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#256295 01/14/13 11:20 PM 01/14/13 11:20 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Don't worry, Ferb. Probably just a fad. God knows, it ain't the future... anymore.
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#256296 01/15/13 07:49 AM 01/15/13 07:49 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Larry! Good to have you back! For me, it was all the talk about opening up the sail plan which lead to in-fighting and we could see that the one design class just wasn't going to exist any more in any fashion. The F18 is actually a much better boat than it used to be. Faster upwind and equal downwind. There ARE times where I miss that extra 2 feet of bow but it still goes pretty well.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Whats all this F-18 Stuff?
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#256298 01/15/13 08:16 AM 01/15/13 08:16 AM |
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl ksurfer2
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Welcome back Larry! I loved the 20, but the F18 was a much better fit for me to sail with Beth.
Hope to see you soon!
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: Whats all this F-18 Stuff?
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#256299 01/15/13 09:27 AM 01/15/13 09:27 AM |
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 932 Solomon's Island, MD samc99us
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Posts: 932 Solomon's Island, MD | 20 was and still is a great boat but the writing was on the wall 3-4 years ago when 20+ F18's showed up at major regattas and on a good day 6 N20's participated. F18's have class-controlled open sails, meaning continual sail development, at the same or cheaper prices than the N20 "one-design" sails (which never measured the same twice and no measuring guide was published for the class).
I wanted a larger fleet experience with opportunities for large Nationals and potential for World's, combined with the ability to distance race on occasion. Good thing is most of those N20 parts are the same as the F18 Infusion parts so you should be OK!
Scorpion F18
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#256300 01/15/13 09:44 AM 01/15/13 09:44 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 833 St. Louis, MO, Mike Hill
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Posts: 833 St. Louis, MO, | Welcome back!! I'm still here. Sometimes I feel like the last one in the room. Still the best boat out there. So I haven't seen a need to move on.
I understand why others moved. I've just moved to follow a fleet too many times. I'm just sticking with the boat I love.
Mike Hill N20 #1005
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#256308 01/15/13 03:23 PM 01/15/13 03:23 PM |
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Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... | Larry! I'm still rockin the 20. If you have parts, I'll buy them. Been trying to buy all that I can (ask Todd) since our customer support from Nacra sucks on a good day. You need to give me a call dude.
Lee
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#256312 01/15/13 08:36 PM 01/15/13 08:36 PM |
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Posts: 66 | Nice to hear from everyone! Well I still got the 20, actually Brian's got it and amping it up, so i don't think I'll sell the parts yet . Hoping to do Great Texas finally, I know I keep talking about it, but I think this is the year... more soon... | | | Re: Whats all this F-18 Stuff?
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#256313 01/15/13 09:07 PM 01/15/13 09:07 PM |
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL tback
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Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL | Welcome back Larry... .
Hope to see you around soon.
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#256314 01/15/13 09:09 PM 01/15/13 09:09 PM |
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. Team_Cat_Fever
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Posts: 3,224 Roanoke Island ,N.C. | If you decide you can't live without an F-18,let me know, my C-2 is for sale. C-2's agreat boat but I do miss my 20.
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#256322 01/16/13 08:35 AM 01/16/13 08:35 AM |
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Posts: 1,304 Gulf Coast relocated from Cali... | Hoping to do Great Texas finally, Good, I was hoping not to be the only 20 racing with the F18's. We'll help with logistics if you need. Maybe you could even get some of the other Florida N20's to come too since the Tybee is gone
Lee
Keyboard sailors are always faster in all conditions.
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#256332 01/16/13 11:50 AM 01/16/13 11:50 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | well, you still have a few N20s in FL, although some aren't sailing as much as they could...
Forrest Rick & Teri Tad John Fondrik the flesh rocket Chip & Barb's green one @ Founders park Sonneklar still has one or two, right? I thought Jamie Livingston had one (or access to one), but I haven't seen him in quite a while so....
Jay
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#256339 01/16/13 02:50 PM 01/16/13 02:50 PM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | jeeze... that puts a sizable fleet of N20s in Florida.
Now if they can just organize amongst themselves to attend the same events....
How about the "new and improved Steeplechase" this December? How much to charter Jay's N20 for two days?
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Jay
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#256365 01/17/13 09:26 AM 01/17/13 09:26 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Any idea who owns/sails them and how to get in touch? I've left notes on trampolines before
Jay
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