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Mini-J, Miniji, ...
Can anyone show me the way to more info and/or boatplans about/for the
"miniaturised" America Cup-sailer, called Mini-J or Miniji, ...example he http://www.big-boy.com/minij/ . Very little info to find, all help welcome. Also posted in news:nl.sport.varen (dutch-language newsgroup). Best regards, -- Flint |
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Flex Flint wrote:
Can anyone show me the way to more info and/or boatplans about/for the "miniaturised" America Cup-sailer, called Mini-J or Miniji, ...example he http://www.big-boy.com/minij/ . Very little info to find, all help welcome. You mean like this? http://www.boats.com/content/default...ontentid=15612 Or like this? http://www.gaviayachts.com/history.htm http://www.gaviayachts.com/photoalbum.htm Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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"DSK" schreef in bericht
... [...] You mean like this? http://www.boats.com/content/default...ontentid=15612 Or like this? http://www.gaviayachts.com/history.htm http://www.gaviayachts.com/photoalbum.htm If they're not the same, they sure do look alike, although the LOA given in the link I gave is shorter than the one given for the "AC 4.5". Furthermore it would be strange if the article didn't even mention a "possible" other name. There's a club here in Belgium that sails the little things (the Mini-J's, they don't mention a boat called AC4.5), so I'll send the guys an e-mail to ask for some more info. Thanks much for the help and the links! -- Regards, Flint |
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"DSK" wrote: Flex Flint wrote: Can anyone show me the way to more info and/or boatplans about/for the "miniaturised" America Cup-sailer, called Mini-J or Miniji, ...example he http://www.big-boy.com/minij/ . Very little info to find, all help welcome. You mean like this? http://www.boats.com/content/default...ontentid=15612 Or like this? http://www.gaviayachts.com/history.htm http://www.gaviayachts.com/photoalbum.htm There's been a couple of those sitting outside Bacon & Assoc. for years! Seahag |
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"Seahag" schreef in bericht
... [...] There's been a couple of those sitting outside Bacon & Assoc. for years! Who's address is somewhere on the Atlantic (French) Coast, not? I mailed the president of a sailingclub here in Belgium (the previous link to http://www.big-boy.com/minij/ makes him suspect that's the link to the facility producing the Mini-J's), who was kind enough to send me some more info on the boats: -- Some more pictures: www.miniji.be -- A webcast (sweet!): http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache...e+Mini+J&hl=en (link goes to Google's cache in case the magazine changes its content). -- The man's thoughts on the AC4.5: probably a model proposed at a boatfair in Düsseldorf, Germany last year; carbon, optimalised, but much more expensive and thus less suited for beginners who tend to brake things down rather quickly ... . More info always welcome! -- Best regards, Flint |
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"Seahag" schreef in bericht
There's been a couple of those sitting outside Bacon & Assoc. for years! Flex Flint wrote: Who's address is somewhere on the Atlantic (French) Coast, not? Nope, Annapolis Maryland USA. It's on the same body of water though I mailed the president of a sailingclub here in Belgium (the previous link to http://www.big-boy.com/minij/ makes him suspect that's the link to the facility producing the Mini-J's), who was kind enough to send me some more info on the boats: -- Some more pictures: www.miniji.be Nice links, thanks. -- A webcast (sweet!): http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache...e+Mini+J&hl=en (link goes to Google's cache in case the magazine changes its content). Looking at the pictures and the video: it looks to me like most of the sailors are sitting too far aft and letting the boat heel too much. It looks like these things move nicely in light air though. And I like the little spinnakers... fun! -- The man's thoughts on the AC4.5: probably a model proposed at a boatfair in Düsseldorf, Germany last year; carbon, optimalised, but much more expensive and thus less suited for beginners who tend to brake things down rather quickly ... . More info always welcome! Sorry, I can't add more. A dentist I used to race with had a pair of similar boats, mini-twelves or something like that. They steered with pedals which I could never get used to. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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"DSK" wrote: "Seahag" schreef in bericht There's been a couple of those sitting outside Bacon & Assoc. for years! Flex Flint wrote: Who's address is somewhere on the Atlantic (French) Coast, not? Nope, Annapolis Maryland USA. It's on the same body of water though Thanks, Doug. I tried to check out their web site but they don't seem to have the boat/s listed. Seahag |
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