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Moose
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Can I come?
      #489755 - 19/03/2004 20:45

I promise to switch off all electronic gizmos and only go at 8kts.





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Re: Can I come? [Re: Moose]
      #489912 - 20/03/2004 10:53

too fast, Moose. Tow Toscana with the tender, and you may be slow enough...
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Re: Can I come? [Re: Wiggo]
      #489925 - 20/03/2004 11:43

I can Idle at 6kts, too fast?





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Re: Can I come? [Re: Moose]
      #492937 - 26/03/2004 11:50

Way too fast. Most of the participants still believe the human body cannot travel at those speeds, and their lungs would be sucked out by the air pressure. Jimi still has charts with areas marked 'Here be Dragons', but that could just be he's too tight to buy new ones, of course...
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Re: Can I come? [Re: Wiggo]
      #492939 - 26/03/2004 12:00

I still think it'll be a bit cheaty and easy. To my mind it would be far more accurate to recapture the olden days by having no charts, a rubbish compass, and a crap watch and no lights.


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Re: Can I come? [Re: Wiggo]
      #492940 - 26/03/2004 12:04

That's Portsmuff!
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Oh! [Re: tcm]
      #495118 - 31/03/2004 17:01

We don't have to change anythin then?


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Re: Can I come? [Re: Wiggo]
      #496959 - 04/04/2004 21:38

charts !! whats them !!! I want to know who's best at slinging the lead
and who's keeping time for the noon sighting


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