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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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    • 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  😉

        “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
              Graeme
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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?

                      “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
                              Alex
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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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                                  • JoeJ
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                                    She's arrived! Sizing up the new awning…


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                                    • Madame ButtonflyM
                                      Madame Buttonfly
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                                      @Giles standing next to a huge sign that says "B.O." hahahaha (sorry, childish)  😃

                                      AKA Mrs G

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        FOMO!!!!!

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • JoeJ
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                                          • JoeJ
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                                            And it's up!

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