i got almost stuck in the ice. lucky we made it back i one piece.
it is really hard to steer when you are crushing the ice even with the rudders down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5umQeB07vE
bernd n.y.
prindle16 as icebreaker
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Dude!
I have done some pretty "hard core" catamaran stuff in my days, but I tip my hat to you on this.
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That is probably the most badass thing i have ever seen!
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Dave Bonin
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Sailing in piranha infested waters? No that's just a bad movie... in 3D!
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Dave Bonin
1981 Nacra 5.2 "Lucile"
1986 Nacra 5.7 "Belle"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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that was AWESOME!!!!!! you guys are VIKINGS... i salute you... the wall crash and rock pile landing was just the iceing on the cake. thats why i LOVE MY P-16... overbuilt but light, modern engineering on an old school beachcat.... i'm forewarding this to my buddy who is a captain on an icebreaker in antartica.
golfdad, we do our best work in storms, where it pays to be fat!!!
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wolf, most of our challenges are associated with keeping beer cold, be we solved it this year...put the beer in the ice bags with the ice then into the soft cooler. this wasn't a problem for vkm... i believe they used a higher octane fuel than us...
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I'm speechless, you are officially "The Man".
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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
Memphis, TN
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im with Damon on this one. I wonder how my H18 will handle in ice...
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Ogden Dunes, IN
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