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RushMan

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  1. Thanks, any idea what the dagger board weighs? 20 ton at 4m depth... Looks like it needs a bit more in the bulb!
  2. http://www.blur.se/2019/08/05/hermano-runt-vs-smogen-poker-run-2019-%F0%9F%98%A1/ Check out things from elsewhere in the world (from Sailing Anarchy forum)
  3. Have the kids actually been told of the ColRegs? My first introduction to sailing was Port gives way to Starboard, Windward gives way to Leeward, Power gives way to sail I didn't encounter the term "ColRegs" until I moved to New Zealand in 2013, before that my keel boat sailing was done on the foredeck so didn't really need to know then as the back of the boat didn't listen to me anyway.
  4. When approaching a starboard tack trailer sailer always allow a bit more room for the transom mounted outboard As Maxwell Smart would say... "Missed it by this much"
  5. Hope nobody steps onto the bow... Looks like it could tip forward in a strong breeze
  6. Palma may have been a quick stop on a longer voyage
  7. The bit from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean perhaps
  8. RushMan

    Robert Hick

    Try sailing anarchy forum, Sportscar or Couta might know (Text sent to Sportscar, awaiting a reply)
  9. Very important to tie the foils to the boat... One young sailor here in Melbourne found out the hard way the foils don't float
  10. When the fees are no longer being paid. At the Canberra Yacht Club the invoice for boat yard storage is sent out in early September each year, I was told that the boats that hadn't sailed for years were always the first to pay.
  11. A skeg helps upwind but centre boards are better but if you plan on running it up the beach at speed the Hobie 16 is perfect! The Hobie 17 has kick up centre boards and hiking racks. Also has a trapeze for the kids to play on.
  12. So what happens if a boat doesn't make the next start?
  13. Ahhh I see, I missed the bit about the liquidator. Aust law is worse re gift vouchers... Some places put an expiry date on a gift voucher that someone has paid money for. If you don't use it, they keep the cash!
  14. There will be some long stopovers waiting for the tail enders to arrive
  15. Why not? If you received them as prizes ask if you can buy gear at normal retail rather than the heavily discounted price. If someone paid cash for the gift vouchers, start talking very loudly about consumer protection laws and insist on the discounted price.
  16. If this post doesn't do the trick, perhaps a bottle of rum left in the cockpit might.
  17. Thanks... It was known as the DopeRunner in Melbourne
  18. In the late 80's there was a boat called Roperunner sailing out of Melbourne... Any connection to this one?
  19. Hang about... There is weather on the YB tracker ??? (using the app on iPad) I have clicked on the weather button but nothing happens
  20. VMG Recent has Arbitare at 16.6 knots!
  21. Rain water systems here in Aus generally have a screw cap at the lowest point of the system... Undo that and stand clear
  22. On the tracker all handicaps are the same
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