Moments.
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Printed Date: 16 Jul 25 at 5:29pm
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Topic: Moments.
Posted By: iGRF
Subject: Moments.
Date Posted: 25 Jul 13 at 9:45pm
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Had a couple tonight.
Buried my mate in his laser off the line. (beat him by 8 secs on handicap, probably as a result of the burying) Went out to sea for the wind (and a cheeky chancy tidal lee bow)everyone went inshore to avoid the tide and lost out. Had a beer and watched the sunset talking bollox. ------------- 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 |
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Posted By: drifter
Date Posted: 25 Jul 13 at 10:05pm
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Mine was a few years ago, Wednesday evening race, in my Graduate. Finished, packed the boat up, changed, had a beer and drove away home watching the last boats finishing. Was very light winds! ------------- Stewart |
Posted By: i tick
Date Posted: 25 Jul 13 at 10:18pm
| Nothing to do with winning.....I never did that, but, about ten years ago, lovely summer day, nice wind. Pub after sailing, good company, came home and sat in armchair and fell asleep with the worlds best cat on my knee. As I dropped off I dribbled a little from the corner of my mouth so my wife took my picture. Me and Pod the cat. Later she painted it in water colour and pencil. It won a competition. That picture is here now and it sums up pure contentment and I have outlived the cat. |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 25 Jul 13 at 10:34pm
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Winning the Bradford Barrel Team Racing event for the second time. That time as an Old Boys team. Only three of us made it due to grown up commitments meaning some bailed last minute- the entry fee was paid so the three of us went anyway, picked up scratch crews from other teams, mainly our former Uni 2nds and fresher team, drank ourselves into the care of west yorkshire's ambulance service, ate 5 curries in one weekend and still won the event.... beating arch rivals (Newcastle Old Boys) in the final. It was all the sweeter to go back to the old life for weekend just as the post uni realities of working for a living and 20 days a year annual leave kicked in.
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 7:00am
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Sometimes it isn't even winning. Sometimes it's just digging your way out of a hole. B14 worlds. Came round the windward dfl after some sustained idiocy and lack of upwind pace. Got the lightwind surfing right. Four places in a single leg
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 8:36am
Ah, was thinking recent moments as they happen when I posted that, if we're going for all time great sporting moments, I've got a few of them, let me think. Dumb and Dumberer managing to overtake us in their B14 (we were in the 500) looking down their clew with a smug grin, then their racks giving way and both pairs of legs thrashing skywards.  ------------- 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: winging it
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 8:53am
Last night, another sneaky sail in the contender and realising just how lovely the boat is and that perhaps I'm still lucky enough to be able to sail it. I have had almost three years off any kind of sailing at all due to two lots of wrist surgery and also shoulder surgery. I didn't think at my age (51) I'd have the strength or range of movement to use the trap after all that work, but so far it's looking good. (Still going to get a D1 though, just in case  )Another: being told I'd done a great job at the Coach Assessor selections. Didn't see that coming! ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: didlydon
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 9:25am
A great sail on Weds eve, with good mates & a great location. A bit of nosh & a beer in the club as the sun set on a glorious summers eve. I happened to think that this evening needs absorbing & remembering well for when the winter days bite hard.....  LOVERLY!!!------------- Vareo 365 |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 10:04am
| I think any sail on a sunny summer evening qualifies, with the sun going down, lengthening shadows, yellow light on the coast/hills and the water a deep blue. |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 11:00am
------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 11:22am
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I'll qualify this by saying it was in light conditions and we're a light crew, it was also a very small class fleet of about a dozen boats..... .....beating a team who at various times had been European/National/World champs, chuffed to bits but considered ourselves very lucky. Then blow me down we did it again later in the day coming 2nd in that race behind the eventual overall winner. I doubt we'll better that moment, age has overtaken us. |
Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 1:25pm
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moments to savour... finishing Brea Bouy trophy race at Camel Week one time in the 80's when it was so windy you could actually hear the wind coming across the water at you as the gusts closed in being on a x99 in a nose dive where we went in so fast and so deep, water actually came over the coachroof and went down the companionway, we blew the kite halyard and kicker and the boat came upright, still with the rig up and all of us basically lying on top of each other in the cockpit with kind-of "did that just happen, am I still alive" type of looks on our faces sailing down harbour for ice-creams with the kids on a sunny day watching people from your instructor group get their level 1 or 2 certificates (or noddy in the old days) and feeling proud of them, and having introduced more people to this cork week 1992 and 1994 - I absolutely LOVE dinghy racing over lead-mine racing, but you have to concede that sometimes, it's a better way to mix social and sailboat racing over a holiday week just because of the huge number of people who invade relatively small places, all intent on having a great time
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Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 1:32pm
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Breezy club race in my Laser (full rig), having had 10 years off from racing, and really holding my own against the other 'men', when on the second beat my 14 year old sails over the top of me in his Radial. Proud dad moment.
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Posted By: Thunder Road
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 2:56pm
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Finishing the last race in the Finn World Masters 2001, Kingston Canada. Made friends for life at a great event and it led to a lot more adventures with the same people. ------------- Finn GBR16 Thunder Road. |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 3:08pm
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Going left on the beat when everyone else went right and going from 6th or 7th to first with a healthy lead....the looks on their faces when I crossed the lot of them on port! ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 4:00pm
Quality feeling  assuming of course you meant it and weren't just going to see the doctor.. ------------- 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: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 4:54pm
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A good mornings sailing on the sea in lightish conditions then beer and plenty of banter watching the medal races in last years olympics. Then packed up the tent and a luxurious night in a smashing pub with brilliant food and more beer. ------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 6:56pm
In this case I did, nothing to gain by following and nothing to lose by going a different way (that and I could see the wind filling in from the far side so knew there would be a big shift) ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 26 Jul 13 at 7:18pm
| Finding I'd epoxied my rudder blade to the garage floor, and getting away with only minor damage to the floor... |
Posted By: Chris 249
Date Posted: 27 Jul 13 at 9:14am
(sorry 'bout the cat, though)
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Posted By: gary145
Date Posted: 29 Jul 13 at 11:16pm
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one of the best ever...taking a young lady for a trip on my ancient twin trapeze Gemini. You will need to wear more than a bikini, says me. No its a smashing day she said, just give me the harness and buoyancy aid. Ok off we went, she hops out on the wire, as I hook on and start to go out I look up and HAHAHA! BAZINGA the tension now in the harness has drawn the bikini bottoms away from (Y) area. I can see daylight straight through from one leg hole to the other. Sigh....happy days. ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 30 Jul 13 at 9:56am
Ha, I had exactly the same happen to me in Denmark once upon a time, a very keen young Israeli lass, somehow entranced by my post back looping charisma, decided that I should be whisked by Cat to this offshore sandbank island thing and managed to display all her wares on the way out probably without fully realising...------------- 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: Dougal
Date Posted: 30 Jul 13 at 5:18pm
I once managed to pitch pole a Hobie 14 after getting the tiller extension stuck in a young ladies shorts mid gybe. She didn't speak to me again after that. ------------- What could possibly go wrong? |
Posted By: Bellingforth
Date Posted: 04 Aug 13 at 6:08pm
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This afternoon's race at Burghfield. Despite a detour heading for the wrong mark & a capsize, I'm still first boat around the windward mark - ahead of a good Phantom sailor & Mike Lyons! Look back to see Mike L capsized & another BSC Blaze sailor having his own 'moment' sailing past! Kept ahead of the Phantom 'till I binned it at the gybe mark. Normality had resumed by the end of the race when Mike L got past both me & the Phantom! Still, I enjoyed it whilst it lasted........ ------------- Icon 04 Blaze 840 "Ate For Tea" |
Posted By: Sheetpuller
Date Posted: 04 Aug 13 at 6:19pm
Hardly surprising! She was probably expecting something a bit smaller and more personal than a tiller extension... ------------- I'm not arguing. I'm explaining why I'm right. Merlin Rocket 3545 - 'Smooth Operator' Sprint 15 1342 - 'Still Crazy' |