Shingles Bank

[oldbilbo]

Did it in 80 metres once during a Channel Race. Good job it came up when it had to, coz all our mooring warps were tied onto the rode.

AC used a reel of piano wire. I carried a 400' reel of fibre-optic cable 'pull-through' line. 5mm Kevlar.... stronger and lighter.

 

[Twister_Ken]

AC used a reel of piano wire. I carried a 400' reel of fibre-optic cable 'pull-through' line. 5mm Kevlar.... stronger and lighter.

I'd hate to have to lift either of them, but especially the wire!

 

[michael_w]

Kedging in 37m is my record. Held fast with a Bruce whist our arch rivals disappeared on the tide.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Held fast with a Bruce.

Is that a record?

 

[oldbilbo]

I'd hate to have to lift either of them, but especially the wire!

That sounds a bit 'weebly' to me - or Ken's 'rythmetik is adrift - for I reckon my kit was less than 10lb including the plastic reel. As for piano wire, in those days men were men < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu4U4Cb3XYA >

Anyways, Saint Adlard had crew to do the heavy liftin'....

 

[Seajet]

I've heard the story about a cement mixer on the Shingles too.

Also, if taking the North channel Westwards on the ebb beware there's a strong set South onto the bank, at the Hurst end.

 

[Mudisox]

Did it in 80 metres once during a Channel Race. Good job it came up when it had to, coz all our mooring warps were tied onto the rode.

I began to think that it was standard practice when attempting to round CH1 in the 60s and 70s, we seemed to do it so often. I remember one night the whole fleet was anchored with anchor lights almost like the scrum off Cowes at Fireworks night! The first time we used both spare Genoa and spinnaker halyards, before carrying a special line one subsequent light weather races. As the youngest i was hoisted up to re reeve them once we were underway and making way again.

 

[Twister_Ken]

I began to think that it was standard practice when attempting to round CH1 in the 60s and 70s, we seemed to do it so often. I remember one night the whole fleet was anchored with anchor lights almost like the scrum off Cowes at Fireworks night! The first time we used both spare Genoa and spinnaker halyards, before carrying a special line one subsequent light weather races. As the youngest i was hoisted up to re reeve them once we were underway and making way again.

Had I known your were out there, I'd have waved!

 

[oldbilbo]

I began to think that it was standard practice when attempting to round CH1 in the 60s and 70s, we seemed to do it so often. I remember one night the whole fleet was anchored with anchor lights almost like the scrum off Cowes at Fireworks night!

Maybe the young hotshots these days don't think there's anything to be learned from books, by them wot went before....