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Post by the black pig on Dec 5, 2011 13:50:02 GMT
thanks for the kind words, roger. but i think it will not matter how much practice i get, i will still finish behind elaine 9 times out of 10. a double trailer is something we are thinking about, but will probadly wait a while, just in case i decide to change boat again!
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Post by the black pig on Jan 8, 2012 19:22:01 GMT
first race of the new series. 3 moths out( pete, elaine and me). 12 boat out in total.
it was good moth conditions and the three of us had a good race with the lead changing hands a few times before elaine managed to get and hold a small lead. we were overtaken early on by an enterprise which got a very lucky lift at the start and elaine was very unlucky to lose second place to a supernova, seconds before the end. all in all it was a good day for the moths with elaine finishing in 3rd, i was 4th and pete was 5th.
and a great time was had by all.
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Post by Ian Haywood on Jan 8, 2012 20:14:12 GMT
Well done ! It's nice to see the BM is making some impact at MWYC. Happy New Year to you all & look forward to seeing you at some of the Opens' Ian H
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Post by the black pig on Jan 8, 2012 23:01:12 GMT
hi ian, happy new year to you and yours. as it stands at the moment, unless we get a double trailer, the only open i will be doing will be our own at m.w.y.c. but i have booked the holiday from work, so will be coming to the nationals ( and even sail for a change; unless its windy!!!! regards duncan
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Post by Meat Pie ... on Jan 9, 2012 10:15:30 GMT
Duncan Glad to see you are going well.... We have a double-decker set of supports you can have to transport a Moth on top of another. Simply position on top of one Moth...strap down and then fit the other on ...easy. Where do you want them delivered ? RW
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Post by the black pig on Jan 9, 2012 13:58:28 GMT
hi roger and happy new year to you and yours. thanks for the offer of the supports, but knowing how well built skinner moth are and knowing what happened when gary and abby transported their boats that way, i would rather not take the chance.( my boat leaks enough with out risking putting a hole in it! thanks again for the offer of the supports, but i think i will wait to get a double trailer. you will just have to put up with me on the bank for another year!!!!! duncan
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Post by LSSC on Jan 9, 2012 15:15:50 GMT
Was on duty yesterday. It was a great race to watch. At times it was like the Moths were tethered together and I thought at the end that Elaine might just have had enough oomph to overtake the Supernova...but not to be.
You probably already know But Phil M's Nat 12 sits on a double stacker. Moth trolleys might fit if he is amenable?
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Post by casablanca on Jan 9, 2012 17:56:43 GMT
I didn't know Phil's trailer was a double, might be a temporary solution if he's amenable.
I must admit I had a really lucky lift at the end of the race yesterday (thanks to Pam getting in a tangle at the mark), would have been good to beat the nova.
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Post by Meat Pie ... on Jan 11, 2012 17:00:27 GMT
Looks like Phil,s Double Trailer could be the answer for Team Laverty......... We look forward to seeing you BOTH at some of the Opens this season.
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Post by the black pig on Jan 15, 2012 22:39:53 GMT
second race of the series today. it was a little cold so only 9 boats out. no wind before the race but it picked up and a good race took place in the end.
only two moths out( elaine and i)
i had the best start( elaine had the start time wrong), but elaine was soon past me and got a good lead that i never looked like catching.
we were both over taken by a enterprise and a supernova later in the race. so the final result was elaine in 3rd and i was 4th.
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Post by the black pig on Jan 22, 2012 23:18:08 GMT
did anybody out there in the moth world sail today!! as it was a little windy!!!!!!!!! i did not even get the chance as i spent the day in bed, poorly ,sick and bad. elaine went down the club and said four boats launched, but nobody made the start line!!!!!
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Post by the black pig on Feb 5, 2012 15:33:22 GMT
no sailing today. the pond was frozen!!!
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Post by the black pig on Feb 19, 2012 18:51:07 GMT
nice to be sailing again after all that ice! good turn out of boats for the time of year, including three moths. strong, gusty and shifty winds were the order of the day. it was a very mixed race for the moths. first there was me, filled the boat with water when still tied on the pontoon! and it went down hill from there. came in after the first mark and went to the bar. second pete, he sailed a good solid race and finished mid fleet. last there was elaine, she sailed a blinder. ;D she finished second, on a day that did not suit the moth in anyway, and was only over taken by the supernova that won in the last few minutes.
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Post by casablanca on Apr 1, 2012 17:01:33 GMT
It was all going so well for Duncan this morning, he had a good start & even managed to avoid the Comet & Duo that had moored up at the first mark. He had a good lead on the fleet when he had a Moth moment & sailed the wrong course & by the time he realised it was too late to recover. Bad luck as could have been his first Moth win.
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Post by casablanca on Dec 2, 2012 20:08:32 GMT
A good day for Moths at MWYC today, the very light but steady wind suited us just fine. Pete & I both made a good start & sailed away from the boats starting just behind us but were very quickly caught by a very fast Ent but he just couldn't pass us. Tom Billyard was comfortably mid-fleet in his recently acquired Moth (815 'Whynot'). The Moth fleet at MWYC is going from strength to strength with another boat to join us soon.
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