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  1. AndreasE

    Americas cup team looking for cycling talent

    This just popped up in another forum i lurk in: https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Forums_to_Recruit_Huge_Aerobic_Beasts%3F_P7668504/ "I am involved with an America's Cup yacht team and they are looking for cycling crew members. Their target guy is...
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    SeaCart 26

    This one sold just 1 month ago in Norway. I was tempted and it had an attratvie pricepoint, but could neither get wide enough docking nor did it fit our YCs dry sailing facilities. https://www.finn.no/boat/forsale/ad.html?finnkode=99446488
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    Darwin awards cancelled

    RTFM https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards already having bred is not a disqualifier in regards to your first point: yes they are still alive /fertile. But not all of them will necessarily be in a month or two  finally: my first post in the thread was meant to be humorous,  don’t be...
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    Darwin awards cancelled

    Darwin awards cancelled for 2020, walk-over win to the people who showed up at the White House  today for Drumpf’s balcony speech 
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    New Hugo Boss Spotted

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    idiots in power boats meet regatta, video

    If the car did not have breaks I would
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    idiots in power boats meet regatta, video

    surprised no one has shared this from Blur yet. I continue to be amazed how many stupid people there are on the water... check the ones at 0:56... insane.  Link to video
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    boating dumbfuckery

    Check out qualified captain on Instagram . There is no END to the dumbfu$&@
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    I love my wife but..

    That is actually what i ended up doing. Placed it in an index fund with low management fees (a Scandinavian equivalent to Vanguard VTI A
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    I love my wife but..

    I think this is the main point, you and B.j.  Porter are spot on. falling out of the habbit of beeing a boat family
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    I love my wife but..

    Don’t worry about me. I still have the dinghy (which is big enough to take our oldest sailing this summer! Which I very much look forwards too!) and my windsurfer stash. Was just looking for some fun advice on how to set the money aside :-P Sail4Beer if you send your SSN and nbankdetails I’ll...
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    I love my wife but..

    So, I just sold my boat as there is not enough time to have the skills up to speed to use it while at the same time having two kids in diapers. However, I want to buy a new one when things stabilise a little in a couple of years. So here is the question: What should i do with the cash from this...
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    Frigate on the rocks, 7th fleet innocent.

    Live stream of salvage here: https://www.vgtv.no/video/167694?jwsource=cl (not much happening today it seems)
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    Frigate on the rocks, 7th fleet innocent.

    #1Yes the tanker had a pilot on board. The pilots report was leaked on Monday. They saw the green latern of the approaching ship and tried to make VHF contact. While trying to make contact on VHF, the pilot even tried signalling the Helge Ingstad with an Aldis lamp. After the signalling with the...
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    Frigate on the rocks, 7th fleet innocent.

    Someone did a more througough job than me on the radio translation Andreas
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    Frigate on the rocks, 7th fleet innocent.

    But the frigate got its number wrong. Reported 134, but they were 137. ”done is better than perfect” approach of Mark Zucherberg fame is not always the solution. Sometimes you should spend some extra seconds and get it right:-)
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    Frigate on the rocks, 7th fleet innocent.

    A norwegian newspaper got the sound log from the local marine traffic control station , Fede VTS ( there are lots of refineries and traffic in the area and reporting to Fede VTS is mandatory minimum 1 hour before you enter their controlled area). I guess someone thought: fuck I’m not losing my...
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    Making upgrades to Bladerider moth

    Best upgrade i made to my old moth was to buy an adjustable wand from Atomik.  Here is a link to their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Atomik-UK-High-performance-sailing-121430371267311/?fref=ts   A
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    Jib up with assym on sportboat?

    A much much better trimmer than me once told me this when I asked the same question: With the assy up, unfurl the jib, if you have to come in on assy trim, furl It back in again. If you can come out on assay trim when you unfurl keep it out.  Try to make notes of where the switch happens
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    J/99 anyone have info beyond the teaser?

    Teaser: http://jboats.com/129-j099/488-j-99 looks like an exciting boat to double hand


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