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Quagers
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Topic: remembering a course Posted: 02 Jan 10 at 7:34pm |
Dry wipe markers work quite well
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ChrisJ
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 10 at 8:52pm |
A roll of white / yellow or similar light coloured sticky tape from B&Q (or similar). A (thin) permanent pen from Staples (or similar). Kept with the tape in your life jacket. Write the course on. Stick the tape to the boat. Peel the tape off at the end of the day.
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desteve1
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 10 at 9:13am |
would a laminated map also work?
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laser 81188 (looking for a name)
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winging it
Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 10 at 9:28am |
A laminated outline showing things like the factory and the club house, busway etc would be a good idea, then you could draw the marks in - I've seen lots of people who do this. Part of the problem is that they move the marks around at Hunts, I think because of weed etc. The have another area to write down the order of the marks and which side to round them.
We all get it wrong sometimes. The worst thing is when it happens and you're in the lead....you rapidly lose the lead as you desperately search for someone to follow.... |
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the same, but different...
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desteve1
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 10 at 11:10am |
I checked yesterday and it looked as if there was a permanent grid and the marks were drawn around that
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laser 81188 (looking for a name)
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winging it
Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 10 at 2:52pm |
Yes, but ignore the marks painted on to it. In fact I think I'll see if I can get them removed.
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the same, but different...
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jeffers
Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jan 10 at 9:14am |
The marks on the course board are for the old permanent marks which were removed when the lake was dragged as the solution to the weed one year. They would probably require a lo of work sealing them back up and sorting out the anchors to get them back usable so IMO they are unlikely to go back in especially as it looks like dragging will be our only option next year.....
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Paul
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nev_12345
Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 10 at 3:31pm |
Laminate a piece of white card, tie a china-graph pencil to it (you can get them for 50p from B&Q I think, though I got mine from eBay) and velcro it to your front bulkhead.
Really simple and really works well- just rub it off with your sailing glove, and it wont smudge if it gets wet. |
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patj
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 10 at 9:29pm |
For clubs such as Frensham where they use set courses depending on the wind, I carried a pile of overhead projector transparent plastic sheets and a set of cd/dvd marker pens and traced the map of the course which can then be stuck on the white boat. After a few weeks I'd got most of the courses drawn and was able to find them next time they were needed.
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Barty
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jan 10 at 12:30pm |
You could also consider http://www.micsltd.com/marinecard/
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