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Null ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 May 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 745 |
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The Merlin fleet is being represented by a championship crew. Which i think is great! shows its not only the helms that take the glory!
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davidyacht ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345 |
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Also it is the final Silver Tiller elsewhere this weekend,
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Old Timer ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 05 Jun 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 370 |
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No not at all ... a single handed champ has to find a good crew to compete against the double handed champion set-up. For sure no-one will win this without a good crew.
Yes that is fair comment ... but I always thought that they would not accept an entry from a non-champion helm. Although crews of course deserve recognition.
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gordon1277 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 24 Mar 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 665 |
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I am sure most single handed champs are equally adept two handed boats after all.
Nick Craig, Jim Hunt, Andy Davis, Geoff Carveth to name a few can cope. |
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ChrisJ ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 07 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
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Results: http://royalcorinthian.co.uk/result/2014-11-776-0/
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Medway Maniac ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788 |
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Interesting that the first two asymmetric class helms (Feva & 2k) come from low-powered, slow asys who are used to soaking a lot of the time downwind, comparable probably to an Argo, especially on a F.3-4 day like today. I wonder if the others tried to heat things up too much.
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OultonBen ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 49 |
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Yes, last year's 'outstanding winner' was going to represent his favourite single-hander, until he discovered the timing ..... The event this time around having been unexpectedly brought forward in the year into half-term, and he's a commendably conscientious 'dad', so he declined the invitation. |
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No-one can squeeze past ..... when you're as "Chunky" as myself !
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Old Timer ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 05 Jun 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 370 |
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Protests going on now ...
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OultonBen ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 49 |
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Burge, Mee, Dobson, Roome, Gillard ..... (in that order, after 8-races).
(i) There's a turn-up, that Gillard is not leading the pack ? (ii) Fireball is not specifically represented, ha-haaa ..... so what other Class have/are at least 4-of these helms prominent in ? Edited by OultonBen - 02 Nov 14 at 3:03pm |
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No-one can squeeze past ..... when you're as "Chunky" as myself !
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OultonBen ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 49 |
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This event used to be a Champion-of-Champions.
My personal straw-poll of Grown-Ups' classes which are represented, out of a list of eligible ones (~in my mind) gives a figure of only 21%. Then there's also the issue of barring runners-up, even where a Class champion is representing a different Class, while crews are permitted and anyone can take anyone else from the sailing world as 2nd in the boat. This year's programme of invitations resulted in a last minute struggle to get at least one of the current top-4 invited, but as late as early this week !
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No-one can squeeze past ..... when you're as "Chunky" as myself !
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