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Boating chit chat thread.

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    #1592
    neris
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    Spotted on the back of an immaculate Citrone 2cv
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    #1593
    neris
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    Pen Duick 1. Pen Duick 2 wouldn't upload

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    #1594
    tricky D
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    Struggling to get around Balscadden earlier. Tide and the lee of the cliffs did a good bit of pushing off course to mark. Crappy photo.

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    #1595
    Steve
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    tricky D wrote: »
    Struggling to get around Balscadden earlier. Tide and the lee of the cliffs did a good bit of pushing off course to mark. Crappy photo.

    I've more than a few frustrating memories as a nipper, trying to get around that fecking mark in a squib in light airs and foul tide... :D

    Even worse was the Puck mark, don't think it's there anymore..


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    #1596
    neris
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    Few from France last week. I think the Russian tall ship is coming to Dublin this weekend

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    #1597
    Stheno
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    I saw all the 17s on their trailers in Howth the other evening


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    #1598
    HeidiHeidi
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    http://afloat.ie/sail/icra/item/36072-uk-competitor-on-way-to-icra-championships-at-royal-cork-sinks-off-wexford-all-three-crew-safe

    :eek:

    Former Round Ireland winner sank off Wexford while delivering to the ICRAs.

    Glad to hear all were rescued safely.

    Broken toilet apparently the cause - jaysus......


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    #1599
    Stheno
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    http://afloat.ie/sail/icra/item/36072-uk-competitor-on-way-to-icra-championships-at-royal-cork-sinks-off-wexford-all-three-crew-safe

    :eek:

    Former Round Ireland winner sank off Wexford while delivering to the ICRAs.

    Glad to hear all were rescued safely.

    Broken toilet apparently the cause - jaysus......


    Glad they were all safe
    Anyone do the Lambay yesterday?


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    #1600
    neris
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Anyone do the Lambay yesterday?

    yep lovely day for it apart from getting pummeled by a squall on the way in


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    #1601
    Stheno
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    neris wrote: »
    yep lovely day for it apart from getting pummeled by a squall on the way in

    Yeah that was a nasty squall, first three boats in were all 17s


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    #1602
    tricky D
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    Stheno wrote: »
    I saw all the 17s on their trailers in Howth the other evening
    One of these???
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    #1603
    Stheno
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    tricky D wrote: »
    One of these???
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    Didn't notice that I was admiring the boats and astonished at the size of the keels :)


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    #1604
    neris
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    tricky D wrote: »
    One of these???
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    think thats a 1/2 tonners trailer. defo not a 17


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    #1605
    tricky D
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    That's what I wondering about. The cradle was too shallow (nearly horizontal) and wide.


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    #1606
    neris
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    Took a trip to a traditional boat building school when we were over in France. Students learn about different wood building techniques but the school can only ever build 1 boat per class. Theyve already done a few Irish boats and are building another

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    This is a Swiss sailing & rowing boat that was built few years ago for a swiss owner and his family gave it back to the school when he died

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    #1607
    neris
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    Article on the Dublin bay 24 the school above in France did

    http://afloat.ie/sail/historic-boats/item/35788-classic-dublin-bay-24-yacht-to-return-to-dun-laoghaire


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    #1608
    Stheno
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    Anyone see the article today in the English times about the owner of the Cheeki Rafiki ( boat that capsized in the mid Atlantic in May 2014 with the loss of four crew) being in court on four counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and failing to operate the boat in a safe manner?


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    #1609
    Stheno
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    Four crews in the single and double hands transatlantic race (think it's called the OSTAR)had to be rescued during dreadful weather
    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40234274

    I think there's a chap from Howth in this race on a boat called Bam ( edit, from hyc facebook it looks like it, he was four days ahead in the lead on the seventh)
    Thankfully they are all safe and well, one chap was rescued by the Queen Mary!


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    #1610
    neris
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    conor fogarty on bam. he,s grand and didnt get badly affected by the storm


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    #1611
    Steve
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    Fingers crossed.. who was the other crew?


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    #1612
    Stheno
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    Steve wrote: »
    Fingers crossed.. who was the other crew?

    For Conor? He's doing it single handed.


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    #1613
    Steve
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    Stheno wrote: »
    For Conor? He's doing it single handed.

    Sorry, thought it was two handed.

    Oops.


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    #1614
    Stheno
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    Steve wrote: »
    Sorry, thought it was two handed.

    Oops.

    No need to apologise, I should have been clearer, it's a mix of single and double handed boats :)


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    #1615
    pedroeibar1
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Anyone see the article today in the English times about the owner of the Cheeki Rafiki ( boat that capsized in the mid Atlantic in May 2014 with the loss of four crew) being in court on four counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and failing to operate the boat in a safe manner?
    Thanks for the heads-up. There is a piece on it in YBW here
    - opening statement for the prosecution who went in with the boot as one would expect. Some rather damning assertions. I won't comment per Boards charter as it's an on-going case.


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    #1616
    Stheno
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    pedroeibar1 wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads-up. There is a piece on it in YBW here
    - opening statement for the prosecution who went in with the boot as one would expect. Some rather damning assertions. I won't comment per Boards charter as it's an on-going case.

    Boards charter only applies to Irish court cases iirc


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    #1617
    pedroeibar1
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    neris wrote: »
    Article on the Dublin bay 24 the school above in France did

    http://afloat.ie/sail/historic-boats/item/35788-classic-dublin-bay-24-yacht-to-return-to-dun-laoghaire

    Nice to see them (finally) being fixed up. I crewed on the Banana boat a few times.


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    #1618
    pedroeibar1
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    Stheno wrote: »
    Boards charter only applies to Irish court cases iirc

    I'll leave it at this
    The court heard that the yacht, ….. had a Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) category 2 charter code, which meant it could only be sailed up to 60 miles away from “a safe haven”………Cheeki Rafiki lost its keel more than 700 miles from Nova Scotia in Canada…….…. Cheeki Rafiki’s skipper Andrew Bridge had urgently emailed Innes when it became clear that the 40-foot yacht was taking on water …Innes, who was in the pub at the time, didn’t call the coastguard but went on to another pub and carried on drinking.


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    #1619
    neris
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    see the last day of ICRA nats was cancelled due to high winds. The turn out looked pretty poor overall. Only 2 boats in class 0 after that 1 sunk last week and another pulled out


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    #1620
    Stheno
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    neris wrote: »
    see the last day of ICRA nats was cancelled due to high winds. The turn out looked pretty poor overall. Only 2 boats in class 0 after that 1 sunk last week and another pulled out

    There were only five in Howth last year iirc


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    #1621
    neris
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    Used to be loads of class zeros years ago but costs and crew got too much. Possibly too many events on aswell. Be interesting to see what numbers for icra be like next year with the nationals in galway


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