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Topic: HOW fast...? |
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Tel Boy |
Posted: 07-Sep-05 13:58 |
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Me 'n' Biggus sail a Topper Sport 16, a single wire 'family' version of the Boss at the moment - not yet got our own Boss. We were sailing on Loch Lomond last week and we got some fantastic 3 sail reaches, the boat was really flying! So we got our hands on a GPS the following day, although we didd't feel we managed quite the same top speed we did clock 18.1 knots.
Question: what can we expect from the Boss and who reckons they are the fastest?! |
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Mike806 |
Posted: 07-Sep-05 17:24 |
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Must have bin pretty windy??? Would you be able to handle a boss in similar wind conditions??? If you could then u would get (if you got 18.5 in the sport) in excess of 25 i guess if not more......... |
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Tel Boy |
Posted: 08-Sep-05 13:52 |
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Not a chance with the Boss in F5! We will be quite happy with F2-3 to start with...
On our 18k day the wind was gusting from F4 to the top of F5 and the boat, in the gusts, was a bit of a handful. Our kite ratchet block disintergrated under the load...
[Edited by Tel Boy on 08-Sep-05 17:53] |
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Nick M |
Posted: 10-Sep-05 15:25 |
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At the nationals in restronguet, the last day was a solid force 5, some gusting 6!
Downwind we managed 2 catch 1 of the big gusts and accelerated thru the gust! The rig above flexed forward and we could feel ourselves rise up on the wires! A 35horse rib couldnt keep up, dunno wot kind of speed that ws tho!
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Pork_pie_eater |
Posted: 13-Sep-05 12:57 |
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Just imagine how fast you can go with two pork pies on the wire. Remember the 'working breeze' at Garda. But Restronguet was quite impressive - from the bar.... |
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bigguss |
Posted: 13-Sep-05 13:08 |
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Bigguss here - the scurvy crew for "tell boy" – “by ecky thump lad” it was fast and the chunks of skin missing from my hands from the sheet show it was a blast.
We bust the 2nd kite block this year?
Thanks to all for the insurance information - got it sorted - great help!
Looking forward to the BOSS and the Beefy crew (108 kg but fit and somewhat agile) has been warned to move a little slower or we will meet the fish and need snorkel and flippers? Already in training and getting fitness up for the BOSS – bring it on!
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