Dinghy Show - What did you whink?
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Topic: Dinghy Show - What did you whink?
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Dinghy Show - What did you whink?
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 6:44pm
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So what did you guys think about the show then? Hope you are all now prepared for the start of the season!! |
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 7:47pm
Going tomorrow! Can't wait  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 8:11pm
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It was good ... I usually go on a sunday, so it was nice to almost have room to move!! Only gripe: Damn Trains!! Someone broke one in the tunnel just past Wood Green ( Heading back towards Kings Cross ) Meaning we had an hour bus ride, with chavs with rubbish music who were trying to sing. My Ears!! Left at 4:45 ... got home at ... *checks watch* 8 PM. ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 9:04pm
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well i was there for... 9 HOURS. phew. but it was good, talked to a lot of class stands and got some nice goodies. It seemed a bit busier than last year too. Plus i managed to meet some forumites ------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 9:07pm
I thought it was really gd and i had a gd time winding up the cherub sailors  . Highlight of the show for me was i think seeing an 18 up and close and the beiker 5 14.
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 03 Mar 07 at 10:37pm
Good day .........but still sober (had to drive !!) Met up with some of you guys which was good ,but didn't see you signing up for Grafham though  ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 12:23am
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hee hee sorry bout the post on the smight account but it was BBSC Faithfull. Not smight. And no les tis a bit far to travel unfortunately Alex ------------- RS600 988 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 8:37am
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Your such a lightweight BBSC Faithful!
------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 04 Mar 07 at 2:39pm
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I did like the free drink for exhibitors
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 12:33am
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We had a competition to see who could get the most free drinks tickets winner was 5. Anyone beat that? |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 11:37am
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Great show, shame about the train trip! 4 hours each way from Portsmouth was too much. Sorry, did I say train? I meant train, bus, train, underground, bus.... Bloody engineering works! Still, nice to meet friends old and new: Only problem is, it reminded me just how many boats I still need to own..... ------------- |
Posted By: vscott
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 12:00pm
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It was quite a shock just how many engineering works were going on! The worst was the Piccadilly line closing just after the show closed... at least there was a train station to go back to. We made the trip down from Scotland/Newcastle to Stansted but after bad experiences last year decided to stay with friends in London on Sat eve - which soothed away the travel frustrations and gave us the whole of Sunday to get home (almost all of it needed!) But the show was great! Loved both cherubs, Osprey, Merlin Rocket, Contender... ------------- Mk IV Osprey 1314 Think Again 
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Posted By: FireballNeil
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 4:10pm
Did anyone see the little ginger lad being photographed with Ellen Mac' on saturday morning on the model yacht pool? It was my little brother and being jammy as he is, the one tha hasn't read either of her books, and didn't know the names of any of the team GBR sailors, got to get his picture taken with them! ------------- Neil 
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Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 5:48pm
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haha you think any of your journeys was impressive. Isis and I got on the megabus at 22:45 on friday evening. Arrived in london at 6:15 saturday morning having had absolutely no sleep at all. Got the underground as near as we could to the lee's house then walked the rest of the way both completely dead by this stage. Got there. Went and bought some coffee from a near by shop and then headed up to the show. Spent all day at the show at least half of which helping on stands. Headed back to the lee's house and had some very good chili. Got to sleep about 4am once a certain member of the cherub class who sails a fruity boat stopped shouting down the phone to a certain other cherubist. Got up at 11:30 the next morning went to the show until closing. Helped do the packing up. went out for a meal with Isis' parents then got the underground back to victoria and got on the coach at 23:45. Made it to glasgow by 9am after having a blow out on the m6 at 4am and waiting an hour for a replacement bus. Made it back about 10 minutes too late for my first lecture.
New Extreme sport: Hardcore Dinghy Showing ------------- 
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 6:34pm
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... and I am sure you loved every minute of it ... I think the Dinghy Show is great - good chance to meet up with people. There is no other show like this which is why we see quite a few overseas visitors ... they can't believe their eyes when they see the breadth of sailing in the UK. ------------- |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 7:52pm
Ha ha be quiet les. but thanks for the free pint les. Ur such a dude . And alteast i wasnt sick on the way back------------- Greatfully Sponsored By www.allgoodfun.com Int 14 GBR 1503!! |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 8:03pm
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Despite the silly travel experiances it was a great show... Boat of the show for me had to be the Daemon (from as much of a non biased perspective as possible) I probibly knew a little more about it than most before I went down but I was not far short of amased at how good a job the hartley guys have done. The boat looks very very sorted and I hope Rich and all involved have been convinced its been worth all the effort. The new layout for the RS800 looked good but I was surprised how empty the RS stand was all weekend. It may have just been me but it seemed a little unwelcoming too. The new ISO, Blaze and Buzz were definantly improvements, The later two especialy. I hope theres enough spirit in the class associations to push them through the changes and come out the other side stronger than before. The bladerider I must admit I was surprised at. Ive never been a particularly big fan of the hype but seeing one up close has changed my mind. Its very well thought out and put together and I was impressed to see amac and rohan there on the stand chatting to people. ------------- |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 05 Mar 07 at 8:10pm
A lot of the ex-Topper grp boats we showing new colours last weekend. To be fair the Blaze has not really changed just had all of the niggles sorted out and a smart new sail from North (the sail plan has not changed, just a change from sobstad who were jacking prices up rapidly). As for the class being able to push they first batch of 'new' boats are all sold and a second batch is already in the offing....now if only I had the money.... Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 07 Mar 07 at 9:50am
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It all made my little Europe seem rather small!! Got some progrip stuff for a fiver though so I'm sorted! Had to get up at 6am to catch a train, got there by mid day, 5pm train home (fighting way through Finsbury park station (footie fans carried me off down an escalator and all I could think was 'dont squash my moth poster!') got home at midnight and had to work on sunday morning :( ------------- 
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 07 Mar 07 at 9:53am
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It all made my little Europe seem rather small!! Got some progrip stuff for a fiver though so I'm sorted! Had to get up at 6am to catch a train, got there by mid day, 5pm train home (fighting way through Finsbury park station (footie fans carried me off down an escalator and all I could think was 'dont squash my moth poster!') got home at midnight and had to work on sunday morning :( -------------
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: landlocked
Date Posted: 08 Mar 07 at 10:58pm
heard a rumor from my Dad via the Solution stand that Ovington boats wont use progrip anymore as it was found to cause osmosis under it don't know if this applies only to Solutions or all Ovington hulls. ------------- Cherub 2535 "Eggbert the Nasty" Soon to be for sale PM for Details Cherub 2657 "Slippery When Wet" Don't sail fly Cherub |