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Topic: London Boat Show Pursuit Race

Posted By: russell
Subject: London Boat Show Pursuit Race
Date Posted: 15 Jan 06 at 8:49pm

For Mr Jardine really, any pics of the sailing from this event - also we promised the full result list I believe? I was hoping to look at pics of the fleet and have a competition to see how many different wind directions we could spot.

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Russell

Phantom 1330
59er 090

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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 12:40am

If any of the Tornado boys played, I bet they fell asleep !

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Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 9:23am

I don't think anyone did much sleeping, a fair few did some swimming though

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Russell

Phantom 1330
59er 090

Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 9:35am

why is it serunsl that shifty

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Posted By: aardvark_issues
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 9:51am

I did the race last year - the highlight was an Oppie nearly getting pinned between the two hulls of the Tornado - luckily the Oppie was going slightly faster at the time...

Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 9:54am

lol

i did not think it was that bad

anyone know what it was like this year

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Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 9:58am

Originally posted by 5420

why is it serunsl that shifty

At one point 180 degree wind sheer - windex pointing due south, jib filling from north, in the end we resorted to just pointing the boat in the direction we wanted go and waiting for the right swirl of wind. Still it was a giggle.

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Russell

Phantom 1330
59er 090

Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 11:16am

that could be diffrent the top of your kite filling and the bottom of it backing not fast

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Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 11:25am

We were only able to fly the kite on one short blast. It was hoist - blast - drop. The only asymetric that was in the top 3 was Geoff Carveth in an RS200. They seemed to be able to carry their kite in places that we couldn't and that helped.

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Russell

Phantom 1330
59er 090

Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 12:05pm

Originally posted by aardvark_issues

I did the race last year - the highlight was an Oppie nearly getting
pinned between the two hulls of the Tornado - luckily the Oppie was
going slightly faster at the time...

So which is leeward and which windward boat?

Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 12:15pm

Originally posted by JimC

So which is leeward and which windward boat?

It could have been Port/Starboard. I reckon you could fit an Oppie hule either way round between the Tornado hulls.

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Bonnie Lass Contender 1764

Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 1:30pm

it would have been fun to wach if it was windy all the fast boats cuting up the slower ones

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Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 1:35pm

The worst thing was working out which way to go when crew says bear away

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Russell

Phantom 1330
59er 090