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2012-08-03 15:52:22 - Re: Sail around Turkey


Built at Tuzla shipyard on the outskirts of Istanbul :-)

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2012-08-03 16:09:15 - Re: Sail around Turkey
Now that would be fun... does one of our existing polars perform similarly? we could rename it for the race?

Or is Falcun so new and so different that we should just admire her lines as we charge past in our Orange Cats??!!

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2012-08-03 17:48:03 - Re: Sail around Turkey
All the suggestions so far are good. Last word from 505, I think.



Not really the most complicated polar, as they don't set flying sails and reduce hoisted area progressively. It's pretty fast though. Comes with half a dozen smaller sailboat as playthings...

You used to be able to see Maltese Falcon under construction on Google Earth, but I can't find her close to launching anymore. The bare hull is there prior to fitting out.
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2012-08-03 18:09:34 - Re: Sail around Turkey
Excellent!!

TUR_AC - are you happy for us to use this one? She is Turkish built and would be a first time of sailing for SOL?

:-)

There is some INFO about her here.
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2012-08-03 22:36:36 - Re: Sail around Turkey
Maltese Falcon would be great.

but

. . . how many crew do I need ????

. . . how big a $$$ mortguage do I need for food & drink costs ????

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2012-08-04 00:11:08 - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

"Well, sir, what do you suggest? We stand here and shed tears and call each other names... or shall we go to Istanbul?"


Kasper Gutman ~ The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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2012-08-04 07:19:12 - Re: Sail around Turkey
interesting suggestion by 76trombnes:) however i am afraid that not many of us can afford the rental fee of Euro 400K per week...after reviewing the polars of the falcon and 125 cat with poor close reach capabilities i am more inclined to suggest 90ft mono hull as we will have to do quite lot of upwind sailing and crossing the two straights will be less painful...
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2012-08-04 07:41:22 - Re: Sail around Turkey
TUR_AC - 90ft monohull it shall be! We can save the Falcon for a more suitable race.

Teşekkür ederim :-)
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2012-08-04 09:14:30 - Re: Sail around Turkey
Great! When do we start!!!
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2012-08-04 11:02:34 - Re: Sail around Turkey
Lol A2 :-) ...and the fate of the Maltese Falcon remains a mystery to this day.

Good choice - It'll be nice to sail a boat designed to go upwind for a change!

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