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The History of Da Boyz Team: 2009 - April 13th - Lemons Hill Bridge Race
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - April 13th - Lemons Hill Bridge Race. It being Easter Monday, there was another opportunity to sail the Alton Water Lemons Hill Bridge race. It's always a friendly bunch of people to race against and both Da Boyz enjoy doing it because it involves sailing beyond the normal limits of the sailing area, further up the lake to Lemons Hill Bridge. Nigel came a very creditable 11th in his Laser 8.1. Nice people, nice day, lovely event.
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The History of Da Boyz Team: November 2008
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. The weekend after winning the U-15 Inland Championship, that is to say on 10th May 2008, we were bound for Rutland Water and the ET Championships. In 2008, the weather was COMPLETLY different. On day one, the weather again gave the Race Officer a hard time - the weather was fine, sunny and windless, which meant that no racing was possible. Not only that but they had won it by a whamping 13 points, with Marcus Young being in 2nd place o...
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The History of Da Boyz Team: April 2009
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - April 18th - Frensham Pond Open. On Saturday 18th, when we left at some ungodly hour for Frensham Pond, near Farnham in Surrey. We were there for 09:15 after a three hour drive. Last year, Da Boyz got 8th in a large very competitive field, boosted in numbers by the fact that the Inlands had been cancelled shortly before. So we came away with 4th which is OK in the big picture of preparing for events later in the year. Some g...
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The History of Da Boyz Team: June 2009
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - May 19th - Dutch Youth Regatta. Without futher ado, let me say a public thank you to Ipswich School, without whose kind permission for time off school for John, we would not have been able to go. To ferry schedules, to accommodation near the event (where is Workum anyway? By late evening we had arrived and were safely installed in our apartment at Makkum a few miles up the coast. Day 2, May 22nd, saw a stronger breeze still, now...
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The History of Da Boyz Team: 2009 - May 27th - Waldringfield Open & Training
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - May 27th - Waldringfield Open and Training. John having been away from school for the week preceding half-term to attend the Dutch Nationals, it was a question of catching up on revision for John, which meant study for him at home and with Sally at work, while Alex was able to get in some helming training at the Waldringfield Open Training. So we took 2nd overall behind Will Kennedy who was seemingly unbeatable. Da Boyz Team News.
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The History of Da Boyz Team: December 2008
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. Da Boyz are on winter break now (Nov 27th to Dec 26th), which means they are theoretically off the water (but John sailed a friend's 420 on one weekend and then went on an RYA First Aid course the following weekend). In reality, it's time to make lists of all the things that need sorting out before we start again after Christmas. That and doing all the normal things like visiting family and general chilling out. Other people work at it.
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The History of Da Boyz Team: 2009 - May 19th - Dutch Youth Regatta
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - May 19th - Dutch Youth Regatta. Without futher ado, let me say a public thank you to Ipswich School, without whose kind permission for time off school for John, we would not have been able to go. To ferry schedules, to accommodation near the event (where is Workum anyway? By late evening we had arrived and were safely installed in our apartment at Makkum a few miles up the coast. Day 2, May 22nd, saw a stronger breeze still, now...
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The History of Da Boyz Team: 2009 - The Big Decision
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. 2009 - The Big Decision. In days of old, it was normal for Cadet sailors to make the World Team in Cadets and then move on. Evidently, this did not give sailors the time to learn their skills in the next stage (420's/29 ers. In order, in turn, to be ready for 470's/49 ers. At the right time. Experience says that if you hang on too long, you simply run out of time. There are many examples. Career path - the slippery pole. Water, on 17 th.
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The History of Da Boyz Team: January 2009
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The History of Da Boyz Team. For race results see Da Boyz Team News]. The training programme 2008-9 having recommenced on December 27th with two days of 1-2-1 boat tuning and training with Oliver and William Palierakis at Alton Water, the first event od calendar year 2009 came on New Years Day with the traditional Lemons Hill race in 9180 Plane Crazy, in which Da Boyz came 8th overall, winning the Youth prize. Difficult to sail with that much on board! It is an unusual course to sail within the Royal Vic...
