I took the Marblehead for a sail with the Swing A rig at Frensham the other day and managed to thread my way through the weed. There...

The re-rig of the M's 5 rigs is complete thanks to the current heat wave. It was a great way of using up some of my accumulated stock of...

As it is hot outside today (35 degrees at 3.30pm), I took the opportunity to look at the B rig. Its conventional with a carbon rod...

So today I started looking inside the new Marblehead. Inside the radio pot, there is a nice Spectrum receiver AR410 and a Hi-Tech mini...

I was looking for another boat to sail to and develop as my IOM is pretty well sorted. Of course there was the DF95 which is sailed...

Just done a first scan on the book and love Mark's approach. It has reminded me of many things I used to know but have since forgotten....

Great day of sailing today. The focus was on the training exercises I laid out in a previous blog. Good execution. 11 out of 11 wins...

I think I mentioned the issue of the hull going hot and cold over the weekend and water being sucked into the boat. I believe it was...

I know the ranking lists are slightly artificial at the moment with several of the top players not having completed enough events but it...

Whilst racing over the weekend I was wondering about my tactics or rather lack of tactics and realised I probably needed a refresher...

Longham Lakes is a superb sailing venue and the Poole team put on some great races for us on a weekend blessed with fantastic sailing...

Here are the results from Sunday. Good to get 2 results in the top 10 and see the impact on the overall rankings. More next week.

Here are the results from day one of the ranking weekend at Poole. B rig all day in shifty winds.

A great day out with some stiff competition and well run meeting by Mike Kemp and his team. Thank you all. It was a most enjoyable...

Several races shown on you tube. Here is a link to the full play list https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLUqSjmQqM9qxLeL47WQtn1Vd0D...

I have to admit that now I know the right rig tension to apply, it makes such a difference to the boat set up. The rig yesterday looked...

When I arrived at the slipper pond, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, all that was needed was the forecasted southerly wind. I...

Why are we being plagued by so much weed this year. I sail at Gosport, Emsworth and Frensham and two of the three are weed bound at the...

What a fantastic day. Sunshine, good wind, no weed, great race management and 25 races in all. The results show 21 so I am not sure...

It is staggering to think that the queen is the longest serving monarch, having held her role for 70 years. Long may she continue to...