What to do in the Winter
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Topic: What to do in the Winter
Posted By: reddeck74
Subject: What to do in the Winter
Date Posted: 27 Oct 04 at 10:13am
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There are now some 550 plus Remote Controlled
Lasers dotted around the country at various yacht and dinghy clubs. Around 200 are in contact with the UK RC Laser Association and as a result enjoy some very competitive fun racing especiually during the Winter when their racing season has finished. However that leaves 350 who seem to be doing their own thing. If any of these loners want to get and keep in touch with each other with a view to holding the occasional Winter race then what better place to do that than by this forum. So if you are one of those lonely RC Laser owners who have not yet got together with other like minded souls but would like to do so, get posting. ------------- David |
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Posted By: Lighthouse
Date Posted: 04 Nov 04 at 1:51pm
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Do you think radio controlled boats should have their own section?
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Posted By: reddeck74
Date Posted: 04 Nov 04 at 3:15pm
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Hello Lighthouse
Yes and No. I am easy either way. Most RC Laser sailors also sail keelboats/dinghies. Once they all know about the RC Laser and what goes on in the class the answer is yes to its own section. However there must be many potential rc yachters who have no realised the possibilities of the class for Winter racing and I was hoping to catch their eye. If the keelboat forum would prefer us to have our own section then I see no problem. Why did you ask? Cheers. David ------------- David |
Posted By: Sunshine
Date Posted: 10 Nov 04 at 5:05pm
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The worst thing I find about winter sailign is standing around... Radio
Sailing sounds cool if you can do it in a warm environment.. is there anywhere (apaart from the Boat Show) where you can do it indoors... then I would fancy it. |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 10 Nov 04 at 5:23pm
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Team racing... races always last under ten minutes then you are in a nice warm club house. Lots of racing in a day but not a lot of waiting around on the water. Socials tend to be good too... ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: Brian
Date Posted: 10 Nov 04 at 5:25pm
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play pirates. good fun wit a fleet of topaz. especially if its a heavy beast
like a wayfarer world. -took five of us to get it back up!!! ------------- |
Posted By: reddeck74
Date Posted: 10 Nov 04 at 6:48pm
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Hello Sunshine
The yachties in Edina, Minnesota USA hire a local swimming pool and some fans and race radio controlled Lasers once a week while the lake is frozen over. The fleet captain tells me it works well and It seems they have lots of fun. I'd like to try it at the London Boat show - the powerful fans they have could make for some keen racing. Short of that it's lots of warm gear and a flask of coffee for us. ------------- David |
Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 10 Nov 04 at 8:56pm
Ice sail plastic oppies on a frozen lake, not easy and steering requires a paddle of some sort but a lot of fun (until you fall through the ice and have to break it all to get back to shore )------------- FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen |
Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 3:28am
| Best thing for winter sailing is to live in Singapore - winter temperatures of 30 degrees C, NE monsoon winds of 15 knots all the way from November to March...and of course ice cold beer after... |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 11:04am
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Had promised to stay under my rock , but ! What a bunch of chicken wimps . Or is it that up north we are so used to the cold we don't care . Firstly our group of 25 plus rc laser sailer ALL are practioners of the "real thing" , Cat sailors , skiff sailers ,mono /two handed dinghies , laser sailers , sportsboat sailors , drunken and every other type of competitive sailors out there. During the winters in Scotland winter full size sailing seems to be the domain of Junior RYA squads etc whilst us parents ashamed at the nippers sailing in sub zero winter gales make do with excercising the digits on a transmitter. When racing one design boats in double figures over courses short enough to throw your granny over you don't have time to think about getting cold , anyway you can dress up for it !,our races are held back to back and a 20 secs countdown keeps things fast n furious, racing is kept fun , penalties and insults are traded, we've had up to 15 races in our 2hr period for series racing and series race every fortnight , the less henpecked sail every weekend . We don't stop for wind ,rain,hail or snow . This year most of the fleet have bought renegade John Tushingham D rig storm sails so that racing will be a bit more fluid in the 40 knot howlers we expect doon by the sea at Rhu Marina. Fleets are popping up all over the country as even more bored "Real thing" sailors are buying rc lasers for winter racing . Sniff one out and have a look , but , beware It's highly CONTAGEOUS !!!!!
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 11:18am
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Or you could put your Skiing Thermals / Polar tec 200 fleece trousers, P300 fleece jacket on under your dry suite and GO SAILING in your boat you sailed all summer If it's not frozen up, the lake or sea is not frozen up then why not. I remember one Grafham Grand Prix about 15 years ago where the tramp was freezing up, so was the spray on the sails and the sheets were too. Tacking was swift as you had to grab something to stop you sliding right out the other side when you came off the wire
------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 11:22am
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What a hero !
Our dinghy park closes begin Dec untill end March and the slip gets buried in 2 foot deep debris from winter storms , But !!! and I'm a six foot two 18 stone chiken livered woose in aw of fellow heroic dudes !!!!! Loosing the thread !
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Posted By: Gael
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 12:23pm
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The great Paul Elvstrom reckons that saling in Nordic winters was the best
way to crack sailing in waves - when it's icy cold you really want to get it right if the water is freezing! |
Posted By: Lighthouse
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 12:34pm
No, i don't have a problem with RC stuff on this section. After all, RC boats have fixed keels don't they? |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 11 Nov 04 at 6:38pm
| the best thing to beat the winter blues is to have a catamaran and go to the aruba regatta on at the moment http://www.arubaregatta.com - www.arubaregatta.com have a look and tell me your not jelious! |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 30 Dec 04 at 7:05pm
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get together with some of your squad/ mates at club and train! Buy a decent drysuit and just keep moving. With all the extra practice you'll beat the fair weather sailors who sit in the clubhouse with a pint and a remote controll come the new season. ------------- |