Projection 762 Help please?

   Tim,
IRC of 0.962 is pretty low, do you know their kite size and HSA?
Garth

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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 Topic: Projection 762 Help please? Posted: 07 Apr 08 at 8:21pm
	Tim, IRC of 0.962 is pretty low, do you know their kite size and HSA? Garth

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: 07 Apr 08 at 9:30pm
	Moving from 38sqm to 46 sqm will transformed the boat and you will be much more competitive for a relatively small hit on IRC - a trial cert. perhaps?

Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 08 at 8:40am
	i'll discuss it with the bill payer!?
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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: 08 Apr 08 at 10:20am
	Hi Garth I don't know their details I'm afraid. I'll have to ask them....
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j hasson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 12 Dec 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Post Options Post Reply Quote j hasson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 08 at 7:17pm
	hi, i want to raise the halyard for the kite by the recommended 600mm. of those boats who have made the mod. whats needed and how is the choker set up. my kite situation isnt great either as im still using the original 50.88 sqm kite. any 45/46 mt kites in decent shape out there? let me know. rating last year was 979 irc it is tough when a you give a sj320 a minute every 100, definitely need to optimise. jh solarized gbr7628

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: 08 May 08 at 7:38pm
	Hi Guys , Last season in light airs we were really struggling badly , could not get near any of the compettition , this year with a new No.1 we are really doing much better. We managed a 3rd in a fleet of 16 mainly sports boats the other weekend, beating all the corks and a couple of Melges , only beaten by 2 Melges . I was really surprised in the differance . We also won our first race last night in light stuff , no Melges out to play though . We now seem quite quick .... The genoa is made from a new contender material , see through , about half the weight of the old Hyde. its pretty useful in stronger winds also , our kite is 45m , we are still playing with the assy ... will start using it in races soon I think ... if only I could get a consistent crew ! would you believe they have other interests ! Doug .

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: 08 May 08 at 9:46pm
	Hi JH, We raised the halyard this season and fitted a choker - it makes a massive difference downwind in light airs. You will need a halyard sheave/block for a 6mm halyard and we used a 4mm piece of stripped spectra for the choker, which runs through the old halyard block. We have a small block attached to the chocker line, which the new halyard runs through and it is held in position by a piece of shock cord - seems to work well. Our IRC is now down to 0.966 which is pretty much optimised for P762 with 140% genoa and 46sqm kite. I do have a good condition 48sqm all purpose kite (Hyde) which would be good for club racing and would only cost 1-2 IRC points compared with 45/46sqm kite. To improve your IRC you may also want to consider weighing the boat and reducing #1 genoa to 135% - 140% if you want to down to get down to 0.965. Hope this helps 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: 08 May 08 at 11:18pm
	I'm curious to understand the rush to raise the spinnaker halyard height, because I just don't see it... I think we've done enough close quarters racing against Pink Gin (the first P762 to raise the halyard height) to believe that it doesn't make any difference at all in light winds. I accept that Duncan and crew have only raced her since the beginning of the season but they are a good crew, and we had already forgotten that the two boats downwind are using different setups, so close are we on boat speed. I don't think there is anything really in it. In my opinion how much hull there is in the water makes the biggest difference of all and that will cost you nothing! However I am gradually coming round to the idea that a 135 or 140 percent genoa might be a good idea. I'm going to start saving...

Calum_Reid Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 09 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 59	Post Options Post Reply Quote Calum_Reid Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 08 at 12:04am
	Maybe you go as fast as pink gin with her higher hoist because your spinaker trimer and tactition is a rockstar... Maybe Not? Edited by Calum_Reid