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[Re: mikekrantz]
#221452 10/11/10 10:51 AM 10/11/10 10:51 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD Mark Schneider
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Where are you launching from Mike?
Hell... if you stick around for the weekend... West River is hosting the Pumpin Patch regatta... Should be 20 cats or so. With F18's N20's F16's A cats and perhaps a few Hobies.
Mark
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[Re: mikekrantz]
#221617 10/14/10 07:07 AM 10/14/10 07:07 AM |
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. Team_Cat_Fever
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | We're launching off the beach at River Drive, just south of Back Creek.
We'll be here until sunset.
-Mike UUHHHHH,The SAILboat show was last week.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#221664 10/14/10 06:28 PM 10/14/10 06:28 PM |
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | Tad, This is a sailing site for catamaran sailors please post somewhere else. Try "SA brown noser.com" or "look at my post count . com" they might fit you better. As usual, you still need a taller glove.
Where's my rum and my harness?
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White
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#221697 10/15/10 12:12 PM 10/15/10 12:12 PM |
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Posts: 712 | Dave and I had a great time in Annapolis with the boat, too bad it was only a day trip.
We set up and went out about noon, the breeze was a steady 15, sun was out, and temps were in the 60's. We chased down and passed the Gunboat 66, a few Farr 40's, and various other boats on the bay. About 4:00 we met up with the Sailing World judges, and the plan was to take them each out for about 20 mins, then spend an hour or so going over the boat and debriefing afterwards.
I got the first judge on the boat, we went sailing and after a while the support RIB comes roaring up and tells the judge that it's been an hour, his time is over, and let someone else come sail the boat. It went on this way for the rest of the day, and we ended up sailing until the sun set. The most common comment of the day, was "I used to sail a Hobie 16, and this ain't no Hobie 16!!!"
Needless to say it was a great outing, and think we'll get some good press out of it for catamaran sailing in general.
Also, while we setting up and tearing down the boat, I lost count of the number of passerbys, neighbors, and people that were driving down the street that stopped to check out the boat, ask questions, and were very curious what kind of catamaran it was. It generated a huge amount of interest in general. | | | Re: See the F20c in person
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#221698 10/15/10 01:17 PM 10/15/10 01:17 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Sounds like you had a great day Mike! I can't wait to read the write up from Sailing World. BTW, did you drive each and every judge or did two of them take it out? I only ask because I would think they wouldn't have the knowledge to max perform the boat without an experienced driver/crew on board, and unless the boat is being maxed out, well...they could poo-poo it.
Blade F16 #777
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#221700 10/15/10 01:25 PM 10/15/10 01:25 PM |
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Posts: 712 | They were all very experienced sailors. I went out them one at a time, gave them the helm, pulled the strings, and gave them some feedback on sailing the boat.
Dave stayed on the beach and answered all of the tech questions, etc.
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#221706 10/15/10 04:16 PM 10/15/10 04:16 PM |
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | Looks like a lot of fun. So what happens when you put your weight way forward and try to stuff it?
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I'm boatless.
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#221710 10/15/10 04:26 PM 10/15/10 04:26 PM |
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn Karl_Brogger
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | AH-OOO-GAH
Dive, dive, dive.... lol. So the curved boards go from rising planes, to dive planes.... Boat looks like an absolute hoot to sail. I'd be screwing around waaaaayyyy too often just to get it to lift clear.
I'm boatless.
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#221722 10/15/10 08:33 PM 10/15/10 08:33 PM |
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Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine | OH DAMN. I gotta get me one of these. With my heft I could make the whole thing stand on its sterns :P | | |
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