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Thought for the day - It seems like forever...
It seems like forever since I last sailed the boat (only 2 weeks ago) and it was a joy to be at Hampton Court in the grounds of the...
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Mar 28, 20224 min read
Hampton Court Charity Open
Back from the golf marathon of 9 games in 12 days, with most played in par or better. New A rig to test so it will be an interesting day....
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Mar 27, 20221 min read


Thought for the day - Perfect breeze at Emsworth
While the DF 95's were fighting it out at Gosport with their A+ rigs, we had a perfect 15 mph straight down the Slipper pond. You could...
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Mar 14, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - Whats going on
Not much happening on the sailing front at the moment as I have 10 rounds of golf in the next 13 days but I will squeeze in some sailing...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read


Thought for the day - Assessing mast bend limits and matching bend to the luff curve
I finally got down to measuring the luff curve of an old BG sail today and measured it to have approximately 9mm luff curve with max luff...
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Mar 8, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - A simplified boat set up
Here is the latest set up process for my A rig Mast in If very light and fluky weather fit a burgee Attach Jib Tension backstay slightly...
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Mar 7, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - What do you think?
We had a great day at Emsworth today. 19 boats, testing starts and and interesting course and many incidents with and equal number of...
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Mar 3, 20224 min read


Thought for the Day - Racing at Frensham
It was a pleasure to return to Frensham Pond Radio Sailing Group yesterday. They are the embodiment of what radio sailing is all about. ...
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Mar 2, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - A little more colour in racing at Emsworth last Sunday
The Slipper Lake To give you a general picture the wind was around 15 mph gusting up to 25mph in the direction of the green arrows. The...
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Feb 28, 20222 min read


Thought for the Day - If you are bored....
I referred in a earlier post to the Sailzing.com web site. It is free and a wonderful resource covering rules, race strategy,...
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Feb 28, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - Racing at Emsworth on the Slipper Pond
A fabulous day with and ideal B rig wind blowing down the pond and a nice chop. I check weighed the boat before heading out and was...
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Feb 27, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - Lessons applied and final boat optimisation.
We had another super days racing at Gosport in tricky conditions. As I drove down through wind and heavy rain I was wondering why I...
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Feb 24, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - More lessons on a windy day
Excellent B rig conditions at Gosport today but very shifty, which made for another morning of great racing. My challenge started before...
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Feb 22, 20223 min read


Thought for the day - Another great day of racing at Gosport
With the wind definitely in B rig range, the 16 hardy competitors set forth for 9 races in relatively warm conditions last Thursday. The...
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Feb 18, 20223 min read


Thought for the day - Fate intervened???
Maybe it was fortuitous that I did not go to Lincoln. Aside from the wind, the 4 hour journey and the rain, I used some of the free time...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
Trip to Lincoln cancelled
With a miserable forecast of wind and heavy rain, I decided to opt out of a great days racing in Lincoln. The thought of a 4 hour drive...
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Feb 12, 20221 min read


Thought for the day - Eliminating weak points, topping lift and transmitter covers.
Jib Topping lift Anyone who has seen my boat has comment that my jib topping lift tension system is going to be prone to failure as I run...
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Feb 11, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - racing in Gosport
Another gem of a day with a medium A rig breeze almost blowing down the lake. The darnedest thing happened in the first two races. Bear...
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Feb 8, 20221 min read


Thought for the Day - The Chipstead report
See Dave Allinson report below with picture and results. After being blown around the motorway in the campervan, I arrived at Chipstead...
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Feb 7, 20226 min read
Thought for the Day - Final preparations for the season
Its taken a while to get all the bits together, but here is the racing kit for the season. Britpop hull, BG sails, PG spars 2 A rigs. 1...
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Feb 4, 20221 min read
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