Winter is here. Time for boat maintenance
Now we are sailing less it is a good time to take a close look at your boat, especially if you keep it in a boat shed. As well as a bit...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Laziness costs boat speed
I have become a bit careless with my boat set up recently, relying on looking at the boat and rig rather than taking repeated...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Marblehead ranking weekend at Datchet
Despite the forecast, the weekend turned into an absolute blast with top end swing rig/B rig on Saturday and 20 to 30 mph on Sunday. The...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 17, 202310 min read
Preview of my MYA AGM Racing Officers Report.
Coming to the end of my first year in this role I am impressed by the level of activity in our clubs, in open meetings, national and...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Time on Distance
As you may recall one of my goals this winter is to perfect time on distance at the start. I asked the question of my new AI friend and...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 13, 20233 min read
Everything you ever wanted to know and more or should that be less
I downloaded Chat AI onto my phone to see what was currently available to the public. As an initial test I asked the question below and...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 12, 20231 min read
Time on Distance
As you will know if you have been following my progress, my focus is on developing starting technique. After travelling to Three Rivers...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Stick to your knitting
I remember that expression from someone who advised companies on strategy. Focus on what you are good at and make minor changes on the...
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Nigel Barrow
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Somedays you get lucky
Tuesday found me sailing down at Gosport, where we had a nice breeze with lots of shifts to keep us on our toes. In the first session I...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 30, 20234 min read
IOM Ranking at Woodspring
Below is the report I wrote for Y& Y and the MYA web site. Have a read of it to set the scene and then an analysis of how I did IOM...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 24, 20231 min read
A Glorious morning in Gosport
The cloud formations on the drive down to Gosport were spectacular with huge pillars of cloud over the English Channel in between crystal...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 22, 20231 min read
Thought for the day - What next has started
Today I sailed at Datchet and could not have asked for better weather. We had a good turnout of boats with some top skippers but most...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 22, 20231 min read
IOM Europeans Torrevieja 2023 - What next?
Apart from individual training for me focussed on stationary positioning and holding a lane whilst squeezing the boat away from those to...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 21, 20232 min read
IOM Europeans Torrevieja 2023 - Innovations
As I looked around the fleet, I think I could see 3 new things. Sailboat RC VISS Prototype The first was the Sailboat RC VISS Prototype...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 20, 20233 min read
IOM Europeans Torrevieja 2023 - How did I do?
After starting the early races badly, I put together a string of good results but then had a period of three double digit results with a...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 19, 20232 min read
IOM European Championships Torrevieja 2023 - The SHRS system
The Simple Heat Racing System was used at this event for the first time to get feedback from the competitors. Unlike HMS, there are a...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 18, 20236 min read
IOM European Championships Torrevieja 2023 - The Racing
In summary, racing was extremely tight which you would expect with some of the best sailors in the world with small margins for gains or...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 17, 20235 min read
IOM European Championships 2023 Torrevieja
This report is going to come in six separate posts just to build up the suspense. 1 The organisation ( I go into some detail on this as...
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Nigel Barrow
Oct 5, 20233 min read
IOM Europeans - I must have missed the memo
After driving two days across France and Spain I arrived at the IOM European's site on Wednesday morning to find this: Apparently the...
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Nigel Barrow
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Thought for the day - Where Next
Of course the answer is Spain for the IOM Europeans. There will be 80 or so boats racing so a tough week ahead. Since the IOM Nationals...
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