Sprint 15s at Thorpe Bay

Bob Carter · Post by **Bob Carter** » Sat May 14, 2011 4:47 pm

Some video clips of Sprint 15s racing at Thorpe Bay, curtesy of Barry Duce.
Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDUqQV7MgRI

moreair · Post by **moreair** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 12:39 pm

Daren was out yesterday with a camera fixed to the boat and caught the excitment of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63pcckbxTfc

Robert · Post by **Robert** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:21 pm

Did he use the originally fitted righting line? Didn't see one round the mast ball.

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:42 pm

Fantastic video. You could see it brewing up to the pitch pole right from the start.

moreair · Post by **moreair** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:31 pm

Daren same camera, different day, Thorpe Bay Regatta when a squall come in, the wind had started around 20-25 Mph, and watch to see what it was recorded at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGjuvy2RYE

Too exciting for me, Sandhoppers broke masts and Fevas Cart Wheeled. I understand that everybody returned safely.

Bob Carter · Post by **Bob Carter** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:26 am

Looks fun.
A note on technique. Daren should try and get his bum over the rear beam when sailing off wind in strong winds. It takes a bit of a wriggle to get your aft bumcheek behind the rear beam but it has the following advantages:
1) it moves your weight further aft and reduces the chance of a pitchpole.
2) if you get a partial bury of the bows, it helps stop you from shooting forward increasing your chances of recovery from a potential pitch pole.
Nice action shots though

Cheers
Bob

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