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Does the sailors on the Viper sail F16 normaly? Or are they "Rock Stars" arranged to sail the Viper just for this regatta? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

They are not professional. They are Spitfire sailors who, presumably, have decided to join in the fun. The Spitfire was a "Grandfathered" F16 at the beginning.
If the other F16 sailors there are "open minded", they will learn a lot from them <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


Hi Dermot,

I thought they had been sailing F18 recently? Didn't say anything about them being professional, only a few are that lucky <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />.

Hi Gary, I should have said that they were amateurs. They are top of the rankings on the Spitfire circuit this year, so have sailed at most Spitfire events. They work so well together that they are difficult to beat no matter what class they sail. They should be at the Spitfire Europeans on the 13th in Belgium.
We have westerly gales over here in the west of Ireland today. I hope that it is better in Wales. The wind is meant to drop off over the next few days.

Dermot
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