Summer plans?
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Topic: Summer plans?
Posted By: winging it
Subject: Summer plans?
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 3:35pm
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Apparently today is the first day of spring and we should all be casting aside our drysuits and digging out our shorties! well, maybe not just yet.... But the clocks change soon and evening racing will start, there will be Easter regattas to go to and lots of fun to be had by all (with lashings of gb for grumpf) So, who is going where? Is anyone doing anything exciting?  ------------- the same, but different... |
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Posted By: Hughph
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 3:39pm
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Youth Worlds in the 49er hopefully to kick off the summer. Potentially the Europeans too :D Though just going out in 10-15c and sunshine is going to be great too! ------------- |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 3:57pm
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wednesday night racing... possibly the best sailing ever? It's cheeky almost shouldn't be happening; normal folks can't believe we do it after work/school/college and to top it off, nearly everyone actually has a beer/softie afterwards too... why not, we're out already right? The unexpected nature of getting to go sailing on an evening is just amazing... wherever you are blessed to do it. Other plans... off to Spain this weekend to get the other boat sorted. It needs a new outboard sadly, so that's a couple of grand on something really not very exciting in sailing terms. We've got a Solo open coming up, so I'll do that as it doesn't involve taking a mast down; the FOM of course, can't miss my one and only PY racing of the year (at least it's PY racing with the right attitude though) All other travelling will be limited to windsurfing, as it's far less grief and aggro than dinghy towing- Easter booked in Cornwall already, National Watersports Festival also in the diary.
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:26pm
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Looking forward to a full season back in the V3k after a couple of years in an L3k (surprisingly different). Looking forward to lots of lightweight, early-planing. Will miss, however, seeing the PY-whingers stifle their moans as they remembered that the L3k had a 'real' (in their eyes) PY. That's a lovely pic you posted 'Nessa. Very evocative and encouraging at a glance, esp when clicked to full-screen. I was about to save it use as a screen background until I looked closely and saw - argh - Solos and Albacores! ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: Thunder Road
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:28pm
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Finn sailing, Wadewitz Trophy, Fairhope YC, Mobile Bay, after sailing, swimming in the club pool then drinking Mount Gay rum with coke, ice and a slice of lime on the veranda, watching the pelicans and the sun setting over the bay. Perfect, the flight is booked. Seems a long way away on a wet Wednesday afternoon in Pudsey. ------------- Finn GBR16 Thunder Road. |
Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:28pm
| Tuesday evening racing(all of the above counts). Hope to do the Lord Birkett again this year and CVRDA Nats hosted by Nessa and her team. oh and if I can fit it around work I may bring a real classic to the FOM but keep grumpfh away with his matches. |
Posted By: gbr940
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:33pm
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B14 Worlds in Plerin (France) is the highlight for our sailing - if we're brave enough and find a loan boat Tornado the Worlds in Ibiza maybe in sight as well. ------------- RS400 GBR1321 |
Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:52pm
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Just some sailing will be nice. Lived abroad last year and missed the entire season.
Planning to get out and do loads of the Wed night series. Possibly the best sailing that can be had. ------------- |
Posted By: Mister Nick
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:53pm
| J80 Nationals, Mersea Week, hopefully at least a few days of Cowes Week, IRC East Coast Championships, hopefully Round The Island, bit of Wednesday night and Friday night racing and I think that's everything. I would have been going to the J80 Worlds in Marseille but unfortunately I can't worm my way out of a week of college. Looking forward to it all though, can't wait to get exams out the way and just sail... |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:56pm
sounds fantastic... do take a camera and plenty of brain cells in reserve to record your adventure when you return  ------------- |
Posted By: Fraggle
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 4:59pm
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South Coast Laser Circuit, Sailfest @ WPNSA, club racing and coaching at HHSC. Hopefully get my hips sorted so I can actually hike properly again.
Fairly quiet year really. Just waiting to get to the masters circuit (few more years to go) when will start travelling a bit more again as have very little interest in the Q's anymore. ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 6:08pm
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Birthday Bike Ride the traditional get go for a new season has been postponed to Apr5th this year due to extreme weather induced depression, no sailing appears to be planned by our sailing club for Easter either so the Alto will wait a little longer, going to the annual dinner dance of my new lake club this saturday and will sail hungover the following day after due gangham style dancing diligence..
Not sure when the windsurf racing starts tried to get in the club last night to sort my rig out but alzheimers has removed the door entry code, so will have to attempt that again this weekend. Got a kitesurfing Mauritius trip for later in April and I may end up a born again kiter if I like some of the new stuff we have on offer this year. Have a wizard wheeze planned for the Alto, saw it on the Icon, a sort of dangling pole that hangs down which I reckon I could fit to the Alto to goose wing the kite, I'm thinking crank the wing wang hard over AND the dangly pole the kite and we could dead run all over that Merlin if conditions are such that we can't blitz them by reaching hot. Going to get a new kite and maybe a new main for this season. So all in all lots to look forward to if ever the bloody sky stops falling on me.. Just got to snap out of this gloomy mood, with any luck I'll meet up with that nice Auntie Stella over the weekend she generally offers an answer at the bottom.... |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 6:30pm
read the "RS Square Running System" thread for something of a second opinion on that front. Also, hope you feel better soon. Like Mark C, all booked up for the B14 Euros and Worlds in July. Going out a few days early- the Tour de France goes to St Malo a couple of days before the euros, so it should be fun to go see that. (and lots of road cycling. I'm not a slim bloke. I'm doing the RideLondonSurrey 100 two weeks after the worlds. I need to get practice in...) ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 6:31pm
A whole year of sailing with the daughter teaching her to sail and i might even venture out to the odd 2000 open meeting if its not too far away also must not forget to do the FOM thats if i can get the time off work  ------------- 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: RichTea
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 7:15pm
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Last year stuff got in the way, very expensive year moving house etc. This year, time to sail on Wednesday nights, a few cruise sails to the IOW, and race as often as possible on the sea. |
Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 7:20pm
Doesn't the Alto pole come back far enough to work pretty well as is? My mission for this year is firstly to hope for some F4 open meetings instead of F6. Also to have a go in a few different boats. There are a few boats in the 'things to try before I'm 50' list. |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:17pm
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Now that the consultant has kindly informed me not to sail my 700 until after my next MRI in August, I'm a bit stumped!!!
He did however say I could sail something a little less extreme as long as I was extremely careful not to bang my head. So it looks like its going to be a year in the Grad! |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:20pm
Better get a snipe! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:23pm
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Not really got past planning a coaching weekend this weekend (won't be very summer-like), but the cvrda National Rally and Minisail Nationals at Hunts in August are inked in, as are the Lightnings (though they are in the autumn.... Mostly I'll be teaching Juniors, I'd think, and then hoping for a long, sunny summer holiday with the kids, maybe in Brittany with a boat or 2.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:39pm
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Oh! The minisails are coming as well! I think I knew that.....but they are welcome anyway! this summer I am undergoing ordeal by sailing asessment courtesy of the rya, if that goes well I'm going on to attempt the coach assessor course, if not.... we have lots of courses on, an open day coming up, the kids' summer sprint series is running again, plus there's Boat Camp - a new thing for us. Then there's a Challenger open at Grafham Sailability and the cvrda national rally. Never a dull moment! ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:39pm
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umm....try to go sailing, at all. At least the FOM if I can ------------- Everything I say is my opinion, honest |
Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:45pm
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I pick the new bike up soon (isn't cyclescheme great!) and am looking to do more cycling than sailing this year. Dropping out of the open circuit for the 2nd year running and haven't sailed this year yet. Gutted that funds haven't allowed us to get a double hander - so close to an Alb - but two kids at Uni on minimum loans and supporting another living away isn't conducive to sailing. Looking possiblly to have a week away at Pyefleet week - never done it before. Hopefully the sailing mojo will return at some stage. ------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: frow3n
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 8:46pm
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get into the new 29er (this weekend my season truly begins after a 4 month hiatus... which is something I'm not proud of!) 29er nationals are looking like a possible event to do.... as well as a two week trip to Minorca! ------------- Laser Radial 201357 29er 1907 Queen Mary SC |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 9:39pm
| For the first time I have managed to stretch my summer my holiday to three weeks in Carrick Roads (that's Falmouth Week plus two.) Surely the weather Gods this time will deliver a handful of balmy days to dinghy cruise to places like the Tolverne Smugglers pub and the Pandora Inn and even across to the Helford River so the less enthusiastic sailors in the family might come... |
Posted By: RichTea
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 10:35pm
Pyefleet week is great. I did it a few years ago and would do,it again. PM me if you want more details.
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 11:01pm
I will, didn't they ban that system on the 200 because it was too fast? It'll only work in sub/marginal planing conditions when the bloody Merlin can often out strip us, the Alto pole lets you run pretty deep, even square, but half the spinnaker is still behind the main, only the foot gets dragged out to weather to improve the entry, I'm sure if you could gybe the spinnaker then ram the clew out to weather with a suitable dangle pole thing then the combination of all that sail area would propel us significantly faster in sub displacement conditions, so figure it's worth a punt. |
Posted By: robin34024
Date Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 11:04pm
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finally out of toppers this year, so a relaxing year sailing the streaker before campaigning it properly next year :D havent even sailed this year yet... ------------- |
Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 12:09am
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I suspect the real reason it was banned was it didn't fit the image of an apparent wind boat. Which is a bit dubious on a boat with a four figure PY. But we have to admit the formula worked, delivered a good circuit of people enjoying the boat. We're too big for it, so it's of limited interest. Poling out goosewinged may work well at certain points, but the transition to 'normal sailing mode' is probably messy and spoils things more often than you get a net gain. Merlins, with their raking rigs and 8ft poles are supremely versatile, I give them that, it's a trade you make against the hooligan power and simplicity of the 400 in its element. I would have hoped the Alto blended the two, but having a trapeze, it compares against different reference points. |
Posted By: tick
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 7:31am
| Off back packing round Europe on Wednesday. I need my bus pass for the ends of the journey but it ran out and Derbyshire have delays in replacement....to**ers. Anyway, on my own, not even a coolie to carry my bag. I have my rebuilt Lightning in the shed waiting for my return, so, an early tan and a year of sunshine and playful zephyrs. I will send an 'e' postcard from Nice........... |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 8:16am
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Oops... wrong thread...
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 8:47am
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I guess it was just too good to last...
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 8:49am
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I am just planning to get out sailing as much as I can and hopefully rekindling the interest my daughter showed last year. Might have to consider a double hander if she does.... Not really got anything much planned aside from a week in the lakes over the summer where i am planning some walking with the family. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 10:40am
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Actually my summer plans extend as far as hoping at some point to actually trouble a boat... Having failed last year for the first time since I started sailing to go for a sail...
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: oldarnus
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 11:15am
Perhaps Grumph, you are expecting a bit much to outperform a Merlin in lighter airs with your, surely clapped out four year old kite! Also the AltO kite shape is a compromise shape for sailing deep as well as apparent wind sailing and in lighter non marginal planing conditions it does pay to sail higher, again depending on tide. The Merlin has to have some good points , if only light airs running! As RS400@C says the Merlin is a very versatile boat and the change from with gangly to without will be messy. Oh, don't forget Grumph, the AltO is supposed to be a simple uncomplicated boat! ------------- You don't give up when you know you have a winner! |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 11:29am
and another great example, that it doesn't matter what the boat geek super computer churns out, good sailing is defined by those around you... the RS200 is a fantastic boat, offering versatile sailing at club, cirucit and championship level... no one gives an airborne copulation that it 'technically' would be better off with a symmetric kite, or indeed no kite at all! ------------- |
Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 11:44am
I'd say it was a fantastic FLEET, and an ok boat.
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Posted By: fleaberto
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 11:45am
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Lightning traveller series, some EPS events, a week with my sailing club at Bala (so I'll get to try out all sorts of other boats), The Lord Birkett but in the EPS this year and a UK 'Motorways banned' road trip in Lady Fleaberto's Mk1, BRG, Pop-up headlighted MX5 (Vintage suitcase ebay'd, vintage leather luggage straps ebay'd....just looking for the tweed jacket now - what oh!)
Plus as many club races that I can fit in this year :-) ------------- Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays' |
Posted By: SoggyBadger
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 12:14pm
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If I knew which two days Summer was going to be happening on I'd make plans.
------------- Best wishes from deep in the woods SB |
Posted By: blaze720
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 12:45pm
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saw it on the Icon, a sort of dangling pole that hangs down which I reckon I could fit to the Alto to goose wing the kite I'd be cautious about trying that idea - there is a massive difference beween a lightweight tapered 2.1m 'dangly' on a 3.5m jib and what you would need on an Alto to dead run the spinnaker. I think it is possibly best to accept the Alto for what it is rather than 'wish' an extra complication on it. You could more easily go for a conventional spinnaker in the first place and treat it like a 505 ... but that would be missing the point as well. Not much will dead run in lighter winds like a Merlin with the Alto I'd have thought that when windier, or upwind and on many more reachy courses it would significantly faster in any event. Mike L. |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 21 Mar 13 at 12:56pm
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Tuesday evening and Saturday racing just hope we get some sun and good sw breeze.
race officering our new super sunday series, hopefully a year without constant demands for repairs to club training boats. The start of our new club house, demolition of the old one. Phantom Nationals including persuading Maxi to come along as with my new sail I might beet him! (not likely) ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 6:47am
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This year is all about building the extension so sailing will be minimal but some things can't be given up easily. Apart from that we hope to sail some Tuesday or Wednesday evenings too as it's such a bonus to do a full days work AND go sailing. |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 6:49am
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If this summer is like the last two, then I shall be spending some of my time looking for jobs in the southern hemisphere... rather than freezing my a*s off at the sailing club.... in July! But if there is time and fair weather, then fed week is always very tempting. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 8:53am
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Well, my summer won't be starting this weekend after all. Had to cancel the cvrda/Minisail/BM training weekend, as the forecast is simply dreadful, and I really don't want people travelling though it only to get no sailing in. More info about that on the cvrda forum, if Nessa or anyone else spots this post first. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 9:03am
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This weather really is shocking, I can't remember a time when my Magnolia hadn't bloomed by my birthday and usually it's in extreme bud by Mar 1st. I'd hoped to go for a bit of a windsurf tomorrow (Golden Day) but right now there's a wind that will cut through you like an ice knife blowing about force 7 down the channel and leaden skies with snow threatened.
It's been going on so long, really depressing so I'm equally depressed to read your event is cancelled, to cold even for wood botherers eh? I don't know about summer, just double digit temperature would do me right now.. |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 9:13am
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working party in the morning is looking cold!
Easter here is looking like double figures at the moment. ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 11:23am
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Fear not, "Heavenly Holland" has just plopped the following quote onto my Facebook page: “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” - Hal Borland Who is/was that idiot? ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 11:48am
| Ask him when the 3000 website is ever going to go live? |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 11:58am
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3k website has sort of come back to life already, and actually looks sexier than before, but has lost its photos or forum topics. I am sure that a certain club-mate of yours, GRF, will have no problem fixing it, and I am equally sure that you'll dispute that. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 12:00pm
Well I did wonder what your relationship with him was such that you'd refer to him as 'Heavenly' 
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 12:16pm
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Ah, I see. 'Heavenly Holland' is nice pics delivered daily to your Facebook page, not "Heavenly Hollands" - now there's a thought, indeed. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: tick
Date Posted: 22 Mar 13 at 12:32pm
| Well, I'll be "sur le continont" from Thursday morning and the weather looks a bit sh*t there, not as sh*t as the Peak District mind......were' snowed in! There are visitors in the holiday cottage next door, £500 a week to freezedry a familly. |