Projection 762 Help please?

We've no idea where we're going to go just yet - so much to cost up!

We want somewhere with good racing, hopefully some projections and
that's also a good holiday venue. Planning on bringing a bit of an
entourage to keep all the non-sailing girlfriends sweet.

Staying on the boat - did this at Burnham Week and it was excellent but
only because a) the weather was amazing and b) we had a mothership
next door with all the gear on and we lobbed sleeping bags and cushions
in it first thing next morning. If anybody here hasn't slept in one the
bunks are MASSIVE - much bigger than on the 35 footer we had next
door. Wouldn't do it if we didn't have that exact combination of
circumstances though.

You make a really good point about class choice Doug. I've been meaning
to ask what you thought about cowes because you did sportsboat didn't
you? I notice that Pink Gin won one of the IRC classes at Falmouth Week
even though there was also a sportsboat class. I've never raced under SBR
but we're doing pretty well in IRC at the moment and our failures are
more down to our ability rather than the rule in question. Especially as
the Proj isn't an out and out sportsboat.

just found this  http://www.cheap4ferries.com/ferry_search_results.aspx

for 5 people car and trailer, works out to be £138 each, return.

not bad, reckon a budget of a grand is the usual for a weeks sailing holiday. so it still leaves £862, entry fee (guessing about £50 each)  then you can stay on the boat for free, sounds like a bargain! 

just need to find a grand though!  Anyone wishing to sponsor me and my mates to get drunk and possibly sail  send me a PM!

fancy cork week??  being dying to do it for ages!

the sb3 batten backstay flipper was drilled, had 3 off centred srews fixing it to the crane if i remember correctly.  never broke, and we gave it some serious abuse, some teams didnt even bother removing it for transport!

I have a Tack Tick speed master (speed & depth) circa 2001 for sale, just checked out fine by Tack Tick. complete with mast cradle (not the bracket), new (large size) depth transducer, log transducer + spare and wiring.

I know that you Projectionists will have had this fitted originally so E mail nigel@rigmagic.co.uk if you are interested.

Ps. Backstay batten awkward to fit due to Z spar backstay attachment. Try not to drill batten. Use 4mm stripped Spectra for backstay. Use small block on outboard end of batten.