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Cherub Chat => Calendar Events => Topic started by: andy_peters on March 10, 2016, 07:11:46 PM
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No longer in March so cold is no excuse. Only acceptable excuses for non-attendance are missing limbs (from crew or boat) or being on the other side of the world.
Briefing 11:15
Start time first class:12:30
All the information you need is on the Rutland SC website:
http://rutlandsc.co.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1115:b14-musto-skiff-49er-cherub-rs700-event-2-3-april-2016&catid=87&Itemid=186 (http://rutlandsc.co.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1115:b14-musto-skiff-49er-cherub-rs700-event-2-3-april-2016&catid=87&Itemid=186)
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Hi guys.
My boat is unlikely to be finished in time for this event. I would still like to sail.
If anyone is looking for crew or helm please let me know. (Can tow if needed)
Thanks
Nick
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Ade and Jo are playing in the white stuff that week so wont be there. It is normally blowing and freezing so have a good one! there are lots of Cherubs available at Draycote (Last count 7 - I think) for people to beg and borrow - who off; thats the Q?
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Cunning plan under way that should get both Shiny (Jamie & Rosie) and EJ - thank you Roland - (Jay & Nick) to Rutland.
That would be 4...
Any more?
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We hope to be there but there are a lot of bridges to cross.
At the moment we have no sails, no fittings no progrip etc however the leak is fixed.
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Yes.... I have been swayed to do Rutland, best get my trailer sorted then!
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yay.... trailer and alot of warm sailing equipment ;)
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rutland, like narnia, always Winter, never Christmas.
Looks like I need a new wetsuit, my current one is holier than the Turin shroud.
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I am a mystery. I simply don't know if Im well enough.
If yes then I might bring BS for a play or Poppy, but may have to pass. Also depends if I can find a crew happy to put up with "I don;t know if we are racing tomorrow"
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I'd like to come, if someone needs a crew ideal. Boat transports difficult and hasn't been touched since the nationals.
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so who do we have so far?
EJ
Shiny
Banshe
Ronin
A+E ??
anybody else
Nick
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Banshee Ambulance will be there with Josh and I
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yup ronin shall be there!!!!
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Shiny will be there!
Trailer is almost sorted, don't think il get the lights in time, oh well.
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Not Usagi as we are in the land where it is never winter. Currently 32 degrees (centigrade) and blowing 18knts. Perfect for Cherubs just a shame all I have to play on is an old Hobie 16 and a BH36
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Can sadly confirm I'm not ready to be there.
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The protagonists:
Ronin.
Consistent but it's the mid range conditions, marginal two stringing and medium conditions they can struggle for pace against some boat. Handleing seems to be a strong point. In very light wind seems to do well aslong with 15+knts .
Weaknesses: The single stringing conditions.
Strengths: everything else
EJ
Nick has been a proven to be quick in most conditions the question is crew work, has he had enough time on the water with Jay to cause damage? How will he cope with an agressvie e5 hull. In Cheese or Madge he has been very competitive. So maybe boat control could start to play.
Weaknesses: time in sailing together
Strengths: fast hull
Banshee Ambulance
Showed alot of great promise in light/ medium conditions really pushing the top few, but with a new crew combination and new rig how's the boat handling? have they got the rig sorted in the stronger winds? Breakages have been the down fall at events, with a beefed up boat how is their windy sailing.?
Weaknesses: hates light wind/potential for breakages.
Strengths: time on the water
The Shiny Beast
With a regular crew, boat handeling is going to be good. Now with his turbo foil and his homebrewed jib, it will be interesting to see its performance. The hull having such agressive chines having to make sure its 100% all the time to maximise speed will be difficult.
Weaknesses: untested kit/12-18 knot wind
Strengths: light wind/heavy wind
The current forcast is for a lovely 11-14 knots on Saturday and 8-19 knots on Sunday.
All thats left to say is, Amici mittamus.
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End of day 1. Rumours are of single stringing.
Ronin 7 points
Banshee 7 points
Ej 8 point
Shiny 9 points
Rumours are that the pub still does ribs
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Four boats (Ronin, EJ, Banshee Ambulance and the Shiny Beast) made it to this event, which was shared with B14s, Musto Skiffs and RS700s. Jamie's Rutland-phobia appeared misplaced - not arctic at all; no gales; no mountainous waves.
Ronin dominated the event, winning all but one when their masthead unit disintegrated but managed to lock the kite halyard - with the kite up!
The results look more ordered than most of the racing actually was. At one stage Cherubs were 3 abreast at the windward mark, and places changed throughout the races, including right up to the finish.
The wind was up and down all weekend (Saturday 5-16 Sunday 6-15), both days with sunshine :)
Shifty as well, which caused a number of unexpected swims (across all the classes)
Results:
Ronin 1,1,4,1,1,1
Banshee 2,2,3,2,2,2
EJ 3,4,1,4,4,3
Shiny 4,3,2,3,3,4
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really good way of reporting.
Well done all