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Any Dinghy Sailors Out There?
"seems" is the key word there. The apollo is
faster. S "Veridican" wrote in message ... : Ed, : Did you mean to say a Hunter 146? I'm not familiar with the 14.5 : : Yeah, the 146. It's 14.5 feet long. I don't know if it's a fast boat or not, : especially compared to say racing boats of that size, but it sure seems to haul : compared to the Apollo 16 footer we once had. : : The Veridican : : |
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"seems" is the key word there. The apollo is faster. How would you know? I know you haven't sailed the 146, because it's a rare boat being it's so new. And I know you haven't sailed an Apollo 16 ft, because it's a rare boat being so old. So I know you don't know what you're talking about (But when has that ever stopped someone from spewing hot air?). The Veridican |
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Excuse me?
I have sailed an AMF Apollo. If you thought it was slow, you probably didn't have it tuned properly. I have sailed a Hunter 146. We have been dealing with JY/Hunter for over a decade and have some experience almost every boat they produce (dinghies). Give a call to Cutter Smith at HCT and ask him how many of his boats we own. You *seem* to *know* an awful lot about me, but unfortunately your information *seems* wrong. S PS. Would you like to buy some JY14/Hunter 140's? We have a fleet we're selling off. "Veridican" wrote in message ... : : "seems" is the key word there. The apollo is : faster. : : How would you know? I know you haven't sailed the 146, because it's a rare boat : being it's so new. And I know you haven't sailed an Apollo 16 ft, because it's : a rare boat being so old. So I know you don't know what you're talking about : (But when has that ever stopped someone from spewing hot air?). : : The Veridican |
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I have a Butterfly as well as Chanteuse...but I just plitz around on it for
play.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Ed said: The 146 is like a big bath tub.
Could be why it won't plane.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Actually, now that I think of it: The AMF Apollo was narrower and longer than
the 146, so the difference in speed is probably the result of our increased sailing abilities. A more narrow and longer boat would naturally be faster, given the same sail area. (w-w-w-wait a minute. h-h-h-h-he didn't acknowledge my decade of experience. H-h-h-e thinks it's all his idea! Acknowledge me! I insist that you acknowledge me and my experience. I-i-i insist!) The Veridican |
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Katy,
You still have your Butterfly? Do you get to sail it much. Stop by on your way to FL and we can race them. S "katysails" wrote in message ... : I have a Butterfly as well as Chanteuse...but I just plitz around on it for : play.... : : -- : katysails : s/v Chanteuse : Kirie Elite 32 : http://katysails.tripod.com : : "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax : and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein : : |
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Pony asked: Katy,
You still have your Butterfly? Do you get to sail it much. Stop by on your way to FL and we can race them. S Kind of hard to carryon a Butterfly on a plane! I'll be selling it before we move, since I really don't want to be shark bait...will probably get something like a JY15 to gunkhole with when we move there...I flip way too much to be comfortable sailing around carnivorous fish in a scow! -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Katy,
You still have your Butterfly? Yeah, she said she plays on it. The Veridican |
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JY15 to gunkhole with when we move there...I flip way too
much to be comfortable sailing around carnivorous fish in a scow! Oh yeah, bull sharks eat people here at least one every 15 minutes. Definitely can't use a 12 foot boat. You have to have a 15 foot racing boat to be safe from the sharks. (Sumpin tells me dis ol lady don't get out on da water much.) |
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