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s.a.l.t.y
Really should get out more Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517 |
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Topic: Dinghy Show Posted: 05 Mar 11 at 9:51pm |
Ovingtons is next to the icon pretty much. Not quite sure how you could have missed the big old 49er in the center of the hall...
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Ruscoe
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Mar 11 at 10:25pm |
Graeme, if your mate is after a nearly new quick phantom i know of a very, very good boat for sale. If you want the details PM me.
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Villan
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 12:28am |
Definitely didn't have the same feel as when I last went a few years back, but it was good to see a few old faces again. Good chat with a gent on the Challenger stand, same on the SOlution (sorely tempted .. prices are coming down to my range :D ) Believe we saw GRF on the Alto stand this morning, and Russ poking around at the icon - would have said Hi but wasn't 100% sure .. Icon is bigger than I expected! Oh - and Toms face when a random person walked up to him and plonked a plate of cake on the desk infront of him ..... Edited by Villan - 06 Mar 11 at 12:29am |
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tgruitt
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 7:42pm |
Ha! Yes that was a highlight of the show, thanks for the cake! I reckon Saturday was a great day, a lot of people up compared to last year and a great atmosphere. |
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Needs to sail more...
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radixon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 7:52pm |
I went Saturday, was good chatted to people we wanted to, saw GRF with his Dakine hat on
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PaulB
Groupie Joined: 15 Nov 10 Location: Sleaford Online Status: Offline Posts: 73 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 9:05pm |
Is the Alto used for cruising ? It looked like it had a tent on the foredeck ?
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I luv Wight
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 9:32pm |
I liked the canvas foredeck on the N12 more. |
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I luv Wight
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 11 at 9:45pm |
I tend to agree with Graeme about the 'old skool' style of the boats - a large number of them reminded me of Morris Minor styling ( ie 1950s )
There were some very nice modern looking boats, but a lot of similar shiny white plastic or shiny varnish on old-fashioned looking boats. At my club, there are only 3 wood boats ( 1 Mirror, 1 Merlin and half a Solo ), and all the boats sailed here are fairly modern - mostly RS and Lasers, so seeing all the GPs and Enterprises and similar was a bit of a culture shock. I also spotted some big chaps at the Phantom stand! I got a bit of a sales pitch on the X1 stand, but didn't bite The Icon looked nice ( big rig though ) |
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Contender443
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 11 at 7:44am |
Well I ordered a new boat and should get it in a couple of weeks
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G.R.F.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 11 at 8:26am |
I have to say, I got very tempted by one of those Contenders.
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