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Post by Clarry on Mar 14, 2011 18:40:44 GMT 10
I had a great day last Sunday. One of the guys from my soccer team is a part owner and crewman of the super-maxi yacht Yuuzoo. It use to be called Nicorette. Anyway he invited the team for a days sailing out of the CYCA at Rushcutters Bay in Sydney. We motored around the harbour for a while and watched the final race of the 18ft skiff world championship then we put the sail up and sailed out through the heads for an hour before turning around and coming back in. Then sailed under the bridge and finally returned to Rushcutters Bay for a few beers. A beautiful sunny day on one of only 10 super-maxi's in the world, on one of the most spectacular harbours in the world. Hard to beat that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2011 20:20:32 GMT 10
Man what an adventure for you ,though short it must of been real exciting doing it. Well i have been in the bay doin 3 60 's in a jet boat .Man that was a top day as well but i think yours takes line honors. ;D ;D Cheers Ray
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Post by Steve on Mar 16, 2011 17:43:14 GMT 10
Nocorette was a great boat in its day very competitive, sound like you had a one off day Clarry Steve
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Post by Mac on Mar 16, 2011 20:32:48 GMT 10
Nothing like sailing is there? I like the catamarans, I take one out anytime I'm on holidays by the water, always manage to flip them over though. Still good fun. ;D
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Post by Clarry on Mar 16, 2011 21:03:59 GMT 10
Nicorette, aka Yuuzoo is still a very competitive boat. She's a lot lighter than all the other Maxi's which means she does very well in smoother conditions. But when the going gets tough her light weight works against her. Not enough grunt to plow through the big swells.
Hey Mac, the skipper was telling us about the stability of yachts verses catamarans. The good thing about cats is they are very stable in the water, however if they do go over they have the same stability upside down as they do right side up. So they are very hard to get up again and consequently too dangerous for ocean racing. If you tip a yacht it's more likely to go right around and come back up again. Yuuzoo also has one of those canter levered keels which can be tilted about 40 degrees each way. It's weird when your sitting on the rail and looking down at keel just below you.
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Post by Mac on Mar 16, 2011 23:14:11 GMT 10
When you're on a small catamaran, they usually have a 'float' on the top of the mast, so when you flip it, it lies sidways in the water & you have to climb up on the keel & pull with all your might to get the wet sails out of the water......but it's still good fun, particularly if you can get your 'cat' up onto one hull as you fly accross the water
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Post by Clarry on Mar 17, 2011 0:26:25 GMT 10
I had a skiff moth many years ago that I use to race on Pittwater, it was great. One day a friend asked me to crew on his catamaran, a paper tiger. As you say, it's really fun when your up on one hull. However this day I was in a trapeze harness leaning right out as we shot along when suddenly we catherine wheeled. The nose dug in and we went head over arse forward. I still remember the panic as I was stuck underwater desperately trying to get the cable disconnected from my harness so I could surface. I was probably only under for 5 seconds or so but it felt longer.
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Post by bear750 on Mar 17, 2011 6:32:47 GMT 10
Have done a fair bit of sailing myself over the years....getting a bit long in the tooth for it now though. Managed to get an offer on a promotional day in the UK a few years ago so made the trip over. The UK lads bought some Sydney boats and shipped them over. They are 12 foot skiffs, the baby brother of the 18's. back in my youth I managed two NSW titles and runner up twice in the world titles....all a distant memory now. The link below is the promo that was shot in the UK...I am the front man in the blue boat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIELDM3Gq0cheers bear
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Post by Clarry on Mar 17, 2011 13:02:40 GMT 10
Hey Bear, that looks fun. If you're sailing in the UK don't forget your wet suit. Every couple of years I think about getting myself a Laser or something similar so I can frequent the water once again and teach my children to sail.
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Post by Mac on Mar 17, 2011 22:10:11 GMT 10
Bear...you are the MAN, that footage was great, I can just feel the speed. I had a lightweight Sharpie & that was great fun too. Though we wouldn't have reached your speed
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Post by Mac on Mar 17, 2011 22:11:55 GMT 10
Hey Bear, that looks fun. If you're sailing in the UK don't forget your wet suit. Every couple of years I think about getting myself a Laser or something similar so I can frequent the water once again and teach my children to sail. My brother-in-law had a Mirror, with a gaff rig & we taught all our kids how to sail in that, even to th extent of getting them to get out of the boat & get back on by themselves. Good fun ;D
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Post by Steve on Mar 18, 2011 17:40:00 GMT 10
Had a 14foot cat quite a few years ago went sailing on a inland salt lake on the noosa river, really windy day, going great on a single and felt a wind shear, last thing I remember until I hit the water some meters from the mast down cat, stuck upside down in the mud. Couldnt stop lauging when I got my breat back awsome sail that was. Steve
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