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Jul 7, 20244 min read
How do you achieve High Mode or VMG mode
First of all thank you to those who bought me a coffee in the last month. We are still some way off covering the next three years web...
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Jun 30, 20242 min read
More on the prebend and Rig Box
I had a couple of questions on my last post which I thought best to answer with another post Lets start with the Corex rig box. There is...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read
The transition is complete
I have settled on the Alioth IOM, F6 Marblehead and two DF boats. Everything else is sold so there is no going back for better or worse....
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Jun 26, 20242 min read
My Alioth set up
As some have commented, I seem to have done a lot of fiddling and moved away from Juan's published set up notes, however as I said, my...
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Jun 24, 20241 min read
A brilliant DF TT weekend at Eastbourne
Whatever you think about the DF design, it provides serious one design racing as was proved at Eastbourne las weekend. We were led by the...
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Jun 13, 20242 min read
Back to the racing
With the two new boats commissioning done, it is time for practice and working both boats up. There is a Marblehead Games event this...
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Jun 11, 20247 min read
Would you like to be a race officer
Last weekend, I was the race officer for the first time at Datchet for the 10 Rater National Championships. In my favour, there were...
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Jun 10, 20244 min read
Looking for inspiration
It s been a bit of a mediocre year for me. Yes I have done well in the DF65 and 95 events, one design at its best, but have struggled...
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May 24, 20241 min read
It seems a long time ago in a galaxy far away
There was a time when I raced a boat which was fast, held a good lane of a start line and delivered results. Since November when I first...
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May 20, 20241 min read
IOM Worlds - Entry List
I could not help myself but to note the designs entered into the above event. Here is the table of design and no of entries per design....
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May 17, 20241 min read
The last tweak post nationals and a snippet on boat building
The last job was to bring the fin and bulb up to weight. I needed 16gms in the bulb. As luck would have it there was a hole in the bulb...
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May 10, 20241 min read
Tweaks to the upgrades
So having recovered some of the performance at Emsworth yesterday, the last critical piece for me was to get the bulb a little forward so...
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May 9, 20241 min read
IOM Upgrades this week
As a result of the upgrades highlighted in the previous post, I got to sail in a perfect breeze of 4-9mph at Emsworth which was a real...
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May 8, 202411 min read
The Alioth story so far post UK Nationals
First of all thank you to all those who have bought a coffee to support the web site for the long term future. This is not a commercial...
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May 5, 20242 min read
The IOM Nationals day one - Meltdown or boat commissioning
They say you learn more when you do badly than when you do well. That maybe true but it is not a pleasant experience. Having sailed the...
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Apr 30, 20241 min read
Notice anything different clue
New: Boat Fin Bulb 2 piece build On deck sheeting Fin rake Bulb position More after nationals. Maybe good, maybe too much change, time...
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Apr 24, 20243 min read
Preparation for the IOM Nationals - Stepping backwards to go forward
First of all thank to all those who have bought me a coffee so far. Whilst we have covered the first 3 years of web site costs, there is...
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Apr 9, 20243 min read
Fleetwood - What did I learn
Marbleheads are just the best boats to sail. Fast, tricky to set up well but go like the clappers when you get it right. There is a...
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