Not all it’s cracked up to be
The change to high-modulus carbon rigs in the 18 fleet seems to be causing a few headaches for the Fiat guys who are leading the charge…
Although they’ve got the tuning sorted and the boat is winning races, peeling the gooseneck off the rig and having cracks appearing at the D1s in not a good sign after only a couple of weeks on the water. But I’m sure they’ll be able to fix it given the amount of carbon fibre resources they have behind them.
The silver-spooners should be putting their new rig in the boat soon, but apparently without the aggressive head profile that Fiat has gone for. With too many spies watching the harbour, their sessions have resorted to having to traipse through 200m of mud in a Palm Beach low-tide to sneak a tuning run away from prying eyes.
At 180kgs of boat, if nothing it would be a good workout for the quads.
Meanwhile, the only socialist small business owner in the country has been busy dreaming up some wacky ideas to combat the seemingly bottomless R&D budgets… and you thought jib-booms were weird!
December 4th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Scott,
Your Blog goes from strength to strength if you keep this up you might just get a job on TT! No one can stay away from your extensive network of spy’s. You are now known as the KGB of the waterfront. Gotta love it!
December 4th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Anna,
Whilst I agree wholeheartedly with your comments about Scott’s blog please remember you are a mere presenter - I am the one who does the hiring and firing around here.
Must run - I am off to lunch.
December 4th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Well David I hope this lunch is on your time not mine! If Anna wants Scott Anna will get Scott! While she keeps beating ACA she can hire and fire who she wants.