Happy New Year and Resolutions
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Topic: Happy New Year and Resolutions
Posted By: iGRF
Subject: Happy New Year and Resolutions
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 10:51am
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Was a bit busy until now but I should have wished everyone a customary Happy New year a bit earlier than this but hey Happy New Year anyway, and my resolutions..
Going to keep improving my EPS, new sail, new adjustable forestay, try and raise the racks, then maybe move to off the boom sheeting. Going to refit the Alto, get a new Spinnaker and if business picks up and returns to anything like normality I'm going to have another bash at the V3 it will be this time, so lots to look forward to this year.. Trying to be optimistic, I'm sure one day it will stop raining. |
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Posted By: Bootscooter
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 11:00am
Good stuff Grumph , and a Happy New Year to you too.Mine are to spend more time actually in a boat rather that watching them, to massively improve my all round fitness (unavoidable in my new job anyway) and to try and be a bit more organised in my admin/work/planning/life. |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 11:32am
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I'm going to keep my Solo for all of 2013, unless of course a proper fleet of any of the following appear at Draycote: - Finn - D1 - OK - RS300 - K1 (maybe, not sure on this one) ------------- |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 11:54am
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I need to get out more in a boat sailing. Spent more in a boat with an engine on the back than a rudder. I have a lightning to sort and sail. First outing for 2013 is the BM with the 200 ------------- |
Posted By: Thunder Road
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 12:09pm
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Sail more, enjoy my new sailing club and thus the Yorkshire Dales in all their glory, attend the North Americans, have a good Dinghy Show, do the Forum Open again, see Scotland twice in the 6 Nations (please no 2nd. wooden spoon!). ------------- Finn GBR16 Thunder Road. |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 12:40pm
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happy new year to you all. my resolutions are...... 1) lose weight 2) enjoy sailing more!  3) cycle more 4) not unfriend james on facebook ( again!!!!!!  )5) lose weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 3:59pm
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lol ... no drifter photos ;-) ------------- |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 4:10pm
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I'd like to consistently be able to compete with the rest of the Datchet Musto fleet. I'd also like to be able to be the master in 20+ kn rather than a passenger that i feel at times ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 4:21pm
'passenger' that's good, I felt positively like a stowaway with burly ticket inspector coming on the next windshift most of the time.  ------------- |
Posted By: Ruscoe
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 4:29pm
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New years resolution:
1) To keep spreading the D-one Love...Get more people out in the boat
2) To replace more of my sailing kit with Sandiline Stuff
3) To race the D-one more. ------------- |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 4:46pm
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now, now, don't be colourist Tim... ------------- |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 6:16pm
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unless I find I can still sail a contender - and I truly not expecting that - I will be buying a newish racing dinghy (as in not a classic) IF I can still sail my contender I will take it to the worlds at Gravedona. Hopefully do the coach/assessor course. Run a superbly successful cvrda nationals at Hunts. GO RACING ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 6:50pm
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Happy new year to everyone! 1) Get under 100kgs again 2) Finish in the top 15 at the Nationals this year 3) Pay off my credit card ------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: blaze720
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 7:14pm
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1) ...To get another iGRF 'endorsement' for our next boat ('Echo') in due course. 2) Spend more time enjoying simply sailing ... and less time on keyboards Mike L. |
Posted By: tick
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 7:42pm
| Resolutions? Refuse any more work (leisure and poverty are preferable to the other thing.....). Make my Lightning the best restored Lightning in existence. Drink more. Meet my Daughter in Venice while touring Europe on a coach without Mrs Tick. Knock down my big old shed whilst not upsetting the swallows (any advice on this)? Sell my Solo to finance "drink more". Take my cat in a life boat. |
Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 7:43pm
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Umm enjoy sailing again with no pressure of doing opens just sailing for the love of it and enjoying sailing with my lovely little crew in the 2000 Oh a buy something else when she does not want to sail and try to make the FOM only this time single handed so no baby sitting this time ------------- Retired now after 35 seasons in a row and time for a rest. 2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 8:10pm
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Tick- follow my sig link for a guy called Sam Rowe looking for a Solo! ------------- |
Posted By: GrahamRC
Date Posted: 03 Jan 13 at 11:56pm
| Renew club membership without paying for boat park space to encourage me to a) do more RS300 events cos boat will be ready for trailing at home b) go windsurfing more and finally learn to water-start in 2013 (then master those carve gybes before I'm too old) |
Posted By: Thunder Road
Date Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 8:23am
Give up brandy and babycham  ------------- Finn GBR16 Thunder Road. |
Posted By: Kev M
Date Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 9:10am
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Lose the Christmas weight and then a bit more, but not so much that I can't sail a Phantom when I eventually get one,. Start exercising properly again. Try and figure out what parenting is all about. ------------- Successfully confusing ambition with ability since 1980. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 9:58am
I have every confidence in that one! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 6:00pm
 No explanation necessary. ------------- Keith 29er 661 (with my daughters / nephew) 49er 688 (with Phil P) RS200 968 Vortex (occasionally) Laser 2049XX |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 04 Jan 13 at 6:03pm
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Sail daft but fun stuff. Don't get beat by my nephew - forlorn hope. Ride my bike more. ------------- Keith 29er 661 (with my daughters / nephew) 49er 688 (with Phil P) RS200 968 Vortex (occasionally) Laser 2049XX |