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    Posted: 27 Aug 13 at 12:33pm
As much as I was looking forward to heading out into the bay, staying in harbour was the right call in the conditions, and the waves, although not big rollers we still bigger than anything inland.
 
I had a great event, it was good to be there for a long weekend in great weather. We stayed in the GB team olympic accomodation which is a wonderful facility.
The racing was excellent, albeit requiring a few tweaks on race lengths etc
The courses were just fantastic, good lengths of beats, outstanding reaches, one tighter one broad, leading to some incredible planing and overtaking opportunities for the different handicap classes.
 
My results sucked as I had serious boat issues (need to have words with the builder - oops that's me). My Farr very nearly sank underneath me due to a split between the inner side tank and floor, so I'm really please to not have been out in the bay and thank the capable rescue team for a long tow home.
 
 
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Posts: 705 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Steve411 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Aug 13 at 12:36pm
Originally posted by yellowwelly

Originally posted by Little Monster

And they wont let us go and play in the waves.... Even though we were supposed to be sailing on the "same water as for the Olympics".
They wont take us outof the harbour.......
Not what we paid for

what you stayed in the pond all weekend?  Oh dear.... might as well have not bothered with the travel and stuck to a (insert generic midlands puddle) for club sailing.
 
Not the large rollers you get out in the Bay but still plenty of big enough waves in the harbour (it's 2 miles square so a large bit of water). Not really a puddle. I can reveal that the waves at the end of the run on the final race on Sunday were plenty large enough thanks.
 
Tick - the 300s either have a black sail (new) or a white sail (old). Mine was one of the white ones (2006 vintage). I did, however, use my new sail (2008) for the pursuit race. LOL
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Posts: 52 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Koops Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Aug 13 at 12:55pm
You told me the old sail hadn't stretched against the new one so.....you poser :-)
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Posts: 93 		Post Options Post Options   Quote i tick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Aug 13 at 12:55pm
Yes it was you then. The C2 sail used by the 'boy' was 8 years old. He had considered a new one but saved his money......so that was ok then.

Sorry for your troubles Dave B. It was me who helped you fit it into the hangar. It looked lovely then!
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Originally posted by Dave.B

As much as I was looking forward to heading out into the bay, staying in harbour was the right call in the conditions, and the waves, although not big rollers we still bigger than anything inland.
 

I had a great event, it was good to be there for a long weekend in great weather. We stayed in the GB team olympic accomodation which is a wonderful facility.

The racing was excellent, albeit requiring a few tweaks on race lengths etc

The courses were just fantastic, good lengths of beats, outstanding reaches, one tighter one broad, leading to some incredible planing and overtaking opportunities for the different handicap classes.

 

My results sucked as I had serious boat issues (need to have words with the builder - oops that's me). My Farr very nearly sank underneath me due to a split between the inner side tank and floor, so I'm really please to not have been out in the bay and thank the capable rescue team for a long tow home.

 

 


OH Sh1t! Sorry to hear that Dave. To much wave jumping?!!!!! If you need a hand let me know.
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Posts: 93 		Post Options Post Options   Quote i tick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Aug 13 at 6:33pm
I studied the 'tracking' today. Interesting but odd.....I never saw an International Canoe and a Byte sailor called Chakrobarty never turned up.....his ghost was out there however!
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