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Poole SW winter series report
I arrived at 8.45 to find the parking spaces nearly full. They are a keen lot in the SW district. It was cold 3 degrees and damp and...
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Jan 193 min read


How I set my rigs up
So in the last post I wrote down all the variables that are set when you build the rig Prebend, how much and how far down the mast (two...
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Jan 125 min read
How hard is it to set up an IOM rig
People talk about investing large amounts of money in acquiring the latest design, eg VISS. V12, Venti, Britpop etc, you only have to...
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Jan 97 min read


Hampton Court Report
The event was close to cancellation with the weather the previous night. I live an hour away and by 7pm in the evening before, it...
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Jan 63 min read


A good start to the year
Sailing Craig’s new design Proteus, I managed a win at Hampton Court which is the first win in a long time. It was a close run thing and...
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Jan 51 min read


Reflections on Australia
Emsworth Radio Sailing Club very kindly invited me to talk about my trip to Australia. It is more a talk about the trip rather then...
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Jan 41 min read


Three boat testing
Happy New Year Yesterday we sailed in top end B rig conditions and then C rig in winds gusting up to 35/40MPH in relatively open water. ...
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Jan 12 min read


Two Boat Testing
After 7/8 hours of two boat testing this weekend, what have we learnt about Craig's new designs. This weekend saw the lower and upper...
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


What do you do when you have made 3 boats? Make another one of course.
There is no stopping Craig on his search for the ideal design of an IOM. The third boat is printed to replace the one that I cracked. ...
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Dec 22, 20241 min read


Moving forward into the New Year
A wise skipper once said to me, keep all your options open. That same skipper is upgrading his design and benchmarking/two boat testing...
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Dec 19, 20244 min read


What have I done to offend the wind gods
I think I might have to change my religious allegience or was it because I took an interest in a programme that talked about the origins...
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Dec 14, 20242 min read
What a treat - Emsworth Slipper Club Christmas Lunch
So I had the pleasure to sit next to two of Rodney Pattison's Flying Dutchman crew. Chris Davies was Rodney's crew when they won Gold in...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read


The Last 7mm
Those of you who have followed my Alioth development will know that I have been plagued by weather helm and had I known what I know now...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
The New Alioth Fins
I was racing at Gosport today against a new Alioth which was fiercly competitive and proudly sported a new set of Aioth fins and bulb...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
What now
I think I need to regroup and get back to basics. Clearly I am not good enough in a big fleet Racing and slightly off the pace. So wi...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read
Thoughts on the worlds - Wrap up
If you are a competitive sailor and really want to stretch yourself and are able to qualify, a worlds event is a must to see how the best...
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Nov 30, 20242 min read


Thoughts on the Worlds - What makes a great regatta
The red marker shows the location of the sailing area. The wind was predominant from the Spinnaker park label In summary a great regatta...
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Nov 27, 20243 min read


Thoughts on the worlds- So what did I learn
PREPARATION - there is another version of this expression which I will not repeat Perfect Preparation leads to Perfect Performance....
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Nov 25, 20244 min read


Thoughts on the worlds - Race by race performance
Racing summary 9 demotions and 9 promotions 31 heats sailed in all (out of 20 races) 5 last places. 3 of those in race 2, 3, and 4 2...
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Nov 23, 20245 min read


What happened at the worlds - Rig design
There was no greater contrast between the simplicity of Ian Vickers rig and the Venti rig and the more complex VISS rig. Ian’s V12 was...
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Nov 21, 20243 min read
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