Any sailors out here

BigglesPiP · 10 Oct 2006 at 01:24

I'm the kind who's only happy in a winter gale.

Beaten Steeve Goacher on Windermere a couple of times too.

The Edge · 10 Oct 2006 at 07:34

There is me.

Not many others though.

Pookie Bear · 10 Oct 2006 at 11:14

That's not the kind of question I'd shout out in public......but that's just me

AndyOcUK · 10 Oct 2006 at 11:18

Hi, yeah I sail - havent for a while but used to sail GP14's, Toppers and National 12's etc.

BigglesPiP · 10 Oct 2006 at 21:09

AndyOcUK said:
Hi, yeah I sail - havent for a while but used to sail GP14's, Toppers and National 12's etc.

I have a GP14 for the summer. Mine's plastic tho :eek:

BigglesPiP · 10 Oct 2006 at 21:11

Skidmark said:
That's not the kind of question I'd shout out in public......but that's just me

Pfffft!

It's not like the Navy, I've raced in force 5 gales with snow! Sailing is a mans game.

semi-pro waster · 10 Oct 2006 at 21:23

BigglesPiP said:
Sailing is a mans game.

I think that is what he is hinting at

Sorry I'm not really a sailor(in any sense of the word). I did a weeks course in it and found it pretty easy but it didn't captivate my attention enough to make me want to go again. My dad loves it though.

p4radox · 10 Oct 2006 at 21:26

semi-pro waster said:
Sorry I'm not really a sailor(in any sense of the word). I did a weeks course in it and found it pretty easy but it didn't captivate my attention enough to make me want to go again. My dad loves it though.

Likewise. I've done a little bit, which was fun. But it's not a sport that really makes me want to go back for more.

The Edge · 14 Oct 2006 at 08:47

I've raced in force 5 gales with snow!

That wasn't at a Grafham Grand Prix about 5 or 6 years ago was it? If so i was there and it was positively lethal because nobody could see more than about 2 feet in front of them.

I was very glad i wasn't on the assymetric and cat course!!

BigglesPiP · 14 Oct 2006 at 20:16

The Edge said:
That wasn't at a Grafham Grand Prix about 5 or 6 years ago was it? If so i was there and it was positively lethal because nobody could see more than about 2 feet in front of them.

I was very glad i wasn't on the assymetric and cat course!!

Nah, this was very light snow (going very fast) on Windermere late 2004.

I seem te recall we broached about 3 times and came 9th. Best result of the Winter Series (2004/2005) for us.

Edit:
here we go: http://www.windermere-cruising.org/win0405/WINfin01.HTM. BRAHMS & LISZ, Race 6.

10th placed boat was in the slow fleet and way behind us, but we were swapping places with 11th placed Shockwave all the way.