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Canoes Are Poky!

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C (5 Meter) Canoe.
Snooze.

IIIC Canoe.
What are those Finns thinking?

B-Kanot.
Leave it to the Swedes to come up with this poky thing.

C-Kanot.
Come on guys, you can do better than this!

D-Kanot.
Please!


E-Kanot.
That thing is so poky I could just spit!




IC Canoe.
That can't be any fun!

Outrigger Sailing Canoe.
What? That thing has training wheels.

Bonnie, Do kayakfolk really think that canoes are poky?

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Sweet Thing.

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The Unicorn Cat in action.
Dog you can build this puppy at home.

Here are her specs:

  • Single handed 'A' class cat

  • Trapeze and una rig

  • PY of 775, ISAF 1.086

  • Length 5.49m (18ft)

  • Beam 2.29m (7ft 6in)

  • Sail Area 13sqm

  • Mast Height 7.93m (26ft)

  • Latest Sail No 1098

  • Portsmouth Yardstick of 775 compares with a
    Tornado at 693 and a Hurricane 5.9 at 691 and a
    Shadow with a provisional 732

  • ISAF rating of 1.086 compares with a Tornado
    at 1.004, a Hurricane 5.9 at 1.009 and a Shadow
    at 1.069

  • Superb boat in light winds with high performance
    up to F6 due to the flexibility of the rig settings

  • Daggerboards for high efficiency and superb
    pointing

  • Flexible mast with loose footed main. Adjustments
    to outhaul, downhaul, kicker and lower shrouds.
    With a full cut sail this gives terrific scope for control
    of sail shape

  • Trapeze for the ultimate sailing challenge

  • Una rig for simplicity of sail handling
    (13 sqm sail area to A class specification)

  • Plans available for the skilled home builder from
    the RYA.

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Sweet Thing.

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The Unicorn Cat in action.
Dog you can build this puppy at home.

Here are her specs:

  • Single handed 'A' class cat

  • Trapeze and una rig

  • PY of 775, ISAF 1.086

  • Length 5.49m (18ft)

  • Beam 2.29m (7ft 6in)

  • Sail Area 13sqm

  • Mast Height 7.93m (26ft)

  • Latest Sail No 1098

  • Portsmouth Yardstick of 775 compares with a
    Tornado at 693 and a Hurricane 5.9 at 691 and a
    Shadow with a provisional 732

  • ISAF rating of 1.086 compares with a Tornado
    at 1.004, a Hurricane 5.9 at 1.009 and a Shadow
    at 1.069

  • Superb boat in light winds with high performance
    up to F6 due to the flexibility of the rig settings

  • Daggerboards for high efficiency and superb
    pointing

  • Flexible mast with loose footed main. Adjustments
    to outhaul, downhaul, kicker and lower shrouds.
    With a full cut sail this gives terrific scope for control
    of sail shape

  • Trapeze for the ultimate sailing challenge

  • Una rig for simplicity of sail handling
    (13 sqm sail area to A class specification)

  • Plans available for the skilled home builder from
    the RYA.

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Weekend Wahines.

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The Tillerman Tillies.
"....here is a picture of the young ladies who, I have it on
very good authority from a usually reliable source, have been
hired by the organizers of the Laser Masters Worlds in
Australia as launching assistants to carry our Lasers down
to the water each day and carry them back to the boat park
each evening.Eat your heart out Joe Rouse. You don't get
service like that at Force 5 regattas." - Tillerman

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TROPHÉE JULES VERNE : Yves Parlier rejoint l’équipage de Franck Cammas en remplacement de Marcel Van Triest.

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After the victorious arrival of Francis Joyon in Brest, the
crew of Groupama 3 announced that they are going for the
gold, Trophée Jules Verne. If everything goes as planned
they could leave their home port of Lorient on Wednesday
January 23rd. Read more here.

Scuttlebutt via SeaSailSurf.

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