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Only if your compass goes wrong and you turn right at the first mark rather than turning left and heading for the gybe mark

Rats...Had I seen this it could have been useful, as I could have packed my mother handerchief for the Sunday sail.

All I can say is that the Pukka Pie boys were divided and  compromised

Is that close to Sweden?

Roger, have a word with Bernard as I think he has contacted ELYC on the availability of crews at their end.

 

I have to disagree with pollster on the fact that sticking an asymetric on a 12 will allow it to be sailed on a river. By doing this yes we will make the boat more exciting, but put the dampers on sailing it on a river even more. Could you imagine zig zagging down the River Trent or Ouse with your kite up when it would be just as productive to goosewing and sail in a straight line. Putting an asymetric on the 12 may work for anyone sailing on open water no matter whether they sail an AC or a DB, but will all butl kill the vintage section as it would make it imperative for everyone to have a kite.
I have not given it too much thought on some of the other points, but please lets not go down the aysmetric route, it was thought about a few years ago and given up as a bad job

You are pushing it a bit there Bernard

I suppose if we wanted to save on ferry costs, boats could be trailed up to the north of Scotland and then a Grand Pursuit Race could be organised if the weather stands fair across to the Orkeneys.......

If you speak to Professor Pat Pending (Patrick Elcombe) to those who cannot remember the Wacky Races about his Man Of War which he has converted? from a double bottomed boat into a sort of double botter/AC cross. This does give any aged helms with dodgy knees a chance to hobble across the boat slightly more easily.

Sorry Mack, cannot help you on that one at all. My spies do try to get round, but we cannot deliver 100%. Boat not being registered does not help, but as Mike has said if you can get some photos sent on, we can at least have a look and try to tell you what design the boat is

Before the Dairy Hog gets his two pennyworth in, Bounder was built for Neville Green at Tynemouth. Not 100% sure if it is a home build, but is sort of self draining due to having wide side tanks but no double floor. This will displace large amounts of water if anyone goes plink plink fizz........

Hi Barry, depending on how badly you have bent the mast it can be straightened. If the bend is not too bad, just find a couple of sturdy posts that will allow you to gently straighten things. Go steady or you will end up with a banana or a mast that is totally useless. That is one of the better things about metal masts is that it is a tad easier to straighten them than their carbon brothers

I would give the dangly poles a go Steve as they make one hell of a difference downwind for us boys who do not have kites. There is not too much of a problem of windage due to the elastic that shoots the pole back up the mast. They make the rounding of the windward mark and disappearing downhill in a blow and having to get your crew to gingerly walk forward and stick the pole in as the boat appears to be skating all over the place much less worrying for both helm and crew.
Just ask the hairy dog how to set one up, or if you guys actually live relatively close, get him to actually set one up for you. It will make a great difference, especially if you are the first person to fit one and the rest of the luddites take their time sorting one out.

Chapters are good weight carriers, but the nut on the end of the tiller is a good indicator of how fast they will go. I am sure if someone were to put Tom in an old boat there would be quite few of us who would be hard pressed to beat him. Don't let that depress you, as when it started to honk at Hunstanton on Saturday when the tornado and watersput came through the Pukka Pie Boys romped to the front of the queue only to find that the race had been abandoned. It was on the way home we stuck the bows in to a wave and the rig kept on going which put paid to the rest of that weekend. We just had to resort to sailors tales of what could have happened that evening over a couple of bottles of wine.....
Yes you will not be as quick as the teeny weenys in a flat calm, but you can still enjoy yourself and then wait for a blow next week.

Having seen your posts on the website and then looking at the NS14 site, it would appear that you are similar to the 12s, yet you comment on Bethwaite boats ruling the roost in Oz. Has nobody else had a go at designing an NS14 recently. I am sure that with parting with some dosh you could get hold of some current 12s lines if you wnated. You could even have a go a building one yourself to a slightly longer 12s design. I would speak with designers if that is the case as I am not sure what would happen if you tried to make a 12 to NS14 lengths. That is what happens when you know nothing about designing boats and just enjoy sailing them.
Looking at the pictures on your website, it is difficlut to see if you are allowed dangly poles. Are you or not?