Quotable Quotes - Sailing

   Ha ha, so you were that inter to windward of us before we hit.... In our case it was "Funny looking patch of water.....O F***!!" Followed by some hanging over the back of the boat to tie down the port rudder, the impact stripped the thread on the strut that holds it down.... 

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Matt Lingley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Lingley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 04 at 7:34pm
	Ha ha, so you were that inter to windward of us before we hit.... In our case it was "Funny looking patch of water.....O F***!!" Followed by some hanging over the back of the boat to tie down the port rudder, the impact stripped the thread on the strut that holds it down....
	If it dosn't blow it sucks!

Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 04 at 8:24pm
	Matt, I think I was fairly lucky - I had my plates well up, I was not going that fast (about 13 Kts - GPS so tide included, very rapidly down to about 5 kts) and then had to do a sharp bear off (30 deg from GPS) to put both rudders back down. No real damage except a little filler reqd.... Ho hum...
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Gael Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gael Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 04 at 10:47am
	I think you were very lucky - hit Thirslet once racing a 30-footer, the boats either side had lifting keels... sat there all day on our own private island which could have been quite pleasant if a crowd of jet skit hadn't decided to spend the day racing in circles around us!

fizzicist Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 Aug 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote fizzicist Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 1:00pm
	It may not be a quote per se, but every time we arrive to see that it's blowing its tits off, the shout of 'BIG MORK' goes out across the dinghy park. (Mork & Mindy in case you hadn't guessed)
	Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.

Lucy Lee Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 276	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lucy Lee Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 2:06pm
	When we sail, the wind strengths get graded as: The Light Stuff: 0-10 knots The Right Stuff: 11-25 knots The White Stuff: 26 + knots The border between the right stuff & the white stuff clearly depends on where you sail...
	Fly Cherub!

Haggis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 180	Post Options Post Reply Quote Haggis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 04 at 5:06pm
	Another one from a dead pan member of a major sail loft Crew1 - What are we doing after the next mark Crew2 - Putting the kite up and gybing ---Scroll down for punch line --- Sails Man - You generally do downwind

Chris Noble Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Noble Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 04 at 8:19pm
	Heard during an awesome aussi skiff vid (picture ; 18 foot skiff pitch poling into massive swell) "Sound the claxon horn, they're going under!"
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lozza Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 23 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote lozza Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Nov 04 at 9:14am
	the 505 class used to have the catch phrase: Life's a reach, then you gybe!

grahamd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote grahamd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 05 at 12:07am
	Attributed to Paul Elvstrom, when another competitor told him he was lucky to be on the right side of the course when the wind came in: "The more I practice, the luckier I get"

Jamie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 12 Jul 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 164	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jamie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 05 at 2:11am
	It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get. I found that one attributed to Arnold Palmer on the site it's linked to, But Iv'e no Idea who said it first.