All that is left is to cut the mast at the right length, fit to the boat, add the backstay and jib and then finish off the ends of the...

The PG masts from David Potter Solutions arrived a couple of days ago. For those interested there is a 20 gm difference between the...

First of all a great shout out to Bill Green (RMG UK) who provides a super service and is so quick to respond to queries. When I...

First the obvious lesson from the AC. The fastest boat always wins. In every race bar the last the New Zealanders's were beaten on the...

I read an article by Darren Paulic posted on Facebook RC Sailing Group and can be found here. Radio control sailing in salt water. In...

Happy St Patricks Day. Today I leak tested the boat. I have quite a few pin holes in it, so i polished the hull and filled the pin holes...

Given that we spend a lot of effort getting grams of weight off the foredeck and the mast to reduce pitching moment in a chop, I started...

How many of you have the problem of the jib boom flicking out one side or the other in calm conditions, making it impossible to sail. I...

A day off from boats. Good food, a long walk and celebrate a great English rugby win, oh and celebrate Mothers Day of course. Long gone...

With no jobs to do on the boat, there are a few things to do, watch the America's cup races and do some decorating on a dismal day so far...

First the boat. The hull fit out is complete with keel and rudder fitted in perfect alignment. When I went to test the electronics I...

Before I start, you may be interested to know the paint went on beautifully. Its not perfect but the next best thing to it. Pictures...

It has been a long process trying to sort the paint for the boat. I could use my tried and tested 2 pack polyurethane which I know is...

When I was researching the design of the jib boom, the best design I could find was on the Britpop picture on the BG Design website. The...

For some time now, I have considered which rig to buy. Here are my current thoughts and decisions on a rig for the new boat. Masts There...

The wrap failed. There is so much curvature in the hull and deck, you need to stretch the wrap so much before application and you need...

With the final jobs knocked off on Friday the hull is ready for wrapping. I spent today sanding and cleaning the hull and deck, final...

Final bit of reinforcement went in yesterday. Not much to show as boat looks similar to day before but with addition of rudder stock and...

Yesterday was gluing day. Fitted the forward deck, pre drilled bulkhead, radio pot holder and mainsheet post. Only one small error. I...

Yesterday was all about getting the fin box fitted. Alignment of the fin in exactly the right position with the design measurements and...