Dinghy Show 2017

OK, before TT and GRF rant about it....

Cut n paste from fb...
I'll probably be there Sat morning if only to have a look at those wunderfoilers, then I shall see the Solution folk and berate them about their continued love affair with crap masts, then I shall go Finn baiting and watch them tip champagne down the front of their shirts, then I shall try and seek out David Henshall and try to persuade him to do something about his idea for setting yardsticks, I'll then have another look at the Farr 37, I'm minded of something to trapeze this summer on the sea I'm getting bored of all this arse hanging, then.. well I don't know, you just never know who you'll bump into, before they can duck into a side corridor to avoid you.

Originally posted by Do Different iGRF Sensible question, also being not overly enamoured with hardcore hiking, especially singlenanded without a little crew assistance from a wire. Would you look at a blaze again now with the Fire rig?

Yes I did think about it, but you still have to wear those zhik hiking things on those Blaze bars, they can be very tedious, having said that I haven't sailed a Blaze since I became fully conversant with how single handers are supposed to be sailed, it was my first go, then I had a go in that RS100 and didn't really learn how to sail that properly either, it was only when I went down the lake and sailed in a really close confined bit of water with some properly well trained sailors that I got to spot how it's supposed to be done, that doesn't happen on the sea, not saying they're not good sailors, but the good ones tend to get up and go way ahead of you very quickly on open water so you can't imitate them, which is the only way I learn. So until I get exposed to some good guys sailing Blazes that are similar build to me I'll never know. The Blaze i owned is sailed by a really good ex SI but he's like 100 kilos so when it's blowing he's gone and when it's light I'm gone.
I've not trapezed since the very first time I tried my hand at Dinghy sailing in the MPS so having a go in something tame that suits my build now I've finally come to terms with the fact there's nothing I can do about other than to accept it, might be the answer, so the only game in that town is that 3.7 which I know won't work on our wavelength, yet still, like the proverbial moth to a flame...


What I really need is a light build Contender 'Fire' ;-)


Edited by iGRF - 20 Feb 17 at 1:25pm

Looking forward to seeing the Leader, back for the first time in years (decades?) just when I've bought one.

The Neo, too, to see if I can update/expand usage of junior group boats.

Otherwise, the usual flashy, unattainable (to me) speed machines.

Rumour has it that this is the last dinghy show.. in its current format anyway.  Make the most of it folks....