Blind Date
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Topic: Blind Date
Posted By: yellowhammer
Subject: Blind Date
Date Posted: 08 May 05 at 10:10pm
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If you opened this topic in the hope of love and romance, you'll be sadly dissapointed! In the April 22 Y&Y Readers pages, Peter Fitt of West Mersea suggested "a coming together" forum for clubs and classes. Peter's idea was that it could offer classes in serch of venues, and clubs looking to host events, a way of getting it together. Needn't be restricted to events though and it could cover any dinghy clubs and classes related topics. Don't know how it would work, could be a yawn, but might be worth a slot in the Dinghy area? And Peter, if you're looking in, thanks for the reply. We have a couple of tepid venues for our Laser 3000 10th Anniversary event in 2006, but we'll definitely investigate West Mersea. Thinking on, what about launching a lonely hearts forum too? ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 08 May 05 at 10:51pm
There's already a thread, Lonely Hearts, in the Banter section, but all these tough sailors are shy little things when it comes to romance...  Still, there are rumours of friendships and flirting behind the scenes... I only wish someone would tell a bit more, we could do with a bit of gos! (for the good of the community, of course  )Personally, I'm well out of the game! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 09 May 05 at 10:06am
Don't have a lonely heart, come and get it racing with the UK Cherubs
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Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 09 May 05 at 5:17pm
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yay come to west mersea.....we are friendly and amazing sailors!! cough cough!!!
Small world, i used to sail with Peter Fitt! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 09 May 05 at 11:10pm
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definitely a small world this sailing game ... probably why few sugar dadies are prepared to bare all in public, although I know several less well off sailors that have so how about some inside info on west mersea, sailor girl ... checked out the web site but it's "under construction" the 3000 class covers the full age range, ten to too old to tell at last year's Nats (won by female helm) and we'd look to put on a band or similar at next year's event, host club members very welcome ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
... any 5000 sailors from last year's Inlands looking in?Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 10 May 05 at 4:23pm
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well we have two clubs, a sailing club and a yacht club, both in crawling distance from each other and the boat park!! we have a wide range of dinghys, from a large fleet of optimists to a large fleet of 49ers, 29ers, various RS, byte C2 etc etc.
once out of 'the quarters' we have a very large open sailing/racing area between mersea beach and bradwel shore. We have recently held the Laser SB3 Nationals (last year) and previously held the Cork 1720 Nationals, both successful. overal a top club!!!!! Come and sail here!!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: Gael
Date Posted: 10 May 05 at 4:59pm
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I always remember Mersea Week as being very civilised and a whole lot of
fun - racing finished by early afternoon, allowing for plenty of sipping of the odd lemonade in the sunshine on the Yacht Club lawn ------------- If you're not smiling, do something about it :o) |
Posted By: sailor girl
Date Posted: 10 May 05 at 6:08pm
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Cool, when did u do mersea week!!!
Good old Yacht club lawn hey!!!!!!!! ------------- Sailor Girl, Queen Of The Forum! |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 10 May 05 at 11:00pm
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mersea week sounds like another abersoch dinghy week ... or is it mainly a cruiser event? we're at the royal torbay regatta for our nats this year, chancing it with the yachties! for 2006 we were looking for something more personal for our anniversary, hence peter's response in Y&Y i'll pass on a link to this thread to 'the committee' ... how's the wind, tide, waves, launching, boat traffic ...... the social side seems to be covered ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 10:13am
so bns what r the rumours? come on dish the gos out!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 12:18pm
Aoh I don't know any gos ... but eh! we could start making it up!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 12:25pm
yer sounds good!!  so what shall we make up?------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 1:28pm
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Goodness u 2 are as bad as me on the gossip front. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Buzz
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 1:53pm
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Restronguet is a friendly club with sailing in Falmout bay if its nice or in the harbour (3rd largest in the world) if its windy. If its really windy you can go to the maritime museum, the Eden Project, go surfing or maybe visit the Tate St Ives. Great sailing and plenty to do for those who don't sail or if its cancelled. |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 1:55pm
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Let's start with... hmmm KnightMare!
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Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 1:56pm
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Nah. thnx for the compliment but its soo not true. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 2:12pm
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Well, THEY SHOULD!! Come on, guys, you don't know what you're missing! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 8:23pm
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yer knightmare is a good lookin girl and i am single!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 11 May 05 at 11:14pm
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the rankings are right, you lot Really should get out more (as a threesome by the sounds of it) this is supposed to be a serious topic to show that clubs and classes can get it together the "Blind Dating Agency" is more entertaining, after all ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:40am
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lol yer we r all i bit sad when it comes to posting on here!! ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 12:16pm
Ohhh I didn't even know that!
Too true! This thread is going to get moved to the Banter section soon ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 12:19pm
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yer good!! so bns what gos shall we make up? ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 12:24pm
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exactly how would this work. Would it be a forum like this or an event like Dinghy Show and have a certain place specified as a place to go and meet other people who are looking for venues or events etc. And y doesnt this gossip go back to the thread already made for it. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 1:54pm
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Could be like the RYA instructor's conferences but instead members from different clubs meeting. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 8:47pm
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I think Peter envisaged somthing along the lines of having a new "Clubs and Classes" forum under Dinghy Sailing category in the home area big clubs have stands at the dinghy show, etc, and class reps are also around and visit club stands to explore options, but smaller clubs miss this contact the forum would open up a shop window for club members to flaunt their stuff, like Mersea has ... I'd definitely up for it after sailor girl's hard sell goes to show the C&C idea could work once word gets around, but will my blind date leave me broken hearted ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 10:59pm
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Yeah does cound like a good idea. or just have a section onhere that can be accesed from the Clubs & Classes page, also its not only the large clubs that have stands at dinghy show, but admitidly it is mostly large ones. Oh well ul have to keep us informed about how the blind date goes - if it goes ahead ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:07pm
Give me the chance and I'll edit some of yours too!  ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:11pm
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Ok im sorry, that seems to ave been taken the wrong way or something. no act, I wil apologise and ask why the ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:33pm
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Sorry Knightmare ... blame my rough Northern humour ... don't take me too seriously! Like the surfing pic? Visit the http://www.laser3000.lasersailing.com - www.laser3000.lasersailing.com home page and roll down to the bottom of the page for a full size shot ... oh for the life of a dolphin! ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:41pm
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lol Humour could have fooled me, oh u did.... Il try not to take ur jokes to seriously in the future. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 12 May 05 at 11:58pm
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Now, for all those who don't always follow links, please take a look at that! Whoever took the photo must be very proud indeed
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Posted By: hydrographer20
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 7:24am
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loving the pic there- i wonder why on earth dolphns would wish to swim so close to shore- unless its a kamakaze mission, would have been amazing to see though ------------- byte me!- GBR 814 |
Posted By: yellowhammer
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 1:58pm
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there's more where that came from but i can't work out how to load pics to this site from disk, so i've put them on our site ... follow the link http://www.laser3000.lasersailing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=560 - http://www.laser3000.lasersailing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ ID=560 they came from a contact in the states who collects there things, aircraft crashes being his real turn on ------------- Laser 3000 @ Leigh & Lowton SC www.3000class.org.uk |
(i've some of them too), no idea who's owed the credit (ooops)Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 13 May 05 at 2:21pm
| Brilliant - the semi submerged junction looks like the ultimate traffic calming! |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 24 Jul 05 at 8:37pm
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That i sgreat soooooooooooooo funny we need some more like that woops look at the banter section! ------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |