Today I reached 15.29knots downwind to the start line according to the speed puck.
Nice
Friday, 13 August 2010
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.
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.
The boat is performing really well and looks great with the carbon inserts on the deck.
Pictures to follow.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
New D-One
Only one week to go until new D-One turns up.
White hull with carbon insert.....Pimp!
Gonna launch it at Hayling Island SC with a week of racing in Federation Week.
I can't wait.
:o)
White hull with carbon insert.....Pimp!
Gonna launch it at Hayling Island SC with a week of racing in Federation Week.
I can't wait.
:o)
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