Some simple dinghy truths and observations
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Topic: Some simple dinghy truths and observations
Posted By: iGRF
Subject: Some simple dinghy truths and observations
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 10:36am
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A few observations I've come to accept about this sport/pastime...
A wave you think you'll clear will swamp you. A wave you don't think you'll clear will also swamp you. Boats are heavy Boats are heavier than described by their manufacturer Capsizes are always the fault of the crew Circlips will always fall into the grass and disappear forever. Daggerboards will always jam half way up or down. Daggerboards will fall out and float away during a capsize. Fastpins will never be the same size as the holes in your chain plates Helms are always right, only the change of circumstance is wrong. However much kicker you apply it will always be not enough or too much If any two ropes are not meant to interact, they will then become permanently tangled the entire race and only loosen after the finish. Knots at the end of the main sheet will always be undone by the mainsheet knot gremlin, however well you tie them. Marks of the course and Epoxy have magnetic attraction. Rear sheets and tiller extensions also have magnetic attraction. Self Balers are Satans Spawn Shackles if left on halyards will always dematerialise or time shift into a parallel universe Small gravel type shingle will always find its way into the daggerboard slot. Splicing is witchcraft. Spinnakers have minds of their own, secretly they've always wanted to be undercovers. The main halyard will stretch, then some more, then even more still. Tin should be in a bin Wood is not necessarily good. Wiggle sticks like to park themselves in buoyancy vest arm holes Wiggle sticks will also engage with the trouser legs of hiking shorts ------------- 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: jeffers
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 10:47am
 So true! ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 11:19am
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Mostly true, but some points are soluble by non-numpties.
Satan's bailers are doing a good job in recent designs where they enable a shallower, more comfortable double bottom. The bailers thus help optimise the double bottom and the latter helps the bailers by giving them a pressure head to work with. Sorry, just my latest obsession, spawned by reflections on some abysmal buoyancy arrangements I've suffered lately. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 11:42am
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I'm surprised he forgot: PY numbers will be gerrymandered by those with a commercial interest in Revlon Cosmetics Inc ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 11:50am
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I'm just gobsmacked by the word "necessarily" in the "Wood not necessarily good", line. Is GRF going soft on us?
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 12:02pm
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not as soft as the wood in a your average miracle.... ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 28 Aug 14 at 12:15pm
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GRF is contemplating a wood build, inspired funnily enough by that picture of the sled boat you posted, how difficult can it be? What could possibly go wrong? ------------- 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: ohFFsake
Date Posted: 02 Sep 14 at 11:51pm
| If you are sailing in the wrong direction, the last thing you want is a fast boat |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 03 Sep 14 at 8:46am
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Boatspeed makes you a tactical genius ------------- 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: getafix
Date Posted: 24 Sep 14 at 12:36pm
| True, boatspeed can make you appear a tactical genius.... on the flip side, a nicely varnished piece of striped sapele gives you something else to focus on, other than disappearing transoms....? |
Posted By: ohFFsake
Date Posted: 24 Sep 14 at 12:39pm
| Better an underweight crew sitting in the right place, than an ideal weight crew sitting in the wrong place |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 24 Sep 14 at 3:09pm
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Better yet an overweight crew who buys the drinks in the bar after.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 24 Sep 14 at 4:09pm
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The quickest course between two points is a straight line.
Except when it isn't. |