Has anyone had a similar problem? 

Any tips please on achieving a suitable tightness? (And in fact for tying the fiddly knot whilst keeping the length steady!)

Thanks

So I was wondering whether the mast heel is held in a fixed position by the box (i.e. the deck gate alters the angle of a freely-stood mast), or if only the gate holds it (i.e. gate alters fore-aft position but not the angle)

Any thoughts?

David

I have suggested length measurements for A+ and A rigs, but not yet for the B rig - I can't find many references to these online.

I'm trying to align measurement points to those in the DF65 manual (i.e. back of bumper or top of hook).

Any suggested lengths for the B rig? And C rig whilst we're here (but I don't yet have the C).

Thanks in advance.

David

There's a collection of info on the club website, especially if you've not visited us before. Any questions, then do of course get in touch.

The sailing will take place in the lovely surroundings of Hampton Court’s Home Park and we look forward to welcoming as many as possible for a good day’s sailing.

If you'd like to be a part of it, full details are on the Events page.

Is there any danger that this might weaken the grip on the threads when reinserting?

Should the deck eyes be reinserted before the seal is dry?

Any and all advice appreciated

David

What is it?

Suggestions appreciated.

The smaller rigs are another proposition.

The B rig can be set up to work at the top of it's wind range but I cannot get rid of lee helm in the lulls.

The C and D rigs, I have not found a set up that eliminates lee helm, even with extreme measures, such as a widely sheeted, board flat jib with lots of twist, paired with a tight leeched main.

Any suggestions?

Mike Ure

John Taylor and his American wife Sarah, came home from Florida for a family visit and planned it to coincide with the Scottish DF65 Championship weekend. john's sister Helen was also visiting.

It was a pleasure to head north on the M6 and not have to battle with the queues at M62 & M56 junctions, then Stoke, Stafford, Walsall, and of course the M42 which always seems to be a constant circular traffic jam!!

JT still has his apartment over looking the Clyde at Greenock kindly offered to host Maureen & I for the weekend, and we were made most welcome.

The 5 of us enjoyed the hospitality of the "James Watt" local Wetherspoons on the Friday night, where we ate & drank and learned about the town from the photographs displayed within.

John & I went off to the sailing on Sat morning to find a very blustery SW wind, which was A+ A or B rig strength depending which part of the lake you were in when the gusts blew through, or didn't!!

Stepping inside the clubhouse, I saw several faces I recognised Gordon Rae, Gordon Allinson, Richard Rowan, Robert Rooney, and of course Hughie Shields whom I first met in 1963 at the Fleetwood Vane A Championship!

Greenock MYC has had an influx of new members from the nearby Royal Gurrock Yacht Club who, having no sailing in the winter months, all initially bought DF65's and several have now moved on to IOM's.

16 boats took part including 6 visitors. 3 from Fleetwood JT, Paul Middleton and I and 3 from Belfast loch.

Richard Rowan the RO for the weekend, set a testing course for our small boats, with 2 long WW/LW laps and a reach to finish. Most sailors opted for A+ rigs despite the strong gusts as the lulls were windless! JT stamped his authority on the race from the beginning winning the first 2 races, he was enjoying the "free air conditioning" after the stifling heat of Florida. He continued to dominate the event for the rest of the day and came out on top after 16 races were completed.

At lunch time the club fed us with a hot plate of Scotch meat pie (very peppery) mash, beans & gravy with tea or coffee and biscuits to follow, provided by a lovely lady Mary who looks after the clubs scale boat section. Very welcome & all included in the £10 entry fee.

For Sat night Simon Thompson the race organiser had booked a table at a local "hungry horse" pub where several of us gathered. I went chatting to the Irish sailors & discovered that one of them a friend of Peter Baldwin, is an International Race Officer. Better be on my best behaviour tomorrow!

Sunday dawned and a flat calm at 9.00 am for the second event which was a separate open DF65 race, with a few less competitors. By the start time of 10am there was a ripple on the water but it was constantly changing direction. However, Richard set a 2 lap WW/LW course and racing started. The race team pushed us hard and by lunch we had completed 10 races. Lunch on Sunday was a choice of 2 soups, assorted sandwiches, cakes and tea or coffee, again included in the £10 race fee. At lunch Richard suggested that after we reached 16 races we could stop for the day before the forecast rain arrived. The Irish lads and I agreed, they could get an earlier ferry and we could be home earlier, so we completed the last 6 races by 2.15 and on our way home by 3pm.

Many thanks to Greenock MYC

Derek & Maureen Priestley.

What is the logic behind that and should there be a commensurate adjustment inboard on the jib boom?

The whole idea seems contrary to the “if in doubt let it out” principle.

David 

question

1 how easy it it to find leaks in DF hull?

2 where are the go too places for leaks on the hull?

3 is solving the leak issue straightforward?

4 or after 3 years x every other week use in icy waters to bright sun, should I just cut my losses with limited time, buy a new hull at £99.00 and make the old one into a great trophy!

Your views please!

What might have caused this?

Many thanks

David

We have been building up a new class of DF65's at Clapham Model Yacht Club for club racing and to introduce new sailors to the science of sailing at our pond, Long Pond on Clapham Common. We have a few restrictions on the pond, being relatively shallow (more so in the summer months) but we now have around 15 DF65's and hope to have them all rigged and ready in time for summer. I have been a silent reader of the forum posts here but just wanted to say a huge thank-you for all your info, as its been incredibly useful in getting this all setup.

We're not quite there yet but if you ever feel like a Sunday 'away day' sail, and you are somewhere near London, feel free to come and join us for a race some Sunday soon. The cups of tea are on us.

Kind Regards

Daniel

I'm concerned that the luff can't rotate to either side of the mast after tacking.

Can anyone suggest what I should do - if anything??

What is the best way to remove the previous skippers sail numbers? Any do's and don'ts?

Cheers

Steve

Now the top sailors, such as Craig Richards and John Tushingham are setting the slider right to the aft end of the adjustment on all four rigs, and using a back stay setting of 940mm on the A+ rig.

Why?  To what purpose?  Surely, raking the mast aft gives more weather helm, no good thing.

Thank you

Sailing in salt water and despite washing every sail, I've had to replace my fin &keel due to corrosion.  In the pack for the fin are two silicon or rubber inserts, but I can't work out how they are used... Any guidance gratefully accepted.

I’ve seen this somewhere, but can I find it? Sailing my DF95 in a gravel pit the ballast comes in for a bit of hammer when coming ashore. Does anyone have any tips for getting it back into pristine condition - within class rules?

David