A New Year resolution list
First some thank you's. Thank you to all who have made this year so much fun and I look forward to meeting up through the next year. ...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 30, 20212 min read
A trip to Emsworth
Today I said farewell to the Blue boat which was my second attempt at an Alternative. This is the one that finished fifteenth in my...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 28, 20213 min read
Racing an IOM - Another day learning about RC and knots
Today, we had some fantastic racing at Gosport with winds in the 20's most of the morning with a couple of squats. In the first race we...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Racing an IOM - What I learned over Christmas
If you leave a Christmas pud over a gas primus outside and go for a walk you end up with a disaster. We fired up the primus and went for...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 26, 20212 min read
Racing an IOM - SHOCK HORROR the red boat came second at Emsworth
I went down for some friendly racing at Emsworth on Thursday. Perfect conditions initially with 5-8 knots of breeze from the south...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Seasons greetings
Wherever you are, what ever you are doing, have a great time and I wish you and you all the success with your IOM racing in 2022.
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Racing and IOM - More learnings from Gosport
Yesterday, I said I would talk a bit about sailing downwind. It is hard to go wrong on a downwind leg on a windward leeward course, you...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Racing an IOM - Learnings from Gosport
Whilst it was only friendly racing this Tuesday there were several observations to come from the day. The Start - On the first start I...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Racing an IOM - Yesterday morning in Gosport
I love sailing at Gosport. It is always so well organised by Paul Edwards who deservedly this year was made a lifetime member of the...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 21, 20212 min read
Racing an IOM - feedback
When you build a web site on all things IOM, one has the challenges to get feedback from visitors on how the site is perceived. It is...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 19, 20213 min read
Racing an IOM - A Christmas fairy tale
You have just taken delivery of your new boat and you are keen to try it. Upgrading from an old to a new design is exciting and you have...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 18, 20212 min read
Racing an IOM - Getting off the start line - early onto port.
When racing at Gosport the other day, our start line had a port bias with the right hand side of the beat favoured (more breeze and away...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 16, 20212 min read
Thought for the Day - Complete parts list for an IOM
Having got to the end of my journey on building IOM's, here is the complete parts list which will get you on the water. All the...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Thought for the day - How little could you spend building a competitive IOM
The previous post on IOM costing, assumed you buy the best of everything for a top class competitive boat. But what could you do if you...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Thought for the day- How much does it cost to home build an IOM and thoughts on new versus homebuild
Having built two Epoxy glass Alternative's off a male mould, I thought it might be interesting to lay out the costs. Prices are...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Blue boat for sale
The Blue boat will be ready for sale in a couple of weeks subject to delivery of a transmitter and 1 PG mast tube. If you know anyone...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Thought for the day - Building the rigs and finishing the blue boat
Started completing the A and B rigs for the Blue boat. Needed some more parts so put a healthy order into Sailsetc. They might not be...
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Nigel Barrow
Dec 3, 20212 min read
Thought for the day - Blue boat refurbishment well underway
After tracking down all the leaks and pin holes on the boat, it was resprayed with 2 pot enamel. I spent probable the best part of a day...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Thought for the Day - An Award for Frensham Pond Radio Sailing Club
Today I sailed at Frensham Pond Sailing Club and who should be there but Phil Holliday, Chairman of the MYA to present an award to...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 21, 20213 min read
Thought for the Day - Return to Chipstead for the Metropolitan and Southern Regional Championships
Last time I went to Chipstead I had one of the worst days sailing of my life which you can read about in an earlier blog. I had the...
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