tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post5037633831195375321..comments2024-03-04T19:26:00.689+08:00Comments on A WineDark Sea: Planingsarah toahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-20720080249974678132011-08-02T19:29:57.061+08:002011-08-02T19:29:57.061+08:00Turns out my car's brakes are set for trade sp...Turns out my car's brakes are set for trade speccies (carrying a load) and that is why it went sideways in the first place. Something to do with the back end locking up first, combined with a wet road and shoddy tyres. Ouch.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-38233591127876389782011-08-01T20:29:56.263+08:002011-08-01T20:29:56.263+08:00Oh the memories of spinning out of control on ice ...Oh the memories of spinning out of control on ice and ending up broadside on to a high hedge, still remain with me after 25 years!<br />You have my sympathies :(A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-3912661995360149072011-08-01T10:23:17.140+08:002011-08-01T10:23:17.140+08:00Crikey! Yes it's amazing how time slows down a...Crikey! Yes it's amazing how time slows down at moments like these, slo mo...Dr Mad Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274692672575145183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-46407268021378482352011-07-31T18:14:55.371+08:002011-07-31T18:14:55.371+08:00Sorry, 'Your lives' not you lives.Sorry, 'Your lives' not you lives.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-49953192714438169332011-07-31T18:13:50.362+08:002011-07-31T18:13:50.362+08:00Not pleasant at all. No control. You lives ... cra...Not pleasant at all. No control. You lives ... crappy tyres ... feck.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-49619469244018456852011-07-31T18:06:34.064+08:002011-07-31T18:06:34.064+08:00I'm glad you stayed upright, Sarah! I remembe...I'm glad you stayed upright, Sarah! I remember the old days of poor tyre technology when - if you hit an unexpected patch of water at high speed, you would 'aquaplane' in a car. It's such a horrible feeling eh?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-41391202169744065922011-07-31T18:04:53.778+08:002011-07-31T18:04:53.778+08:00Yes, I do have unresolved issues with kerbs. Just ...Yes, I do have unresolved issues with kerbs. Just ask my local town council. However, my most extreme kerbside encounters are lurking on A WineDark Sea, somewhere. Every day life is way too sedentry.<br /><br />Planing in a dinghy with an outboard is sweet, though.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-65921284059727429932011-07-31T17:15:33.148+08:002011-07-31T17:15:33.148+08:00Your hitting all my sweet spots Sarah,
First the b...Your hitting all my sweet spots Sarah,<br />First the bike story; then the fish and now 'planing'. I do a bit of sailing in an NS14 (14ft dingy) and occasionally we do a bit of planing. It's usually accompanied by a strong tail wind and scares the shit out of me. When you combine all those things you have the perfect storm. <br />Lovely story that one (the bkie one). Your bike and mine might be twins. Pity you sold her. Judging by this story you do seem to have some issues with vehicles and kerbs and ditches.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-88095890564152586202011-07-31T16:01:47.467+08:002011-07-31T16:01:47.467+08:00Planing - when the boat is going fast enough to dr...Planing - when the boat is going fast enough to drop its bow, lift its stern and level out on the water. Then, rather than ploughing through waves, it slides along the top.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.com