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#1
Red Snapper wil be there complete with newly refurbished mast!  Couple of pictures that show how overdue the job was.  Busy week of varnishing and rigging ahead...



Mark

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#2
Hi Ed
We'll be coming to the Tummel opening meeting.  Looking forward to it.
Cheers
Mark
#3
Team Simpson will be there.  Planning on camping so more weather like the last few days please...
#4
Tynemouth is a 2 day event, 2 races each day.  The briefing is scheduled for 1pm and first race is 2pm on saturday.  NOR is on the TSC website, http://www.tynemouthsc.co.uk/programme/index.htm
Unfortunately we can't get child care for 2 days so won't be sailing this weekend and Yorkshie Dales clashes with our Tummel week holiday.
Hope both events go well.
Mark
#5
Hi We're coming, will be camping. 
Mark, Emma, Toby, Anna and Sarah (my sister, not another child!)
#6
We were planning on coming before our childcare plans went to pot!  Need either a childminder or a crew, any volunteers for either post?
Mark
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#7
Great weekend away in Scotland, Annandale's legendary hospitaility was demonstrated again with an excellent scottish themed dinner on saturday night.  Some good sailing with a wide range of conditions from drifting to hiking reaches.  No volcanic ash in sight!
Well done and thanks to Annandale SC.
Mark
#8
Mr GBR
I sail 3472 and yesterday my 5yr old son sailed a race with me at Annandale in quite blustery conditions, last year he sailed a race at Hykham, although it was a lot lighter then.  Its certainly feasible, although obviously you don't want to 'overcook things' while he is still quite young.  Why not make contact with some of your local 12s and see if you can arrange a test sail?
 
Mark
#9
We can't sort out any child minding and are unlikely to make either event.
Mark
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#10
We'll have to give our apologies, we've a family gathering to attend over the bank holiday weekend.  Hope the turn out and weather are both good.
Mark and Emma
#11
What about Burghfield?  They have a 12 fleet (who also travel), bit further south than previous events, inland venue, not sure if they can offer camping.
Please not Datchet.
mark
#12
Mark and Emma will be there in Aardvark Issues
#13
Jim, is that the pot calling the kettle black?
 
The impact on the students is unfortunate, however Jeremy is correct, you cannot revise/study effectively all day every day.  If you know you're going to be away sailing for 4 days, you have plenty of time to plan your work around it.
Almost all the feedback I've heard on the changes to the Champs is positive.  Moving away from the summer holidays will certainly make it possible for us to attend without affecting the family's summer holiday plans.  A venue away from the distant south west is a good change as well.  We'll be there.
Mark
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#14
General National 12 chat / Re: battens
30 Sep 2008, 01:09
There are some series where people are allowed to race different hulls, not that I'm advocating all series should allow that.  Most people have just one boat, they select the hull that is most suitable for them when they buy their boat and sail it all the time.  The same could apply to their sails, i.e. heavier crews would select a fully battoned main and using it all the time.  It might prompt some development and innovation to allow the sail to be modified to be more effective in light winds. 
 
Does a fully battoned main need a different mast or would it just work better on a different mast?  Assuming that you are right, the idea does lose some of its merit, having to have two different rigs is a different proposition to just having two different sails that fit the same mast.  But to answer your question, if two sails on one mast was feasible, then I don't see why poeple shouldn't be allowed to select different sails during a series depending on the conditions. 
  
 
Cheers
mark
#15
General National 12 chat / Re: battens
30 Sep 2008, 11:01
"One thing about putting more power into  12 is that you will please the heavyweights and upset the lightweights. The 12 is seen as a boat for lightweights, change this and you will loose the parent and child teams as well as the lightweight teams. the 12 has a niche, increasing power will probably change the niche and make it smaller. ..."

The class numbers are getting smaller all the time, look at championship attendances, Gill event attendances and ordinary open meeting turnouts.  I'd say the niche is already too small.  If a more powerful main was an option the class might stand a chance of attracting some of the crews who sail RS200s who (rightly or wrongly) believe that they are too heavy for a 12.  Anybody who so wishes could continue to use their traditional mainsail.  Hence the niche is expanded.

When was the last time you saw anybody folding up their sails and putting them in a cake tin?  I'm with mutt on this one, an out of date rule that could do with being brought up to date.  People can choose between different types of hull design, why not allow them to choose a different sail design as well?
Mark
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