I was sent this link by an unknown New Zealander who I think may go by the name of Rod. Thank you for pointing this presentation out as...

The more I sail IOM's, the more I realise the devil is in the detail on rig setup. Craig Richards recently put a post on the Facebook...

The day dawned drizzly and pretty dank despite my apple weather app saying there will be zero chance of precipitation. Maybe drizzle...

First of all a huge thank you to those who have recently bought me a coffee. All the money goes to cover the subscription for this web...

The day dawned bright and sunny and after a cup of tea at the club 11 or so skippers took to the water for racing in 3-8 mph of breeze. ...

I was contemplating a rudder upgrade on the new boat as the current one has some reverse camber on its trailing edge. A friend...

My objective with the Alioth project was to work the boat up in stages and see how speed developed. There was no speed edge to start...

So the result of stage one was good. The new mast with smooth prebend was near perfect and enabled me to achieve the bend I needed to...

I posted an event report on MYA downwind but for me it was a disappointing day as it highlighted the shortcoming in my rig setup or more...

It must have been a funny site when seven hardy souls put their boats on the water on the Emsworth Slipper Pond. Seven grown men staring...

I deliberately set my resolutions in December and immediately start actioning them. In the past I would set them for the 1st and drop...

I purchase an Alioth just after the MYA AGM. The boat was the result of a cancelled order and I was keen to try what could be described...

Sailing at Eastbourne over the weekend reminded me of the impact of a faulty rig set up. I had new cord on everything but the jib was 3...

Whenever I have been to Eastbourne, they always deliver a brilliant day. Imagine sailing in 15 to 30mph of wind straight down the lake,...

Blue past measurement with flying colours. Bulb 3mm above datum and overall length 3mm short of 1 m. With the correctors added the boat...

I had the opportunity to buy an Alioth hull and fins on the back of a cancelled customer order which would allow me to rest my Britpop...

I have now completed 2.5 years of Racing in and IOM Marblehead and DF95. It seems like a long time and when I think of the number of...

Now we are sailing less it is a good time to take a close look at your boat, especially if you keep it in a boat shed. As well as a bit...

I have become a bit careless with my boat set up recently, relying on looking at the boat and rig rather than taking repeated...

Despite the forecast, the weekend turned into an absolute blast with top end swing rig/B rig on Saturday and 20 to 30 mph on Sunday. The...