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Mark Aged 42
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Topic: Best boat for ‘freestyle’ sailing Posted: 14 Sep 20 at 8:20am |
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DART catamaran!
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Ozzytub
Newbie Joined: 10 Nov 19 Location: Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Sep 20 at 12:10pm | |
One more for the Pico.
Just can perform all sorts of stupidity and come back for more.
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PeterV
Posting king Joined: 24 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 131 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Sep 20 at 9:14pm | |
When I first had a Finn in the late 70s I learnt to sail downwind standing in front of the mast and tacking and gybing while standing on the side decks, gybing being the most difficult as you had to stand on the stern deck with your toes so the boom could clear your shins. Racing back to the club standing on the foredeck was an occasional open meeting challenge. I can still sail downwind standing on the foredeck and tack standing up (going round in front of the mast) but have chickened out of gybing. I cannot persuade any one else in the fleet to try any of these, such competitions used to be common. Seeing how far you could climb up the mast also used to be common while waiting for the wind.
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PeterV
Finn K197, Finn GBR564, GK29 Warsash |
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Sam.Spoons
Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 20 at 8:31am | |
Handy too when the OOD has set 3 races back to back and you need a pee
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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Neptune
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1313 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 20 at 8:36am | |
One of the biggest advantages to a self draining deck is the flexibility of positions for mid race pee!
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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor
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Riv
Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Nov 13 Location: South Devon Online Status: Offline Posts: 353 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 20 at 10:37am | |
Totally agree with iGRF My Original windsurfer beats any dinghy hands down, but the Laser is the second best by a long way. It is the only common boat I know with a flat, non slip strong deck you can use from any position. I've never broken one yet. I'm not suprised no one will stand on a Finn foredeck. I expect you'd go right through.
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Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74.
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