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mike ellis
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Topic: experience Posted: 04 Aug 06 at 11:31am |
if it was low tide in a harbour there could have been quite a strong current flowing from whatever river flows into the harbour at the top. if this combined with a bit of ebb tide it could be suprisingly strong.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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Garry
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 06 at 4:14pm |
My guess would be two problems you had. the first was probably no centreboard (and maybe not much rudder), this makes steering difficult plus if you try and sail anything higher than a beam reach you will slide sideways (leeway) at an alarming rate and then when you try and tack will find the boat won't respond. You would also have the tide to contend with, again this might make getting where you want to more challenging.
If you want to gain more experience quickly I would suggest attending an RYA Seamanship course. You could also try try raising the centreboard fully (somewhere with plenty of room) and see how the boat responds - this is invaluable if you go anywhere with extensive shallows. |
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Garry
Lark 2252, Contender 298 www.cuckoos.eclipse.co.uk |
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tack'ho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 9:56am |
Incidentally you can DF a mobile siginal aswell.
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Stefan Lloyd
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 10:19am |
Actually in most areas you can get a mobile signal a lot further out to sea than most dinghy sailors are likely to venture and as others have pointed out, emergency services have the capability to "triangulate" (locate) mobile phone pretty accurately. Mountain rescue do this a lot, as do the police. In fact there is a commercial service you can subscribe to which allows you to locate your children's or employees' mobile signals. Edited by Stefan Lloyd |
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tack'ho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 11:27am |
And i case your interested turning your phone off won't help. Even a switched off phone communicates with the base stations periodically. You need to take the battery out.
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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dics
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 1:02pm |
Didn't know you could DF a mobile - learn something every day! |
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tack'ho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 1:06pm |
Their always watching you know
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Contender 541
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 1:33pm |
Its a government conspiracy I tell you Wet towels and tin foil around the head - is stops the signals getting in you know. They cannot communicate with you then |
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When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss
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Villan
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 1:42pm |
Resistance Is Futile.
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Vareo - 149 "Secrets"
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tack'ho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 06 at 3:05pm |
I learn't to dream in swahili cause the man in the cornershop is one of them!!!
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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