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Is there another Fat Duck in London then?

 

Are you sure that was countersteering?

 

Clearly you know, as do I, that Ogden's confused about what
countersteering means. Nothing unusual with that.

 

Probably not. I was working til 7am, give me a break.

 

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"ogden" <> escribió en el mensaje de noticias

Is there another Fat Duck in London then?

Nah, but I'd need a hotel...

 

holy, not only

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue

 

It can take two?

 

Heh. Yes.

MT-03 will for sure.

 

The Waterside Inn, just round the corner. That'd be lunch sorted for the
next day too.

 

"ogden" <> escribió en el mensaje de noticias

The Waterside Inn, just round the corner. That'd be lunch sorted for the
next day too.

Ah, that's a nice start!

Visited their website. I'm paging the local "who gives a **** about the
price?" squad (double rooms a bit pricey, but meals rather standard for
Relais & Chateaux)

 

Where is TMack based? There's the place where Wizard(?) organized a
ukrm flying day a while back - that was Herts wasn't it?

*ding*

I was given a voucher for Lasham, and weather permitting, will be
soaring like a bird on the 22nd.

http://www.lasham.org.uk/learning/trial_flights.asp

 

I found a quad quite easy to adapt to. A jetski however, was a
different kettle of cod.

 

I am referring to the sit-on one, and yes, I am admitting that it took
some time for me to get used to it! Once I did get the hang of it, it
was fine.

I've never tried a kneel/stand type, and I don't think I'll bother!

 

The whole 'leaning over' thing's a bit different if you're not used to
boats, I suppose, although you counter it by leaning inwards, just
like on a bike. Or was it the nearly-but-not-quite direct steering?

You should try steering a proper big ship; typically any steering
input takes fifteen seconds or more before you actually start to turn,
so most novices will end up steering in increasingly wild zig-zags the
first time, as you try to counter each swing with more and more
opposite input, all of it being far too late to achieve the desired
effect.

They're actually more like a bike, in that you have to lean it into
the turn to avoid being flipped off. The main difficulty is that you
have to start off while in the water, then pull yourself up onto the
platform only once you've started moving. Going from kneeling to
standing also needs a special technique. Haven't tried one for about
ten years, so I've probably forgotten it all now as well.

 

It was before I'd done much sailing, especially dinghy sailing, but
yes, it was more the steering. Once I'd worked out that if I just
gassed it and didn't worry that the steering wasn't particularly
precise, and not going in an exact straight line didn't matter, I was
OK.

I found that the first few times I helmed a 38ft yacht. I hate to
think what it's like on a proper ship.

 

Too easy.

 

Yes, I am very aware that it might take a number of attempts to get
aloft!

I'm only about 45 minutes away, so a call in the morning to found out
if it's happening and a quick trip down the M3 & along the A339.

If all else fails, there's always lunch in the Royal Oak[1] )

[1] I'll make P drive to make up for my disappointment )

 

What happened to that camp old queen?

 

Doesn't even have to be that big. I used to go out on a converted fishing
boat for diving trips and would have the same problem when the skipper let
me drive.