Absolution 7 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Ánd Urban Cowboy, complete with Carbon rig and square top main has a 0.870 to our 0.905.. That Leslie Egnot has a lot to answer for!!! Pretty sure the rig on UC is alloy. It's just been painted black so it looks faster! Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Ánd Urban Cowboy, complete with Carbon rig and square top main has a 0.870 to our 0.905.. That Leslie Egnot has a lot to answer for!!! Pretty sure the rig on UC is alloy. It's just been painted black so it looks faster! I was told carbon, but could be someone thinking same as me... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Ánd Urban Cowboy, complete with Carbon rig and square top main has a 0.870 to our 0.905.. That Leslie Egnot has a lot to answer for!!! Pretty sure the rig on UC is alloy. It's just been painted black so it looks faster! I was told carbon, but could be someone thinking same as me... You still have over a week smithy. you could go and put a carbon mast in yourself or even better, why dont you put a wing on it. We shouldnt have any trouble then beating them then. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Well the situation with the Marshall is that the previous owner was a bloody good sailer and knew how to make the Marshall fly (hence the handicap) and Smithy is still in learning curve mode with this boat and has had limited time actually sailing the boat. Add to that the fact that the crew for the coastal are completely new to the boat and have never sailed together as a crew and its all adding up to be a bit of a suck it and see situation (with potential for horrendous mis-communication and a very large invitation for Mr Cockup to come visiting). As far as I can see the priorities for the race will be no injuries, no crew lost overboard, no damage and having fun .... after those boxes have been ticked we'll see where we can get ourselves in the standings, but basically don't expect that we'll do well on handicap (thanks Leslie). Personally, I'll be very happy if we can avoid the appearance of "Barry goes Boating". There is, of course, always the very remote possibility that we'll make absolutely perfect tactical decisions, have impeccable crew work, truck loads of good fortune combined with enormous amounts of skill and pull off a record breaking blinder of a race and absolutely dork everybody in the field .......... but I wouldn't be betting the rent money on that happening. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 we'll make absolutely perfect tactical decisions, have impeccable crew work, truck loads of good fortune combined with enormous amounts of skill and pull off a record breaking blinder of a race and absolutely dork everybody in the field .......... Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Go get 'em boys! Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 306 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ánd Urban Cowboy, complete with Carbon rig and square top main has a 0.870 to our 0.905.. That Leslie Egnot has a lot to answer for!!! Pretty sure the rig on UC is alloy. It's just been painted black so it looks faster! I was told carbon, but could be someone thinking same as me... Its alloy. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Now make sure you have the number for reports txt 021 760 621 Looks like you wont be getting any updates from me for the coastal squid. I have had to pull out because of my great uni marks, or lack off :evil: Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 just a little pissed off about it I am. it now means that I have 11 assignments due in under a month. Uni really no how to try and kill me. Link to post Share on other sites
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