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Boating chit chat thread.

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    #1232
    Stheno
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    You use your legs a lot to keep yourself up on the high side.

    That makes sense when I think back on it, I'm constantly shifting about as I am helming.

    Got masses of confidence from today, it was great, I'd three other crew and it was really interesting to experiment and see how where they were affected how the boat handled

    I was wrecked afterwards need to get fit


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    #1233
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Uurgh....early start for me tomorrow this time, setting sail for Schull early tomorrow after a much later night than intended.... :eek:
    I do not envy Heidi. Wind was gusting up to 35 knots last night in my part of the SW; eased a bit earlier, but stll unpleasant. Boat is staying put, I'm going out mushrooming!


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    #1234
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Forecast for this evening is 20 up to 32 in Howth, should be fun :D


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    #1235
    neris
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Forecast for this evening is 20 up to 32 in Howth, should be fun :D

    its cancelled, which is quite a contrast to last night where there was feck all breeze a flood tide and our fleet was timed out


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    #1236
    Stheno
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    neris wrote: »
    its cancelled, which is quite a contrast to last night where there was feck all breeze a flood tide and our fleet was timed out

    Racing tonight is cancelled? Where did you hear that?

    edit: just saw it on facebook ::(


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    #1237
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,056 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Stheno wrote: »
    Racing tonight is cancelled? Where did you hear that?

    the little facebook thingy on hyc.ie and twitter


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    #1238
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    We had a gorgeous delivery down..... motor-sailed all the way in flat sea and sunshine, arriving at teatime on Sunday.

    It's all gone a bit pear-shaped since then... a lumpy slow drizzly race yesterday (but we did comes second which was some consolation!), and all racing cancelled today because it's absolutely honking! Tomorrow and Friday will be fun, I'd say there's some sea piled up out there after today......


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    #1239
    Stheno
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    Is it sovereigns you are at?


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    #1240
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Stheno wrote: »
    Is it sovereigns you are at?

    Calves Week in Schull


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    #1241
    neris
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    We had a gorgeous delivery down..... motor-sailed all the way in flat sea and sunshine, arriving at teatime on Sunday.

    It's all gone a bit pear-shaped since then... a lumpy slow drizzly race yesterday (but we did comes second which was some consolation!), and all racing cancelled today because it's absolutely honking! Tomorrow and Friday will be fun, I'd say there's some sea piled up out there after today......

    honking in dublin now if its any consolation


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    #1242
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Am I reading the forecast for tomorrows wind right, that it's going to be gusting up to 30+ knots about four o'clock?


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    #1243
    Vexorg
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    Met.ie is showing the wind building between 12.00 and 18.00 going from 7-11 knots at 12 to 17-22 knots at 6, could easily be gusting to 30+ The hourly short range forecast wont be available until tomorrow.

    YR.no has 16 knots at 16.00 building to 20 at 18.00

    Pocketgrib is showing 18knots at 16.00 dropping very slightly over the next couple of hours.

    Windguru free has a 12 hour delay, currently showing 18 gusting 26 at 16.00.

    All showing a good breeze at 16.00, but I would not put money on it.

    At least you can be prepared for heavy airs, easier to take a reef out during the race than to put one in assuming you like to reef:)


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    #1244
    Conchir
    Registered Users Posts: 960 ✭✭✭Conchir


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    Fergal, someone must have seen one of your runabouts and decided to supersize it!


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    #1245
    Boaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Boaty


    Nearly bought a Ruffian 23 sailboat as my first venture into cruiser racing, it would have also been my first restoration.


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    #1246
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Boaty wrote: »
    Nearly bought a Ruffian 23 sailboat as my first venture into cruiser racing, it would have also been my first restoration.
    Mind me asking why you didn't in the end?

    They're a great boat, and one of the biggest one-design fleets in Dublin Bay (if that's where you'd be sailing).

    Are you still on the hunt for a boat?


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    #1247
    Boaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭Boaty


    I've minimal experience when I comes to cruisers, so I wanted a a few friends onboard, The most experienced of us all pulled out as he didn't want a winter project and the idea fell through.

    I wasn't even in the market for a cruiser but when the boat became available earlier this week I had to try and work out something, If you heard the price of it you'd buy it without even looking at it.

    At this stage even one other person with a bit of experience would do.

    I'm a little further south, I'm nearly certain you were here in June.


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    #1248
    pedroeibar1
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    I see that the 'Grand Rusalina' paid Sogood a visit in his home waters.. I wonder was there a sale? :)


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    #1249
    neris
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    https://twitter.com/RNLI/status/763289115727106048


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    #1250
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,328 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Well done to Annalise today 1 st place overall sofar. https://www.facebook.com/AnnaliseMurphySailing/?fref=nf





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    #1251
    pedroeibar1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,108 ✭✭✭pedroeibar1


    neris wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/RNLI/status/763289115727106048

    Bet he brought a big spanner this time! :) (wrench, not tactician;))


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    #1252
    fergal.b
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    Silver for the O'Donovan Brothers :)



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    #1253
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Fergal, you need to come over here for the craic -

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057631451

    Great sailing and rowing chatting going on!

    Powerboats, not so much though :D


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    #1254
    Stheno
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Fergal, you need to come over here for the craic -

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057631451

    Great sailing and rowing chatting going on!

    Powerboats, not so much though :D

    Tis a great thread, loads of chat!


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    #1255
    Steve
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    The Irish sailors have 'did us proud' big time, hats off to them.

    And so have the sailing boardsies in the other sports forums, love u guys!!


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    #1256
    fergal.b
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    fergal.b wrote: »
    Well done to Annalise today 1 st place overall sofar. https://www.facebook.com/AnnaliseMurphySailing/?fref=nf



    6th today, well done a tight race.

    NED 45
    IRL 50
    DEN 52

    FIN 55
    BEL 61
    LTU 71

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    #1257
    Stheno
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    OSI wrote: »
    Another race lost to a bloody lobster pot :(

    Ye didn't hit another pot?


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    #1258
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    OSI wrote: »
    Another race lost to a bloody lobster pot :(
    If it's any consolation, we caught two - TWO - today :eek: :D


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    #1259
    the beer revolu
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    Any lobsters?


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    #1260
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,374 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Any lobsters?
    Not this time - but we'd have put the owners of the floats alive into a pot of boiling water no bother for putting them out with floating rope on them :mad:


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    #1261
    Stheno
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    OSI wrote: »
    We did. Spent all afternoon dodging them, bay was full of em for some reason. Just misread the current after a tack and snagged a couple of floats, took us 20 minutes to get free.

    I did the lighthouse ISORA a few weeks back and there were a few pots in the bay with really long lines floating on the surface when we came in. Was it one of those? You see the pot, but don't see the twenty foot of rope attached to it that is floating on the surface?


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