I was out 2 Sundays ago. Started the race in a F3 and it was cold on Rutland Water. Just me in the Stealth and 2 shadows. By the end of the first race the water was freezing on the tramp and by the end of the race the spinlock was solid with ice. Came in for lunch and did not venture out again as the sheets would not run through the blocks. My grandson, sailing a topper, capsised his boat on purpose just to thaw out the sheets so he could continue, He's 10 years old. Now that is what I call dedicated or mad!!
John Terry
F16
Stealth 556
Re: It's very quiet in Europe, anyone got new videos?
[Re: sssh]
#165471 01/20/0907:07 PM01/20/0907:07 PM
Are you all mad? Ice on the trampoline? Frozen sheets and blocks? Don't you think nature is trying to tell you something.
Had a great sail last Saturday. About 6 to 8 knots and 25 degrees C, shorts and t-shirt weather. This was the first race I wasn't able to stay on the wire the whole time upwind. The boat left the F18 way behind.
Don't have any video or photos of the day but hear are some pictures from november to help get you through the cold months.
Ok so not everything went to plan that day.
Simon BLADE F16 AUS405
Re: It's very quiet in Europe, anyone got new videos?
[Re: simonp]
#167347 02/05/0901:04 AM02/05/0901:04 AM
Sure will. I was actually rigging the boat to take my 2 year old son, Bodhi, for his first sail and to test out the new righting pole (without Bodhi!).
Didn't think my bother was going to bring the camera, next time we'll be better prepared.
This is my 2 year old nephew loving it when the wind picked up to about 15 knots.
Simon BLADE F16 AUS405
Re: It's very quiet in Europe, anyone got new videos?
[Re: simonp]
#167350 02/05/0903:35 AM02/05/0903:35 AM
I'm planning to film like that this summer, my idea was to take a PVC pipe with two lids, some lead at the bottom, and foam in the top so that it floats upright like a cork. Then mount the camera on top and maybe put a windvane on it to keep it pointing in the right direction. Anyone else have some ideas for mounting cameras? Its a bit cold for sailing at the moment here, I heard they went training last weekend but lines and blocks froze up. Picture taken yesterday from the boat park:
Re: It's very quiet in Europe, anyone got new videos?
[Re: Tony_F18]
#167371 02/05/0910:10 AM02/05/0910:10 AM