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by neil
Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:21 am
Forum: Banter
Topic: Oops!
Replies: 3
Views: 10567

Re: Oops!

Ideal opportunity for you to practice your fairing in skills
by neil
Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:18 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Any ideas?
Replies: 9
Views: 11531

Re: Any ideas?

Enterprise?
by neil
Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:01 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

Ed wrote:When and where will the results be published?

Not that I got many of them.....but just curious to read through the evidence of just how dense I am

eib
about six posts above this one!
by neil
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:06 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

OK, if anyone's interested here are the answers, classes in red Answers: Down: 1. How to win an eBay auction for that latest CVRDA project (5) - SNIPE 2. International Canoe attached to a group of students (7) - CLASSIC 4. Did this class lead the attack or mangle a deep rash? (9) - SPEARHEAD 5. Moor...
by neil
Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:27 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

Pat wrote:I'm saving this to puzzle over on next week's commuter trains.
You’ll have to avoid the thread as I was planning to post the answers on Monday
by neil
Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:08 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

realnutter wrote: A counting error!! 27 classes!!!
You need to look some more.
by neil
Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:50 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

Rupert wrote:Just got back from work to discover I'm really not very clever... Will have to work out how to print it and get my mother, who knows nothing about boats, but everything about crosswords, involved after Christmas.
External help? Rule 41?
by neil
Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:47 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

Re: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

realnutter wrote:Thanks, that was fun!!! Kept me busy for an hour or so!! :D

24 classes in all, including 3 that aren't really dinghies....

Look again, you’ve not got the bonus point
by neil
Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:43 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword
Replies: 26
Views: 31084

CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

Season's Greetings A little task to clear the head after the seasonal excesses – I give you the CVRDA craptic crossword. All answers relate to things that have, at some point, been posted to the CVRDA forum. Have a go at completing the crossword, the grid should print if you want it to. I couldn’t ...
by neil
Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: International Canoe footage
Replies: 3
Views: 8609

International Canoe footage

came across the work of Oliver Cock via a Facebook post - https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/regi ... ollection/

Theres a couple of minutes of ICs sailing that might interest a few people, starts at 4:16

by neil
Wed Dec 20, 2017 11:55 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Xmas greetings and next projects
Replies: 22
Views: 30749

Re: Xmas greetings and next projects

Think I've responded in previous years saying Zenith will be on the water next year. Not doing that anymore so I've set a target of 2019 for completion. Am planning to get the steamer fired up next week for the remaining 70+ ribs.
by neil
Tue Nov 28, 2017 3:34 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: New sails...recommend a sailmaker?
Replies: 9
Views: 10934

Re: New sails...recommend a sailmaker?

http://www.rjsails.co.uk made me a very nice set of Tideway sails
by neil
Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:15 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Finn buoyancy
Replies: 10
Views: 15050

Re: Finn buoyancy

I'm sure mine had 4 under the side skirts, seem to remember a small one stuffed in the bow. Not sure if there's any detail at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinghies/albums/72157690773229496 Don't think I capsized this one. The bouyancy in my Fairey did get tested in Bristol and Clywedog. Peter's ear...
by neil
Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:58 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Laser 1 possibly very early #39
Replies: 19
Views: 21843

Re: Laser 1 possibly very early #39

Are we really having a discussion about the Laser on the CVRDA forum?
by neil
Mon Oct 30, 2017 12:28 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Proctor Centenary 2018
Replies: 37
Views: 32301

Re: Proctor Centenary 2018

Help - again! This time with the timeline. Can anyone throw light on the following? I need the year of design for.... Spectrum - which, as far as I know, was Ian's last design As always any info, if possible backed up with pictures, would be really useful Cheers all D According to the Porter's page...