Certainly the same as with the mid/bottom fleet boats (although maybe with a touch more concentration!). |
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maxibuddah
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Posted: 21 Jul 14 at 3:21pm |
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Past experience. I was more alluding to the seriousness of it up front. Much easier further back where people aren't quite so serious, and therefore there's a little more fun.
My most enjoyable racing came last year in my late fathers bashed up old solo in conditions where I had no hope. Hated the boat but the people I was sailing against took a far more employable approach. In the second race I was up amongst the leaders for a while, they weren't happy I was there and were miffed that I appeared to be holding them up. Their own fault that I knew the rules better than them and they couldn't bully me around. Anyway the wind dropped off and backwards I went to where I belonged that day and the fun started again |
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