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    Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 5:57pm
Originally posted by Ardea

Main issue for me (although I no-longer have any stake in it) would be the maintenance aspect of carbon spars on a streaker.  An FRP streaker is a fantastic package for very low-maintenance sailing (also lovely boats to sail).  Introducing carbon spars just for the sake of it would ruin this, and introducing them to actively look for performance gains opens another can of worms.

Maintenance can be taken care of by painting rather than using a clear coating. Paint lasts a lot longer. We had a guy with a carbon Phantom mast painted white. The guy never needed to do anything with it but the clear coated guys were having to refinish every 2-3 years.

That said I am not convinced Carbon is the was forward for every class. Although the big advantage with a carbon mast can be repaired. With ali once it has bent it is usually replacement time.


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I've seen Sunday's weather forecast, so I'll go to the show instead. haven't been for a few years, and haven't had to pay for a ticket ever I think. What's parking like on Sundays normally-Saturday's usually hard.
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The show is always heralded as the start of the season which has always perplexed me, I have recently moved from a club up North where the season starts actually clashes every year with the show. I am now at an all year club so less of an issue. I would think a show the week before half term would have more appeal. People are less likely to be torn between sail or show they are still in pre season preparations so the commercial stands would benefit. Obviously and especially considering last year weather would be a factor.
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I went on Sunday and was on the H2 stand for four hours - first time to the show in decades but really enjoyed it. Was hoping to see more of the show but the constant stream of interested punters meant I never really got away from the stand.
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