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DF 95 - Learning fast
We are so fortunate that Craig Richards has posted so many tips for setting up and sailing a DF95 fast. I have sailed my boat for the...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read
Building a DF95. What have I learned
There is a lot of helpful advice on the web building a DF95 but nearly all you need to know is in the instructions and on the DF website....
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Jun 12, 20232 min read
DF95 Build complete
It took longer than expected to complete the assembly of the 4 rigs but all is now finished and I am looking forward to get the boat out...
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Jun 11, 20231 min read
Thought for the Day - DF95 and Chipstead IOM Open
I finally succumbed to buying a DF 95 to enable extra racing in 2024 to develop my skills. I have to say these boats are beautifully...
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Jun 4, 20231 min read


Thought for the day - IOM Ranking event at Lincoln
Lincoln is 3 hours away from home and is a great sailing facility on a squarish gravel pit. It is a good location for sailing as you can...
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May 29, 20233 min read
Thought for the day - A repeating theme
Whilst I appear to be getting better, I am still getting thrashed by the likes of Chris Harris, Peter Stollery, Colin Goodman, Craig...
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May 29, 20232 min read


1st at Poole
Poole was at its best for our event but for the fact the wind was blowing from the NE at 5-10 knots with the odd gust to catch a few out...
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May 23, 20231 min read
3rd at Huntingdon
It was fun to arrive at the venue to be greeted by an old university colleague (Martin Brooking) who I last saw in 1974. We both look a...
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May 23, 20233 min read
IOM Veterans Championships
In the end we had a great weekends racing at Birkenhead on a water that has bred so many champions. Here is Peter Baldwins report copied...
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May 23, 20232 min read
Df95 Globals
I popped up to Fleetwood to have a look at the DF 95 event. Fleetwood is at its best with the wind blowing down the lake at about 5 to...
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May 14, 20231 min read
Thought for the day - Stationary practice
I was recently watching videos of the world Marblehead championships in Italy and the recent pre European regatta in Torrevieja in Spain....
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May 10, 20231 min read


Thought for the Day - So you think you know the rules 3
There are situations at the windward mark where the port tack boat tries it on by tacking inside the zone and close to the mark. If the...
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Apr 29, 20236 min read


Thought for the Day - So you think you know the rules 2
So, you think you know the rules? - 2 There are situations at the windward mark where the port tack boat ‘tries it on’, by tacking...
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Apr 27, 20234 min read


Thought for the day - So you think you know the rules?
I want to test some ideas for articles prepared for the MYA web site. They feature the rules situation at the windward mark. The...
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Apr 23, 20234 min read


Thought for the Day - Racing rules, Strategy and Tactics
I am very grateful to Roger Stollery for sending me the following and allowing me to post this on the Blog. It is a brief summery of...
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Apr 23, 20231 min read


Thought for the day - Quick update
Been a busy period packing as much sailing in as I can. Wins at Emsworth's Cock of the Millpond, an exclusive regatta, report here) and...
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Apr 17, 20232 min read
Though for the day - A repeatable leech measurement for the IOM mainsail
A new site reader and entrant to the fascinating world of radio sailing, currently racing a borrowed Britpop, asked the question, "How do...
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Apr 10, 20235 min read


Thought for the day - A grand day out
9ish Marbleheads at Guildford Radio Sailing club near Thorpe provided a wonderful days racing run by one of the M and clubs greatest...
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Apr 3, 20233 min read


Thought for the Day - First sailing day after the flu
On Thursday I ventured out to Gosport for the first time this year. The objective was to get out on the water for a bit of close racing...
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Mar 31, 20233 min read
Thought for the day - it’s my Birthday
I am of an age where numbers are to be forgotten apart from those that apply to the boat. With the withdrawal from last weeks event I...
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Mar 29, 20231 min read
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