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Sailing, eh?

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Started 9 months ago by waylandsmithy
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waylandsmithy

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Tsch.

Posted 9 months ago #
charlies_hat

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Meh....

Posted 9 months ago #
Ironduke

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The commentator just said Bel Ainslie was pumping his boat. veins standing out and everything.

Adolescent mirth.

Posted 9 months ago #
nickb

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it's the same as swimming, really, but with artificial aids permitted.

Posted 9 months ago #
JohnA

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Have you ever tried dinghy sailing, Wayland? There's a hairline difference between sailing at full pelt and complete disaster.

Posted 9 months ago #
dvo4fun

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I think that if we were meant to go sailing we'd never been allowed to discover steam, & then diesel power.

Fair play to the lad though.

Posted 9 months ago #
waylandsmithy

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JohnA: yes, I have. Did it at school to get out of cross-country.

It was shit.

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Ironduke

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I loved the gritted teeth 'they didn't want to get me angry' interview.

For a non-contact sport at the whim of gusts and tickles of the breeze on the ocean wave, that was pretty badass.

Posted 9 months ago #
waylandsmithy

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Yes. Let's furl this mo-fo, I'll gybe yo' halyards or I'm a skipper's jetsam.

Posted 9 months ago #
Al OPecia

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Come on Red, let's have the Hulk in a Finn boat crosing the winning line.......

Posted 9 months ago #
quango

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What I like about Ben is that he takes modesty to the next level - he refuses to have any character or charisma. He makes Andy Murray look like he should be on chat Live At The Apollo.

Posted 9 months ago #
Ironduke

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You should have seen him when he was angry....fair chilled my Twinings, he did, and my cucumber sandwich curled at the sound

Posted 9 months ago #
button

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He made me chuckle by responding to Gary Linekar asking if he would be competing at Rio in 4 years time by asking Gary if he would be presenting Match of the Day in 4 years time.

Posted 9 months ago #
charlies_hat

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The Chinese have been getting better and better at football presenting, so Gary may well be toppled by 2016.

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