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    Posted: 18 Jan 17 at 11:14am
Originally posted by Dougaldog

Whilst 'JohnO' was a real gent in the truest use of the word, it shouldn't be overlooked that a lot of the mythology surrounding goings on in Shadow ( FD K133) was really the 'antics' of his irrepressible crew, David Hunt. David was also involved in a lot of the innovation that went on, he wasn't only in the front of the boat but he was way out front in terms of thinking!

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I have a sort of memory from when I was a child that suggested that David Hunt despite being 6ft6ish made a pair of 5inch platform soled shoes to extend his weight even further out when trapezing. Also recall that they were banned. Cunning!
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Originally posted by SUGmeister


I have a sort of memory from when I was a child that suggested that David Hunt despite being 6ft6ish made a pair of 5inch platform soled shoes to extend his weight even further out when trapezing. Also recall that they were banned. Cunning!

That can't have been comfortable!
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This was all in the days of (legal) weight jackets I assume?

I can't decide whether the platform soles or the big lump on your shoulders would have been worst for trying to get under the boom when tacking...
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A great chap David Hunt. On at least a couple of occasions I remember him giving up his own time to go rooting round dark corners of the Needlespar factory with me in search of odd bits to help me try out some of my crazy ideas on the cheap. Got me out of trouble too with getting a boom together in double quick time when I broke one. And I wasn't even a very regular customer, think I only ever bought one mast and a couple of booms from him.
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