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Cap'n Jeremy · Aslan Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 288 Location: Cambridge

I thought I'd stat a new topic, as the ones that are going at the moment were started by interlopers, and don't really have much relevance to the Broads Cuise.

I was sailing at the weekend - do you remember it was rather breezy on Saturday? It was very interesting to see how Aslan coped with a Force 6 out on Barton Broad, and the answer is 'very well'. We had her fully reefed - less than half the mainsail, and our pocket hankrchief storm jib, and she was very stable. Sure, we got the lee deck wet a couple of times, but nothing too hairy.

Later, sailing into Sutton Staithe (a dead end) under just jib with Gareth on the helm, we were doing over 6 mph, very rapidly approaching the moored boats (with limited scope to turn and no chance of stopping). So we huriedly dropped the jib - and were still doing 3mph! A bit fast to moor up, really. Fortunately, I was able to find a slightly wide bit of the channel to turn round in, and as we came up head to wind, she gracefully came to a perfect stop beside the bank
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Stephen Evans · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject:

Cool. I haven't been sailing since the summer holidays! Just haven't found the time. Was hoping to go last weekend, but it was too windy (Twinkler has no storm jib) and this weekend I am spending at St John's because of the 10th anniversary of our youth service! I just hope we can get a last sail in before she comes out for the winter, which is happening quite soon, as it was the only date that would work!

Little Luke · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject:

i haven't been sailing for a while either

Rachel Nunns · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject:

apart from last weekend! I haven't been sailing for ages either

Gareth · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject:

it nice sleeping on the dinet with its new widening all to your self - luke your going to have to go on the floor

Little Luke · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject:

you're

and oh yeah, (completely separate) i also did some sailing last weekend, and a little bit of windsurfing

Gareth · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

how clean was the water?

btw i wondered if you'd notice Laughing

Little Luke · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

it didn't look too bad, but they said that there was blue green algae in it!?

Cap'n Jeremy · Aslan Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 288 Location: Cambridge

Luke - has the Shift Key (that's the one that enables you to type Capital Letters) broken on your keyboard again?
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Gareth · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:57 pm Post subject:

i think the peole who make the blue green algae signs are making a fortune, everwhere on the broads they tell you: don't swim, don't litter, don't have fun...

Little Luke · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

there weren't any signs that i saw, they just told us

Stephen Evans · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject:

It's all part of the fun...
Broads water tastes a lot nicer then the deben. The deben is salty!

Little Luke · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject:

most people don't taste the water they sail in

Stephen Evans · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject:

When you're diving in, swimming under the boat e.t.c it's inevitable that you'll drink some

Little Luke · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

did i mishear you, or did you say swimming under the boatr?