Speed puck bracket

The drilled hole is for the Speed Puck rope tie so the puck will be tied on in case the semi permanent 3m tape fails (hmmm doubt that!)
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Bracket picture 2

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My Speed puck / Tacktick bracket

I have built a special (pimp) carbon bracket to house the Tacktick compass and the Velociteck Speed Puck
Fitted it today and it works really nicely
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Leech shape

Check out the leech shape under correct mainsheet tension.
Lovely
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Outhaul block

Added this block to aid outhaul adjustment under load
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Light wind foot setting

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Outhaul pictures

To demonstrate 2:1 purchase
I created a groove in the carbon boom for the stop knot
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2:1 purchase for the outhaul

I found that a good belly in the foot for light to medium winds is good and so the outhaul is not 'set and forget' as previously thought!
This 2:1 purchase works perfectly and you can adjust foot tension under mainsheet tension as well.
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Tack fitting

This really works well
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New downhaul arrangement

After months of trying the all iin one downhaul tack arrangement I have found the perfect solution....this really is perfect.
Rope inner core, tie a bowline just big enough to take a bobble and presto you have a detachable Tack.
Add a double block to the mainsail and you got yourself a proper working downhaul.
Perfect
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Boom fitting cover

Second picture
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Boom fitting cover

Wow this really works...
An old drysuit foot seal stretched over the fitting instead of PVC tape
Perfect
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Mainsheet block

Another view of the block that I replaced the rope on.
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Traveller fitting

I changed the traveller fitting so it doesn't chafe.
This system works perfectly
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Speed

Today I reached 15.29knots downwind to the start line according to the speed puck.
Nice

New boat pix 2

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New boat pix

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Federation Week results

Currently I am placed 4th overall out of 44 medium asymetric boats.

I have been having trouble keeping local sailor Nick Peters in his RS100 behind me, and its really easy to throw away a 2 minute lead by going the wrong way in the tide.

The other RS100's are a long way off over the long courses but their handicap of 1005 to our 971 is giving them plenty of room for error.

I lapped one 10.2 rig and the leading 8.4 rig was 14minutes behind on the water.

Nick manages to make his boat go very well indeed and I have only beaten him once by 1 sec, every other race has been him beating me by an average of 20secs.

Excellent racing.....if Nick gained a minute on the downwind leg then I got back 30 secs on the beat.....all of this while we are both minutes ahead of the others.

There have been some tight reaches which favours the 100 where the D-One wants to go faster downwind......but all in all a fantastic event.

I need a good race today to get a 3rd place.

New Boat

I have been sailing the new boat all this week at Hayling Island Federation Week event.

The boat is performing really well and looks great with the carbon inserts on the deck.

Pictures to follow.

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