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Hi, 1. We had quite a lot of water (several inches, multiple full sponges to empty) beneath each hatch afterwards. I am assuming that as it was in all 4 it is the hatches leaking rather than any holes. The rubber seals are barely visible which makes me wonder if they need replacing. Is this an easy...
a) Our port rudder blade didn't want to stay in the up position very well. Any tips on what to adjust/oil/tighten/loosen/... so that when the white plastic tube slips on top of the blade it stays there. Firstly check that the spring and roller mechanism in the rudder stock has a smooth action and i...
I have the windsport one, which was purchased for me at the start of 2012, so in its 5th year of use. Very happy with it. Feels sturdy and all the straps and clips still intact. Material is starting to fade a little on top but no reason to think it won't last many more years. That said, I've bought ...
A basic shorty wetsuit will fine for most spring/summer/autumn days provided you have good spray top & trousers to wear over it when the breeze/spray is up. I can't emphasise enough the importance of that outer layer - on a cat trampoline you are exposed to the chill of wind and spray from head ...
Jen, Kevin, Pete and I were really sorry to miss the Nationals this year (it clashed with our club Cadet Week in which we are all involved) so are looking forward to catching up with folks this weekend.
Forecast looks pretty good, with F2,3,4 across the 2 days.
A little under 3 weeks until the next TT at Marconi, on 26th and 27th September. Notice of race and additional information about the weekend can be found on this site (linked from the home page) and also from Marconi SC web site ( http://www.marconi-sc.org.uk/ ) Plan is for 3 races on Saturday, with...
PS I'm really happy that the picture of me capsizing at Marconi some 15 years ago will not greet me on the welcome page anymore :wink: If you could give dates of the capsize it would be handy in finding it and making it prominent on the web site. I should have the original on a harddrive somewhere ...
PS I'm really happy that the picture of me capsizing at Marconi some 15 years ago will not greet me on the welcome page anymore :wink: If you could give dates of the capsize it would be handy in finding it and making it prominent on the web site. I should have the original on a harddrive somewhere ...
Excellent result. Well done Mark and Andy, and thank you for supporting the event. There were respectable results for other Sprint 15s too. Full Colne Point listing here http://www.eastcoastpiersrace.com/html/results/colnepoint/2014-ecpr-colne-point-results.htm Jenny and I did the full ECPR in her S...
Thanks again to everyone who came along and supported the TT at Marconi SC this weekend. I've posted a short compilation of clips from the footage I captured on Saturday. The camera was mounted on my transom facing backwards so my ugly mug doesn't feature for a change :D http://youtu.be/XPrl1WGkDXg
Hi Simon, Windguru says Westerly F3-4 on Saturday, and Westerly F2 on Sunday: http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?go=1&lang=eng&vs=1&sc=8658&wj=bft&tj=c&odh=8&doh=20&fhours=180 Local BBC weather says 14C and dry with sunny spells on both days: http://www.bbc.co.uk/we...
Hi Steve, Unfortunately camping is only available on the Saturday night due to local authority regulations (we are only permitted a fixed number of camping nights per year which are set in January). However, there is a pub that runs a small camp site in the village just before the sailing club acces...
