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les5269
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Topic: For fun or for winning? Posted: 27 Mar 06 at 9:13pm |
Sounds more like the consequences of clumsy |
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49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)!
Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
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kasey3000
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 06 at 9:25pm |
Les.....going on recent experiences......I think no comment from you would have been better there
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les5269
Really should get out more Joined: 11 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1530 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 06 at 9:41pm |
Ha Ha good one BUT...... I wasn't driving |
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49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)!
Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
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CurlyBen
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 06 at 9:50pm |
Is that better or worse Les? It's still your boat!
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kasey3000
Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 401 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 06 at 10:06pm |
yeah.....and you do most of the work on the boat! you always say it...dont change that now just cos it suits!!!
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49erGBR735HSC
Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 2:59am |
.........adds a little bit more weight to how important us helms are. My crew makes a few mistakes and we can compensate for it. When I decide to mess up we go swimming
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bovlike
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 12:59am |
Fergus Going back to your 1st post you are to light for a 49er the ideal weight is about 150kg. but you could get away with 140kg Keilder is fine for a 49er me and my crew adam sailed one at the dam to dam last year. I would give it a year or two in the 29er then if you get bigger and better then move into the 49er Regards Ian Ps have you used the tiller extensions yet and how are they? |
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Ian (Bov) Turnbull
18ft Skiff Ronstan UK Chandlery, tapered ropes and specialist solutions for sailors who demand the best - BovBoats.co.uk |
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29er397
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 505 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 5:23pm |
yer, we have used the tillers quite a few times and i'm very with them, makes gybing so much easier! thanks very much.
only thing about staying in the 29er is the lack of class competition up here and without the boats to sail against it can get a little boring unless its blowing a gale! we will see how we do this year, and then make a decision at the end of the season. |
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bovlike
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 9:47pm |
49er would be good if you get a bit bigger by the end of the year. I would not go for an 800 from a 29er. The helm would enjoy it but the crew would be bored with out a main sheet to play with. It is a shame there is a lack of boats up north but it will be like that in most boats up there. we were lucky for a few years that we had 4 of the fastest musto skiffs in the country at Sunderland (kev Anderson 1st nats 2004 Ian Trotter 1st nats 2005 martin Boatman 3rd nats 2004/05 and me 2nd worlds 2004 and 2nd nats 2003) but that has faded away with kev going kite surfing martin getting a 49er and I have moved to Southampton. So I say It is best to go with what you enjoy and hope other people see it and get one to. or buy a laser so you get good racing. but why would you want to sail one of them!!!!! |
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Ian (Bov) Turnbull
18ft Skiff Ronstan UK Chandlery, tapered ropes and specialist solutions for sailors who demand the best - BovBoats.co.uk |
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jpbuzz591
Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 793 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 31 Mar 06 at 9:55pm |
get a laser!!
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Jp Indoe
Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
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