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Before the final result is announced and gloating begins :P would really just like to say on record that the inter club challenge as been brilliant on and off the water, some serious thought / humour / banter on the chat page and great camaraderie. Team Draycote must be congratulated as a club they ...
DX proven in combat :lol: Thanks for all of your interest in the DX Project, testing this last week has gone extremely well, DX has been sailed in wind conditions ranging from 7 - 20 knots. Sunday 15th March DX Sport raced in competion for the first time. It has been a long time since I have beaten ...
Thanks everyone, wonderful to see discussion on DX, clearly project has captured some interest and raised many questions some of which I at this moment in time do not have the answers. Taken on board your comments / concerns re: hull & mast stress :idea: Sailcloth longevity and suitability for p...
It would appear that we have nine boats already from Draycote & Carsington, I'm sure Gordon would stretch to TWO boxes of valentines chocolates if we had a record entry.
I think we need to consult with Erling personal doctor friend that he brings along with him these days to TT events in order to determine best type of fruit? and how to best preserve in sub zero conditions
Thanks Draycote for hosting the Winter TT 3rd round, great turnout / organisation and thoroughly enjoyed the day, back for more next year. For those who were there bar stories will be told for years to come re: decks / tramp / sheets & blocks freezing up in the sub zero conditions, ice chipping ...
No frozen lake at Carsington, boat packed and on the trailer, hoping to put the skids underneath DWSC pre victory role. Clearly Draycote Water are confident of their anticipated success in the inter club challenge, not sure yet that the result is a foregone conclusion! We are handicapped slightly by...
Derek, Draycote should be congratulated on managing to get five boats travelling to Carsington, a truly magnifcent effort and well sailed by all of Draycote helms :lol: . Clearly you are feeling a little smug with yourselves right now! We at Carsingtom we be taking a lead from yourselves and having ...
Like all projects they require a name and the one chosen for this I hope reflects what is being attempted for the serious Sprint Sport helm, DX " D evelopment e X treme" Thanks for the interest expessed to date it's certainly encouraging that others sailing our Sprint 15 are interested in ...
I'm sure over the next few months I shall be in print a little more often than usual re subject of "experimental DX rig" and it's development / trials. Over the past few years a couple of Sprint 15 helms have themselves looked at trying to increase performance by playing around with do-it ...
Congratulation Charles Watson who sailed superbly well in light conditions to win the Carsington Winter TT, my thanks to all the other competitors for making the event so enjoyable, turn out of 15 boats + DX makes organising the event so worthwhile, well done to team Draycote who won part one of the...
Interseting scoring system from Andrew Hannah, this I think does mean that the Ben Ainsley school of cat racing comes into play, whereby the best helm of Team A sails / luffs off the race course / pond of the not so good helm of Team B!!! It also means that if Team A or B do not put out a minimum th...
Besides being " mentally prepared" I hope team Draycote remember to bring their sailing gear with them to CSC or should I send their resident "Bat Man" (George Love) to deliver in advance :idea: As for "old faces" thankyou Erling for pointing this one out, I'll wait unt...
