What on earth was happening at Foxs today?

[Otter]

At about noon there was a wild flurry of activity and half a dozen yachts all left at once; one old timer went so far as to leave his dinghy tied up behind - the universal signal that he intends to go fast.

So what was the fuss all about?

 

[SailingVet]

Not sure but they still looked hard at it when we saw them further down.
More leaving Shotley than you'd expect today as well?

 

[Leighb]

I expect they were involved in the "Bart's Bash"

For details see http://www.bartsbash.co.uk

A total of 101 sailors took part at RHYC and raised £140.

 

[photodog]

I expect they were involved in the "Bart's Bash"

A total of 101 sailors took part at RHYC and raised £140.

Wow. Result.

 

[wingdiver]

At Fox's today it was the EOS Rose bowl race in memory of Joan Williamson. 15 yachts took part.

 

[Leighb]

Wow. Result.

More than a result, the figure was £1400, sorry about typo.

 

[Otter]

At Fox's today it was the EOS Rose bowl race in memory of Joan Williamson. 15 yachts took part.

That'll be it then. I knew it was serious when the old Oyster left her dinghy behind.

 

[sailorman]

That'll be it then. I knew it was serious when the old Oyster left her dinghy behind.

I guess he couldnt be arsed to listen to the old motor sailors halliard's clanking :disgust:

 

[Otter]

It wasn't clanking it was frapping.

 

[sailorman]

It wasn't clanking it was frapping.

It sounded like Big Ben Friday night

 

[Stork_III]

It wasn't clanking it was frapping.

Wrong, a halyard is "frapped" to stop clanking. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Frapping

 

[wingdiver]

It sounded like Big Ben Friday night

So did someone elses whilst they were in a meeting late yesterday

 

[sailorman]

So did someone elses whilst they were in a meeting late yesterday

Oooooooooo
now you mention it i may have forgot to frapp them after fitting the sail coat . no mast noise last night though

 

[wingdiver]

Tsk

 

[sailorman]

Its lazy jacks 4m/m line

 

[wingdiver]

Ours were put inside the mast to avoid such nuisance....

 

[Otter]

Wrong, a halyard is "frapped" to stop clanking. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Frapping

I was trying to get round the now infamous swear filter as in "his frapping halyard was frapping keeping me awake all night"

 

[sailorman]

I was trying to get round the now infamous swear filter as in "his frapping halyard was frapping keeping me awake all night"

Frack might be a better alternative.
Even HRH The Princess Anne uses Naffing. That was a way of getting ****ing onto the telly

 

[Otter]

Who complains about clinking halyards in a marina? Like camping in a forest and complaining about the leaves rustling.

 

[xyachtdave]

Who complains about clinking halyards in a marina? Like camping in a forest and complaining about the leaves rustling.

There's a difference between a gentle light clanking in strong breeze and a 12mm halyard with 2ft of slack in it twanging against a mast like it's being hit with a hammer!

But yes you're right, frightful places marinas.