Thought for the Day - Lessons in Carbon fibre
So today I started looking inside the new Marblehead. Inside the radio pot, there is a nice Spectrum receiver AR410 and a Hi-Tech mini...
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Nigel Barrow
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - New boat coming this week
I was looking for another boat to sail to and develop as my IOM is pretty well sorted. Of course there was the DF95 which is sailed...
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Nigel Barrow
Jul 1, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - RYA - "Tactics" by Mark Rushall
Just done a first scan on the book and love Mark's approach. It has reminded me of many things I used to know but have since forgotten....
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - Emsworth training
Great day of sailing today. The focus was on the training exercises I laid out in a previous blog. Good execution. 11 out of 11 wins...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - Sealing the radio pot lid
I think I mentioned the issue of the hull going hot and cold over the weekend and water being sucked into the boat. I believe it was...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - Updated ranking lists
I know the ranking lists are slightly artificial at the moment with several of the top players not having completed enough events but it...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 28, 20221 min read
Thought for the Day - Back to school
Whilst racing over the weekend I was wondering about my tactics or rather lack of tactics and realised I probably needed a refresher...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 27, 20223 min read
Thought for the day - One of the best sailing venues in the South
Longham Lakes is a superb sailing venue and the Poole team put on some great races for us on a weekend blessed with fantastic sailing...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - A bit of a slip
Here are the results from Sunday. Good to get 2 results in the top 10 and see the impact on the overall rankings. More next week.
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 25, 20221 min read
Thought for the day-Getting better
Here are the results from day one of the ranking weekend at Poole. B rig all day in shifty winds.
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 20, 20223 min read
Thought for the day - Two Islands Open
A great day out with some stiff competition and well run meeting by Mike Kemp and his team. Thank you all. It was a most enjoyable...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - Some great racing drone footage from Foster City, San Diego Model Boat Pond
Several races shown on you tube. Here is a link to the full play list https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLUqSjmQqM9qxLeL47WQtn1Vd0D...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Thought for the day - know your rig tension
I have to admit that now I know the right rig tension to apply, it makes such a difference to the boat set up. The rig yesterday looked...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - A beautiful morning at Emsworth
When I arrived at the slipper pond, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, all that was needed was the forecasted southerly wind. I...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - Weed
Why are we being plagued by so much weed this year. I sail at Gosport, Emsworth and Frensham and two of the three are weed bound at the...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - Vancouver Cup - how long does it take to learn basic lessons
What a fantastic day. Sunshine, good wind, no weed, great race management and 25 races in all. The results show 21 so I am not sure...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 5, 20222 min read
Thought for the Day - Jubilee weekend
It is staggering to think that the queen is the longest serving monarch, having held her role for 70 years. Long may she continue to...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Thought for the day - Sail replay - for those tricky contact situations
I came across the following application which is brilliant for replaying situations on the race course. After downloading the app I...
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Nigel Barrow
Jun 3, 20223 min read
Thought for the day - what's coming up and some ramblings
It has been a manic couple of months with mixture of both sailing and golfing events. Two days ago, I had my seniors captains day at...
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Nigel Barrow
May 31, 20223 min read
Thought for the day - Vets at Woodspring
Woodspring is a delightful location on the Severn estuary. The first thing I learnt about the Severn estuary is that when the tide ebbs...
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