Dinghy Show 2012 3-4 March

The 900 was great, there were a few similarities in the layout with my boat, only done properly and finished the way it should have been. It does look a tad reminiscent of the 49er so not really that different, but some cool features nonetheless.

I'm on a photograph every sheeting and pulley system of interest in the show, mission so I've now got loads of ideas to consider. There was a half decent cat I liked the look of, (the rig bit not the cat bit) can't remember what it was called now, built by some eyties.

There was a well tricked out Cherub, a bit too green for my liking (green is unlucky at sea)but it was very tidy I spent a while admiring it which is unusual given it's a cherub. 

The Alto stand was enjoying a brisk trade so I didn't hang around too long, had my soup and went off again to complete the mission. I studied the IC in a bit more detail than I normally do, now I'm beginning to get a grip as to what all the ropes and pulleys do, I think there's a distinct danger in overdoing it but I can see why and how it happens, they're very addictive.

Met and had a chat with demo donkey, he's lost weight, all that humping the D1 about has slimmed him right down, claims to have loss the equivalent of me in a week, I took that in the same vein as I did his praise of his fine boat.

I ran into Mark in the ailse and a couple of other windsurfing acquaintances, had a chat with Chris Turner, met a useful guy from B14 world who has some foot straps I need, and all in all had an excellent morning and left with loads of ideas and a lot more work and with a feeling of slight inadequacy when comparing my craft with some of the complexities of others, then that might not be such a bad thing.

If you are thinking of going check out that Aura, it is such a thing of beauty, i had to go back a couple of times, I so wish I'd asked them to do this v2 thing of mine they 'd have made such a better job of it.