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timeintheboat 
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 Topic: Who is going to be in what?Posted: 28 Aug 08 at 10:50pm |
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Given there that there are plenty snapping at their heels.....
Finn - Ben Ainslie has said he is now going to focus on the Americas Cup so will that give time for others to muster a challenge in the Finn? Laser - Paul Goodison will be Apprentice Masters by then - will he still be focused on Lasers in a class where there are always rising stars? Star - (What a weird boat by the way) - four years is a long time to try to stay at the top of a class that is barely sailed in the UK (I've never seen one) Yngling - as above except not weird and I have seen one! Others - loads of competition so who knows? Other sailing countries (USA/NZL/AUS) will be looking to come back stronger can we stay at the top? |
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Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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alstorer
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Posted: 29 Aug 08 at 7:43am |
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Well, as it stands the ladies Keelboat may or may not be the Yngling, as that event will be match racing.
Star: seems Mr Ainslie has made noises regarding attempting to win a fourth gold in a third class- that would open up the Finn class- in which Ed Wright is one of the best sailors in the world currently, and would have been a medal contender. |
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gordon
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 11:10am |
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The Star may be wierd - but not if you have ever sailed one in which case it is simply one of the best thoroughbred racing machines in the world - but it did give us one of the most thrilling medal races !
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 11:54am |
Is the Star medal race on the web as I missed it ...? |
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radixon
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 1:36pm |
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I got myself in the 49er class for the Olympics. Its not what you know, its WHO you know!!!
Well seriously, I may be helming on the Photoboat but thats better than nothing! |
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s.a.l.t.y
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 6:47pm |
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In my opinion the classes for 2012 should be like this:
Finn replaced by MUSTO SKIFF
49er kept 470 replaced by 29erXX/RS800 Tornados - BRING THEM BACK |
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timeintheboat
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 7:11pm |
I'm sure you are right and upwind they look great, it is just on the run with the extreme forward mast rake and the huge jib stick and the tack of the jib coming loose so that the jib can becomes sort of spinny (has this been tried elsewhere - N12 ?). What happens on a reach? Don't get me wrong I would love a go! |
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Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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tack'ho
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 9:23pm |
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And the spitfire is a real beauty of an aircraft!! Nice in a museum but I still wouldn't want to go to war in one. |
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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ellistine
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 10:41pm |
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I saw Paul Goodison windsurfing tonight.....
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redback
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Posted: 02 Sep 08 at 10:53pm |
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I have to reluctantly admit that the Star gave us the best sailing from a TV point of view. I barely saw any 49ers and I was getting all excited about that.
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