HALO (and 'Fire') ....

Burghfield SC - BLAZE (+Fire/Halo) Open next weekend.

The season opener usually with a decent social as well... This year in addition to the usual training and racing stuff we have added 4 or 5 boats available for loan - either for one day or two.  Alrerady over 20 pre-entries and lots more locals and visitors expected on the weekend. 

Any forumites who would like to try a Blaze, maybe for the second time even, join-in, race, come to the social, just watch, drink beer (or non-alcoholic alternative......  well we are if nothing inclusive).   Want to try a Halo or a Fire rig as well ?  Of course you do ... Contact us or the CA by direct message/email - we can allocate boats, help with accomodation recommendations, even of the camping type etc etc.   We have also ordered ideal conditons yet again.

Mike L.

Hunts visit II

You must have all seen a Halo or two before so this one might amuse a few ...... Well you can't just sit on the shore and watch the demo Halo go off can you ? ... and erm ... in the interests of being even-handed here, the web can also reveal a similar pic of me in an Aero as well .... if you look.

Hi Paul

All the boats you mention were officially weighted - most also were again at the later Stone Nationals by the class association just after the Mk3's came along.  Not a single Mk1 or Mk2 boat were found below minimum weight and we only found one of the then 'new' Mk3s underweight at the time (by < 300 grammes which was corrected on the spot).  

I owned the first Mk2 (654) myself when they were first produced and can assure you that it was just under 2.5kg above the minimum weight when new).  I have never heard the comments made above prior to your post.  There have never been 'special' builds of Blazes to my knowledge .. and I used to have access to manufacturers records going back before Cirrus were involved.  

Today we build ALL Mk3 hulls a couple or so kg underweight.....  They are then officially weighed and correctors added within the hull.  These are routinely bonded to the hull with polysulphide mastic.  This means that the cannot easily be removed or 'forgotten'.  However if a major repair is needed at any time the hull can be rectified and then officially re-weighed.... If necessary the corrector weight can be adjusted to ensure the hull is still maintained at minimum weight. 

See you on the weekend ....

Mike L.

PS - Was the person suggesting 'specials' existed perhaps trying to sell a hull to someone at the time ? 

So when will we hear about the lightened up Mk4?  

Edited by kneewrecker - 13 Nov 14 at 11:20am

Originally posted by getafix Originally posted by kneewrecker Originally posted by getafix Now the carbon sticks have been adopted I look forward to carbon foils and aero style wings I think the Mark 4 hull (super light) rumour trumps those.....    I just figure that if we keep perpetuating these myths; low weight foils, hull, comfy aero-style wings... Then eventually they will happen   and we can all buy in