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Im a sailor! Did a 4 year round the world trip when I was 13 with my folks.

 

Also ex Dart 18 National champ. Top South African team at some of the world champs we went to. Here are some pics

 

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Yacht is in Trinidad at the moment. Folks go there once a year for a few months. Trying to get back there soon

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Im a sailor! Did a 4 year round the world trip when I was 13 with my folks.

 

Also ex Dart 18 National champ. Top South African team at some of the world champs we went to. Here are some pics

 

vlcsnap-2012-02-17-14h28m02s16.png

 

vlcsnap-2012-02-17-14h28m13s124.png

 

FB_IMG_1555404288983_zpss9y3qtfv.jpg

 

FB_IMG_1555404264145_zpspiheg7mv.jpg

 

 

 

Yacht is in Trinidad at the moment. Folks go there once a year for a few months. Trying to get back there soon

Pic 2 - Windward hull in deep.  Leewood must be deeper and main freed.  Did you go over.

Nice to see sail speed on the water.

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Pic 2 - Windward hull in deep.  Leewood must be deeper and main freed.  Did you go over.

Nice to see sail speed on the water.

that's part2 of a pitchpole

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Didnt Pitch pole. Have got that part pretty sorted. If you just stay in the same spot the bot stops dead and pops back out. Main out will make it worse. Here are some more random pics of us racing in EL and one or two gopro shots

 

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Anyone following the SailGP? It's my kinda action ....

Where do I find it?

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turn your volume off for this one

 

 

they've had a cold front to deal with, so lost days 1 and 3. 2 races planned for today

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Ah ****, something followed me home again.

 

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'Stole' this Hobie 16 off an old toppie near my home, been stored in his garage for ~20 years. It's old as dirt but surprisingly few nicks and dings on it. Sails are still crinkly, I ran twine over all the cables and not one loose strand anywhere. Will need a new gudgeon pin on the one rudder and a good polish. Would also love to replace the original white vinyl trampoline with a mesh one ... my burfday is coming up so I've started the hints :)

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And so it begins ...

 

Replaced side stays, both rudder gudgeon pins, both rudder cams, most shackles and clevis pins as a precaution, all plate adjusters, all the ropes and put on a new mesh trampoline (dankie vroulief!)

 

Spent Friday afternoon and Saturday morning redoing everything and rigging the boat up. Went out for a quick sail and holy balls she's fast! Reactions like a go-cart. It's a whole new ballgame from my old Halcat.

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And so it begins ...

 

Replaced side stays, both rudder gudgeon pins, both rudder cams, most shackles and clevis pins as a precaution, all plate adjusters, all the ropes and put on a new mesh trampoline (dankie vroulief!)

 

Spent Friday afternoon and Saturday morning redoing everything and rigging the boat up. Went out for a quick sail and holy balls she's fast! Reactions like a go-cart. It's a whole new ballgame from my old Halcat.

Pics!!!You and the crew been out on the trapeze yet?
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Pics!!!You and the crew been out on the trapeze yet?

 

No pics, wife wasn't around with her trusty (actually, it was mine not long ago) camera. 

 

I seem to have, uhm, lost my 2 trapeze harnesses, somehow somewhere. I also want to re-do the trap wires and adjusters, there's only one per side and not greatest of conditions.

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