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#106031 05/10/07 10:51 PM 05/10/07 10:51 PM |
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Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | I thought it was cool that 4 of the top 10 were A-cats (only 4 A-class boats came out and sailed). All of the others in the top 10 were big ol' boats with lots more sail area, & some were WAY bigger.
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#106032 05/11/07 02:20 AM 05/11/07 02:20 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Is Clive Mayo sailing an M18 or an A-cat retrofitted with a spinnaker ?
In the listing he is quoted as sailing an M18.
If he is sailing an M18 then he has some massive amount of sailarea as well, 30 sq. mtr. = 323 sq.ft.
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#106034 05/11/07 12:32 PM 05/11/07 12:32 PM |
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA tshan
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | Not to sound sour, but half of those boats (2 of the 4) would not measure in as A Class catamarans. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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#106035 05/11/07 01:43 PM 05/11/07 01:43 PM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | The guys I feel bad for are the 200+ monohulls. They have to get up at 0600, start at 0700, drift all day and then don't even finish in time to be scored. But at least they have tunes and lots of beer on board! Maybe they should start the day before?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#106036 05/11/07 02:22 PM 05/11/07 02:22 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | The guys I feel bad for are the 200+ monohulls. They have to get up at 0600, start at 0700, drift all day and then don't even finish in time to be scored. But at least they have tunes and lots of beer on board! Maybe they should start the day before?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> None of them looked uncomfortable or unhappy when we went by them.
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#106037 05/11/07 05:55 PM 05/11/07 05:55 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 84 Orange Park, FL RobLyman
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Posts: 84 Orange Park, FL | I thought it was cool that 4 of the top 10 were A-cats (only 4 A-class boats came out and sailed). All of the others in the top 10 were big ol' boats with lots more sail area, & some were WAY bigger. Can't say ALL of the other boats were big. There was a Prindle 19, a Nacra 6.0 and an F18 in there. Bottom line is there were some good sailors in the top 10. What is it that Charlie Johnson always says? "I'd rather be lucky than good." In this race it was probaby a little of both. All I know is next year this big ol' boat isn't giving away 20% sail area to the other two. We WILL be mast head with a longer pole and a gennaker. | | | Re: Any news from todays Mug Race?
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#106038 05/11/07 09:12 PM 05/11/07 09:12 PM |
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA tshan
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | None of them looked uncomfortable or unhappy when we went by them. Conversation overheard (VHF strapped to lifevest) during Dauphin Island Race (conditions were double trap on N5.8, nice short steep chop, close reach after the Middle Bay Light): Slug1: "hey, hey... can anyone out there guess what this sound is: {loud grating noise}" Slug2: "sounds like a busted winch..." Slug1: "Nope, 2nd round of margaritas" Only time I ever wondered why I sailed multihulls....
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#106039 05/11/07 09:29 PM 05/11/07 09:29 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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All I know is next year this big ol' boat isn't giving away 20% sail area to the other two. We WILL be mast head with a longer pole and a gennaker. [/quote]
Rob, do you have to run the Mug with a shorter mast, for the bridges? Someone told me so a few years back. What is the mast height and bridge clearance?
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