Hi Graham can you give us your font end view on the boat used in the endeavour trophy? and yes I know I should get out more
Posted: 10/10/2006 08:30:26 By: Essex in a Shed |
I guess it was a baptism then?
Posted: 10/10/2006 09:44:47 By: Font |
Hi Jacko,
Just a pause while I relive the experience and muster the best adjectives....
Wobbly; jelly belly, hevvvvyyy, leaky, unreliable... I could go on..
Just about as far removed from our own Merlin Rocket as it is possible for a similar length 2 man hiking boat to be - it is good to sail one just to remind me how lucky we are.
The breakage tally I am aware of for the weekend includes (not forgetting that these are Brand New Boats - fresh from the factory which we assembled ourselves from the kits provided on Friday)
Tom & Chris - one rudder pintle, 1 cunningham cringle pull out
Willy & Chris Robinson - 2 toestraps (on successive tacks, leading to a replacement hull- no kidding)
Rob & Rach - a hull full of water
Matt Mee & Pottsy - broken rudder
5 other rudders
1 dissolved spi halyard sheave - first hoist
plus others I can't recall details of..
Has to be said though that the winners, Nick Craig & James are very impressive yotters, despite the blobbies we were sailing.
Hope none of this is actionable!
GGGGG
Posted: 10/10/2006 17:23:19 By: GGGGGGGG |
Were the Merlin sailors' boats sabotaged? : )
Posted: 10/10/2006 17:35:25 By: Conspiracy Theorist |
Thanks Graham…. Well the photos look good…… and well done to you all
Posted: 10/10/2006 17:43:21 By: Essex in a Shed |
not to metion hull weight is 200kgs I've been told. Dog!
Posted: 10/10/2006 18:28:28 By: ouch |
GGGGG
I dont think they will ask you for a road test report! But if the facts fit....stick with the Merlin, you know its good for you.
steve
Posted: 10/10/2006 22:03:00 By: Chairs |
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this forum do not represent the views of the MROA, even when put forward by ex-chairmen.
(I nearly added "instead, they represent the truth" - but we don't want to get sued...)
Posted: 10/10/2006 23:57:42 By: Mags |
Alex has drawn this to my attention.
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/?s=64&PID=15547
Posted: 10/10/2006 23:58:49 By: Mags |
thats got to be worth a caption competiton? Sums the boat up really...oops, didn't say that!
Posted: 11/10/2006 08:51:30 By: Richard Battey |
Just because they have big black spinnakers doesn't mean that you have to buy one Jacko, just get the yellow thing in the shed done, if not I'll give you five bob for it.
Posted: 11/10/2006 09:41:19 By: floppy toppy |
"are we there yet?"
Posted: 11/10/2006 12:25:34 By: Ben 3634 |
The old saying is to be changed to "As exciting as watching plastic osmose"
Posted: 11/10/2006 13:06:17 By: Garry R |
"The Topaz XENON is seriously tough and virtually maintenance free"
Hull weight is 118kg plus metal rig.
Don't know how much they are but I guess less than the second hand Merlin we've recently bought :-)
Posted: 11/10/2006 13:50:43 By: Brian |
£5800
Posted: 11/10/2006 14:12:55 By: william warren |
Will,
Does that include the skip hire for disposal?
GGGGGGG
Posted: 11/10/2006 18:14:47 By: GGGGGGGG |
Topaz used to be the name of an international paint, my graduate was finished in it ! kind of a rubbish butterscotch colour ! Nuff said!
Posted: 11/10/2006 18:27:02 By: Russ |
I must declare an interest as my crew has a xenon and we rotate between that and the merlin. As has been said elsewhere on this thread, there's no comparison between the two boats - the merlin is a thoroughbred and a pleasure to sail and the xenon isn't!
Posted: 12/10/2006 12:32:46 By: Ray 3101 |
