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    Posted: 21 May 13 at 1:35pm
Originally posted by alstorer

Pretty sure that "sunk by heavy artilley" would be excluded by your insurance company :p
I'm quite in agreement though- whilst on rivers, canals, lakes etc- even estuaries and harbours- I can understand that there's a proper owner who can, frankly, set the rules (though Scottish access laws would be better), the sea should be less regulated.

Hmmm

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According the Director of Internet Pimping for Star-Borg Windsurfing, Grumpf doesn't actually windsurf anymore.
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Originally posted by winging it

Driving a rib for race management or safety duty is not the same as driving a powerboat for waterski-ing.   If you cannot steer effectively with one hand whilst operating the throttle with the other then there is something seriously wrong with your steering!


Hmmmm to that. I've driven some club RIBS that were pigs to steer single-handed. However a foot operated throttle strikes me as an accident waiting to happen on safety RIBS.
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Originally posted by pondmonkey

According the Director of Internet Pimping for Star-Borg Windsurfing, Grumpf doesn't actually windsurf anymore.

I assume there some long and complex rant about how shortboards wrecked it that goes with that story  LOL
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