Mike Ewart

I too am left with only a pin badge no shirt

I rece tly sold a Tempo IOM and it is owned now by one of our club member (2 islands ryc) it went very well in a blow

Trust is a lovely but overated asset. There are always people small numbers maybe who for either the best or worst motives will a use a trust. Just because a sail is produced by a rsputable sailmaker doesnt meant that an unscrupulous person cant alter it.. Measuring is a nessecary evil, even on our little boats and on full size yachts and their sails

As a measurer, I o viously measure sails from many different sail makers, very rarely are they out of class especially in the IOM class but I still measure them to the best of my ability and the commonest error is in the numbering, but I can appreciate that to have sails certified by the manufacturers would not be feasable bearing in mind the relatively small numbers involved the addtional costs involved would make the costs involved in measuring look miniscule, stick with a system that works and is accountable

As I see it if you are replacing the hull then that hull number is now defunct so why cant you use that number which you already have on the new hull but the true answer must come from the rebistrar and the MYA TO

I co vo to open events very regularly only restdictec by event clashes between 6 metre and A class opens

Used to work in the sign industry and we would uxe a couple of drops of fairy liquid wet both survaces position the patch and .ightly squeegee some lf the water out, if you use gloss patches you should be able to sqeegee tnem dry

Forget autonomous courses all yuo wi.lget with ultihulls is load of capsized boats

A relatively simple way is score each day as Steve suggested then take an agreed number of days for exa ple a series of 8 racing days ta,e all the entrants best 6 races or as sailwave does for a longer series half the umber of race days plus one

A yes from me I can bring my box tri

Geoff often talked about the Southwold racing so would guess its one of his

The definition is OCS which is on course side so if a windward start then the course will start at tne winward edge of the start linebouys and assuming a windward finish the leeward side of the bouys

Tescos stock them

Thanks I have one very similar and agree with the Tempo as being very likely

Sharpie permanent marker they come in all sorts of colours and various widths, they are removable with alcohol

I exclusively use fishing line for sheeting systems standing rigging and running rigging varying from 30pound for sheeting on smaller boats topping lifts etc,80 pound line for winch lines backstays, and a 300 pound line for shrouds on bigger boats A class and 6 metres for shrouds I normally prestretch by hanging a sledge hammer on the shrouds for a week or so

Definitely still there not sure when they sail

Apart from its electrical properties CX is a good lubricant on bearings goosenecks etc especially if you sail in saltbwater

I would think if you dont know the site then using the contacts given in an NOR you can enquire of the race officer or failing that the club secretary or race officer will I am sure give you the required information, there are a number of clubs where walking is minimal

not a M skipper but seeing the posts Brad is making sense

An old M I reckon

Why?

There are a few that use cradles, seem to be where they have a wet Launch, the difficulty I have found is that on a windy day they can be difficult to keep in the cradle, I would suggest you get a lifting eye sorted, come up from the lead if necessary through the hatch to an eye use different length hooks depending on water level

for the sharpie numbers I use denatured alcohol from amazon and cotton wool balls wipe gently changing cotton wool regulary, if vynl type numbers gently warm with hair dryer and whilst sail is on a firm surface pull number gently at an angle very close to the sail surface whilst holding sail as flat as you can, be gentle

At a guess a vintage 10 r it's too long for a 1.5 metre