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Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! #61212
11/20/05 07:46 AM
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Go to http://www.f18.org.au/ and look at the photograph of one of the newer capricorn f18's that is displayed on the welcomes page..

Seems that "agent Orange" is contagious. After 2 F16's being painted in bright orange we are seeing other classes goign copy-cat !


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Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Wouter] #61213
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bad bad F18s

Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Stewart] #61214
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Hey Wouter,
Who's copying who.
I'm no good at attaching photos, but check this out from 1997.
Dart Hawk 1997 http://www.catamaran.ie/Results/1997/pete.jpg


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Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Dermot] #61215
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Hey Wouter,
Who's copying who.
I'm no good at attaching photos, but check this out from 1997.
Dart Hawk 1997 http://www.catamaran.ie/Results/1997/pete.jpg
That looks red to me.

We all know how F16s are Gods given gift! Every other boat is a copy cat! LOL

Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Robi] #61216
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Hey Wouter,
Who's copying who.
I'm no good at attaching photos, but check this out from 1997.
Dart Hawk 1997 http://www.catamaran.ie/Results/1997/pete.jpg
That looks red to me.

We all know how F16s are Gods given gift! Every other boat is a copy cat! LOL

Yea Well it's gone a bit ORANGE since then


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Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Dermot] #61217
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Of course don't forget the original 16' orange cat - The 1979 Hobie Orange Crusher. Silver hulls, orange tramp and solid orange sails.
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Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Wouter] #61218
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Hi all,

that Capricorn has been around for a couple of seasons, it's home is at Frankston Y.C. Port Philip Bay Vic. Have sailed against them at a number of regattas, I would call it Red in colour mind you I am Red Green colour blind and like all red pigments it is fading fast. Go the Blue Boats.

Regards Gary.

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that Capricorn has been around for a couple of seasons


With a boat type that was launched only in spring 2004 ? When at time you couldn't order it in any colour.

How can that be ?

Wouter


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Hi Wouter,

I only know I sailed against them last season and it didn't look brand new then.

Regards Gary.

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that Capricorn has been around for a couple of seasons


With a boat type that was launched only in spring 2004 ? When at time you couldn't order it in any colour.

How can that be ?

Wouter


This is one of the earlier Capricorns - AUS built.

We have now had 3 Australian Championships with the Capricorns racing. First was in October 2003.

The first time I saw the red boat running around was October 2004 Nationals. The boat had been around before that. I'd guess that it is atleast 15 months old, may be more.


Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Wouter] #61222
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Go to http://www.f18.org.au/ and look at the photograph of one of the newer capricorn f18's that is displayed on the welcomes page..

Seems that "agent Orange" is contagious. After 2 F16's being painted in bright orange we are seeing other classes goign copy-cat !

Wouter


That boat is owned by a very good friend of mine. It is actually red and was launched June 2004. It is a capricorn with a slightly sad mainsail at the moment (His crew fell thru it last Saturday). I can assure you that the owner didn't copy anybody - more he got the red hulls to be a bit different! He can keep the maintenance bit though!!

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Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: Wouter] #61223
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With a boat type that was launched only in spring 2004 ? When at time you couldn't order it in any colour.

How can that be ?

Wouter


AHPC will do anything if you ask. It's much easier when they are made about 100 mile from here

TigerMike

Re: Hey the F18's are stealing our colour ! [Re: C2 Mike] #61224
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I wanted my blade in orange in the beginning. Orange is a really hard color to work with and match if any damages occured. Then I wanted red! But that brought the price up substantially, so I settled for the whitey whitness.

Its good though, because its a better canvas. LOL
http://www.wildergfx.com/ebay/pastwork/23.jpg
Those graphics are long gone. The hurricanes took a toll on them. New stuff is in the works


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