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Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	2012-08-03 15:52:22 - Re: Sail around Turkey
	Built at Tuzla shipyard on the outskirts of Istanbul --- Last Edited by 76Trombones at 2012-08-03 15:53:39 --- Attachments Falcun.jpg (12.6 KB)
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	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??!!
Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	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. Attachments Falcun.txt (863 bytes) Falcunpolar.jpg (30.6 KB)
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	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. ______________ --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2012-08-03 18:13:34 ---
Posted by NZL_PaulR Posts 311 Registered at 2008-07-22 12:21:30	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 ???? --- Last Edited by NZL_PaulR at 2012-08-03 22:36:51 --- If it breaks, it's not strong enough!
Posted by A2 Posts 347 Registered at 2009-10-26 00:39:42	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) None so blind
Posted by TUR_AC505 Posts 72 Registered at 2009-07-07 15:23:10	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...
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	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
Posted by Vince Nel (WW) Posts 101 Registered at 2011-11-05 09:30:13	2012-08-04 09:14:30 - Re: Sail around Turkey
	Great! When do we start!!! I like to talk a lot... sometimes I even make sense, mostly not...
Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	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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