Sailing - dinghies, yachts, inshore, coastal, ocean?! :-)
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Jul 2023
2:59pm, 8 Jul 2023
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FurryH
I was in the sea scouts when i lived near the coast in wales. So sailed toppers and mirrors. There were lazers as well but I didn't like the centre mainsheet. As i got bigger used to sale an enterprise and we owned one for a while. Ive not done any sailing in 20 years or so apart from once in dominican republic when the all inclusive place had dinghies you can take out. I went with the wife as crew but she hadnt sailed much so got a suprise when the boat titled over and nearly lost her overboard.  Not been sailing since just the canal where we live now.
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Jul 2023
6:56pm, 8 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Ooh, I got out in an RS Quest today. It was niiiiice! Me likey! Think the Wayfarer may be ditched! Aren't people nice. Just turned up at the club that someone has answered on FB and they showed me around and took me out. No charge, no obligation. Lovely people. G
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Jul 2023
10:56pm, 8 Jul 2023
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Angus Clydesdale
I’ve found a lot of folks like that at sailing clubs.
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Jul 2023
10:28am, 9 Jul 2023
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
The Quest looks great. Maybe not first choice if you want to go racing every weekend, but otherwise a really good family/cruising/social sailing boat. Interesting to see that you can specify it with either a traditional spinnaker or the asymmetric set-up. Keep us posted, HappyG(rrr)! |
Jul 2023
11:37am, 9 Jul 2023
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SailorSteve
Fwiw I always prefer an asymmetric set-up to a spinnaker if I have the option: - increased apparent wind = faster - less risk of accidental gybe - more comfortable boat motion - no pole faff; uphaul/downhaul - quick to deploy/retrieve on a furler |
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Jul 2023
1:36pm, 9 Jul 2023
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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Same here, I really liked the asymmetric rig on the Laser 2000.
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Jul 2023
7:12pm, 9 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Or neither asymmetric nor spinnaker my preference! Paddleboard around the sailing boats today. The teacher was _andy's daughter! 23C. Just glorious. Scotland isn't bad when the weather plays ball! G
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Jul 2023
8:32am, 10 Jul 2023
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SailorSteve
^^^^😁 asymmetric❌ spinnaker❌ |
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Jul 2023
8:41am, 10 Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
Lol Steve, I'm such a woose! Spinnaker a necessity when racing. And fine on a long, gentle downwind, but up, down, up, down in a loch? Err, no! And the asymmetric I always find scary, quite overpowering in anything other than light winds. But hey, might just take some getting used to. When it's my own boat I'm sure I'll get hang of it. Going out in a Quest tonight with another new returner to dinghy sailing, so who knows what sails we might deploy tonight! G
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Jul 2023
9:58am, 10 Jul 2023
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SailorSteve
Sounds great Happy, enjoy the process, there’s no rush eh?
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