Who's going and when?
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Topic: Who's going and when?
Posted By: iGRF
Subject: Who's going and when?
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 12:55pm
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Dinghy show..
I'll be there Sat morning until just after lunch I guess, depending on how interesting it is this year. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
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Posted By: Simon Lovesey
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 2:02pm
Graeme You are welcome to join us (on the dark side) for the Selden SailJuice Winter Series Prize Giving and review, Sat 10.30 on the classes stage in the Great Hall. This winter we have seen a healthy growth in numbers, with around 600 entries from 91 different classes, and three events selling out. 18 classes achieved 10 or more boats and more people qualified (55 boats) this winter. We also hosted class championships within these big handicap events, with Hadrons H2 Inlands and RS Aero Winters (48 boats), showing the flexibility of the format and people enjoying sailing against mates from other classes. ------------- http://www.sailracer.org" rel="nofollow - www.sailracer.org Online Sailing Results, GPS Tracking & Event Management |
Posted By: fleaberto
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 2:56pm
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Yep, I'll be there helping to host the 600 stand on Saturday. We have a brand-new boat all-prepped for this year. ------------- Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays' |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 4:14pm
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As an aside, having only ever been two or three times in my life, is the Dinghy Show the sort of thing you'd go to each year, or occasionally?
I went last year, is there likely to be much difference year to year or is it a better experience to go every few years to really see big changes in the sport? ------------- RS600 1001 |
Posted By: zeon
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 5:05pm
Saturday until lunch time, then will pop out for lunch  |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 7:18pm
I really enjoy it, a bit of a show victim me, there's always stuff to see, some to marvel at others to chuckle about, sometime old sailing friends and acquaintances to run into and I usually always miss something even though I think I've 'done' the whole room. My ex windsurfing buddy Dee Caldwell is allegedly going to be somewhere with his new boots I shall have to go and check out and maybe take the piss that's he's now selling to us dinghy sailors... I shall have a look at that new trapeze harness which isn't quite as expensive as I thought, especially compared to some harness prices we see in kiting these days. There's a new quick little Streaker that might upset the applecart down the lake next winter I shall have a look at. Then there will inevitably be new foilers , so bound to be something else, so yes, every year I make the trip.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: fogliettaz
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 7:24pm
| Come and see us Graeme, we have the new Streaker on our stand. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 28 Feb 19 at 9:31pm
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Going without a stand to man this year on Saturday. Looking forward to wandering around bumping into old friends. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 10:23am
I can't wait, it's got a carbon rig of course... I mean it's a lightweights boat, why wouldn't a brand new super quick Streaker in 2019 not have a carbon rig? ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 12:46pm
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I hope the Streaker doesn’t have a Carbon rig. The PY bandit moaners will have a field day with that. I remember one issue the bandit moaners have is that the old wooden ones artificial push up the PY making the plastic boats bandits. Adding a carbon rig will only worsen this separation. The appeal of the streaker is that it hasn’t gone down the carbon route. ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: The Moo
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 1:23pm
| First visit for many years on Sunday |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 2:16pm
I've seen the carbon boom..  ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Oli
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 2:30pm
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Will be up Sunday with the family, taking a few snaps and getting some video too. ------------- https://skiff-media.teemill.com/" rel="nofollow - T-SHIRTS https://www.photo4me.com/profile/23908/" rel="nofollow - PRINTS |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 2:43pm
The Carbon boom winds me up also ‘it won’t make any difference’ they say, ‘just make the class seam more modern’ it will make a difference during heavy weather Gybes. Not dropping the rig is a big competitive advantage, not to mention the only time over weight me and old woodie have a chance against lightweights in their plastic fantastics. ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 3:34pm
Not to mention they dont hurt as much when you get a face full of them...... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 3:40pm
The forecast says not going  ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 3:56pm
That forecast says go sailing... unfortunately a combination of family and work parties will put paid to that. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Ardea
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 4:55pm
| 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. |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 5:25pm
Very well put Ardea. The other issue is that with the tin masts there are different stiffness for different weights and how would that be achieved in carbon. Clearly I know practically it is easy but more complex to control and economically. Playing devils advocate thought Aluminium extrusion is a very expensive volume method of manufacturing (or at least the plants I have seen are) the point will come when the carbon is cheaper than alloy which is part of the boom argument. With regard maintenance - paint the carbon white - uv damage solved ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 5:28pm
| I'm not a Streaker owner but having gone from ally to carbon on a Contender I really wish carbon booms were allowed on my two person boat. Simply nicer to use in all ways, some carbon masts have insane price tags and yes UV protection requirements but a boom is under the cover and need not be anything like to tech hungry as a mast. |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 5:57pm
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. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: drifter
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 8:59pm
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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. ------------- Stewart |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 01 Mar 19 at 9:21pm
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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. ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: H2
Date Posted: 04 Mar 19 at 1:51pm
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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. ------------- H2 #115 (sold) H2 145 OK 2082 |