Guzzilazz

I spent all of my dinghy and cruiser sailing days on the sea... I now radio sail on a strongly brackish lake, and even with a wave of a couple of inches adept boat handling skills are needed to tack without stalling... I cannot imagine sailing a 65 on the sea!

I should have added that I measure sails Graham has sold overseas... 😁

As SailsETC closest measurer I can assure you that I measure plenty for Graham's customers

Sorry, that link is the original, look at what I posted the detail is different e.g. Mast position A+ is 5th line not 3rd...

John, Your insights into radio racing rules are always illuminating and helpful... The discussion means I must remind my club fellow members that a boat clear ahead entering the zone "has mark room". Thank you

The Phil Burgess guide has been updated, the only thing I've got is a pic of it though...

Why not do a "manual" calc on the way you want to do discards and hence average score, and then GO BACK to the individual race and manually enter that value under "Redress..RO Awards points" Just a thought

This advice applied to older hulls. If you have a V7 DF65 it's unnescessary

Just to explain "sans serif". This is a typography term. My current text I'm typing in is "sans serif" The below is not. The Serif is the little irregularities at the end of many of the strokes - e.g. the two little legs each end of the T cross piece Times New Roman

I had two issues with my T6K within warranty, and was warned off a third claim, saying it's water ingress. A bit of thought and I realised it's even run off from the boat as you lift it out. As a consequence, I never use mine now without it being in the muff. No problems since

FYI Suggested Measurer Fees – Model Yachting Association Great Britain. As a sail measurer and IOM Class Measurer, I would like to point out that there is a requirement to BUY measuring devices that are certified to certain standards. the bill for me was Class II tape £16, Class II 600mm rule £45, weighing scales accurate to 1g in 6000g £70. In addition, I do not have a table long enough to measure sails on, and a cheap hardboard wallpapering table isn't adequate (don't ask me how I know). The "proper job" was £28. Added to that I have to print out the check lists and forms required. I've probably recouped my initial costs by now. Most sailors who are in attendance when I measure their sails, are shocked with the fact that it takes around 30-45 minutes to measure a suit... As it happens I am the closest Measurer to Sails Etc, and I have measured a number of suits/rigs for them.

When taking a penalty turn a boat CAN turn either way - my preference is to bear away first to gybe before tacking

People seem to have forgotten the fundamental principle behind closed class rules, which is "anything not expressly allowed within the rules is not allowed"... People look for a "secret weapon". Be better to concentrate in improving their sailing...

I've measured a rig and a boat in the last couple of weeks, and wish I'd read the update before I told the owners where to send their Certification Control forms. Great improvement well done Jim!

At my club, there was a huge job after sailing which required Excel and the use of a laptop, and "interpretation" of the handwriting. We now find that any member can easily score the race, and that if they have an issue, it's very easy to reorder the finishing order when a mistake has been made or duplicate entries dealt with... It's a third of the job it was with HMS and Excel not to mention the club costs of laptop and Excel vs the £3.50 lifetime licence for A Fleet and the price of a tablet...