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Cherub Chat => Calendar Events => Topic started by: Stuberry on November 25, 2010, 09:04:47 PM
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Anyone interested in doing a doing a Cherub Winter Series just for fun? Some of the biggest open meetings of the year seem to be in the winter! I would suggest 4 events, 3 to count.
1) Grafham Grand Prix, Sunday 2nd January
2) Bloody Mary, Saturday 8th January
3) Tiger Trophy, Saturday/Sunday 5th - 6th February
4) Hoo Freezer, Sunday 20th February (practice race on Saturday 19th Feb)
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Posn between the Cherubs, or position in the events? (This can be important)
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I'm in.
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I was thinking between the Cherubs, to keep competition close!
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Stu,
Great idea, you can put our results in now. DNC,DNC,DNC,DNC :D
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I'll also throw in to the mix:
5) Steve Nicholson Trophy, Northampton Sailing Club, Sunday 30 January 2011
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Great idea, you can put our results in now.
Careful, You'll give my crew ideas....
We were thinking of Hoo, but to early to call (still at work).
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We were thinking of April ! but still too early to call. lol
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Ok, I'm going to be the first one to say it. Are you ready? Here it comes...
"So much for Global Warming".
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http://www.significancemagazine.org/details/webexclusive/883929/Snowbusiness.html
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Good stats.
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Who is gonna do the bloody mary with me and digby then?
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Me and Nick are doing the Bloody Mary. Rumours are of Team Trim (with the The Bruce Wing) also coming to play.
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hmmm, when do I need to decide by ?
Might need a bit of crew persuasion, did a race a forthight ago and the moaning from the front of the boat ......
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You have until 11.30 on the 8th to decide
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did a race a forthight ago and the moaning from the front of the boat ......
Maybe we should all club together and buy Eddie some gloves?
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Or may be in deck heating!
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What have people found to be the best handwear for thermal use, while still being usable on a dinghy ?
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I always wear Showa thermo builders gloves, like the grippy yellow ones but have a sort of fleecy lining, as they are a bit thicker they last a bit longer too and ropes dig into ones hands less, i cut the finger ends off so i can tie knots and undo tangles, used them every month this year!
http://www.bexpress.co.uk/pageview.php?page=show_product&ecommerce_stockcode=ASHOWA
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I use the surgical latex gloves used for.laminating so your hands don't get wet under normal gloves
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So Ronin is entered for the Grafham Grand Prix on Sunday. Anyone else coming to play?
We have also booked accomadatio for the Tiger Trophy. Travelodge have a sale of £9 rooms at the moment. We are booked in to the one at Colsterworth.
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I seemed to miss most people on and off the water.
I breifly saw EJ and the SK4 and Sarah saw cheese capsizing. it's amazing that you can go to a big event, race on the same course and not see people. I did see John and Digby quite a bit ashore.
We started the day with a small breakage. The bit of rope between the fore stay and the bow broke when we were applying rig tension to the Ent. Luckily Sarah didn't fall flat on her back and I had the jib halyard in my hand. Quickly re-tied the offending peice of rope and launched in time for the start.
We realised quite early on that we were unfit and un practiced and made some small errors through the race to finish 75th and 2nd enterprise and very sore.
Didn't capsize! Sorry guys ;-)
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Fleet report from Bloody Mary:
We came, we saw, we got lost.
Great fun had by all (+ team kiddle in the sk4)
EJ report:
EJ had a multiple swim session with Bruce finding that the jump to crew, twin wire, a force 4+ and having a muppet for a helm was a steep curve to drag himself up. We had a hoot, started with the moths and race was sadly ended when helm fell and stuck his hook through a rack.
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Well we had T issues. I'm sure stu will post pics later. that ended our day early :(
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We had spinnaker issues and our t foil stopped working :/
The main thing that cost us was massive forced capsized to re rig the entire spinnaker system (my fault), then I got lost for a while... although we did finish and actually beat a few people, god knows how.
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(http://ianroman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Bloody-Mary-2011/G00000of41e5tpkU/I0000EtwALlTftcs)
If no image appears try....
http://ianroman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Bloody-Mary-2011/G00000of41e5tpkU/I0000EtwALlTftcs (http://ianroman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Bloody-Mary-2011/G00000of41e5tpkU/I0000EtwALlTftcs)
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Pic 9 is of Phil and Sarah!
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so is pic 11
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Thanks for spotting these.
I really should have had my hat on. The water temperature was not what i was expecting.
No. 11 shows that we can get the main much closer to the centreline with the main sheet bridle. This is not common on ents yet.
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There's a couple of good faces when they're approaching the gybe mark!
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found a few more cherub pics from bloody mary.
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=291406&pictureid=14293295
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=291406&pictureid=14293475
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=291406&pictureid=14293476
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=291406&pictureid=14293480
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=291406&pictureid=14293481
http://fotoboat.thirdlight.com/viewpicture.tlx?albumid=290790&pictureid=14270539
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particularily like thhis one
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/?s=64&PID=58227
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Tiger Trophy Report:
We went, we tried, we were conquered.
It was seriously windy, high 20knots, gusts in excess of 30. The racing went ahead on Saturday. We tried to sail, but it was too much. Twin trapezing, both sails flogging. Meant we couldn't tack. Sunday even more so, racing was canned, we played with bits of string.