Dinghy development: Picos

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Topic: Picos

Posted By: Andy K
Subject: Picos
Date Posted: 03 Jun 14 at 9:54pm

Sorry to go on about it, but I can't find the answers anywhere

Does any one have an acceptable PY number for the various versions?

Single handed...standard sail

Single handed...with jib

Double handed. with jib

I occasionally borrow a Club Pico

The new version, with the seemingly rather nice alloy rudder blade, seems unable to keep the blade fully down.

It very quickly kicks up perhaps 10-20 degrees and no manner of securing the downhaul seems to keep the blade fully down.

Am I doing something wrong?

Suggestions please

Thanks

Replies:

Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 04 Jun 14 at 8:59am

I think the standard down haul on these rudders is a plastic clam cleat. Change it for an alloy one with some decent line to bite into.

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the same, but different...

Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 07 Jun 14 at 7:54pm

The RYA don't seem to publish a PY for the doublehanded configuration.

Their latest spreadsheet says the Pico with rig "U" should use 1318. I believe that means no jib.

See the link to "2014 PN LIST" on right-hand side of this page: http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx" rel="nofollow - www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx

Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 07 Jun 14 at 10:11pm

The Pico is a minefield. I bet half the time even the poor so and so doing a club's results doesn't know what variant was being sailed.