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A close finish at Huntingdon
The club at Huntingdon put on a great show. Refreshments and cake all day, good courses aligned for the shifty conditions, sunshine, 30...
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6 days ago4 min read
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April 1 2025 - A happy accident leads to a new product with inspiration from the late George Foreman
After sailing my DF one wet weekend, I put my DF sails on one of the AGA tops at home overnight. The tops are a slightly domed shape and...
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Apr 12 min read
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DF65 Nationals at Lincoln 2025
Where do I start with such a perfect weekend of sailing. The only thing that was missing was Mediterranean temperatures. The...
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Mar 315 min read
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Where next with the Proteus
So Craig sailed Version 10 at the recent ranking event and was pleased with the performace, however he did go home and pened version 11...
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Mar 262 min read
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Tweaking the rig can make such a difference
So Craig, David and myself were sailing at Datchet on a perfect training course. 20 yard start line, 100 yard beat followed by run, beat...
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Mar 242 min read
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The Ranking 1 and 2 event at Scarborough
There are those who have sailed IOM's for a long time and tried all the options available to them, and they settle on one design or...
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Mar 183 min read
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So how is X+1 working out
As I wait to find out why gas is not getting through to the fridge on the van, I thought I would pen an update on the latest Proteus...
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Mar 112 min read
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Proteus X+1, more powerful sections
Introduction Yesterday we tried out the latest of Craig's development platforms. The goal is to have an all round boat that will handle...
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Mar 23 min read
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Marblehead ranking at Datchet - A step back in time
Not much to say about this one other than it felt like a step back in time repeating old mistakes probably caused by not sailing my boat...
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Feb 252 min read
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Tuning talk at Datchet radio sailing club
Preamble This Sunday saw the Datchet Radio Sailing AGM and to add a bit of interest to encourage members in I was asked to give a talk...
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Feb 165 min read
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Feb 140 min read
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Back to IOM testing
So I have 2 rigs that I want to test out. The first is a medium set of moulded sails on a mast with 16mm prebend and the second is the...
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Feb 142 min read
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A final word on DF's
As usual, many thanks to all those who have bought me a coffee. If you have not contributed and like what you see why not pop over to...
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Feb 123 min read
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TT DF95 09/02/2025 A humbling experience and one stellar performance
The wind was blowing down the lake which made for perfect racing. Conditions were mid to top A rig and building. By race 2 everyone was...
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Feb 102 min read
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DF65 TT Southport 8/02/2025
Its jolly cold up north but no colder than down south. I put many layers on for the day and was determined not to suffer from the cold.....
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Feb 83 min read
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Racing this weekend
Having done lots of testing on the new IOM design, it is time to get the DF's out of the cupboard for the UK TT circuit and some great...
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Feb 72 min read
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Chipstead Report
Aside from Chipstead, it was great to see top fleet action and Birkenhead and Lincoln along with Gosport, Emsworth and other sites. ...
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Feb 22 min read
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Feb 10 min read
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Restructuring the web site
You might have noticed a fresh new look to the site over the past few days, and it's all for the better! This transformation was...
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Jan 291 min read
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Sailing the Proteus at the top end of A and B rig
We always thought the Proteus to be a bit nosey at the top end of each rig. Today at Datchet we proved that point sailing in 20 to 40mph...
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Jan 261 min read
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