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    Tennis Elbow... (well, shoulder)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23223172 :o
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    Making the cockpit look like new... on a budget...

    the most helpful comment of the day award goes too...
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    Making the cockpit look like new... on a budget...

    Thanks all, As this is the first time we will be giving her a clean up (in our ownership) I think I will be as gentle as possible first, then re-do with a more aggressive approach after, if required.
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    Making the cockpit look like new... on a budget...

    With impending redundancy rapidly approaching, it looks like I'll finally have some time :D to spruce up the once white GRP in the cockpit of our '94 Westerly Merlin, which is now looking grubby and dirty. Trouble is with the financial restraints :( that my current situation places me in, I was...
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    Decent Restaurant in Cowes

    Lugleys is fantastic, - if a little on the £££:eek: side... it's on the Parade. I think they do some offers etc, try the website...
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    RTIR Photographer?

    Thanks flaming, and Pkewish :-)
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    RTIR Photographer?

    I'd be great if there was a list of all the photographers that were out during the race. - Can anyone name the chap who was in the little blue RIB in the western solent,- I'm sure he got a cracking shot of us with the chute up...
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    RTI Race getting close...

    ...who's taking part this year? :D
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    RTIR

    Last year the SI came out with about 2 weeks to go. - I looked online this morning and they have published most of the ratings/class distribution now...
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    Folly Closed for refurbishment

    Just seen this on the Folly Website: REFURBISHMENT Monday, May 13, 2013 WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT FROM MONDAY 13 MAY AND OPEN AGAIN ON FRIDAY 7 JUNE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ONCE OPEN. So they will be shut over the RTIR weekend :-( Who's tables am I going to dance on now??
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    Thursday's Look Ahead video

    Thanks Simon, useful as always :D, Do you have any early thoughts for this years Round the Island Race? Thanks again
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    Alex Thomson's final sprint

    Awesome achievement. - The Vandee team changed their mind decided to screen the finish live, but as of yet, they have shown nothing... ...thank goodness for the Alex Thompson race team page on FB who posted some cracking piccies and updates... Hopefully their will be some live footage of Alex...
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    Alex Thomson's final sprint

    Yep, gutted they are now not showing the live feed... ...Hoping that the Bee'b will have something on the breakfast news though...
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    small yacht broken free from moorings, Portsmouth Habour

    Was just driving along the A27 to Fareham and spotted a small (at a guess sub 20 ft) yacht hard up against the sea wall at the top of Portchester lake (close to vospers and Mother Kellys chip shop. I guess it has broken free from its mooring in todays blow. Sorry, too much traffic to stop and...
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    big boat fantasies

    I really like the look of this... http://www.boatshed.com/marten_65-boat-71530.html
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