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BOING!!!!! actually I'd be very grateful if, whoever put the database together could please ammend her name to Equity and NOT Chalk face.  Not a nice name for such a beautiful boat!

Jane

Depends on when the Video was made.  It cold have been Chris Marks the original owner when she was "Chalk Face" but we changed her name to "Equity" about 5 years ago.  We being Mike Rain (legend!) and Me Jane Hill (not a legend!!!!!!)  Tried to have a look at it but i'm on the works computer and the security won't let me in!

Janey

Yep will do.  Tonight when I have all the specs

Janey

We are in North Staffordshire.  where are you??
Janey

Apology accepted  

Janey

Non illigitimus carborundum  

Yeah....me too.....Know the 12 getting to know the B.

Janey

Variety is the Spice of life  

Having dedicated the last XX years of my life to my beloved Crusader, it's time to...not exactly move on....but move in another direction.  The 12 is an absolutely fantastic boat.  No question about that.  However, I like to win....and we do....win that is, at our club, and I have to say at quite a few opens we have attended, and if we don't...win that is...we are usually in the top 3.  But in the last year 18 months or so I have felt that at the opens we have attended we have been hopelessly out-classed, by the spinnaker boats and by faster swoopier plastic numbers, which leaves us feeling totally demoralised and with a conundrum....do we sell Equity and buy a Numinous or another plastic double floored 12, cost of about 5K upwards......meaning we'd have to sell Equity which I really don't want to, because she's beautiful, and I am VERY attached to her for personal reasons (which I won't bore you with)......or do we go in a completely different direction and get something else.  Don't want a GP14....had one...sold it...too staid.  Don't want an Ent.....too crew unfriendly and they're sheds, every time I crewed an Ent I got briused to within an inch of my life.  Dont Want a Merlin....too expensive in plastic and no point in getting a wood one as we don't have the space to keep 2 woodern boats.  Saw the B14...fitted the bill, sailed it...loved it....bought one!  So...we now have the 12 which we still race very competatively and still adore.  And the B which we take out for a blast when the conditions and the venue are right.  What more could one want?...hope this answers your question.
Janey  

.....Jimbo....FAST!!!!! flat ironin boards if you PLEASE!  and when exactly did ironing boards have wings....dont diss what you don't know!

Janey

You are going to HATE us then.....we are going to Starcross....but not with the 12, we're taking the B14....sorry

Janey N3306

Yes of course it is....silly me!!!  I noticed it was on the 12 fixture list too.  Look out for a B14 called "MOONDANCE"

Janey

Are there any 12 sailors going to the Northampton open meeting on 28th of January??  I will be going  as I was most impressed with the venue when we held our 70th there.  However I won't be in the 12..... I'll be taking the B14.  But it'll be nice to see any other fellow 12 sailors there.

Janey........

The 12 is drying out so we can re-do the lovely white gunnells

Nope.......can't find it.  Enlighten please

Janey

Just seen on the B14 page.  One of the members has recorded 26.2 knots in his B on Sunday......NOW I know why I bought one  ....but seriously they used a Garmin thingy to measure the speed...I know it won't measure now fas a 12 planes but has anyone ever measured the top speed of a 12 using this kind of instrument.

Janey

P.S...... and YES I know they're illegal for racing

Boiiiing.....or what sort of boat is suitable for a heavier crew....or.......which boat is more stable for beginners....ooooh the list is endless!!!!

Janey