A healthy dose of humble pie.....
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Topic: A healthy dose of humble pie.....
Posted By: hollandsd
Subject: A healthy dose of humble pie.....
Date Posted: 09 Jul 13 at 8:42pm
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Just thought I'd post this here as I know you guys would appreciate it, also I feel it deserves its own post. After years of trying on and off to beat Mr Graeme Fuller on his long board tonight it finally happened, the stars aligned and he lost. I remember him saying about 3 years ago "if you ever beat me on a board, I'll eat it". I think today mr Fuller is the day to eat said board. Not the windsurfing type but you can eat it on this discussion board. Feel free to comment and mock :-). I'm sure he'll either keep quiet or blame it on his age or something along those lines but still...... I WON  Dan ------------- Laser 184084 Tasar 3501 RS600 698 RS600 782 |
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Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 09 Jul 13 at 9:44pm
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So are you saying, just for the record, that he's a Loser, L.O.S.E.R, L O O O SER?
Yep, we know ;-) ------------- |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 8:07am
Dan is my hero 
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 9:02am
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Well the boy done good, he actually did better in the first race where he came close to getting a third, he needs to brush up his downwind pumping and gybing skills, but all in all for the relatively short time he's been at it, he's actually done very well.
I might even have to get back into training, lose all this dinghy softness I've caught....  ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 9:14am
are you feeling alright.... I've just picked up a sense of a generous and magnanimous personality.  ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 9:52am
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Windsurfing's the real world, got to encourage youngsters..
All I do is set the bar, take the piss if they can't jump it, but you have to acknowledge it when they do.. It's your turn now.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 9:53am
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Hayling... 31st August? ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 10:05am
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That's not a race, it's a muppet dash out to a buoy and back, no upwind, no downwind, no tacking, one gybe...
A lottery as to wether you get knocked off in the melee to clear the beach.. Having said that I did do it once and proved the total superiority of the longboard over boards with just fins, but honestly it's a victory not even worth the taking, I couldn't do it to even you.... ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 11:34am
Perfect for a windsurfer then... or perhaps even a kite board!  ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 11:49am
exactly... if you're going to race boards, then don't bother pretending they're dinghies using dinghy courses and dinghy rules.... do this: [TUBE]EpVCzeIvRwM[/TUBE] ------------- |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 11:50am
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 4:19pm
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Defi Wind an extension of the old North One Hour classic we used to run for meatheads that can't think, Speedsailors love it. Unfortunately we don't quite have the reliability of the Mistral (the French wind) with which to guarantee the annual participation.
There was a year the Hayling event had that sort of wind, but it's very unusual, particularly at that time of year. And anyway you'd fall off at the gybe and get in everyones ways, probably be fin slashed to death and I'd get the blame for encouraging you. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Neal_g
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 8:36pm
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you got beat off Dan!!!
must be all that chatting to lycra clad, SPD wearing road cyclists on a sunday that caused that ------------- (Redoubt Sc) Miracle 4040 GP14 13407 Crewsaver phase 2 range now available to buy online on at http://www.gibsonsails.com |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jul 13 at 11:35pm
That, & God punishing me for riding a road bike, sailing a dinghy on a lake, using a stand up paddle board, self destructing in all manner of ways... I shall turn up next week and put him back where he belongs some way over my shoulder way down the clew... ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 11 Jul 13 at 8:30am
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Note from hetracil said they've had unprecedented demand on UK stocks... something to do with some idiot jock playing a girls bat n' ball sport.
They anticipate all service to return to normal if the Lions get shown on terrestrial TV. ------------- |