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Apr 8, 20221 min read


Thought for the day - Great racing last Tuesday
Gosport was bathed in a bit of sunshine with a shifty breeze that ended up, top end of A rig bordering on B rig. The racing was tight...
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Apr 8, 20222 min read


Thought for the day - More dodgy wiring
In finishing the job moving the correctors forward I noticed a joint in the wiring from the switch to the battery. Based on what else I...
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Apr 3, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - the correctors are moved 5+ cm forward
After cleaning out the radio pot support and buying some more lead shot from a fishing shop, I moulded some new corrector weights which...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read


Thought for the day - An excellent training day at Frensham
On Tuesday 29/3/22 we had a perfect NE wind which runs straight down Frensham pond leading to perfect conditions. The racing was one...
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Mar 30, 20221 min read


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Mar 29, 20220 min read


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
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