From Trailer to Sail
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Topic: From Trailer to Sail
Posted By: kurio99
Subject: From Trailer to Sail
Date Posted: 06 Feb 10 at 11:40pm
| How long does it take you to launch? From offloading the boat from the trailer, stepping the mast, setting the rigging, and then finally sailing. What model of boat are you using? |
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Posted By: bert
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 2:48am
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In a rush 20 - 25 minutes may be slighty less on a really good day. Sunday club sailing 40 minutes but this inclues getting everything "just so" rather then adjusting on the water on the way to the start line. Phantom usually. Both times assumes dressed really to sail on arrival. ------------- Phantom 1181 AC-227 IC 304 blaze / halo 586 |
Posted By: Quagers
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 8:53am
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20-30mins for my Laser, if im club racing 1hr including
changing and 'chatting' time. |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 11:31am
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About and hour - but then I sail a 5oh (not a beast known for its lack of string) If I am at the club - with the mast stepped and all the string in the right place -I can rig and be ready to get changed in 15 minutes ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 4:06pm
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When I had my Laser, from Trailor to Launching could be done in about 30 minutes if I wanted to, with the 700 and 200 give me 2 hours, I end up having to re-rig the kite system and all the other bits of string, then do it again when the kite is rigged wrong. Give me an RS Tera or Laser Pico anyday. ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 6:06pm
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15 minutes max for the Lightning - once the ropes are undone, just pop the mast in, clip the rudder on, put boom on,hook the kicker on, hoist sail, launch. It is the 3/4 hour of gossiping which takes the time up... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 10:19pm
+2 the lighting is the quickest boat to rig i have ever had ! lightning no 333 |
Posted By: n12fun
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 10:28pm
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national 12 from trailer with everything tied in still to fully rigged with sails up in 15 mins if were in a rush ( usualy are) |
Posted By: Crows
Date Posted: 07 Feb 10 at 10:50pm
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9 minutes to perfect. but thats an enterprise and it took 3 mins to get a knot undone.
as for the merlin, if I turn up a day in advance, I am a day late to get the frikken set up right
------------- Enterprise National 12 Merlin Rocket Laser Solo and whatever else takes my fancy. |
Posted By: Garry
Date Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 5:49pm
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45 minutes in the Lark if the mast is down (too much string and fiddly kicker). 25 mins for the contender if someone helps with the mast. Garry ------------- Garry Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 6:58pm
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reckon we have the B14 up and ready in well under thirty minutes from pulling in. If you do a lot of travelling, unless you're a masochist, you quickly figure out time saving set ups.
Plus, we've not got that much string to sort. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 8:26pm
| At my club we once got a late arrival at a Solo Open meeting on the water within 9 or 12 (can't remember which) minutes of driving through the gate... |
Posted By: djdhi
Date Posted: 08 Feb 10 at 10:49pm
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My second boat. a Mirror, takes about 50 mins to rig from the mast down position, with a singlehanded crew. Iit has more string than a Flying Fifteen. It has the now rather old-fashioned gaff rig. As I have not had it long I would welcome any tips. As it stays outside I have to have a flat cover to keep the rain from getting in, with the mast inside. djdhi |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 09 Feb 10 at 4:46am
A lot of it comes down to practice, learning what you can and can't undo and having a system. For instance do you take the shrouds off the boat - you'll find you probably don't need to if you do a bit of jiggling. See if things that are knotted can be left tied or fastened in a quicker way, see what can be left threaded up, see if shackles can be replaced with hooks. All these things help. |
Posted By: fleaberto
Date Posted: 16 Feb 10 at 12:06pm
....as long as i don't get the kicker tangled, my Lightning is done in around 10mins. Just wish i could actually sail it as quick!!!!  ------------- Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays' |
Posted By: BarnsieB14768
Date Posted: 16 Feb 10 at 2:41pm
Remember a Hurricane TT at Bala in 1989 - 1990. Finished work (P&O Dover) and drove straight up and we were a bit late. We arrived, went and got changed and hoisted the sails and went sailing and won the event. Had about 12 people rigging the boat . Some of those guys/girls may read this thread. B14 takes about 20 - 25 minutes from unhitch to water plus getting changed.
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