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#62843 12/13/05 09:52 AM 12/13/05 09:52 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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David Ingram F18 USA 242 http://www.solarwind.solar"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
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#62845 12/13/05 10:18 AM 12/13/05 10:18 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Crap...there went our best shot at breaking the record for a while.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62846 12/13/05 11:00 AM 12/13/05 11:00 AM | Anonymous
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#62847 12/13/05 11:46 AM 12/13/05 11:46 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Is he getting big or what!?
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62850 12/14/05 06:53 PM 12/14/05 06:53 PM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | Gives new meaning to the term "wind shear" | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62851 12/14/05 08:10 PM 12/14/05 08:10 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Needless to say, the team are very disappointed as all could see that "world history", was less than 20 seconds away. Nevertheless, it is this fact that has inspired them to rebuild and return to complete what they refer to as "unfinished business". What a story. They entered the course doing 45k and the boat doesn't hit full speed until about 3/4 the way through a run. I can't wait for them to get back!
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62852 12/14/05 10:22 PM 12/14/05 10:22 PM |
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Posts: 473 Panama City, Florida | Was this caused by equipment failure or a gust? I saw the main twist off just before it fell apart. I didn't know if he was dumping in a gust or if a sheet gave way.
-Rob V. Panama City Nacra 5.2 Rob V.
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#62853 12/14/05 10:48 PM 12/14/05 10:48 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | It looks kindof like the wing separated or delaminated intitially...it is a full wing with two sides. They said that it was a "low tech" item that failed but I can't imagine what that might be. If you watch the movie, you can see a gust just come across the sand a few seconds before MI's wing comes apart.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62855 12/15/05 04:24 PM 12/15/05 04:24 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Or a matter of finding a stretch of flat water long enough to get a 400 meter run up to the start line of a 500 meter course.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Sailed to pieces
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#62856 12/16/05 01:33 AM 12/16/05 01:33 AM |
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Posts: 364 | Texas City Dike - 5 miles long, prevailing wind is @ 100 degrees going out and 80 coming back. Yes, after blowing across the Dike.
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