Contender setup
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Topic: Contender setup
Posted By: mattmd
Subject: Contender setup
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 9:21pm
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I have just bought my first Contender, and coming from a Laser im not to familiar with shrouds and whatnot, and allthought there are loads of articles on how to sail the boat I need some advice on the following things. 1. How to rig the boat from scratch, i.e putting up the mast, and what tensions on the shrouds and lowers for my 75kg body etc etc 2. sail controls how much kicker, outhall, downhall for light, medium and heavy winds. Any advice or info of any other articles on this would be greatly appreciated Matt ------------- Matt MD Contender GBR-620 |
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 9:49pm
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Matt, you'll find a tuning guide and lots of other useful info on the British Contender Association site: http://www.sailcontender.org.uk/ - http://www.sailcontender.org.uk/ lots of stuff on the yahoo group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contender/ - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contender/ plus there's some good stuff on the international site: http://contenderclass.org/ - http://contenderclass.org / Which boat did you get in the end, and where will you be sailing it? ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 26 Aug 10 at 10:15pm
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Ive bought Contender 620, full carbon rigging so well sorted and cant wait to sail it, Not 100% sure, either my local gunfleet sailing club or Brightlingsea. And thanks ill check your links out
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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 27 Aug 10 at 7:49am
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So you bought Winging its boat then??!! ------------- |
Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 27 Aug 10 at 5:02pm
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Possibly it comes tuesday ------------- Matt MD Contender GBR-620 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 28 Aug 10 at 10:39am
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It is my boat! Well done Matt! I have already worked out the settings and they shouldn't be far out even though I am currently a bit more lardy than you are! I hope we are delivering it this week, but I didn't realise we had agreed Tuesday! I will check it all out when her indoors gets home from Cardiff later today. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 28 Aug 10 at 10:40am
We can also show you how to put the mast up etc, tyhough that won't be me - I am currently in my second sling of the year.  ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 29 Aug 10 at 12:56am
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ahh brilliant, sounds great, i would really appreciate that, u spoke to my dad on the phone and I think thats what you agreed but feel free to ring him, I think you have his number :)
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Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 29 Aug 10 at 6:21pm
is tuesday ok?
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Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 3:11pm
| how's the first summer gone in the Contender? getting too achy for hiking and I'm seriously considering a Contender now |
Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 3:50pm
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To be honest, ive only been out 3 times, it is fantastic boat, quick to rig, fast and not out of control. It is a challenge but doesnt feel out of control. A pleasure to sail and I would certainly recommend the boat ------------- Matt MD Contender GBR-620 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 6:01pm
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Yep it's a good boat! I have sailed her several times as it used to belong to Contender443. He was planning to name her "Tickety-Boo" but never got round to getting the stickers done. I think she was declared as "Tickety-Boo" in the entries at the Worlds in Medemblik 2007. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 6:40pm
Thats interesting, I was thinking of calling it "AquaHolic" Just quite fitting i feel  ------------- Matt MD Contender GBR-620 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 7:25pm
heh, I called it all kinds of names....  ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 26 Oct 10 at 8:29pm
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how's the first summer gone in the Contender? getting too achy for hiking and I'm seriously considering a Contender now
Great though Contenders are, and in many ways a lot nicer than hiking (I certainly enjoy going past the Lasers on a long upwind leg), I think the truth of it is that they just make you ache in different places - after a couple of great sails on Sunday, and not been sailing as much as I'd like recently, I woke up on Mon morning thinking I probably needed a hip and a knee replacement! The aches had mostly gone by midday, but Contenders certainly aren't ache free, at least for those of us of a certain age. ------------- Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59 |
Posted By: Bootscooter
Date Posted: 22 Nov 10 at 3:38pm
If anyone's after a proper cheap (but solid) Contender for the winter to see if it's for them, then do get in touch . (Trying to raise funds for a newer Topper for daughter)------------- |
Posted By: mattmd
Date Posted: 22 Nov 10 at 10:48pm
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I might be interested in some "proper cheap" parts if you have any, as you can never have too many spares i.e sails, rudders etc etc ------------- Matt MD Contender GBR-620 |
Posted By: Bootscooter
Date Posted: 22 Nov 10 at 11:06pm
No "spare parts" to speak of (comes with 3 sails), but you could have a whole boat, trolley, everything as spares for a mere 500! ------------- |