Sunday is racing a GP14 day. I have the privilege to sail a world championship prepared boat at Frensham Pond. I guess it is the...

I played my third round of golf today since lockdown was eased. The first two rounds were good and I played to my handicap, which is not...

Thought you might like a laugh at my miss-fortune yesterday. I was doing some tests to make sure I had fixed all the leaks on the boat,...

I took a quick look at the stats for the number of views on each page to see what people were interested in. At the top I was pleased to...

I spent a valuable couple of hours re reading the rules and taking time to clearly understand what they say and how you can apply them. ...

We had some great sailing at Frensham pond today which did its best to provide us with challenges as the wind came from the North over...

I had heard the idea about pressurising the inside of your boat and always wondered how it was done. Well today I found out. We have an...

I read the above comment in an email last week following a days racing. How often have you heard that that. The start is 80% of the...

A gloriously sunny day with about 15 knots of breeze from the NNE, perfect for the B rig with a slight chop. Just the right conditions...

So my little April Fool article on helium in the boat got taken down on facebook IOM sailing group site yesterday. It appears we IOM...

I use an old trick we used to apply with our Lark Dinghy back in the 70's. They had very large sealed buoyancy tanks which we used to...

Weather - Force 0 to 3. Direction - random A stunning day with sunshine dawn to dusk. The 1 racing went really well. The good news was...

So the boat is launched and the first sail went well. It is a little stern down which is odd as the boat measured perfectly against its...

Today is launch day for the boat. Keep your fingers crossed she floats and even better stays afloat. Off for an hour's testing at...

Seems quite strange not to have any work to do on the boat. It can quietly sit in the office waiting between outings until something...

The boat is fully fitted, all three rigs are set up using the rig measuring stick and starting settings noted on my check list. The...

Just a short post to reflect my playing around with the A rig and thoughts on setups for different wind and chop conditions. See the...

A conversation with my brother the other day got me thinking about how the IOM rig should work. We both used to sail on dinghies and...

A, B and C rigs are all complete, correctors in, fin in, rudder in, dash pot in, electrics in and tested, the winch and sheet lines are...

There is easy access to the base of the fin box if you take the winch down. It was easy to lay in two strips of velcro on each side of...