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    Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 9:40pm

Ace thread...

The ISO with it's wings on could take some punishment, but an unlucky hit forwards would see it sunk in minutes.

Having repaired a 2' square hole in the side of a N12 that was hit by a very slow moving Bosun a few years ago, I would have to go for that. The boat had to survive being dropped 20' onto concrete to get the nod from the Navy, so the small matter of another dinghy isn't really going to bother it. As for the 12' skiff, wouldn't it be fun to ram the pole 1/2 way down it's length and watch it fold?
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An RS 600 took the bow off my Osprey the other weekend by using the front corner of its racks as a battering ram - It was surprisingly effective!
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Force is equal to the square of speed, so a heavy boat going fast is likely ot be the most damaging - so I guess we are talking Laser 5000.
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Originally posted by Bruce Starbuck

LAME!

This thread IMO, is the moment the Y&Y forum jumped the shark.

Seriously guys, this was the sort of discussion I used to have when I was 12.  However, whenever a topic comes along that's actually about real sailing, like the height vs. footing one, hardly anyone's interested and it fizzles out. So anyway, have fun, I'm off.

 

This thread is entertaining. Also:
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interesting how many different versions of the story there are about where exactly the navy decided to drop those designs from..!

Does anyone actually know?  And what happened to the other designs?

Suspecting that those still voting for boats that actually plane upwind won't have seen a bosun in the flesh.

Imagine a 12-14 foot version of a National 18, that weighs about the same!

Does anyone have a picture?

 
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 SPECs of a Bosun

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2 Bosuns at Cobnor last September.

It was a training weekend, and very windy despite the flat water, so the small sails were on. The following day, we had force 8 gusts and had to reef these sails! 
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The bosun will be able to accept a beating, however with all of those curved edges it isn't going to cause any damage. The best form of defence is attack.
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One of those machines at the recycling centre that crushes your rubbish doen't have any sharp bits, but does a pretty good job of flattening things. The Bosun is similar! If the 12' skiff is a small dagger, the Bosun is a whacking great club...
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