Darren were you flying a spinnaker on the 5.8 when going down wind? Buzz Darren Flanagan wrote: > I feel really sorry for Grant and his crew. When something breaks on > my boat, maybe more than 100 but less than 1000 people know about it, > But these guys have to face the entire nation (broadcast on > television, radio and the news papers) and hundreds of thousands of > internet viewers. > > We had the pleasure of racing the Nacra 5.8 against Scandia last year > inthe King of the Derwent. in 20 knots of breeze we could match their > speed upwind but they were pointing about 10 degree's higher, downhill > they were the at least as fast but going deeper. > > up close and personal, Skandia is one of the most impressive Maxi's I > have ever seen, sitting next to it while under sail is just daunting! > > > > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:48:15 +0100, Tony_H17 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >><http://www.sailingworld.com/article.jsp?ID=34924&typeID=395&catID=635> >>165 pounds of pure fun... >> >>For our Aussie members, Sydney-Hobart favourite 98ft Skandia has >>lost its canting keel and is drifting upsidedown somewhere in the Tasman. >>A few sailors talked of "gi-normous" waves... >><http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/news.asp?key=1756> >> >>-Tony >> >>Group Home >>http://www.TheBeachcats.com >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >
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