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    Posted: 03 Mar 08 at 8:00pm

Originally posted by theycallmegod

Originally posted by G.R.F



A B14? If you can get a good washer bag woman up front, maybe it'll
hold us off in a five, but the moment the mighty dragon puffs 25 knots, I
see sticky up bits of submerged boat with bodies thrashing around
nearby to dodge and maybe throw a bunch of bananas to...


GRF what is your problem with bagging the kite?
Have you ever done it?IMHO it's easier and it increases the life of the kite by three times at least...

Would you call the bowman on a 18footer a washerwoman?

Also, you say that b14's fall apart im breeze- they didn't do too badly at the tiger did they?

 

Your wrong actualy a few broke there wings ! !
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Excuse the double post



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I heard one broke just the one wing- anyway the rate of attrition was pretty high at that event....
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I realise that they
A: have daggerboards
B: are somewhat weighty

but did you ever try an ISO or Laser 4000?

And who is this mysterious B14 pair you keep sl*gging off? Are they on the list?. As far as I'm aware, there's not been many racks snapped.

As far as I'm aware, the bowman on an 18 isn't a washerwoman, they're a gorilla that responds well to the word f***...
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Originally posted by Merlinboy


Your wrong actualy a few broke there wings ! !


FAIL.

One broken wing. Out of thirteen boats.
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Vs multiple 29er masts, and even an RS800 mast!!

I just broke my hull !
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800 masts breaking isn't that uncommen. Theres 2 or 3 Cherubs with 800 masts in/on them somwhere.
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Originally posted by alstorer

I realise that they
A: have daggerboards
B: are somewhat weighty

but did you ever try an ISO or Laser 4000?

And who is this mysterious B14 pair you keep sl*gging off?
/Default.aspx">Are they on the list?. As far as I'm aware, there's not
been many racks snapped.

As far as I'm aware, the bowman on an 18 isn't a washerwoman, they're a
gorilla that responds well to the word f***...


Yes I'm familiar with the ISO, I once crewed for a pal at their nationals in
the early days, there's one racing at our club along with a 4000, both
excellent sailors both stuck on the beach when its windy, both have either
snapped plates or rudders..

Dumb & Dumberer both post here, I should preserve their anonymity to
protect their innocence.. They bought my old 3000 and promptly
wrecked it, then they trashed a 14, so not content with that they set
about raping an unfortunate B14.
Typical kidz, trying to buy their race skills instead of learning the art.
But they provide hours of entertainment until they disappear from view at
the back of the fleet behind the mirror dinghy..
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Many ripped sails, specially 29er jibs by the looks of it. Then there was the 600FF with the hole made by Dylan and Alain .
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(on the Tiger breakage diversion) there were three broken 29er masts, according to the man who fitted out the replacements. Reckoned most of them (probably what did for the 800 too) were down to helms dumping the main when the kite was powered up. No boat likes this.
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