Rowing a yacht

Tidnock

Tidnock

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Went out on the boat yesterday, what a fantastic day it was too. Drifted down the straights doing a bit of fishing, there was a serious yacht tacking up and down near by must have been 40-50' plus, a modern high spec racing type thing. It appeared to be practicing various maneuvers etc, next thing they deployed two great big oars and started rowing it, looked very odd. Are these for events that do not allow engine use?
 
Kwacka was talking about this race last week, showing some 'foreign types' (fellow Tasmanians :)) the secrets of the Menai Strait, in his role as the area Guru, but quite possibly may have left out some of the nastier bits.

We also have a copied local event here every Easter (20 years now) and most of the yachts use oars.

Some of the entrants use a couple of tandem push bike frames, solid mounted onto the aft deck, geared down, running a SS shaft several metres long with a prop in the water, the idea taken from the Asian long-boats with large motors running the same.
With four guys peddling flat out, it really moves the yacht quite well.
 
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AndieMac;2549990 but quite possibly may have left out some of the nastier bits. [/QUOTE said:
Yep!
Two yachts hit 'Cribbin Rock' (Swellies), Beaumaris lifeboat hauled them off in the end.
Andie's Tasmanian devils made it through the Strait in P1!:cool:
'Team Whistler' were first for a while after that.
Back to 9th after the Scafell run up
Now back in 3rd spot on the way up to Fort William.
They aint allowed to use the engine Tid, cept in a few places, like depositing the runners at Caernarfon and the approaches to Whithaven and the like.

'Hitting' the Swellies at the right time is critical for these raggie types:rolleyes:
Especially in the dark with little wind.:eek:

Anyway, most important Tid, did you catch owt?:)
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