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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Get a coat

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • steelworkerS
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        @Sam:

        I'll probably have orders turn up with a 29 waist and 13 inseams but-


        Fuckin…who's  screaming?


        I should have listened to Mom and gone to college


        Oh shit that's a lot of blood


        Not like that-are you an imbecile

        Fuck my life.

        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
        Well, I have others.

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          I'm interested in what material that sailcloth is made from. Some of the sailcloth like VX-XX that have made it into the luggage and textile industries are really amazing.

          Think it, be it.

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            I'll get a the tech spec.  But knowing Alex, the un-tech-spec is, "something that is as light as possible but won't break no matter how much shit I give it over plus or minus 80 days of flat out sailing"…..

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • neph93N
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              @steelworker:

              Fuck my life.

              Young @AdamC, having recently got married will have to get used to that kind of life  😃

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              • neph93N
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                @Giles:

                So, we need a new awning for outside the office to guard us against rain and sun when we eat/drink in the garden.

                I thought making one out of a sail would be cool.

                So we are.

                We are using the main part of this mainsail.  Yes that actual sail….. :o :o 😎 😎

                How FUCKING cool is that.....

                That is pretty damn cool. I remember putting one up the morning of F&C last summer. How early do I have to be there to help out on this one?

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • AdamCA
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                  You are not wrong @neph93, I have become very well acquainted with flat pack furniture over the last couple of months!

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    @neph93:

                    @Giles:

                    So, we need a new awning for outside the office to guard us against rain and sun when we eat/drink in the garden.

                    I thought making one out of a sail would be cool.

                    So we are.

                    We are using the main part of this mainsail.  Yes that actual sail….. :o :o 😎 😎

                    How FUCKING cool is that.....

                    That is pretty damn cool. I remember putting one up the morning of F&C last summer. How early do I have to be there to help out on this one?

                    The good thing about an IMOCA 60 mainsail, is that it is relatively flat.  The boats have so much apparent speed that having a lot of curvature in the sails is not important (Alex's new boat is designed to have so much speed, he's actually considering not even taking a spinnaker).  Long story short, the awning should be fairly flat and easy to install….

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • neph93N
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                      @AdamC:

                      You are not wrong @neph93, I have become very well acquainted with flat pack furniture over the last couple of months!

                      Yeah. The really good news is that IKEA's planned obsolescence is about one month behind your partners need to "change things around a bit", so even if you manage to reign h/ir in the shite will fall to pieces shortly afterwards. So you'll be installing new stuff about twice a year… for the rest of your natural life  😉

                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        "Fast Furniture"

                        Though I have Ikea pieces that are pretty rugged. Probably comes down to the complexity, purpose, and use… and whether they included the correct parts.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          @mclaincausey

                          Here you go…

                          https://www.doylesails.com/product/racing/grand-prix/stratis

                          https://www.doylesails.com/innovation/about-stratis

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • GraemeG
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                            I'm pretty certain that every time I make it to Gosport the IHUK office has expanded significantly…

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                            • AdamJA
                              AdamJ
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                              For the 20 year anny party we're going to have a festival in Cooperage Green..

                              The devil is in the detail..

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                Thank you for satisfying the materials science nerd that apparently lies within me, @Giles 😃

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • ChrisC
                                  Chris
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                                  @neph93:

                                  I’m looking forward to a business meeting in that sofa, with that cabinet around 12pm on Friday 13th September.

                                  When are you expecting to arrive in the land of Goz, @neph93?

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @Chris:

                                    When are you expecting to arrive in the land of Goz…?

                                    I’m landing at LHR on the twelfth and getting into Petersfield late afternoon. I’m visiting my daughter there and spending the night. Should be at IHUK around midday on Friday. And you?

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      Work in Progress….

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        @neph93:

                                        I’m landing at LHR on the twelfth and getting into Petersfield late afternoon. I’m visiting my daughter there and spending the night. Should be at IHUK around midday on Friday. And you?

                                        I'm supposed to land at Gatwick around 7am on the 13th. After that, it's a matter of getting through customs and other logistical requirements- i.e., exchanging some currency, getting a SIM card, eating a tasty airport breakfast, catching a train, hopping the ferry, etc.

                                        So probably about the same time…

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @Chris:

                                          So probably about the same time…

                                          Excellent. I’ll save a space on the leather couch and have the baby oil warmed and ready.

                                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                          • AlexA
                                            Alex
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                                            Upgraded the 'bar' area outside the new unit

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