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[DiggerPig]

One more thing ... GOOD JOB Phat Phish Racing and Eye of the Dragon you paddled hard today and deserved to come out ahead. 

[mustbecrazy]

Yup...Phat Phish...you were so phat...and Eye..well you always impress the hell outta me!  Great competition in this final and happy for the opportunity to race you all...can' t wait for a rematch!

[Mister Gatorade]

Our team found a bag full of bungie cords, along with a rubber mousepad sort of thing.  We don't know if it belongs to some club (maybe equipment to mount drums?)  or if it's somebody's personal possession.



Send me an e-mail ([email protected]) if you think you can help re-unite the bungie cords with their rightful owner.
 

[Colossus]

The mousepad is probably someone's ass-pad from the regatta.    to be sure, you can check to see if there is any raw skin thats transfered onto its surface. 

[BernMan]

The mousepad is probably someone's ass-pad from the regatta.    to be sure, you can check to see if there is any raw skin thats transfered onto its surface. 

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW! 

[BernMan]

Hey Digger! Thanks for the nice words man in another thread that you wrote! My crew exceeded my expectations on this day and I am of course very happy with their results. Its always fun to race someone who historically has been a challenge to us and to be able to finally come out of it on the right side of the results for ONCE! 

But this was only a regatta, with barely a quarter the number of mixed crews that show up for the BIG ONE in June, and I swear most teams probably didn't have their A crew out here for it because it wasn't the BIG ONE. Or maybe they did? 

As for your weight distribution I checked your boat out when you went out at the same time as I did today. Once was when I steered for a women's team and you looked pretty evenly balanced with no plowing coming from the front. OR was I wrong there? As for the finals that we both did I again didn't notice anything unusual about your weight. Admittedly though I HATE those Gemi's even since the retrofit. I mean they are a bit better now prior to the retrofit but I still don't enjoy them much as a paddler. As a steersperson I am indifferent. But if you think they are a bit front heavy since the retrofit then maybe moving some of your heavier paddlers back a seat or two might solve your problem. I know some teams try to balance the seating based on the weights of the respective paddlers but then you gotta deal with not only a left/right weight issue but also a front/back weight issue. That to me is a lot to worry about. I have always eyeballed it trying to create some sort of piramid with my "larger" paddlers basically sitting in the middle seats. The rest just either go to the front front half or the back back half seats. I suppose you probably already do that anyway as it seems kinda obvious to me anyway that that is what most crews probably do. But try putting more weight towards the back by a seat or two instead of centered.

[DiggerPig]

Thanks Bernman - we usually do.

I know that FCRCC, Masters of the Dragon Zone and other "top" teams spend time looking at weight distribution in the boat; especially on a regatta weekend.  In fact I spend too much time looking at weight balance in the boat.  We are usually a very balanced boat with only a 10-20 pound difference to one side or the other.  Although I wonder if I should not look at body weight of a paddler and more on top half as they lean out ... anyone got a sharp saw   

It was good to read that you saw our boat before the final and noticed that we were not too front heavy.  In fact I moved most of the weight back a seat. 

No - the question is trying to figure how much weight should be shifted to the back of a Gemini to give you the best degree/angle to maximize boats glide and acceleration through the water. 

Is there a difference?

[Colossus]

i remember last year, when we made the switch to Geminis, we moved one of our heavy rows back one bench, as the Gems do seem to be front-heavy. 

[jorhino]

I would like to see some pictures from this weekend for the 2008 FCRCC Spring Regatta.  Any ideas out there?? Where can I find some or can somebody post some??

thanks in advance!!

[paddlecwazy]

The best way

......... to maximize boats glide and acceleration through the water. 

is simply "put yer paddle in da water an' pull the Billy Bejeezus outta it"

[Colossus]

The best way

......... to maximize boats glide and acceleration through the water. 

is simply "put yer paddle in da water an' pull the Billy Bejeezus outta it"

let me guess...   Rec C paddler?  perhaps Rec D?  with sore back, arms, and shoulders. 

[paddlecwazy]

That was a Hugh Fisher quote.....not that I'm anywhere near his league....but a few rungs higher than you suggested.... and no I don't have sore arms today, but a sore leg from the pipe in the retrofitted Gemini...

Do you plan on policing the streets the same way you police this forum?  Shoot/taser first ask questions later?

[BernMan]

Do you plan on policing the streets the same way you police this forum?  Shoot/taser first ask questions later?

YOU GO GIRL!  You know I am teasing you now Colossus!

[Colossus]

Do you plan on policing the streets the same way you police this forum?  Shoot/taser first ask questions later?

ZING!  got me good, there.    (no sarcasm, and 100% sincerity)
Neh.  You obviously don't understand my humour, which is cool, cause most people don't even after years of friendship.    One of my friends and I joke about technique vs brawn all the time - he's huge, and I'm not.  that comment was me typing my thoughts while thinking about our convos. 

[mandachan]

Tsk, you never cease to offend, Colossus even whist packing for the plains.