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Seen all of the J class at Antigua classics always liked ranger and Shamrock V!!

Modern wise you need to be looking at team phillips and any of the orma 60 tri's

monos maxi z86's or ecover I like!! No pics far too much effort if the pics are not on my pc!! But Farr has designed done some stunners!!!

For Grumm: Which shotgun is better? Purdey or Holland & Holland?

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Hobie Cat for sheer terror & excitement!

Purdey, of course. 😉

The J class boats are pure elegance. Stunning. I always think Velsheda is the wallflower of the piece, and somehow deserves my attention more!

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Captain calamity

Lovingly known by local RNLI as another WAFI (wind assisted f@@@@@ idiot)

Used to own one of these but had to sell it to Sweden:

Melges 24

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Family own one of these:

Sadler 32

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Quite Fancy a Corby 25:

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And then there is Velsheda, what more can you say other than perfection:

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Speaking as you were of Salcombe, I took this there a couple of weeks ago. Swallows and Amazons forever!
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I had a day on this square rigger a few years back...we had the sails up but had to be assisted by the engine 🙁

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Trident Voyager 35

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My mum and her fella have been busy making transatlantic crossings in one of these little fellas in their retirement...

fair foookin play to them... more balls than I've got that's for sure..

Raced one off these all sumer:

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I'm currently renovating my miracle but have plans to get a dart 15 or 18 in the future. One day I would like a cruiser but that will have to be in the future. I saw velsheda when she was first renovated and have admired her ever since. I recently saw one of her sisters but could read her name she had a blue hull.

Ooh no I don't know how you lot can do that.

I feel queasy on the Woolwich ferry. 🙁

seen this?

Had a Cornish Crabber Coble but it was a bit slow although pretty Su now have a Salcombe Flyer speedboat! Inlaws have a Fisher 46 which looks nice. Slow though.

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That wasnt amazing it was pretty damn stupid and the sea rarely gives you second chances.

I went overboard during an overnight race once and was shitting myself - got back on quite quick and I never ever want to be in that situation again. We did a gybe at about 11kts in heavy seas and the skipper who was a crap helm made an arse of it as usual.

That was on one of these : bull 7000 Sportsboat

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probably not what you had in mind!
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Race this whenever we can:

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I own one of these:
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topper iso has always been my fav along with the lazer 2000 and the old favourite osprey.

im thinking about buying another dingy but im not to sure if iwould use it enough.

Some cool boats here! While not at all good at sailing myself, a lot of my mates are very good sailors.

Ace.

My Dad built a mermaid when I was 2, which taught me to sail
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then we had a topper and did loads of sailing in those with school (a comprehensive before I get judged)

then parents bought a Pandora which was great. Memories! 12 years old, on the foredeck, gybing 300 sq ft of spinnaker..... 🙂
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She was sold due to two sons going to uni. But my dad's recently bought himself a retirement pressie:
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When my boy's about 5 or 6, think I'm going to get a boat and start sailing again. Do some racing with him. Thinking of either a merlin rocket or flying fifteen....

From Cap De Agde in the Souf of France...

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Come chaps, Sign up for the Virtual regatta.

Ah, the Merlin Rocket! We used to host Merlin Week on the family beach in South Devon. (Across the estuary from Salcombe)

Such a glamourous boat, such beautiful lines! So much beer....!

Mmmm, Velsheda. Had a tour over her when she was being renovated in the 70s. Lovely.

I think this is just beautiful:
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[i]Pelican[/i], a Norwegian Arctic trawler converted to Barbary Corsair rig.

Greatly missed:

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Not so greatly missed, but good racing:

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Current family-friendly craft:

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Here's a few of mine (gave it up to return to mountain biking 😆 )

Sunday Morning pond sailing

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Cross channel bimble

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/23986078@N05/5090517747/ ]Channel Crossing Bimble, Aug 2003 026[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/23986078@N05/ ]carlos_fandango[/url], on Flickr

Taking a swim (in the shipping lane near EC1!) to clear the prop

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laser bashing in Minorca

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That wasnt amazing it was pretty damn stupid and the sea rarely gives you second chances.

I went overboard during an overnight race once and was shitting myself - got back on quite quick and I never ever want to be in that situation again. We did a gybe at about 11kts in heavy seas and the skipper who was a crap helm made an arse of it as usual.

You weren't hooked on with a safety harness???

Elfinsafety - Member

Ooh no I don't know how you lot can do that.

I feel queasy on the Woolwich ferry.

Oh please!!

This could be mine pretty soon (assuming it's not a wreck) 🙂
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One just like this could be mine pretty soon (assuming it's not a wreck) 🙂
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Oops! 😆

I want to pack mountain biking in in a few years and buy a Skiff, Musto or 29er maybe. Anyone sailed one of those who can give me some advice? I sailed a Laser about 5 times 20 years ago and that is my total sailing experience! I hear these performance Skiffs are like death on stick which to be honest sounds great.

To me this is the absolute tits -

This has taken over from cycling as my main hobby..

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One day, I hope to have a Swan 60..
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^^^^^ Are you amassing a flotilla up there then spongebob? 😉 ^^^^

[i]I sailed a Laser about 5 times 20 years ago and that is my total sailing experience![/i]

I'd suggest crewing a two-man skiff before heading out in a singlehander. Musto skiffs/RS700s have a bit of a learning curve on them. Compared to a Laser, you'll have a trapeze and a spinnaker to deal with, neither of which are optional. And it's all apparent wind sailing going downwind, which is a totally different game to a Laser. There's always demand for regular crews at sailing clubs, head to your nearest and have a look at the noticeboard 🙂

Love sailing!! (well did up unto a long term illness stopped me about 7 years ago!)
me and my brother in the old boat,
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i'm the one stood on the side, always have been the Brawn of the family!

our old Stripped out 1/4 tonner racer, got clocked at just over 20knots in it one day, Silly silly speeds in a yacht but Oh so much fun!!
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(i'm at the back in all the pics)

pops current boat, out racing a couple of weeks ago,
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on one of the boats the family used to race hard in the local port, (cleaned up for everything for 2 seasons, had a Cracking crew then, S0o much fun!! i used to do foredeck then)
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kite's not quite up due to wind catchign it before we got to the top! was blowing a steady top 6-7 that day!! remeber it very well!!!

had some great times on square riggers in the canaries too, sailed around most the islands, - google 'Jubilee sailing trust', 2 ships, Lord Nelson and Tenacious, no better experience than that!!
used to deliver yachts too when was younger at college, got to travel on some Lovely boats then too!!
decided in the mid 90's tpo turn it from a hobby to a job, worked at the laser centre down here, Great fun, sailed all the laser and dart range except the Hawk and dart 6000, but a lot of laughs! did take the shine of the hobby though! 🙁

brothers still got the old 5oh, but also has a mucho newer one, and recently bought a Tasar so he and his other half can sail together comfortably at the local club (is doing Very well in his first season in it too!),

just something about being out there powered by nature that does it for me!!

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Now got this (back one):
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Oh yeah.... got a laser as well but have got to sell that now 🙁

I want to pack mountain biking in in a few years and buy a Skiff, Musto or 29er maybe. Anyone sailed one of those who can give me some advice? I sailed a Laser about 5 times 20 years ago and that is my total sailing experience! I hear these performance Skiffs are like death on stick which to be honest sounds great.

I've had both an RS600 and a Musto Skiff so here's my take on them. The RS has a powerful fully battened sail and is proper tippy as well - this combination can make it quite a handful. A friend has one and it still beats him to a pulp on a regular basis!
The Musto is a beautiful bit of kit (hardly any bits of rope making the place look messy!). It's hugely satisfying to sail and trapezing off the back of the racks with the kite up in just 8-10 knots of breeze is simply amazing. But over 12 knots and you really need to have good boat handling otherwise you'll spend all day swimming round it. To get the boathandling sorted you really need to sail it almost year-round which I couldn't and was the main reason why it was sold.
You're lack of experience could be seen as a hinderance or a blessing (skiffs are quit different to sail). I would suggest starting off by doing some crewing in a trapeze boat to get you used to being on the wire.
You can sail the Musto without the kite but it actaully helps downwind as the boat is more stable the faster you go - it's turning the corners that's tricky.

I spent most of my childhood on foredeck duty, cruising and racing; lowest moment being raising an asymmetric spinnaker upside down on the start line of the round the island race... never lived that one down.

I owned a couple of toppers while I was at school (bought with my own money), but lived too far from the sea to get into any racing series.

Dad now has an Etap 24i down in Dartmouth... He sails loads with the RDYC, but I only join him for occasional regatta races - I get seasick now, which is annoying!

Dave