David Norris

At the weekend I arrived at a windward mark on which another DF95 had hooked its keel prior to the start. I rounded the windward mark but the hooked yacht swung round, and we touched. This was interpreted as contact by the observer, so I did my penance Is the hooked yacht regarded as being part of the mark? Even if it did not start the race? I welcome your comments David

And a very good thought it is too!

This has now been looked at again, and results re-entered. The outcome seems to be satisfactory, but it does put an emphasis on the RO completing all races (any retirement/malfunction will adversely affect the RO as the average is calculated before discards come into effect, rather than discarding the retirement before averaging out). As John pointed out. Thank you for your contributions. We are learning!

It’s across 7 races in a weekly event, making up a 9 event series. I was really trialling the RO role and went into A Fleet to see what it said about average points. I think I went in via Redress. I’m not very tech savvy but seem to have landed on something that I would describe as unsatisfactory and unlikely to entice others into taking on the RO role

We are a relatively small club and use A Fleet for our race results. However, as our numbers are growing, I decided to act as RO in the first of 7 races to see how the average points worked out (for future reference). A Fleet took all 6 of my results and averaged them to produce a score for me in race 1. It did not allow me a discard before averaging. Other competitors had 2 discards over the 7 races, I had none - which seemed a little unfair. Is there a way of setting things up so that RO averages are worked out to allow discard(s)? Any guidance appreciated David

Mmm. That sounds like good news for 65s. We’re up to V3 in DF95s, do you happen to know if these are equally exempt from the issue?

Sound advice. Many thanks

I’ve read that it is advisable to seal deck eyes on new hulls to prevent potential water ingress. Presumably this is best done by removing the deck eyes first? 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

That’s very helpful, John. There is no mast ram on a DF95, nor shrouds, but I understand the principles behind your comments, which coincide with advice I have received privately. David

Many thanks!

I’ve read that, in light airs, it is recommended that the main boom should be sheeted in a little more inboard. 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

Many thanks for all your advice. The only solution was a new sail servo, in the end. I was concerned to sail her again on Friday. B rig conditions, cold northerly. Would I get water in again? Happily not. I took extra care when sealing the hatch and remained dry for the whole evening.

Ok, thanks I will try a spare receiver that I have first. They’re cheaper!

It’s just a standard DF95 digital servo winch. The problem only arose once I discovered some water ingress. Could that have caused the servo to misbehave? Permanently? Thank you, John, for your input but it was a bit too technical for an amateur like me. David

Sorry if this has been covered before/elsewhere, but what does it mean if my drum rocks back and forth a few mm without me touching the control stick? What might have caused this? Many thanks David