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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Iron Heart New Office - AGAIN…..

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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
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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  😃

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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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?

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

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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
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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  😉

                  “Some of those that work forces
                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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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
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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
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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?

                                “Some of those that work forces
                                Are the same that burn crosses”

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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.

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          I love the way the barbed wire is designed to keep @AdamJ in.

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                          • AdamJA
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                                            @neph93 It's where I have to stay if I misbehave

                                            At first I thought @Alex meant me when he said mentioned a unit in the picture ..

                                            The devil is in the detail..

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