Best Burgee

   Use feathers in place of ripstop that degrades in UV. Stick 'em to where the flag goes and your back in business.

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Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Best Burgee Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 5:38pm
	Use feathers in place of ripstop that degrades in UV. Stick 'em to where the flag goes and your back in business.
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Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 4:47pm
	It's the plastic that goes, then the flag won't stay where it's put on the metal.

FireballNeil Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 03 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 654	Post Options Post Reply Quote FireballNeil Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 3:34pm
	Go to your nearest sail loft and ask for a couple of sq metres of spinny cloth- bend the metal back into shape, replace cloth and one more burgee! It's alot cheaper than x years worth of new burgees!

Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 2:22pm
	Six so far this season, sacrificed to heavy birds landing on them and sliding the flag down the pole (Well it's that or the faries!) then they blow away in the next gale. None lost to capsizes.

timeintheboat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 615	Post Options Post Reply Quote timeintheboat Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 1:03pm
	Always saving my best capsizes for shallow water - I get through a small number of burgees each year - and they ain't cheap for what they are (£6.00+). I've tries without them but inland down wind it can be hard to work out what is going on without one. I current use the Holt ones - but with the plastic support (at right angles to the) metal stick - they are quite fragile. I'm seriously thinking of making my own. How many do you get through? What do you use at the top of the mast?
	Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else