top of page

Thought for the day - Racing at Frensham

The wind was at the mid range for the A rig. We had a short start line with a good beat followed by a square course back to the leeward mark. There were 7 boats in the end. Whilst I was fastest upwind, there were always a couple of boats that were noticeably fast on the reaches meaning it was very hard to escape the fleet and one mistake could put you back a couple of places. All in all it was a fantastic day with the wind in the best direction for Frensham from the NNE.


The one change I had made for today was to increase the prebend in the mast from 8mm to 13mm. Now I have control over the tension in the Jib leach. Now I just need to check the B rig prebend.


My thanks to the Frensham Radio Sailing Group for making Tuesdays so much fun.


I maybe racing on Thursday at Emsworth if the wind is in the right direction.

45 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

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 report on the event on facebook MYA downwind along with a lot of go

Marblehead ranking weekend at Fleetwood

We are sailing at one of the best facilities in the country but unfortunately the wind did not get the email and is forecast to blow across the lake all weekend with gusts up to 40 on Saturday and Sun

Radio Control 3D boat printing comes of age

In the beginning there was a basic PLA filament 3D printing material which proved to be too brittle, broke down in the sunlight and was not strong enough to put up with the rigours of the race course.

bottom of page