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Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 2:32 pmby karl010203
Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
Wonder what it would take to even meet safety standards to get to starting line...
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:28 pmby bearmcnally
Wrong waterline lenght
Regards Bear
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 5:56 pmby storm petrel
and you would not make it before new year......
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 6:10 pmby karl010203
Smallest entrant this year appears to be a 35 footer... followed by a few Sydney 38'ers.
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:48 pmby Phillip
But hasen't a Top Hat raced before
Phillip
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:15 pmby robf
At least we wouldn't need to run the engine to wind the winches.... and the keel wouldn't fall off if we hit a sunfish,,,
Re: Anyone entering their Tophat into this years Sydney Hobart?
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Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:01 amby karl010203
Rob - that's funny... we also stand a chance of the keel staying on for the duration as well.
According to wikipedia Smallest Yacht: 27 ft (8.23m) Klinger (NSW) 1978
I have had the pleasure of spending a few hours on Skandia's Wildthing a couple of years back, as a bit of a corporate day. Absolutely amazing experience... was blown away with the canting keel, the weight of the boat...