Sailed an F16 Stealth today.

Loads of fun...

Ordered one; Should be ready in a couple of months.

Right, anyone want an Inter 17 ?

That is very cool news indeed  

Now, how many potential buyers for F16s are there at Grafham?

We'll see; not many at the moment.  The fast and Asm catfleet is very small at the momet:

2 Inter 17's (for now), 2 Tornado's 3 shadows and a couple of fast F18's when  they are not away.   A long way away from the time when we would have 20 Hurricane 5.9's every weekend....

Thriving Sprint 15 (Dart 15) fleet mind.

Edit to change Stealh to shadow....  I't been a long and difficult week (and now expensive) !

Originally posted by les5269 Not as many as Scooby would like !

Les,

I've ordered a jib too so when it's howling (and you might be upside down on the 49er anyway  [runs away before he gets hit]) you'll have to come for a blast - it rates quicker than the 17 2 up (and nearly as fast as a Hurricane) so it should be a uber giggle....

Will be at the Grafham tomorrow, will you ?

Originally posted by Prince Buster scooby that's an uber cool boat.  Seen Jalani blasting around in all weather in that thing.....had a go once and it FLIES!!!

Cannot wait to go out at Grafham with a little more wind.  Datchet was a little small as the tide was out.  (thanks again for the borrow Dave (I think it was your boat))

Very odd feeling the bubbles forming under the rudders; will have to think about what caused that.

Top toy; Buy one....

 ...to quote Isis...

Pics of mine:

Single handed:

And this is what happens when those bubbles around the rudders get too big for the T foils to continue their grip on the water!  :

John,

I notice you have a Grant Piggot kite; How does the cut compare to the Original Landy one ?

I love the GP kite (it's super slippery Dynalite), but the jury is still out on the shape.

It's flatter than the Landy but I'm having trouble getting the sheeting position right. At Eastbourne it was much better than at previous events but it's still not quite right. At the moment it looks like the correct position for the block is inboard on the edge of the tramp and back behind the shroud. I think my next try will be an autoratchet on a strop set forward of the shroud but it will have the same effect as a lead further aft.

Thanks John,

Is the orange kite the original one ?

Just trying to work out a few things

Yep. The orange is a Landy Mk1. I think he's up to a Mk4 on the F16 kite. All the newer boats with the later Landy kites seem to really fly downwind  - just ask MarkP what difference a late model Landy made to his performance!!

I also have an Alani Mk1 in Royal Blue  as well as the new GP in Black. The Alani Mk1 was not a resounding success as the entry on the luff was too flat and the leech too open.

OK; sounds good.

When's the next F16 event, I might need to come and visit and look at Kites as I don't have to pay for sails yet.

Next event will be Datchet - date to be confirmed, but likely to be 16/17 Sept. Waiting to hear from Dave Tugwell (the boat you borrowed) as to arrangements/date/sufficient water

Otherwise I guess it'll be Grafham in October unless people do Round Sheppey or the Forts.

Any chance Datchet could not be that weekend as It's wifeekins 40th !

Also, (if possible) avoid the weekend of Sunday 1st Oct as I'm taking her for a thrash is a Lotus Exige and Ferrari 355

Yes, At Silverstone, no, neither are mine - New boat and a Fezza; maybe not...

Nope, Boat will not be ready. 

Don't think I will be able to make it as therev are now other things planned.

Hope to catch up with you all at Grafham for the open.