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Nigel Barrow
Nov 20, 20221 min read
A great way to finish the season - Chipstead Open winner and District Champion
Final day of the Metropolitan and Southern District Championship was held at Chipstead on 19 November. Light shifty conditions. A day...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - Racing at Gosport
With the wind running down the lake all was set up for a fantastic mornings racing with good shifts and gusts in the wind to keep us all...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Thought for the Day - Positioning
As I sit staring out at the rain, I began to think about key tactics for IOM racing based on the opens and ranking events this year. I...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 14, 20223 min read
Thought for the Day - The Eastbourne Open
After a 2 hour journey followed by coffee and a bacon and egg sandwich, I arrived to a beautiful November morning. There was a bit of a...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - Speed stripes rule
So I sailed at Emsworth on Thursday with a perfect wind direction for the slipper lake. Richard Callas set an excellent course to keep...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - Stats from the worlds
A view of the top 20 results can tell us a lot. First the data Country Representatives in top 20 4 French 1, 2, 9, 20 3 Croatia ...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 6, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - Lines and Eastbourne postponement.
Lines are everywhere. You wrote them at school if you were naughty, you navigate by lat and long lines, the Aztecs drew them on the...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - A wet weekend
After all the excitement of the Worlds, it is back to to the business of winter sailing and off to Eastbourne on Sunday if I can get...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - IOM Worlds
Have you watched some of the outstanding coverage from the IOM worlds in Croatia? Tomorrow is a lay day but I have seen some of the...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Thought for the Day - Freedom of thinking
Since the challenges of Manor park, there were a few outings where I started to sail with a lot more of freedom. What do I mean by this?...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 9, 20227 min read
Thought for the Day - What do you think about when racing.
I wrote a post a while ago looking at racing thought processes. See Here. One of the questions I ask myself is why don't I practice...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - The latest ranking results are out
After the heartache of the weekend and overcoming the challenge of my thinking/over thinking/incorrect thinking in races, the new ranking...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Thought for the day - A challenge to overcome
Racing in the Ranking event at Manor park was difficult for me, with shifty winds and most of the sailors suffering set backs at some...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - 7th in Manor Park ranking day one
The results could have been better but my brain switched off this afternoon. Must have been fatigue from all the golf. Still, top ten in...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - The Emsworth Open
My congratulations to the organisers for putting on such a great event. A lovely reception, seamless organisation, a good PRO and a...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - Boat Prep
After a small technical glitch at Chelmsford last weekend I thought it best to go through the boat with a fine-tooth comb. Replaced the...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 26, 20223 min read
Thought for the day - Chelmsford RSC Open
What a fabulous day out at Chelmsford. An easy journey round the M25 to arrive in sunshine and a decent breeze. The location is good...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - Connecting the IOM world
I took a look at the web site statistics and was delighted with what I saw. The site was up in January 2021 so open for 21 months. Here...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 11, 20224 min read
Thought for the Day. Rig setup or what can go wrong will go wrong
Have you ever wondered if your jib leech was too slack and could not find a way to tighten it? I have been through this thought process...
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