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#104950 04/27/07 10:49 AM 04/27/07 10:49 AM |
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | Maybe not a job I guess, but looks like you need a new hobby. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
HEY.. with all the time you spend on the forum why don't you go sailing! You are in the perfect situation to do that! Singlehanded boat with no kids and your wife works all day!!! Not meaning to call you out or anything, but thats what I would be doing if I were you... SAILING!
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#104953 04/27/07 10:52 AM 04/27/07 10:52 AM |
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Posts: 3,348 | Maybe not a job I guess, but looks like you need a new hobby. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
HEY.. with all the time you spend on the forum why don't you go sailing! You are in the perfect situation to do that! Singlehanded boat with no kids and your wife works all day!!! Not meaning to call you out or anything, but thats what I would be doing if I were you... SAILING! I usually work 3-11, Dave! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> The boat is 2 hours away. I work in the yard a little, surf the web a little and drink coffee a lot! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> That is my hobby!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#104955 04/27/07 10:55 AM 04/27/07 10:55 AM |
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Posts: 3,348 | Have you been on one? Very nice boat to sail. There are really no other 20 footers out there that compare (for a reasonable cost) I haven't had the opportunity, yet. The reason for asking is an interest in distance racing. Seemingly the Blade is really too small, for most people. What are the negatives? It must be very difficult to right.
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#104956 04/27/07 11:26 AM 04/27/07 11:26 AM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | What are the negatives? It must be very difficult to right.
Its heavy, but not difficult to right. The carbon mast is beefy but it really only takes about 200 lbs dangling off the righting line to get her up. Trey has single-handedly righted it a couple times. Another downside is that its pretty physically demanding on the crew. If you're in a race doing 4 laps, your crew is gonna be pretty tired from setting and snuffing the chute so often. That may just be me though. For me, really, its the size, the stability, the bows that can push through most anything and to be honest, the great memories of an amazing 500 mile race that I've done on the boat that makes it what it is for me. Its not everyone's cup of tea. The first time Trey and I sailed it I told him that "It was like being hung off the side of a runaway locamotive." Again, I'm not pitching it as the solution to everyone's sailing niche <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: I20
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#104957 04/27/07 11:35 AM 04/27/07 11:35 AM | Anonymous
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#104958 04/27/07 11:39 AM 04/27/07 11:39 AM |
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Posts: 887 Crofton, MD | Well I guess I'll be the first one to bite the bait. Well maybe not the first.
It is very easy to sail fast. The 6.0 I had would and could sometimes be faster, but it took a lot more attention and effort to get it going that fast. I recall saying to my crew one evening, "Dude, this is a 6.0, this is not an acat, you had better stand up and put your weight into it!) On the N20 everything works the way it should work. There really isn't much redesign or tinkering needed. Rig, launch, and sail fast. I can't believe I didn't start this response with commenting on the bows. The buoyancy provided by the bows is un-matched in my opinion.
It would be nice if it were say 150#’s lighter.
That’s a few item for you all to begin masticating on.
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#104962 04/27/07 12:30 PM 04/27/07 12:30 PM |
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Pete - Come up to Tampa one day and I'll take you out on mine. It will answer any questions you may have about what makes it so great. That is of course after I get new rudders, mainsheet, and bridle wires. Damn thieves!!!!!!!!!!
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: I20
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#104963 04/27/07 12:32 PM 04/27/07 12:32 PM |
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Posts: 3,348 | Pete - Come up to Tampa one day and I'll take you out on mine. It will answer any questions you may have about what makes it so great. That is of course after I get new rudders, mainsheet, and bridle wires. Damn thieves!!!!!!!!!! Ok, say when. | | | Re: I20
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#104968 04/27/07 02:22 PM 04/27/07 02:22 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | I'm with Tad on this one. The I20 is a steamroller. Solid, stable and quick. The chute is a handfull for the crew, unlikely a female can take it. Very predictable in largeish surf. Great boat! Females do just fine just ask my wife, easily on par with some of the male crews I've had on the front of the boat. But, the front of the boat will give you a workout and at the end of the day it is a boy boat.
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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#104970 04/27/07 02:28 PM 04/27/07 02:28 PM | Anonymous
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#104972 04/27/07 03:12 PM 04/27/07 03:12 PM |
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Posts: 1,459 Annapolis,MD | Well, let's see, here's the 20 footers I've raced:
H-20 N-6.0na N-20
And have crewed on a Tornado.
So, against that - the N-20 is very responsive and carries heavy crew weight well (very important to me). It was designed with the spin so you don't have the cobbled-up engineered feel you have on other boats. There's lots of room on the tramp, and the tramp is very clean in contrast to the flesh ripping devices on the N-6.0 and H-20. The carbon stick is a very nice thing, and not just from a rigging standpoint - the lighter weight aloft means the window of recovery is much greater before you take a swim. The bows are insanely bouyant. As said elsewhere, there are things we've gotten away with due to those two things that would have induced the big swim on the other boats. Up and down wind it feels very natural and balanced. It is responsive to the helm almost to a fault, similar to my H-20, very different from the feel of the 6.0 (heavy feel to the helm). The feel of the N-20 when it's lit up with the spin is addictive, and the hull shape works very well in that mode.
Cons (as far as I'm concerned) - the bouyancy in the bows can be a detriment in some conditions where the 6.0 would just cut through. Looking over old Worrell and Tybee tapes it's interesting to see how the 6.0s go out through the surf versus how the N-20s do it. I'd like more freeboard to the hulls - maybe the 6.0 spoiled me, but I hate it when the rear crossbeam or tramp catches a wave (a behavior shared by the H-20 and T). I know, just fly the hull higher, still... I don't like it that the rudders cavitate from time to time (I've experienced it more upwind in big chop), and yes, I know there is an updated design (that nobody uses). And lastly, while the boat feels real good up and down wind, to me it feels more unsettled and twitchy when reaching, while the 6.0 feels like a rock solid freight train. There are conditions where we've gone boat for boat with the 6.0 (without spin) against the N-20s and come out on top or kept even - although usually ended when the N-20 spins could be used to best effect.
As for righting, the more difficult boats to right that I have owned have been all the Hobies - 14, 18, and 20. By far the easiest to right have been the 6.0 and N-20.
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#104974 04/27/07 04:03 PM 04/27/07 04:03 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Just a small comment, but why not let the women drive and let the men hold the ropes?? To me, seems when I am running the ropes and someone else is driving I get a better feel for the boat. Also, then i can just yell at them to "pull or push" the rudders, instead of telling them to pull the ropes.
Jonathan Grant Mesa, AZ nacra20less..... 1 - I don't tell the wife how to trim 2 - That front of the boat [censored] is hard work!
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#104975 04/27/07 04:30 PM 04/27/07 04:30 PM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | Just a small comment, but why not let the women drive and let the men hold the ropes?? To me, seems when I am running the ropes and someone else is driving I get a better feel for the boat. Also, then i can just yell at them to "pull or push" the rudders, instead of telling them to pull the ropes.
Jonathan Grant Mesa, AZ nacra20less..... 1 - I don't tell the wife how to trim 2 - That front of the boat [censored] is hard work! what he said and, she doesn't want to drive. She's scared of it. Mine is anyways. Wouldn't drive my 17 either. Weird huh? | | | Re: I20
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#104976 04/27/07 04:32 PM 04/27/07 04:32 PM |
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Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Just a small comment, but why not let the women drive and let the men hold the ropes?? To me, seems when I am running the ropes and someone else is driving I get a better feel for the boat. Also, then i can just yell at them to "pull or push" the rudders, instead of telling them to pull the ropes.
Jonathan Grant Mesa, AZ nacra20less..... You are right about the best way for some teams to handle it, with the woman driving. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> But you ruined it by saying it in a very demeaning and patronizing way. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: I20
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#104977 04/27/07 04:42 PM 04/27/07 04:42 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | If I had a wish list of improvements for the I20 it would be first a deck that's level with the main beam on the leading edge. I can feel so much speed bleed off as water pounds the front beam as it flows over the top of the deck (usually under spinnaker in waves). Second, more height for the rear beam...the bucking bronco wave slap is A) not fun B) surprising and can make you loose your balance and C) knocks you out of the speed groove.
(the Mega Cat Playstation had problems with rear beam slap...can you imagine what that was like!?)
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#104978 04/27/07 06:10 PM 04/27/07 06:10 PM |
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Posts: 829 Charleston, SC | Well, IMHO the N20 is just a fad. That's what I heard. Tiki told me.
In all actuality, it is by far the most fun boat I've sailed. It handles anything you throw at it, from 20 knots of wind to 420 pound crew weights. You can drive it all the way up the beach, and fly a hull in 7 knots. It's easy to right, and easy to control. Once you get it dialed in, hang on!
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#104979 04/27/07 06:23 PM 04/27/07 06:23 PM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | (the Mega Cat Playstation had problems with rear beam slap...can you imagine what that was like!?)
Ironically, I believe the I20 and Playstation had the same designer. | | | Re: I20
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#104980 04/27/07 07:25 PM 04/27/07 07:25 PM |
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | If I had a wish list of improvements for the I20 it would be first a deck that's level with the main beam on the leading edge. I can feel so much speed bleed off as water pounds the front beam as it flows over the top of the deck (usually under spinnaker in waves). Second, more height for the rear beam...the bucking bronco wave slap is A) not fun B) surprising and can make you loose your balance and C) knocks you out of the speed groove.
(the Mega Cat Playstation had problems with rear beam slap...can you imagine what that was like!?) As for beam slap... I just finished my risers for the rear beam on the HT. I know the rear beam on the N20 isn't round, but you could engineer something. I took 4 inch OD al tubing and cut the tops off, basically flipped them, welded them put in a base of epoxy with filler to make up the ID/OD difference and they are nice. Went out today in chop with 20kn of winds and didn't slap but maybe once. Dunno if this screws with the one design deal though... | | | Re: I20
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#104981 04/27/07 07:48 PM 04/27/07 07:48 PM |
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Posts: 1,253 Columbia South Carolina, USA | Many good boats out there, and I have sailed and owned quite a few "bigger" cats...SC 20, G-Force 21, N 20, but the best sailing and overall boat has to be the N20. Always powered up whether light wind or blowing stink, but manageable in all for crews who can push it. I remember owning the boat for a short period and going down to race the boys in Florida. Not much chute time under Jake or my belt and it was blowing 20 at the old moose lodge in Largo. We were so scared we would drop the chute 50 yards from the mark, there were 15 or so N20's flying at us from all directions, and man were we flying. Ahh the memories of the DLW....Never heard of her? Ask around.... [img] http://www.powergroovesailing.com/DLW.htm[/img]
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#104983 04/27/07 09:33 PM 04/27/07 09:33 PM |
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Posts: 40 Mesa, AZ | But you ruined it by saying it in a very demeaning and patronizing way. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Sorry, didnt mean for it to come out that way. More of of the essence of 'green' crews or people for the most part that dont understand what i means to bear off or head up... Jonathan | | | Re: I20
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#104985 04/28/07 02:41 AM 04/28/07 02:41 AM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | -1- The rudders stall frequently.
-2- It is waaaay overpowered requiring in 10:1 or more mainsheet purchase that is thrightingly slow in response.
-3- In big wind you need to depower so much that smaller boats like the F18 and F16 are passing it upwind. All that depowered sailarea is just drag. The speed difference is such that halve the time you can pass them through their lee wind shadow.
-4- It is heavy overall.
-5- The spinnaker loads are very large and tiring.
-6- Its bows are so full that 20 footers with a better bow design are faster in winds over 14 knots or so. Think Eagle 20 etc. The only exception is the Hobie FOX here, but that one had other issues
And yes I did sail it more then once. Not with the new rudder design though.
Still, it is one of the best long distance race designs, mostly because of it's fat bows and long length compared to its width, it feels stable and calm which is important for long sail trips. In bouy races it is much less convincing.
Also it is fitted out well and there is heaps of space on the trampoline. I think it is a noticeably better design then its little brother the Nacra Inter 18, despite the fact that they share alot of features.
Generallly a good boat.
Wouter
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#104986 04/28/07 04:11 AM 04/28/07 04:11 AM |
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Posts: 3,528 Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Never sailed a I20, but have seen a few around when sailing my Hurricane 5.9 (another 20 footer), And my opinion of the Inter 20 was a very solid boat which looked like it should go fairly quickly, but never really got there in the UK; probably because the Hurricne 5.9 was a well established boat already, sailed by good sailors that could usually beat the I20 over the water and the Hurricane (at the time) was only 2 sails.
If the inter 20 had "made it" in the UK before the Hurricane 5.9, it might have been a different story; have to agree with Wouters comments on the bow shape of the I20, but this did mean it was very difficult to pitchpole.
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Posts: 1,253 Columbia South Carolina, USA | Wouter, youre right about the rudder stall, but only with the old rudder design,and the boat is quite a joy to sail otherwise. Its demanding no doubt, but I wouldnt do a distance race on anything else. I love my F18, and the F16 looks pretty cool too, but I wouldnt trek up the Atlantic coast on either one in a blow, I'll save those boats for the lakes. Im not saying they cant handle big wind or rough seas, just not 6 days of it, it would literally beat you death. Not many F18's or F16's beating the N20 boat for boat in any conditions around here, but then again the boys sailing the N20 are quite good, and the F16 fleet is just getting up to speed. So maybe one day we will see that here, but for now the N20 is still the dominate "fast" boat and the only boat for the Tybee. Lunch Trey...you see how I defend your big heavy boat? You still need to get an F18....
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#104990 04/28/07 08:40 AM 04/28/07 08:40 AM |
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Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL | Lunch Trey...you see how I defend your big heavy boat? Better bring an I20 daggerboard ... Trey only eats off the finest fiberglass extrusions <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | Tad, I think it's interesting to hear different critiques on different boats, whether you agree with them or not - and whether or not you like the person delivering the message.
Nevermind. I'm sick of always being the bad guy when I actually speak whats on my mind. | | | Re: I20
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#104994 04/28/07 10:30 AM 04/28/07 10:30 AM | Anonymous
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Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Ultimate Catamaran Buyers Guide. I have a forum friend looking at a lot of used boats. Yes I know the prices are outdated, but there is good info there. The web search link no longer works.
Doug
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#105000 04/28/07 09:32 PM 04/28/07 09:32 PM |
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | I was wondering how long it would take for Wouter to come in and crap on the boat. It was actually a fair assesment, IMO. He said it was a good boat, best open/distance boat, commented that the rudders had been upgraded ... what exactly was the "crap" in his post? I though it overall to be a positive post.
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | ... what exactly was the "crap" in his post? ...
The fact that I had written it. I'm just the guy he loves to hate. Probably because he knows I'm right ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Nevermind. I'm sick of always being the bad guy when I actually speak whats on my mind.
Humm, I never found that. Wouter
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#105006 04/30/07 09:25 AM 04/30/07 09:25 AM |
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Posts: 1,459 Annapolis,MD | ... what exactly was the "crap" in his post? ...
The fact that I had written it. I'm just the guy he loves to hate. Probably because he knows I'm right ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wouter Especially since I had already beat you time-wise in saying the same "bad" things - probably means that people actually read your posts! Cheers! | | | Re: I20
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Pete,
look what you started! Lots of posting to catch up on!
I would suggest you ask the N20 sailors who just completed the Alter Cup on the Blades for their opinions of the difference. That way, you could extrapolate your Blade experience on a N20 from those that know. JW, Tina, JC, BK, and most of the others have owned or raced N20, F18, F16, and maybe F17. Also, most are T-500 experienced, so they have a lot of info on many different conditions to sail in.
Jay
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Posts: 3,348 | I have, in part. what did I start!? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Just asked a very simple question. And in a civil tone too! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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#105009 04/30/07 10:02 AM 04/30/07 10:02 AM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | The single greatest feature of the Inter 20 I found was it's stability in unstable conditions. With 20 feet of hull and big fat bows, you can relly push it hard going downwind. You can easily de-power it upwind too. It's nearly impossible to overload it. It drives like a Cadilac, smooth and fast. It's not a light, twitchy boat like the F18HT's or A cats, which will usually beat the I-20 to the A mark, but when you pull that big spinnaker out and point it downwind, it will take you on the ride of your life, with complete stability in big wind and waves.
The one big drawback is the same as for the F18's, it weighs nearly 400lbs and you must race it two up, per the rules, not because it takes two to sail it, it certainly does not take two in light to medium wind. I used to sail mine solo here on a lake in up to 17 knots, and yes, I did right it solo many times. It is a great ride and on a distance race it won't beat you to death.
They are getting expensive. I have heard rumors of $19,000 for a new boat. That's why you can't find a used one.
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#105010 04/30/07 10:11 AM 04/30/07 10:11 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | The only time I felt a little helpless and on the edge of control on an I20 was downwind with it gusts to 34-36 knots.
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#105011 04/30/07 10:15 AM 04/30/07 10:15 AM |
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Posts: 3,348 | The only time I felt a little helpless and on the edge of control on an I20 was downwind with it gusts to 34-36 knots. AHA! The best reason to stay away from the I-20s is the skippers are all nuts! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Sign me, I. B. Wuss. | | | Re: I20
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#105013 04/30/07 11:10 AM 04/30/07 11:10 AM |
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Posts: 3,348 | AHA! The best reason to stay away from the I-20s is the skippers are all nuts!
Completely - Do you recall the conditions pictured here? Trying to analyze photos again! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: I20
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#105015 04/30/07 11:14 AM 04/30/07 11:14 AM |
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL Robi
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Posts: 2,718 St Petersburg FL | That main has too much twist. Certainly not fast. Crew looks to happy (smiling) that means more butt whooping is needed. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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#105016 04/30/07 11:42 AM 04/30/07 11:42 AM |
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl ksurfer2
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Hey! I resemble that remark!!!!!!!
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: I20
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#105018 04/30/07 01:06 PM 04/30/07 01:06 PM |
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Posts: 1,226 Atlanta | My crew just sold his i20 and I'm reading this thinking, I wish he hadnt sold it. I miss that boat already.
The i20 is fun downwind in the medium winds, like 10-12, when the crew is down on the leeward hull, mostly underwater, goggles on, trimming between fire hose blasts, the skipper is up high and dry, warm sunshine on my face, steering, hull out of the water, ahhhh, good times, good times.
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#105019 04/30/07 01:26 PM 04/30/07 01:26 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | That main has too much twist. Certainly not fast. Crew looks to happy (smiling) that means more butt whooping is needed. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Definitely - crew is way to happy.
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#105021 04/30/07 03:03 PM 04/30/07 03:03 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | What no Miami talk ,figured you F16 (not Taipan) Blade people would be all over that result with L.Lawrence he sailed it very quickly......
I get a feeling that there is something to know here. So I went to the Miami Key Largo homepage : http://miamiyachtclub.net/regattas/miamikeylargo/race.htmAnd looked up the race results : http://miamiyachtclub.net/regattas/miamikeylargo/mklresults2007.pdfAnd what do you know : Luke Lawrence, sailing a Blade F16, finished 7th on handicap in a fleet of 42 beach cats. In this fleet 24 cats were 19, 20, 21, 23, 27 and 30 feet in length. Luke and his crew beat 17 of them on elapsed time ! Who said the Blade F16 can't do distance races in light winds and be competitive ? And he did it in 5-10 mph winds. Was Luke sailing with Caroline Wright ? Also note the other youth sailor Sarah Newbury on the tornado at 3rd spot in both listings. The youths are doing excellent here. Results on handicap are (first 10) -1- Roberts, Eric RC-30 5:21:34 -2- Philips, Michael Marstrom M-20 5:20:02 [color:"blue"]-3- Newberry, Sarah Tornado 5:51:03 [/color] -4- Sonnenklar, Jay Inter-20 6:11:01 -5- Mayo, Clive Marstrom M-18 6:25:44 -7- Moss, Bret A Class + SPIN 6:27:01 [color:"red"]-8- Lawrence, Luke Blade F16 (2-up) 6:35:02 [/color] On elapsed time the results are (first 10): -1- Roberts, Eric RC-30 2:50:45 -2- Philips, Michael Marstrom M-20 3:05:37 [color:"blue"] -3- Newberry, Sarah Tornado 3:27:07 [/color] -4- Sonnenklar, Jay Inter-20 3:40:01 -5- Sonneklar, Jared Inter-20 3:59:05 -6- Mayo, Clive Marstrom M-18 3:59:09 -7- Moss, Bret A Class + SPIN 3:59:57 -8- Greene, Terry Inter-20 4:01:47 -9-Leonard, Joe Inter-20 4:02:15 [color:"red"]-10- Lawrence, Luke Blade F16 (2-up) 4:17:34 [/color] Also note how close the doublehanded F16 stayed to the singlehanded M-18 and A-cat+spi, again in 5-10 mph winds ? At least all that carbon looks good ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wouter
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#105023 04/30/07 03:35 PM 04/30/07 03:35 PM |
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Posts: 3,348 | . . . the boat formerly known as the Inter 20. So what is it known as now? | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | So what is it known as now?
200 kg barge ! Haven't you been paying attention Tiki ? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wouter
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#105026 04/30/07 03:56 PM 04/30/07 03:56 PM |
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Posts: 829 Charleston, SC | We'll see how the F16 fairs when its Portsmouth numbers take a good hit in the near future...
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#105027 04/30/07 03:58 PM 04/30/07 03:58 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Do they use Alter Cup elapsed times to calculate DPN?
I would think that it would be a good start, as you would have some of the finest crews out there on an official course in a variety of conditions.
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#105028 04/30/07 04:14 PM 04/30/07 04:14 PM |
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Posts: 1,121 Eastern NC, USA | Doesn't it take fleets of mixed type/brand of boats (as you would be comparing performance over the same course, conditions, etc.) to be used for Portsmouth rating calculations? Just guessing here....
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#105029 04/30/07 04:26 PM 04/30/07 04:26 PM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | We'll see how the F16 fairs when its Portsmouth numbers take a good hit in the near future...
Hell, I'm the one who has been saying for years now that the US F16 rating should be the same or very close to the F18 rating. I'm on your side on this one ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I also quoted the elapsed times and here peachy handicap numbers have no influence. Finishing 18 minutes behind the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nacra 20 on elapsed time and after 4 hours of racing in light winds doesn't seem to shabby to me. This difference still translates in a winning US-PN F16 rating of 63.7. This is quite close to a the F18 rating at 62.4. In other words it will have to be a BIG drop for it to have an impact on F16 regatta results ! Now back the Nacra 20. Wouter
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#105030 04/30/07 04:27 PM 04/30/07 04:27 PM |
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... Mary
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Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Doesn't it take fleets of mixed type/brand of boats (as you would be comparing performance over the same course, conditions, etc.) to be used for Portsmouth rating calculations? Just guessing here.... Yes. | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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#105031 05/01/07 07:56 AM 05/01/07 07:56 AM |
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | I have no experience on a N20. But sitting on the beach they are a very good looking boat. This is my 2nd season racing a H16 and the Nacra seems too technical, and too reliant on having really good crew for me, (which I never have consistently). The one design racing for Nacra's in the upper midwest isn't as convient for me either. I've only done a couple of Portsmouth reggata's on my 16 and didn't care for it. Mostly because there were a few spin boats that were borderline terrifying when they'd come tearing by you downwind. And starts, I had a couple of brilliant starts only having to make room 20 sec.s after the gun for the boats that point much higher. Whether this is heresy or not, I have no clue, but I've heard it takes a couple of hours setup time on the bigger spin boats as well. I don't like the half hour it takes to launch a 16. But I still really want to experience a N20 sometime.
I'm boatless.
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#105033 05/01/07 09:34 AM 05/01/07 09:34 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | The only thing faster to rig than a Hobie 16 is maybe an A cat. The only thing slower to rig than two guys on an Inter 20 is...one guy doing it alone! Still, when I raced mine with my son, I could do it alone in under an hour, as long as he stayed out of the way!
It only looks intimidating, it's not that big a deal once you have done it a few times, but you will never be as fast rigging any spinnaker boat vs. a Hobie 16.
The "really good crew" will always be an issue if you want to race a 20 foot anything, or an F18. That is why some like the F16 class, you can race solo if crew is an issue or two up if you have crew. And as the Alter Cup crews just proved, it's not a "light air, light crew only" type boat.
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#105034 05/01/07 09:43 AM 05/01/07 09:43 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | T The "really good crew" will always be an issue if you want to race a 20 foot anything, or an F18. That is why some like the F16 class, you can race solo if crew is an issue or two up if you have crew. And as the Alter Cup crews just proved, it's not a "light air, light crew only" type boat. What's your definition of heavy?
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#105035 05/01/07 09:59 AM 05/01/07 09:59 AM |
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Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL | What's your definition of heavy?
for Timbo it's got to be: A term included in the call sign of large aircraft for purposes of air traffic control. For example, air traffic control could say "Flight 277 HEAVY, come to heading 230 flight level 320 for traffic." referring to a plane having the capability of a gross weight in excess of 255,000 pounds (115,700 kg) whether or not they are operating at this weight during a particular phase of flight.
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#105036 05/01/07 10:35 AM 05/01/07 10:35 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Ding, heavy would be me eating pizza, drinking beer, and eating cake, while sailing... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Really though, what I meant was there was this prevailing attitude that the Blade was only for small people, but I saw some heavier people going very fast, faster than some lighter people.
I have no idea what the range of crew weights were but I think Matt and Gina were among the lighter of the 20 crews, I don't know who was the heaviest.
As I have been saying for two years, the hulls have lots of volume aft and can cary weight well. You don't have to be a skinny sailor to go fast on it. Certainly if you are going to race it solo you will have plenty of power.
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#105037 05/01/07 10:42 AM 05/01/07 10:42 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Matt and Gina were around 285 I think. Heaviest team I heard was Layline at 360. There was a big grouping of teams around 310 - that's what JC and I weigh together. 310 is not enough on the N20 in my opinion - need something around 340-350. The days of people asking me to crew on a 20 are past, I'm afraid. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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#105038 05/01/07 11:01 AM 05/01/07 11:01 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Thank you John, that's the answer I was looking for.
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#105040 05/01/07 11:43 AM 05/01/07 11:43 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Hey Ding -
It is not so much a strength thing on the 20 - I think you need the rail meat to hold the boat down as the breeze comes up. He who depowers first going uphill seems to lose. A good spin halyard set up and a pair of tuned 57mm autos on each side of the boat make the crew work achievable for just about anyone. I simply don't have the mass to do my part on the wire... it takes a 210-pound skipper, minimum, to get the two of us into the ballpark. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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#105041 05/01/07 11:52 AM 05/01/07 11:52 AM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | it takes a 210-pound skipper, minimum, to get the two of us into the ballpark. That shouldn't be hard in the I20 class to find a skipper that heavy. Hell, the "walking toothpick with a pingpong ball head" is up to 200lbs as he types this. | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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#105042 05/01/07 12:37 PM 05/01/07 12:37 PM |
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Posts: 1,459 Annapolis,MD | it takes a 210-pound skipper, minimum, to get the two of us into the ballpark. That shouldn't be hard in the I20 class to find a skipper that heavy. Hell, the "walking toothpick with a pingpong ball head" is up to 200lbs as he types this. I'm slowly crawling my way down to 210... I think that's a big thing about these boats - either you're lighter and feel at a disadvantage, or heavier and are thankful for a boat that can handle your weight. For the heavy guys if you go to any other class you're looking for crew that weighs 100 lbs to get competitive. | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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#105046 05/01/07 01:31 PM 05/01/07 01:31 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | My crew is 200 and I am a shade lighter at 175. Now, if I could just get my hands on another N20, we'd be set, right?
Crash diets are for quitters. Just buy a bigger boat.
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#105048 05/01/07 01:33 PM 05/01/07 01:33 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Hi Mary -
I'm not one to suggest that if you don't weigh a certain amount that you shouldn't consider racing. That's absurd. I sail very light on my F18 often - well below the minimum and I have to carry corrector weight even with the small sail plan. But I am not one of the tip-top skippers in the fleet. It is futile to deny that each boat has a preferred crew weight range in overall conditions - when you claw your way to the top like these Nacra 20 teams are doing, it is the tiny discriminators that make a difference between 1st and 3rd. The Nacra 6.0 was vulnerable when under-crewed, and the Nacra 20 is even more so, in my opinion. That doesn't mean that a minimum weight (or less) team can't be competitive throughout the season. When Kevin Rejda and I were seeking the 6.0 Championship back in the late 1990's at minimum weight, it finally sank in that one windy day at Nationals was all it took to take us out of contention. We were a top team and raced everyone hard, but sooner or later, the breeze comes up and the first one to max out the downhual was the first one to travel down... at that point, you're just not going as fast and as high as the boat can go.
But do you think that is discouraging? I don't - I'm still sailing light and pushing as hard as I can. Breeze came up at Hartwell for a day, and Tina and I hung in there for a third in the biggest breeze.
edit:: Remember when the first question on the beach was "how much do you weigh?" Back when I raced 16s, I got asked all the time because I was small and the 16 likes a minimum weight crew - same as the Nacra 20, only reversed. The weight thing has been around a looooooong time. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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#105049 05/01/07 01:55 PM 05/01/07 01:55 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Regards being a "boy's boat", it was sure a workout for me. It was the first race of the season, but still... HOLDING the chute wasn't bad; it was pulling it back in that was the workout :-) The light fluky stuff Saturday was more of a workout than the strong stuff Sunday, because the chute seemd a lot more stable Sunday.
For the wife it really isn't the constant sail trim that get's her, it is the sets and the snuffs. A good set and snuff can pay big at crowded mark roundings especially in a breeze. Almost 100% of the time I'm tugging on the halyard on the set, but it's all her on the snuff. The assist on the set appears to keep us on par with the stronger/younger teams.
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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#105050 05/01/07 02:25 PM 05/01/07 02:25 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Didn't Alex & Patsy kick serious butt with corrector weights? Again, only in the big wind were the rest of us able to keep up, and then only marginally.
You can make that square top pancake flat, but you're right that you need max downhaul (mainsheet tight and then crank some more) and diamond tension around 750 lbs with a Looz gauge.
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#105052 05/01/07 02:47 PM 05/01/07 02:47 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | I did that too, and one set for the rotator control. This way I had a better grip and could adjust one handed if needed.
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | You're just jealous that you didn't think of it first... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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#105056 05/01/07 04:02 PM 05/01/07 04:02 PM |
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,114 BANNED MauganN20
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | ding: it wasn't so much a matter of being a pussy, it was more along the lines of "my hand is cramped from playing the downhaul for 8 hours and if I don't do something about it we're not going to do very well or go over" Ironically, the leg I put them on, we didn't come in last! (2005) What else would he sail? | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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#105057 05/02/07 09:34 AM 05/02/07 09:34 AM |
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 807 Hillsborough, NC USA Isotope235
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Posts: 807 Hillsborough, NC USA | It's too bad that weight has to be so much of a factor for people to feel they can be competitive on catamarans. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> It's not just on catamarans. I've had people try to talk me into joining them (or their fleet) on lasers, scows, 505s, etc. based on my build. Weight and height do make a difference. I once sailed a tanzer 16 with combined crew weight of around 450lbs on a breezy day and we cleaned up. Nobody else could keep their boat flat. Weight (or lack thereof) alone, however, does not win races - especially at my level. One of the best light-air sailors in my fleet has the heaviest boat - by far. It doesn't seem to hold him back. At the higher levels, where everybody is capable of sailing the boat to its potential, I expect crew weight is a larger factor. When I win or lose, though, it is not due to my size - it's because I sailed better than, or not as well as the others that day. Regards, Eric | | | Re: I sense that I had missed something.
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#105058 05/02/07 11:01 AM 05/02/07 11:01 AM |
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 471 NC drbinkle
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Posts: 471 NC | One of the best light-air sailors in my fleet has the heaviest boat - by far. It doesn't seem to hold him back.
Catch the right puff and you can win on momentum alone. Light air sailing can be so much fun. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: Not a girly boat
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#105060 05/03/07 05:42 PM 05/03/07 05:42 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. Timbo
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Patsy Shafer has kicked many a Man's butt, crewing on the Inter 20, sometimes in big wind too! And I would say she is built as petite as they come.
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#105064 05/04/07 08:49 PM 05/04/07 08:49 PM |
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 473 Panama City, Florida Redtwin
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Posts: 473 Panama City, Florida | FL 320 Does Exist!
New RVSM rules. (I use it all the time) Yes, that is "flight level three two zero" and it exists up there around 32,000 feet... ish. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Rob V.
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