Wansworth
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Well thanks for all the info,I showed the pics and info to the wife(Spanish) and she said "I see you more as a Macwester26" I dont know why I bother!!!!
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Georgio
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could be worse, Macwester 26 is much better than Macgreggor 26!
(now that's bound to upset somone on here)
(now that's bound to upset somone on here)
Gin
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but it is a daysailer
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I wish you could have told that to the skipper of the French one we had caught up with by the time we reached Les Hanois on a James Cook series race , back in the late 70's,from Cowes to St. Malo after about 18 hours from setting off at 1900 hours the previous night.
We had a Stephen Jones 1/2 tonner and a proven winner to boot, but he'd done well to keep ahead in a fleet of 40+ boats until then.
Actually he stayed ahead a while longer as we thought he was bigger(deeper) than he was and we followed him behind the Les Hanois light through the archipelago of rocks- unfortunately his draught was shallower, had we but known it, and we struck a rock with our keel which slowed us up for a bit!
Anyway it was a 24 hour something passage race.
but it is a daysailer
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I wish you could have told that to the skipper of the French one we had caught up with by the time we reached Les Hanois on a James Cook series race , back in the late 70's,from Cowes to St. Malo after about 18 hours from setting off at 1900 hours the previous night.
We had a Stephen Jones 1/2 tonner and a proven winner to boot, but he'd done well to keep ahead in a fleet of 40+ boats until then.
Actually he stayed ahead a while longer as we thought he was bigger(deeper) than he was and we followed him behind the Les Hanois light through the archipelago of rocks- unfortunately his draught was shallower, had we but known it, and we struck a rock with our keel which slowed us up for a bit!
Anyway it was a 24 hour something passage race.
Twister_Ken
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"We had a Stephen Jones 1/2 tonner and a proven winner to boot,"
Hustler 32? Xaviera?
Hustler 32? Xaviera?
boatmike
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Well yes but I did originally say that I took mine from Falmouth to the Isles of Scilly several times and was impressed with it's seaworthyness. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
sailorman
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"Xaviera"
she was the wooden prototype / plug. used to be based in North Ferribey.
went to Austraila ( southern series ?? ) had Barlow winches fitted there .
i made enquiries & spoke with the owner.
i decided to buy a Co32
small world
she was the wooden prototype / plug. used to be based in North Ferribey.
went to Austraila ( southern series ?? ) had Barlow winches fitted there .
i made enquiries & spoke with the owner.
i decided to buy a Co32
small world
Spyro
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Nice pics, were they taken on one of the Scuttlebutt cruises last year?
Nice boat too.
Al.
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Yes Last April, and 3 of them are mine and have been posted in breach of copywrite but thats another thread. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
The one with the chimney sticking out Pete's head shows my level of photography skills.
Nice pics, were they taken on one of the Scuttlebutt cruises last year?
Nice boat too.
Al.
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Yes Last April, and 3 of them are mine and have been posted in breach of copywrite but thats another thread. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
The one with the chimney sticking out Pete's head shows my level of photography skills.
PeteCooper
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Should I now be having a hissy fit and threatening legal action - posting a picture of MY boat on a public website indeed. Hmph.
machurley22
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Don't give us any of that nonsense Cooper.
"And in all your collection you couldn't find a pic of Amaranthe?"
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"And in all your collection you couldn't find a pic of Amaranthe?"
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Spyro
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Yes. Legal action would be understandable, you never know who might be trawling the interweb looking for a short curly haired boat owner with a chimney on his head. There are some strange people out there. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Alistairr
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Pete, Why are you standing at the bow of your boat in 2 of those pics????
Was the helmsman blind?
Al.
Was the helmsman blind?
Al.
PeteCooper
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I was letting the trainee have a go - he didn't do too badly - I mean anybody can tack accidentally when they spill hot coffee down them!
FullCircle
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I was letting the trainee have a go - he didn't do too badly - I mean anybody can tack accidentally when they spill hot coffee down them!
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Whereas:
a)you avoid steering,
because
b) you are never knowingly seen drinking hot coffee
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I was letting the trainee have a go - he didn't do too badly - I mean anybody can tack accidentally when they spill hot coffee down them!
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Whereas:
a)you avoid steering,
because
b) you are never knowingly seen drinking hot coffee
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webcraft
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Sorry about the accidental circumcision Pete . . . all healed up now?
- W
Sorry about the accidental circumcision Pete . . . all healed up now?
- W
PeteCooper
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Yes all healed. I think I am being quite kind though when I suggest that the coffee was to blame. I think that you know deep down inside that it was your fear of the ship on the horizon that caused you to panic!
I know a website where you could post all your COLREGS queries..... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
I know a website where you could post all your COLREGS queries..... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
