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    Posted: 06 May 10 at 12:17pm

Originally posted by G.R.F.

What sail were you using Ian?

Clearly I'm doing it all wrong, I've had my worse results ever, last Sunday saw
me battling it out with the Mackerel Fleet.. I think I actually finished last for
the first time ever.

Perhaps it's not the boat that is the problem?
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Originally posted by Guest#260

Originally posted by G.R.F.

What sail were you using Ian?

Clearly I'm doing it all wrong, I've had my worse results ever, last Sunday saw
me battling it out with the Mackerel Fleet.. I think I actually finished last for
the first time ever.

Perhaps it's not the boat that is the problem?



Er rick, he is saying its him not the boat
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James, I feel your pain. We had 2 navigational errors last night out on the yacht which cost us dearly. Last to the first mark... first to the second mark and then just about last again to the third mark! Anyway, we prefered our scenic route as it was a lovely little trip out of the Dart and into Start Bay! 
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Originally posted by hollandsd

Originally posted by Guest#260

Originally posted by G.R.F.

What sail were you using Ian?

Clearly I'm doing it all wrong, I've had my worse results ever, last Sunday saw
me battling it out with the Mackerel Fleet.. I think I actually finished last for
the first time ever.

Perhaps it's not the boat that is the problem?



Er rick, he is saying its him not the boat

Nah ... I think he's mis-typed that ... the great Grumpfs never loses because of his own sailing skills it is always the boat, the PY, etc ...
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Originally posted by Guest#260

the great Grumpfs never loses because of his own
sailing skills


Fact!

Well done Rick, nice to see you're learning..
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Originally posted by G.R.F.

Originally posted by Guest#260

the great Grumpfs never loses because of his own
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Fact!

Well done Rick, nice to see you're learning..

Took me a while but I got there in the end

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Originally posted by G.R.F.

What sail were you using Ian?

Clearly I'm doing it all wrong, I've had my worse results
ever, last Sunday saw
me battling it out with the Mackerel Fleet.. I think I
actually finished last for
the first time ever.


The small one Graham, didn't even bother buying the big
one...

The thing I learnt most last night was that I had to hike
hard and get some speed on before trying to point, then
once the foils had a hold I could sheet in another 6
inchs and hike even harder. When I finally couldn't take
any more I would ease the sail and have a rest until the
foils started to loose grip and then repeat the process
all over again. It was real easy to sheet in, feel as
though everything was set right but find myself slipping
side ways.
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Originally posted by ifoxwell

Well I had a great sail last night.

The start of our Wednesday evening race series… and I can
see the 100 becoming a bit of a bandit for this series as
I won, 4 min clear of the next boat.

It was a gentle F2-3 for most of the race, dying off at
the end as it tends to in the evening… which was handy as
I was hiking flat out for much of it and as my strength
faded, so did the wind.

I suspect it will be a different story however when the
winds up!

Ian

What Ian didn't tell you is that the next boat was the alleged bandit-59er, using the trapeze but still on 908 (was on 920 without wire). The first 'normal' boat (an RS600) was almost 7 minutes down on corrected time, and virtually dead heat with the 100 on the water.

That said, Ian was at full stretch on the final kite reach/run to the line while the 59er crew was stood by the mast. Did someone say overcanvassed?

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Isn't it true that Olympic selection is not usually good for any class?
The Olympic association usually get in the way and class associations lose
control. How many new finns are there each year?

There could be an argument for an asymmetric SH, but why not the RS700
or MPS. They are meant to be the best sailors after all.
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We're going to be holding an unofficial
get together next Saturday (15th) at Parkstone Yacht Club.
All are welcome to come along. General plan is to arrive
mid morning, rig and chat, go for a quick sail, have some
lunch and then go back out again for two back to back club
races. There’s a £7.50 fee the club charges I’m afraid for
day visitors. Let me know if you would like to come by
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