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Offline Dr Goggles

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World speed sailing record.
« Reply #3045 on: November 29, 2012, 02:19:41 AM »
The important stuff, is going fast. This guy is a friend of a friend, I got a real buzz watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pipGWQmerEQ&feature=share
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Offline Peter Jack

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3046 on: November 29, 2012, 03:11:20 AM »
That's seriously exciting stuff!!!  :-D :-D

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« Reply #3047 on: November 29, 2012, 03:58:00 AM »
That is very cool, faster than you can legally drive a car, on water with no motor.


Unlike the speed record train thread that  got derailed this should be plain sailing.
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3048 on: November 29, 2012, 06:56:02 AM »
That is very cool, faster than you can legally drive a car, on water with no motor.

60. That's in Australia only. a country the same size as the USA with ten percent of the population and the fastest
you can go legally is 60

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Unlike the speed record train thread that  got derailed this should be plain sailing.
jon

oh no, here we go again
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3049 on: November 29, 2012, 07:46:35 AM »
Very nice yacht, amazes me how far peoples brains will stretch,  Seriously wonderful to watch in full flight, I wonder what tubing size they are using?

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3050 on: November 29, 2012, 07:54:32 AM »
Yachts use 'plastic', which I understand worries those enforcing regulations in the sport that we are mostly close to.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3051 on: November 29, 2012, 08:26:39 AM »
there is something seriously exhilarating when you are sailing something quick, and I reckon I wouldn't have ever been much over 15knots, but when a gust hits it's like , wow!....that would have been insane , and to be sure pretty dangerous too if he came unstuck, probably as dangerous or more as 150+ on the salt . My father in law used to race ocean going power boats and he ain't the same after two crashes in the 70knot region.....you tend to stop pretty quickly.

Hey Jon, you have used one regenerable ABT thread pun token, you may only hold one at a time,they are regenerated on each new page.....they are interchangeable with the dad joke tokens, due to an obvious misunderstanding we'll allow your transgression this time :roll:

Hey Colonel, are you gonna tell 'em or am I? ...or do we sit around and wait for the Reverend to do it...it's killing me :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
« Last Edit: November 29, 2012, 08:33:36 AM by Dr Goggles »
Few understand what I'm trying to do but they vastly outnumber those who understand why...................

http://thespiritofsunshine.blogspot.com/

Current Australian E/GL record holder at 215.041mph

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN SLOW BUSINESS.

Offline Tman

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3052 on: November 29, 2012, 11:01:05 AM »
Spill the beans boys.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3053 on: November 29, 2012, 03:43:15 PM »
COOL BOAT  :-o  maybe you guys need have them show up for the races at Gairdner for a speed run... that might guarantee that it is dry for y'all

Jon... clear sailing

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3054 on: November 29, 2012, 05:10:01 PM »

Let the Rev tell em
I wonder if will float, after all it is made of wood
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3055 on: November 29, 2012, 10:53:06 PM »

Let the Rev tell em
I wonder if will float, after all it is made of wood
G

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3056 on: November 29, 2012, 11:20:58 PM »
if only........................................
Few understand what I'm trying to do but they vastly outnumber those who understand why...................

http://thespiritofsunshine.blogspot.com/

Current Australian E/GL record holder at 215.041mph

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN SLOW BUSINESS.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3057 on: November 30, 2012, 06:27:04 AM »

Let the Rev tell em
I wonder if will float, after all it is made of wood
G

Headgash bought a Morgan?

bah hah hah
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Re: World speed sailing record.
« Reply #3058 on: December 01, 2012, 02:27:44 AM »
The important stuff, is going fast. This guy is a friend of a friend, I got a real buzz watching this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pipGWQmerEQ&feature=share

Lake Gairdner?

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #3059 on: December 01, 2012, 06:17:33 AM »
Chris could help him out with an engine
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