Thought for the Day - DF95 and Chipstead IOM Open
I finally succumbed to buying a DF 95 to enable extra racing in 2024 to develop my skills. I have to say these boats are beautifully...
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Nigel Barrow
May 29, 20233 min read
Thought for the day - IOM Ranking event at Lincoln
Lincoln is 3 hours away from home and is a great sailing facility on a squarish gravel pit. It is a good location for sailing as you can...
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Nigel Barrow
May 29, 20232 min read
Thought for the day - A repeating theme
Whilst I appear to be getting better, I am still getting thrashed by the likes of Chris Harris, Peter Stollery, Colin Goodman, Craig...
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Nigel Barrow
May 23, 20231 min read
1st at Poole
Poole was at its best for our event but for the fact the wind was blowing from the NE at 5-10 knots with the odd gust to catch a few out...
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Nigel Barrow
May 23, 20233 min read
3rd at Huntingdon
It was fun to arrive at the venue to be greeted by an old university colleague (Martin Brooking) who I last saw in 1974. We both look a...
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Nigel Barrow
May 23, 20232 min read
IOM Veterans Championships
In the end we had a great weekends racing at Birkenhead on a water that has bred so many champions. Here is Peter Baldwins report copied...
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Nigel Barrow
May 14, 20231 min read
Df95 Globals
I popped up to Fleetwood to have a look at the DF 95 event. Fleetwood is at its best with the wind blowing down the lake at about 5 to...
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Nigel Barrow
May 10, 20231 min read
Thought for the day - Stationary practice
I was recently watching videos of the world Marblehead championships in Italy and the recent pre European regatta in Torrevieja in Spain....
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 29, 20236 min read
Thought for the Day - So you think you know the rules 3
There are situations at the windward mark where the port tack boat tries it on by tacking inside the zone and close to the mark. If the...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 27, 20234 min read
Thought for the Day - So you think you know the rules 2
So, you think you know the rules? - 2 There are situations at the windward mark where the port tack boat ‘tries it on’, by tacking...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 23, 20234 min read
Thought for the day - So you think you know the rules?
I want to test some ideas for articles prepared for the MYA web site. They feature the rules situation at the windward mark. The...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Thought for the Day - Racing rules, Strategy and Tactics
I am very grateful to Roger Stollery for sending me the following and allowing me to post this on the Blog. It is a brief summery of...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Thought for the day - Quick update
Been a busy period packing as much sailing in as I can. Wins at Emsworth's Cock of the Millpond, an exclusive regatta, report here) and...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 10, 20235 min read
Though for the day - A repeatable leech measurement for the IOM mainsail
A new site reader and entrant to the fascinating world of radio sailing, currently racing a borrowed Britpop, asked the question, "How do...
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Nigel Barrow
Apr 3, 20233 min read
Thought for the day - A grand day out
9ish Marbleheads at Guildford Radio Sailing club near Thorpe provided a wonderful days racing run by one of the M and clubs greatest...
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Nigel Barrow
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Thought for the Day - First sailing day after the flu
On Thursday I ventured out to Gosport for the first time this year. The objective was to get out on the water for a bit of close racing...
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Nigel Barrow
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Thought for the day - it’s my Birthday
I am of an age where numbers are to be forgotten apart from those that apply to the boat. With the withdrawal from last weeks event I...
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Nigel Barrow
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Thought for the Day - Down with the Flu
Spent the last week either in bed or lounging suffering from a nasty bout of flu. So much for the flu jab. As a result I missed the...
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Nigel Barrow
Mar 21, 20235 min read
Thought for the Day - Room and Opportunity
ROOM AND OPPORTUNITY – IS THERE SUCH A TERM IN THE RULE BOOK? I had a rules question from one of our members which I thought worth...
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Nigel Barrow
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Thought for the day - Days like these are few and far between
Racing at Emsworth has been epic for the last two Thursdays. Wind straight down the pond and plenty of it finishing close to the limit...
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