Video HMS Victory

Discussion in 'Photos & Videos' started by Kotori87, Aug 16, 2011.

  1. Kotori87

    Kotori87 Well-Known Member

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    HMS Victory sailing in light airs:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHGXCpgjEk
    Just launched on Monday and she's already handling like a champ. I'll be boxing her up today or tomorrow and shipping her off to another skipper for safekeeping while I'm at boot camp.
     
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  2. mike5334

    mike5334 Well-Known Member

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    Ahh. Very cool!
     
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    Very cool and impressive. GREAT WORK!
     
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    I know I wouldn't have the patience for it. Kudos man. Look forward to seeing you in SC. Keep me posted on shipping arrangements.
    Mike Butts
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  5. Kotori87

    Kotori87 Well-Known Member

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    It's crawling so slowly due to the lack of wind. Give it a good breeze and it'll perk right up.
     
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  6. buttsakauf

    buttsakauf Well-Known Member

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    I'm just a meglomaniac... very Tim Allen/ tool time. The other day I was looking at 4.4m inflatable catamarans that do 70mph! They are called zap cats. They race em. I do very much appreciate the work and the skill it takes to captain a model like that. I have done a bit of sailing mostly single mast lateen or sloop rigs. Sunfishes and regular day sailers. I really liked that link to the build thread of that other sailing ship you posted in another thread.
    Mike Butts
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    So how do you get her off the bottom in a deeper pond?
     
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  8. daemond6

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    normally theres something that floats placed on the deck fo the ship, attatched to the keel of the boat by a high-strength fishing wire, or something similar...

    But a lot of the ponds people battle in are shallow enough to wade/swim into to retrieve sunken boats.

    Daemon
     
    daemond6, Nov 26, 2011
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