How was it - Dinghy Show 2010

Well I enjoyed it today, spotted a few people from here, but they were busy when I past them.

Really enjoyed the Volvo Car experience outside, if you are going tomorrow, register here

 

I thought this year was one of the best ever!!

Very interesting to see Mike Lyon's new creation, the A Rater was fantastic.

The only slight disappointment, I really wanted to see the trim tab centerboard on the Dead Cat Bounce National 12.  None on display!! shame!!

I had a good time, the RS100 looks brill the way they logo'd it up and I got
another glass of bubbly, that's two in thirty years.

Saw Nice but Tim and Rodney who was much younger than I expected,
met Alstorer who robbed me blind, Slippery Jim's wallet remained elusive,
he shall now be known as Bar dodger Jim, Hector, Rich briefly,Jolly Jack Tar
who is yet to post but assures me he will eventually, loads of windsurf
faces I hadn't seen in ages, I talked til I was hoarse.

Saw loads of interesting stuff, didn't realise Phantoms could have
mainsheet travellers, there was one fitted by someone called Bob Bits or
something (aren't they the pseudonym for the ars ticklers and fggts fan
club?)

Saw a really well sorted Blaze, going to take my camera back tomorrow,
got to speak to Mike on the Alto stand eventually, he was busy, met Mark
(Jardine) who has anovel solution to the daggerboard v centreboard debate
and took me to meet Steve Cockerill to chat about it and masts and stuff.

I had a good wander round, there's a blindingly well sorted foiling moth,
forget what it's called now, I'll grab some pics tomorrow, there is so much
to see, even better than last year, I love this show..

Come and say hello to me on the 5oh stand - I am on until about 1, then off on a wander

I went up to this girl I'd seen on the Contender stand, she'd been talking
near the Dakine stand, 'Er excuse me, are you vanessa' said I, like a corny
chat up line, naturally she perked up being approached by my devastating
manhood, er no she said I'm some unpronouncable femail handle that was
nothing like Vanessa or Wing Wang. I apologised said I thought she was
someone else I knew who sailed a contender, upon which she looked even
more quizzical in a what woman in her right mind would sail a Contender
sort of way and almost snarled back 'no I sail a Streaker and stomped off,
same sort of boat I guess.

Edited by G.R.F.