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22nd October 2008, 12:47 PM #1
First sail of my new BETH on video!
I just received an email with a Utube link of a short video showing the first moments underway in my new BETH Canoe. Taken on Oct 18th. by a club member. Some wicked fog, but a nice little breeze
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRXLQqy4g-I"]Canook - the newest BETH[/ame]
- Norm
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22nd October 2008, 01:06 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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She looks slippery!
Congrats. Now it is a time of getting to know her ways.
Cheers,
Clint
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22nd October 2008, 01:44 PM #3Senior Member
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She's quite lovely, and looks amazingly fast. Wish the video had gone on for a while longer. More please!
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22nd October 2008, 01:57 PM #4
Very Nice! Congratulations.
And I second the call for more video!
Bob
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22nd October 2008, 02:40 PM #5
Oh .. this is great Norm!!! Thankyou.
Everyone ... don't push Norm too hard ... Canada is well into autumn now.
MIK
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22nd October 2008, 02:53 PM #6Senior Member
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Like a lot of things in life, a day that will live fore ever!
Three cheers.
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
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22nd October 2008, 06:25 PM #7
Yep nice, the first thing I thought of is that Beth is a little rocketship so it does require a well drilled preflight
The second thing was hope he can find his way back zipping off into the fog like that.
Great stuff Norm
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22nd October 2008, 11:18 PM #8
Thanks everyone. As Papa said, the first sail is always unforgettable, and I'm glad to have even this little bit of video.
I had two worries that day. One was the fog - I didn't have a compass on board, so I couldn't go very far from the dock. Just a hundred yards out, until I lost sight of the anchorage, then immediately turn around and come back. I did that about 20 times . The second worry was that I would dump her immediately and embarrass myself forever. Didn't happen, and the boat went even better than I expected.
As Mik has said many times, she's not really a boat for a newbie sailor, but for anyone else, she's both a challenge and a thrilling ride. So let's get going and BUILD MORE BETHS!
BTW, Mik is also right about the weather. The temp this morning is 1 degree Celsius! Winter is coming early.
- Norm
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17th November 2008, 10:04 PM #9
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