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[furcoat]

Can't believe we're 9 pages in and still don't know .....

What's it rate?!

[Team WIld]

Can't believe we're 9 pages in and still don't know .....

What's it rate?!

I reckon .798 - 802, Lets start a book on itB)

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

0.820

[bls77]

0.820

835

[Team WIld]

This thing is getting faster by the minute!!! Shallow draft rates well

[bls77]

Team wild, you coming to the states in mooloolabah with kiss...

[alyeska]

.825

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

1.8 isn't shallow draft.

[Team WIld]

1.8 isn't shallow draft.

Compared to 1.9 it is !!!!!!!!!!!! Rip it said it was a heavier board with shallower draft, isnt this the case??? might need to revise my rating.......806-810

[Feral]

Has the gybing keel been done before in this size boat. How is sms going to view it?

[bls77]

Lighter and more sail area than the shaws with more draft, you think the rating would be higher than a shaw 650.

[Rum Monkey]

[quote name='Feral' timestamp='1334791028' post='3678360']
Has the gybing keel been done before in this size boat. How is sms going to view it

probably get banned

[Team WIld]

Lighter and more sail area than the shaws with more draft, you think the rating would be higher than a shaw 650.

Gs stated that the Shaw is believed to weigh in at 150Kgs this one is 219 with apparently a heavy keel 175 kgs so with info we have it is 394 kgs. If this is correct the Shaw will be lighter??

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

That's the cabin version. Not the flush deck version. I would wait to see what the flush deck weighs to be comparing against the shaw 650

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

[Team WIld]

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

[Ncik]

Ah, sportsboat weight rumours...nice.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

[janj70]

It has 700mm lift, turning block in the cabin B/H up high and a lifting point just above the bottom of the boat on the board with the front edge of the board taken off, where the spectra line runs down. Clutch inside on the B/H and then to a purchase system inside the cabin . Same length board , just heavier pencil on the bottom so the old farts can sail it.

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

[Feral]

It has 700mm lift, turning block in the cabin B/H up high and a lifting point just above the bottom of the boat on the board with the front edge of the board taken off, where the spectra line runs down. Clutch inside on the B/H and then to a purchase system inside the cabin . Same length board , just heavier pencil on the bottom so the old farts can sail it.

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

Will the board still gybe when it's raised or is it fixed?

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

It has 700mm lift, turning block in the cabin B/H up high and a lifting point just above the bottom of the boat on the board with the front edge of the board taken off, where the spectra line runs down. Clutch inside on the B/H and then to a purchase system inside the cabin . Same length board , just heavier pencil on the bottom so the old farts can sail it.

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

Will the board still gybe when it's raised or is it fixed?

its not a gybing board in this one. the one with a gybing board is the goldcoast flush decker

[Team WIld]

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

is it a tapered pin to stop movement? Did you have to brace the keel box due to not being able to secure to deck in high position?

[kelly]

It has 700mm lift, turning block in the cabin B/H up high and a lifting point just above the bottom of the boat on the board with the front edge of the board taken off, where the spectra line runs down. Clutch inside on the B/H and then to a purchase system inside the cabin . Same length board , just heavier pencil on the bottom so the old farts can sail it.

The red one has two depths. 1.8 and somewhere around 1.5 for sailing on the noosa river.

Right. I am interested in seeing how it is pinned in the higher position, do you have any pics?

a pin straight through the board. when fully down the second position hole is still in the case

If I told you how its pinned I would have to kill you.
Anyway I take exception to this "Old Fart" thing.
Bob may be on the wrong side of 70 but he will still be pushing hard at the end.
He needed another project, how many of you lot plan to do something like this in your 70's
Bob has built more boats and had more ideas than most of you could ever dream of.
As for the rest of the crew. mere youngsters.
We should have almost a week to work it out, will that be enough for a bunch of Lead Belly sailors.
I will start a running report on Saturday week when the FT10 half of the crew get the chance to meet her for the first time. Hopefully the Noosa locals will have her wet by then. Yes we will have pictures.

[GybeSet®]

Has the gybing keel been done before in this size boat. How is sms going to view it

probably get banned

incorrect, nothing like this has been banned no precedent

only TY and IOR type spinnakers

[Team WIld]

If I told you how its pinned I would have to kill you.
[/quote]

HAHA!!!! Just make sure its a tapered pin or the keel will also be a gybing one!!!!! I learned this the hard way a few yaers back!!

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

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[furcoat]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Wow, great job guys. Floats high without the esky!

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Wow, great job guys. Floats high without the esky!

Those guys have done a great job. Just couldn't help myself posting it.

[Team WIld]

Looks like a bit of a weapon to me, I cant believe how high it is floating, might have to add another crew member to get the waterline right!!!

[Ncik]

very niiice!

[Barman]

Has the gybing keel been done before in this size boat. How is sms going to view it

probably get banned

incorrect, nothing like this has been banned no precedent

only TY and IOR type spinnakers

Its funny how you keep mentioning this, yet these IOR spins can still beat boats around the track! Is it the boats or the dicks sailing them that should get banned? Lucky you don't have a boat hey?

[GybeSet®]

Incorrect

[Barman]

Incorrect

Pffft! Where's that thread gone?


Back to topic looking at the Gold Coast boat, looks amazing, light and I'm sure those guys will push it hard! 13 weeks, WOW!!!

[kelly]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Looks great, and here is the Hard Top version.. Bye the way does that Dog have a Hard-On. OK it looks like it needs an injected small block and a ski pole, but if it is where Bob is hoping it will look really good, particularly from behind.
Ready for a few fittings to be bolted on and a nice set of clothes which will arrive next week.
Should float a little lower than the Gold Coast Boat with the extra weight in the bulb, but then she is designed for no esky and only three up. The cabin is so us " Old Farts" can duck down for a nap when off the breeze.

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[cosmicsedso]

Looks like a bit of a weapon to me, I cant believe how high it is floating, might have to add another crew member to get the waterline right!!!

Pick Me! Pick Me!

Sensational effort I reckon. Cant wait to see it in action.

[Windward Mark]

So, I love the look of these things and would love to build one........... What are we talking $ wise? And no BullSh*t answers about if you have to ask........... Sails are not an issue and it will be DIY.

Also, why no spinnaker chutes?

[Team WIld]

So, I love the look of these things and would love to build one........... What are we talking $ wise? And no BullSh*t answers about if you have to ask........... Sails are not an issue and it will be DIY.

Also, why no spinnaker chutes?

Build one like the coast boat, cant wait to see how they go against the Shaws. Should be very interesting. Has the Coast boat been rated yet? What about the Noosa boat rating?

[facthunt]

these look great, i have no clew how they stack up rating wise,my punt on the water is the leech may have an edge down wind in a passage point to point, i think the shaw will be faster upwind in bump and quiker in w/l coures.

lighter weather the shaw pony rig v leech fat profile should see them pretty close all depends on how much washing they hang on the leech. the shaw is a sweet boat upwind and nailed it out of the box,

[kelly]

So, I love the look of these things and would love to build one........... What are we talking $ wise? And no BullSh*t answers about if you have to ask........... Sails are not an issue and it will be DIY.

Also, why no spinnaker chutes?

WM... danLeach will give you a firm quote for the design, comes as a download for your friendly local profile cutter. As for the rest its how long is a piece of string. What materials, fittings, rig etc.
Lets say the bottom line price is such that you would not want to risk the quite significant total investment on your first DIY project. Bob is very experienced but still had the hard bits done professionally on Slingshot. You could do your own sails but. Stick with your knitting , or consider a second had Tiger for similar investment.

[itkiwi]

I agree, speculating about the price is probably a waste of time. I have budgeted NZ$30,000 for the complete project (boat, trailer and 4 sails) and so far I think I'm on track to achieve that. The biggest difference between this and other boats of a similar class/size is the provision of CNC files for all the molds, jigs and foam panels. This saves heaps of time and makes it almost impossible to build a 'bent' boat. I have laminated all the foam panels which takes time but saves money. You don't have to make the boat out carbon, S Glass spec is available.

You have to like building for this to make any sense - if I didn't like building there's a really nice Shaw 650 on TradeMe that makes far more sense. I have built a similar size but tradition style of boat before and numerous smaller boats.

Today I was going to glue in the sole but instead decided to paint the inside of the 2 lockers. If I hadn't I would regret it later. I used just over 1/2 litre of 2 pot paint for this - close to a kg. No more paint on the inside of the boat I think. Under the sole are G10 plates that I plan to drill and tap for the toe strap and bridle fittings.

After 9 months the keelboat has finally sold. I can now afford to phone C-Tech and sailmakers.

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[GybeSet®]

WM... danLeach will give you a firm quote for the design, comes as a download for your friendly local profile cutter. As for the rest its how long is a piece of string. What materials, fittings, rig etc.
Lets say the bottom line price is such that you would not want to risk the quite significant total investment on your first DIY project. Bob is very experienced but still had the hard bits done professionally on Slingshot. You could do your own sails but. Stick with your knitting , or consider a second had Tiger for similar investment.

ha ha ha, you drongo

[Windward Mark]

So, I love the look of these things and would love to build one........... What are we talking $ wise? And no BullSh*t answers about if you have to ask........... Sails are not an issue and it will be DIY.

Also, why no spinnaker chutes?

WM... danLeach will give you a firm quote for the design, comes as a download for your friendly local profile cutter. As for the rest its how long is a piece of string. What materials, fittings, rig etc.
Lets say the bottom line price is such that you would not want to risk the quite significant total investment on your first DIY project. Bob is very experienced but still had the hard bits done professionally on Slingshot. You could do your own sails but. Stick with your knitting , or consider a second had Tiger for similar investment.

Not my first DIY build. First of this size, but my home build boat is still going strong and was described in it's insurance assessment as being "equal or better to a professionally built boat". With an Old man as an engineer and generally good when it comes to common sense, pretty comfortable with DIY, plus, I enjoy the process, nothing as rewarding as building your own boat. Just gotta decide weather it be a sporty or a Sabot for the boy.......

Ever sailed a Tiger at 6'3"??? Plus the association may try and find a reason not to let me steer!!!!!

Dan has msg'd costs and thanks for the other feedback, all inline with each other.

[Kestrahl]

these look great, i have no clew how they stack up rating wise,my punt on the water is the leech may have an edge down wind in a passage point to point, i think the shaw will be faster upwind in bump and quiker in w/l coures.

lighter weather the shaw pony rig v leech fat profile should see them pretty close all depends on how much washing they hang on the leech. the shaw is a sweet boat upwind and nailed it out of the box,

It will be a interesting match up. Dan's boat is more in line with the trends in yacht design at the moment but the Shaw is a uniquely fast shape and it is hard to see the speed until you have sailed or raced against one. I did give Dan the opportunity to come sailing on my old Shaw before he designed these boats, but unfortunately he was always tied up. I wonder if it would have influenced his thinking if he had, maybe maybe not. It will be a big credit to Dan if his design can knock off Peow or any of the quick Aussie Shaws.

[facthunt]

these look great, i have no clew how they stack up rating wise,my punt on the water is the leech may have an edge down wind in a passage point to point, i think the shaw will be faster upwind in bump and quiker in w/l coures.

lighter weather the shaw pony rig v leech fat profile should see them pretty close all depends on how much washing they hang on the leech. the shaw is a sweet boat upwind and nailed it out of the box,

It will be a interesting match up. Dan's boat is more in line with the trends in yacht design at the moment but the Shaw is a uniquely fast shape and it is hard to see the speed until you have sailed or raced against one. I did give Dan the opportunity to come sailing on my old Shaw before he designed these boats, but unfortunately he was always tied up. I wonder if it would have influenced his thinking if he had, maybe maybe not. It will be a big credit to Dan if his design can knock off Peow or any of the quick Aussie Shaws.

i think these boats have more in comon with dinghys than yachts.

[Jacko]

Mate, I sailed on the Leech 650 yesterday and it performed just like a skiff. I've sailed both designs and I think it should be a great match up.

these look great, i have no clew how they stack up rating wise,my punt on the water is the leech may have an edge down wind in a passage point to point, i think the shaw will be faster upwind in bump and quiker in w/l coures.

lighter weather the shaw pony rig v leech fat profile should see them pretty close all depends on how much washing they hang on the leech. the shaw is a sweet boat upwind and nailed it out of the box,

It will be a interesting match up. Dan's boat is more in line with the trends in yacht design at the moment but the Shaw is a uniquely fast shape and it is hard to see the speed until you have sailed or raced against one. I did give Dan the opportunity to come sailing on my old Shaw before he designed these boats, but unfortunately he was always tied up. I wonder if it would have influenced his thinking if he had, maybe maybe not. It will be a big credit to Dan if his design can knock off Peow or any of the quick Aussie Shaws.

[Turkey Slapper]

Go the T-boats!

[Team WIld]

Go the T-boats!

S comes before T so Go the S boats!!!!! Plus we are not a heavy those damn T boats are tough to lift!!!!!!

[kelly]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Looks great, and here is the Hard Top version.. Bye the way does that Dog have a Hard-On. OK it looks like it needs an injected small block and a ski pole, but if it is where Bob is hoping it will look really good, particularly from behind.
Ready for a few fittings to be bolted on and a nice set of clothes which will arrive next week.
Should float a little lower than the Gold Coast Boat with the extra weight in the bulb, but then she is designed for no esky and only three up. The cabin is so us " Old Farts" can duck down for a nap when off the breeze.

Slingshot hit the water for the first time yesterday before an enthusiastic crowd at Noosa Sailng Club. A bit of an anticlimax as some tolerance issues on the keel box arrangement prevented a full drop of the board which delayed the first sail until today. Breeze from the South at 15 to 20 knots typical gusty Noosa kind of conditions. 4 up ie B to B race crew plus builder. To say that this baby gets up and buggies would be an understatement but she does it in a most refined kind of fashion. Top speed on the Velociteck was 12 knots 2sail reaching and no attempt to tune the Rig. Tomorrow we will show her the colored sails, hopefully with the breeze from a more favorable angle, not a lot of room in the Noosa river to get out of trouble.
This baby is Born to go , hopefully we can demonstrate even some of her potential by the weekend. Until tomorrow , hopefully with even better news to report.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Looks great, and here is the Hard Top version.. Bye the way does that Dog have a Hard-On. OK it looks like it needs an injected small block and a ski pole, but if it is where Bob is hoping it will look really good, particularly from behind.
Ready for a few fittings to be bolted on and a nice set of clothes which will arrive next week.
Should float a little lower than the Gold Coast Boat with the extra weight in the bulb, but then she is designed for no esky and only three up. The cabin is so us " Old Farts" can duck down for a nap when off the breeze.

Slingshot hit the water for the first time yesterday before an enthusiastic crowd at Noosa Sailng Club. A bit of an anticlimax as some tolerance issues on the keel box arrangement prevented a full drop of the board which delayed the first sail until today. Breeze from the South at 15 to 20 knots typical gusty Noosa kind of conditions. 4 up ie B to B race crew plus builder. To say that this baby gets up and buggies would be an understatement but she does it in a most refined kind of fashion. Top speed on the Velociteck was 12 knots 2sail reaching and no attempt to tune the Rig. Tomorrow we will show her the colored sails, hopefully with the breeze from a more favorable angle, not a lot of room in the Noosa river to get out of trouble.
This baby is Born to go , hopefully we can demonstrate even some of her potential by the weekend. Until tomorrow , hopefully with even better news to report.

are you guys entered for b2b? i cant see it on the entry list? it will be interesting to see the difference between the cabin and flush deck versions.

[Feral]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Looks great, and here is the Hard Top version.. Bye the way does that Dog have a Hard-On. OK it looks like it needs an injected small block and a ski pole, but if it is where Bob is hoping it will look really good, particularly from behind.
Ready for a few fittings to be bolted on and a nice set of clothes which will arrive next week.
Should float a little lower than the Gold Coast Boat with the extra weight in the bulb, but then she is designed for no esky and only three up. The cabin is so us " Old Farts" can duck down for a nap when off the breeze.

Slingshot hit the water for the first time yesterday before an enthusiastic crowd at Noosa Sailng Club. A bit of an anticlimax as some tolerance issues on the keel box arrangement prevented a full drop of the board which delayed the first sail until today. Breeze from the South at 15 to 20 knots typical gusty Noosa kind of conditions. 4 up ie B to B race crew plus builder. To say that this baby gets up and buggies would be an understatement but she does it in a most refined kind of fashion. Top speed on the Velociteck was 12 knots 2sail reaching and no attempt to tune the Rig. Tomorrow we will show her the colored sails, hopefully with the breeze from a more favorable angle, not a lot of room in the Noosa river to get out of trouble.
This baby is Born to go , hopefully we can demonstrate even some of her potential by the weekend. Until tomorrow , hopefully with even better news to report.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

[kelly]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

Looks great, and here is the Hard Top version.. Bye the way does that Dog have a Hard-On. OK it looks like it needs an injected small block and a ski pole, but if it is where Bob is hoping it will look really good, particularly from behind.
Ready for a few fittings to be bolted on and a nice set of clothes which will arrive next week.
Should float a little lower than the Gold Coast Boat with the extra weight in the bulb, but then she is designed for no esky and only three up. The cabin is so us " Old Farts" can duck down for a nap when off the breeze.

Slingshot hit the water for the first time yesterday before an enthusiastic crowd at Noosa Sailng Club. A bit of an anticlimax as some tolerance issues on the keel box arrangement prevented a full drop of the board which delayed the first sail until today. Breeze from the South at 15 to 20 knots typical gusty Noosa kind of conditions. 4 up ie B to B race crew plus builder. To say that this baby gets up and buggies would be an understatement but she does it in a most refined kind of fashion. Top speed on the Velociteck was 12 knots 2sail reaching and no attempt to tune the Rig. Tomorrow we will show her the colored sails, hopefully with the breeze from a more favorable angle, not a lot of room in the Noosa river to get out of trouble.
This baby is Born to go , hopefully we can demonstrate even some of her potential by the weekend. Until tomorrow , hopefully with even better news to report.

are you guys entered for b2b? i cant see it on the entry list? it will be interesting to see the difference between the cabin and flush deck versions.

[kelly]

We will be there but as a TS hence the hard top. I believe we give Bakers Dough about 1.5 mins per hour on Cbh which may or may not be enough depending on pressure. Based on yesterday's first hit out this baby planes very early which will be a huge advantage and we are going 3 up. If the breeze builds we might have to recruit more arms and legs. The soft top team are playing to a different agenda , I do not expect them to die wondering whereas we will be a little more conservative. Different strokes for different folks, so time comparisons will not necessarilly tell the whole story. I will do my best to interpret it as I see it,

[Bryce]

Floats!

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[furcoat]

We will be there but as a TS hence the hard top. I believe we give Bakers Dough about 1.5 mins per hour on Cbh which may or may not be enough depending on pressure. Based on yesterday's first hit out this baby planes very early which will be a huge advantage and we are going 3 up. If the breeze builds we might have to recruit more arms and legs. The soft top team are playing to a different agenda , I do not expect them to die wondering whereas we will be a little more conservative. Different strokes for different folks, so time comparisons will not necessarilly tell the whole story. I will do my best to interpret it as I see it,

Div 4?

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

Isn't it div 2? Though div 4 were multies. But still sports boat div would give them some competition

[kelly]

Probably

[Mojounwin]

Did the kite go up today? What was top speed?

Cheers
Mojo

[rodlaser]

We will be there but as a TS hence the hard top. I believe we give Bakers Dough about 1.5 mins per hour on Cbh which may or may not be enough depending on pressure. Based on yesterday's first hit out this baby planes very early which will be a huge advantage and we are going 3 up. If the breeze builds we might have to recruit more arms and legs. The soft top team are playing to a different agenda , I do not expect them to die wondering whereas we will be a little more conservative. Different strokes for different folks, so time comparisons will not necessarilly tell the whole story. I will do my best to interpret it as I see it,

Are you racing on CBH against the ross'? and not in the sportsboat division

[janj70]

Multies are Div. 5

Isn't it div 2? Though div 4 were multies. But still sports boat div would give them some competition

[kelly]

Did the kite go up today? What was top speed?

Cheers
Mojo

[kelly]

Breeze dropped right out today glass water nothing more than 6 knots ,spent most of the day doing a heap of those final fiddly jobs at 4pm we decided to join the sabots we were dry fast against them but a loud mouthed 8 year old suggested we go play with ourselves. Both kites went up and down fine even gybed No1 in almost no breeze approx 125 deg gybe but all good . Vincent the Velociteck reckons our max speed under kite was 8.2 knots , considering the lack of breeze and 6 up I thought that pretty impressive, we must have been at least 2 knots GT the true.breeze.
A few more issues to sort out tomorrow and some serious work on the Rig then up to Tin Can Bay on Thursday for a serious hit out 3 up and the keel right down.
We got some great shots of Slingshot jumping onto the plane at 8 knots , I can not work out how to post from iPhone or iPad hopefully Bryce may be able to Post one or two

[kelly]

We will be there but as a TS hence the hard top. I believe we give Bakers Dough about 1.5 mins per hour on Cbh which may or may not be enough depending on pressure. Based on yesterday's first hit out this baby planes very early which will be a huge advantage and we are going 3 up. If the breeze builds we might have to recruit more arms and legs. The soft top team are playing to a different agenda , I do not expect them to die wondering whereas we will be a little more conservative. Different strokes for different folks, so time comparisons will not necessarilly tell the whole story. I will do my best to interpret it as I see it,

Are you racing on CBH against the ross'? and not in the sportsboat division

[kelly]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

[Bryce]

slippery little sucker... even in bugger all pressure the willing little Leech wants to pick up her skirt...

pick up Code Zero today and we're just about ready. forecast looking promising (15+ S)

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[Turkey Slapper]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

[Bryce]

Nothing hidden during measurement. Everything available to measurer. Including the average crew age (66) although, maybe that's not relevant...

[Team WIld]

Nothing hidden during measurement. Everything available to measurer. Including the average crew age (66) although, maybe that's not relevant...

Oh the average age of your crew def needs to be handicapped, cagey old buggers!! Must be +5 for being over experienced!!!!!!!! We will be bringing Kiss down next year...now how do I fit that cabin !

[GybeSet®]

which measurement system ?

[MSA]

AMS
Aging Measurement System

[GybeSet®]

Nothing hidden during measurement. Everything available to measurer.

hey bryce which measurement system was the measurer measuring for ?

[rodlaser]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

well you got that right, i predict it will win the event , another Hughie/piccolo/TTB/sixpak

[Team WIld]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

well you got that right, i predict it will win the event , another Hughie/piccolo/TTB/sixpak

Not according to Stripey, Pierre and his KISS crew are getting the line honors/handicap double!!! Check out SW.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

well you got that right, i predict it will win the event , another Hughie/piccolo/TTB/sixpak

Not according to Stripey, Pierre and his KISS crew are getting the line honors/handicap double!!! Check out SW.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

That Fractional Bag looks all kinds of wrong on a pole that long, can't see the balance of the boat being too flash going shy with it!

[Turkey Slapper]

Nothing hidden during measurement. Everything available to measurer.

hey bryce which measurement system was the measurer measuring for ?

Chooklotto Based Handicap

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

well you got that right, i predict it will win the event , another Hughie/piccolo/TTB/sixpak

Unique, Sugar plum fairy etc! A sportboat wanting to beat up on cruising trailor sailers 4 times there weight, bit like a beale from up north!

Hope the RL's dont smash them again!

[GybeSet®]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

So just another Bay to Bay burglar!

well you got that right, i predict it will win the event , another Hughie/piccolo/TTB/sixpak

Not according to Stripey, Pierre and his KISS crew are getting the line honors/handicap double!!! Check out SW.

its not just stripey

he's entered

Wild where is the boat as a matter of interest

[rodlaser]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

your in with the sportsboats , see you on the water

[furcoat]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's but medium to longer Term she will sail with the sports boats with a more permanent Noosa crew. I just hope we can demonstrate her potential this weekend in the Bay to Bay

your in with the sportsboats , see you on the water

Glad we got that sorted before the weekend. Bring it on.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

They still can't get handicaps right though! haha

[Turkey Slapper]

They still can't get handicaps right though! haha

No other regatta can claim the same consistancy as the Bay to Bay can!

Its been the same for the last 20+ years i have been going to it!

It went the other way when i entered the Orphan as a Whitbread 20 once, they fell for it and gave us the 3rd highest hcp for the event!

Whoops!


Mind you, with a lot of boats not carrying gear on board, the ones that do are up against it really!

But its the Bay to Bay, its all about the piss up at Garry's with a band and the occasional gunshot from the trawler hillbillies and dingo attacks!

Should be a good SE breese for it this year, and a good battle of the 650 ballasted dinghys!!

[GybeSet®]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's

you just keep telling yourself THAT !!

[Turkey Slapper]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's

you just keep telling yourself THAT !!

Yep most regattas, including this one lump all the sports boats in together, wether having a cabin like slingshot, the E780's, T7's etc or not! Will be interesting what they do with the E7's now they arnt an SMS'd sportboat!

[kelly]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's

you just keep telling yourself THAT !!

[kelly]

GS I know that you know everything but you don't know our race number

[(p)Irate]

Yep you got it, Slingshot being a hard top with compliant head bight and cabin sole room is a TS and will sail under CBH against the Spiders i550s and Ross780s and any other compliant TS's

you just keep telling yourself THAT !!

Yep most regattas, including this one lump all the sports boats in together, wether having a cabin like slingshot, the E780's, T7's etc or not! Will be interesting what they do with the E7's now they arnt an SMS'd sportboat!

Um, didn't he say that Slingshot was sailing CBH?

Any boat that YA gives an SMS rating to can sail in an SMS division. Unless it's a regatta run under ASBA sanction and rules in which case the ASBA Sportsboat division is for those boats that are measured for SMS, have a rating that is above the minimum ASBA standard, and a LOA within the minimum and maximum ASBA lengths.

So, B2B has CBH for trailables, and a Sportsboat division. Are Sportsboats under CBH, or SMS, or both? And where is Slingshot playing? I don't think it's an ASBA race but might be wrong.

Really want to see how these new boats go against the rest of us. This is not an ASBA, SMS, pro, con, rant.

[Turkey Slapper]

It dosnt matter pirate, the Bay to Bay is a race that draws every type of trick in the book to burgal a win, this one didnt work!

The boats to watch could be the hartly 16 sports! Look who the skipper is, twister the E7 if sailed half decent is a chance, he has wrangled a great number some how, or the stealth 7, pull finger out and not sink and is in with a good show! Of course the balleasted 650 dinghys numbers are way down as well, and funny things do happen in the Bay to Bay, and one must first survive the crocks and dingos at garry's yet!

[facthunt]

It dosnt matter pirate, the Bay to Bay is a race that draws every type of trick in the book to burgal a win, this one didnt work!

The boats to watch could be the hartly 16 sports! Look who the skipper is, twister the E7 if sailed half decent is a chance, he has wrangled a great number some how, or the stealth 7, pull finger out and not sink and is in with a good show! Of course the balleasted 650 dinghys numbers are way down as well, and funny things do happen in the Bay to Bay, and one must first survive the crocks and dingos at garry's yet!

never mind the dingo,i remember some drunk blokes eating bbq chicken pieces they retrieved from marinateing in the bilge water.

[GybeSet®]

i guess you gotta keep your strength up on the 2nd day of the race, and visually they would appear greasy which is generally the best hangover food !

[facthunt]

they were seen later on entertaining the crowd (of other pissed idiots, self inclusive) with campfire sing along hits from the politically incorrect chart toppers like ,Rubber vagina and Beastialitys great mate.

followed by how the fk do i get back to the boat now the tides in if i could see it in the dark.

[Turkey Slapper]

they were seen later on entertaining the crowd (of other pissed idiots, self inclusive) with campfire sing along hits from the politically incorrect chart toppers like ,Rubber vagina and Beastialitys great mate.

followed by how the fk do i get back to the boat now the tides in if i could see it in the dark.

The tide being in wasnt the problem, it was the fact someone stole my boat! Cause the anchor was bigger than the boats tied to us, when they moved they took my boat as well! Pricks!

[facthunt]

they were seen later on entertaining the crowd (of other pissed idiots, self inclusive) with campfire sing along hits from the politically incorrect chart toppers like ,Rubber vagina and Beastialitys great mate.

followed by how the fk do i get back to the boat now the tides in if i could see it in the dark.

The tide being in wasnt the problem, it was the fact someone stole my boat! Cause the anchor was bigger than the boats tied to us, when they moved they took my boat as well! Pricks!

i took a small tent and a yong lady asked if i would share when faced with the prospect of a swim into the dark abys, i was happy until the rest of the stranded crowd showed up looking for accomodation that they clearly hadnt booked.
we now had six people in a two man tent those that couldnt get in formed a scrum over the top then used it as a sort of beanbag, at least we didnt get eaten by sand flies or dingos.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

Went up to watch the b2b start. Filmed both the leechs in each div. hard to tell how they will fair with the breeze being a lottery up there ad everyone sitting in the back corner of the red boat in about 8knots of breeze dragging its arse. A good W/L course and some consistent breeze would give a better judgement, but watching what we saw, they seem to be easily driven and respond to any squirt of breeze they got today. Will post up some photos and video when I get a minute.

[fdsailor]

If no one is gonna post it then i will!

looks like a baby TP52 to me!

GORGEOUS. That is all.

[Jacko]

I here Stay Tuned may have won SMS. Is this right?????

Went up to watch the b2b start. Filmed both the leechs in each div. hard to tell how they will fair with the breeze being a lottery up there ad everyone sitting in the back corner of the red boat in about 8knots of breeze dragging its arse. A good W/L course and some consistent breeze would give a better judgement, but watching what we saw, they seem to be easily driven and respond to any squirt of breeze they got today. Will post up some photos and video when I get a minute.

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

Oh really? Will be interesting to see the times. Sunday seemed to be less of a lottery!

[Jacko]

Do you know Saturday's results? Or just speculating!

Oh really? Will be interesting to see the times. Sunday seemed to be less of a lottery!

[itkiwi]

http://www.herveybay...nal-results.pdf

Leech wins on SMS by the look of it - awesome Dan - and the sailors of course :-)

[itkiwi]

I here Stay Tuned may have won SMS. Is this right?????

Went up to watch the b2b start. Filmed both the leechs in each div. hard to tell how they will fair with the breeze being a lottery up there ad everyone sitting in the back corner of the red boat in about 8knots of breeze dragging its arse. A good W/L course and some consistent breeze would give a better judgement, but watching what we saw, they seem to be easily driven and respond to any squirt of breeze they got today. Will post up some photos and video when I get a minute.

TTB - what happen to the pictures you were going to share?

[Tokyo Trash Baby]

Soon. I need to buy a new camera cable.

[Team WIld]

Soon. I need to buy a new camera cable.

Go on then off to the shop, cant wait to see them.