A tale of Two boats

[jimi]

going from Cowes to Portsmouth one a Tradewind 35, the other a Bennie 331. Weather a NE F6/7 (but over 50 knots recorded on the TW) half way on the flood, TW marginally ahead on leaving Cowes .. which one would get to the Swashway transit first? (Sailing all the way of course.)

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[ChrisE]

Does the bennie have the rudder option were you using a couple of buckets to steer?

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[jimi]

Better steering with a bucket than steer a bucket!

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[Iota]

Parahandy will get their first if not distracted by a bottle of malt whiskey

Iota

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[jimi]

What odds would give on that?

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[BlueSkyNick]

Must have been you, otherwise you wouldn't have posed the question in public!

Trust you had an exciting time, then?

<hr width=100% size=1>Tide and time wait for no man.

 

[ChrisE]

Nick,
There's no chance of being the bennie, in F6/7 they'd break up in a sea like that, personally, I'd be surprised if he got as far as the Bramble Bank. That's if he didn't hit and sink there.
TW has probably yet to get as far as the Bramble Bank.
Does this race have a website, like teamjimi?

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[ParaHandy]

hmmm ... there's a fishy niff abt this and don't know where ahm bein' banjaxed ...

 

[FullCircle]

Jimi,
stop being evasive/naughty! I've waited 2 days at least for the answer to your conundrum. Give, Give!!

 

[sailorman]

[Better steering with a bucket than steer a bucket! ]
woz this one of those "bucket-n-chuckits" buckets /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[bigjimi]

It's obvious. The tradewind is a much superior form of transport. Where is the Swashway? Is near the Whittaker?

 

[Iota]

Depends which malt!!!!

Iota