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timeintheboat 
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 Topic: Dinghy Show -- ObservationsPosted: 01 Mar 08 at 9:19pm |
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Skiff/foiling fatigue set in early.
505 look great. N12 looked great. Streakers trying hard - it might happen. Solos all over the place - did they have the most boats of any class? Speckled hen from the barrel - top marks! Hartley's Wayfarer looked - err - good. Peter Vincent good as always. Everyone - if you have a kite it looks better firm rather than limp. The Squib no D12 in sight - must have been the only one in that room. I14's getting uglier. The Alto - why? Those sit in boats near the bar - what all that about then? Weird. Most string - FF vs Merlin. The demographic of attendees seems to be maturing. No big WOW (last was the gorgeous wooden phantom of (2?) years ago. |
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Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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Jon711
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Posted: 01 Mar 08 at 9:55pm |
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N12 Did look good Graduate new mainsail - interesting as they will be sailing it off the same PY New BLAZE Gorgeous..... But I am biased... New Streakers look very nice shame they were hidden away in the other hall And where did all those Solo's come from - I've never seen so many in the same place before.
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29er310
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Posted: 01 Mar 08 at 10:07pm |
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What was wrong with the 14s, was matt critchleys new 14 on the stand?
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Smight at BBSC
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Posted: 01 Mar 08 at 10:39pm |
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The 14's all looked really nice in my opinion. Saw loads of foumites at the show, Guest#260, noyce, hoppy and many others. Including ratface and villian. "Ben Ainslie get of my oppie"
 You should have told him noyce Edited by Smight at BBSC |
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Webmuppet
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Posted: 01 Mar 08 at 11:04pm |
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I'm too lardy for this one but it did look very nice. Met loads of people whilst at the show, very social, and didn't spend at much as normal !
Nigel 
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I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg)
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timeintheboat
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Posted: 01 Mar 08 at 11:07pm |
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Yeah the Blaze did looked sorted.
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Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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JimC
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Posted: 02 Mar 08 at 12:33am |
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The show never seems as exciting after you've been to a few... so enjoy your first few folks! I've been to so many and stood on a stand so often I can't be bothered to go. Spent today a) working, b) IC bimbling and c) helping put in a new mains supply to the club and can't say I miss doing the show...
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Guest
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Posted: 02 Mar 08 at 7:15am |
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you should go ... help you keep up with the times |
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Contender443
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Posted: 02 Mar 08 at 7:31am |
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OK thanks for the tips. We have just got the family up, done Mother's day (breakfast and pressies in bed for BNS) and are getting ready to go to the show. I see no mention of the Contenders I went to Stokes Bay yesterday to collect and another Contender (long story!!). As there was a Laser Q event on it was crawling with Laser squadies - I never reaslised how small Laser sailors are getting. Maybe I have spent too long in the Contender fleet. |
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ptcruiser
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Posted: 02 Mar 08 at 9:18am |
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I thought the show was great! Earls Court could learn a lot. Met Ben Ainsley and Paul Goodison and got a couple of Autographs Chatted to Geoff Holt - what a great man Met up with the guys at Hartley Laminates - great stand and a really friendly bunch of blokes. New Wanderer is a great family boat. My daughter loved the bug (well...it is better looking than the Optimist) I loved the look of the sunfish and the Finn Loads of great stalls in which to part me with my cash |
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