Projection 762 Help please?

   Has anybody here got a backstay batten, or fitted one?
In the light wind races we've had recently (apart from last weekend's screamer) the backstay has been really irritating!
Don't know if I can fit one without taking the rig down which would be a hassle.

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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Projection 762 Help please? Posted: 30 Oct 07 at 4:37pm
	Has anybody here got a backstay batten, or fitted one? In the light wind races we've had recently (apart from last weekend's screamer) the backstay has been really irritating! Don't know if I can fit one without taking the rig down which would be a hassle.
	J92s GBR 9224R "Upstart" twitter.com/upstart_racing

DOUGk911 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 23 Nov 06 Location: Blyth , Northumberland Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote DOUGk911 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 07 at 10:14pm
	Two in Sotland eh ? how about trailing down to East Coast sailing Week in Blyth next year then ?, not far , it incorporates Northern sportsboats champs , I think we have one of the biggest mixed fleets in the country now , get visitors from all over and know how to party ... ? Doug . 7632

chic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 20 Dec 06 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote chic Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 07 at 9:29pm
	We've just had confirmation that Pink Gin is coming to Scotland in February, so we'll have another Projection to race against!

TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 5:50pm
	Oops - double post! Could somebody delete this? Edited by TimC
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TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 5:15pm
	We haven't learnt anything groundbreaking in light airs and are still struggling downwind. The things we've reinforced are obvious really but we've found that putting somebody down below (short straw) really forward and to leeward helps. We sail nicely free to keep the speed on which seems to pay against the guys who point up in the light stuff. We've tried softening our halyards even more than normal with some success too. But the biggest difference is me putting my wetsuit on and jumping in the water quite often before racing! We're dropping our headsail to 145% and going with a 45sqm kite. We rate 0.972 at the moment and will probably go up a point or two.
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garth weaver Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 09 Sep 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 74	Post Options Post Reply Quote garth weaver Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 07 at 9:17pm
	Tim, Good photo, you look nicely powered up with boom on centre-line. What size kite and #1 genoa are you thinking of and what IRC are you expecting? As mentioned in an earlier post, I am planning to raise the spinnaker hoist and Steve Goacher is recommending 50sqm kite, which should put us at 0.970. Garth

chic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 20 Dec 06 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote chic Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 07 at 3:21pm
	Tim, maybe you could share some of what you've learned light airs sailing? We still find it difficult to get the boat moving, particularly downwind, although overall I think we're improving. We've had some reasonable results in non-planing conditions recently. Thanks to a skiff-sailing friend (and carbon enthusiast) who lives locally I'm close to having a repaired pole for next weekend... I'm pricing the cost of a new number 1 at the moment since we don't really have a really good headsail. Maybe D4 carbon? We may also be sailing against a second Projection 762 here soon, I'm waiting to hear whether a fellow club-member has decided to go ahead yet. You may be able to guess which boat we're talking about it...

TimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 18 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote TimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 07 at 2:30pm
	We've got the pulpit fixed and are going to have it braced over the winter. I suppose that's what we get for hiking like we mean it! Also in discussion with Quantum - new #1, mainsail and (bigger!) kite for next season. Been light airs racing every weekend for the last little while and we're slowly starting to work out how to do it properly. Got racing right up until 2nd dec. Below is a pic of us last weekend in the gorgeous october sun!
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DOUGk911 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Groupie Joined: 23 Nov 06 Location: Blyth , Northumberland Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote DOUGk911 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 10:36am
	I managed to break our pole last winter , I repaired it with a nice length of 1mm ally tube sleeved inside the carbon ( and a layer of pvc tape to stop electrolosis ? ) , and then glassed up on outside , don't look too pretty but it works , only a little heavier . I also have old sail battens taped to pole in rig impact areas to spread the load when they do hit the rig . Once you look for them there are lots of boats with repaired poles out there . I also have a z spars ally pole which we use with the assy ... the carbon pole looks like a banana at times using this sail , we do have a strop well fwd on pole ... there is a lot of load . We are now gybing assy without problem , thanks to advice from this column , no big winds as yet though which will make it more interesting I'm sure . Have ordered a J80 pulpit , about £200 plus vat inc carriage which don't seem to bad to me for something bright that fits a yacht ! Doug .

chic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 20 Dec 06 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote chic Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 07 at 10:19am
	It's very easy! you power up the kite on a tight reach before the guy has been secured and it breaks over the forestay... I'm not happy. We've had some great downwind sailing recently, though. 14knots seems quite commonplace! Sorry to hear about your pulpit breakage, Tim.