Good news and bad news
As I said previously, I had a couple of issues with Ben’s board yesterday, but like everything there is a silver lining.
The good news is that Ben is getting a new centreboard for his boat.
The bad news is that I’m buying it for him, after I broke his board in my boat yesterday.
I’m not having a great run with those at the moment. 2 boards in 2 weeks. Both the same way at the same spot.
I was blasting along in a gusty westerly which hit 25 knots at times before it happened. Luckily I was close to shore and drifting in comfortably, til a 35+ knot southerly came through, turned me around and started blowing me back down the bay. I had to resort to sailing upwind in a gale with the remains of the centreboard strapped to the deck, then beach on a sandbar while a rescue squad of 6 or 7 kids from the club and another bunch of bystanders helped me de-rig and drag the whole catastrophe back home.
So I’m going to take a couple of weeks off. I’ve been offered yet another board to use, but given my run lately I might pass on it for now. It’s a good reason to focus on getting the new 18 on the water anyway.
Poor old me will be eating baked beans on toast while I pay down all these foils. If only I was one of those mythical team riders that our mates at Pravda are now working themselves into a lather arguing against.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Where is the fastacraft warranty? hello allan watson…. i thought these things never broke??!!
September 29th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
With your trak record, plus my boat’s ability to only break when somebody else is sailing it, I now understand why you don’t want to borrow my boat……..And I wouldn’t have minded an new foil.
September 29th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Scott
I suspect the issue may not be with the boards but with your hull. Has the padding moved up at all? If is has the foil will be bearing on a sharp carbon edge. If you reset the padding and radius the edge with a bit of sandpaper that should help…
September 29th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I agree with Si, it must be how your loading the boat/board – go through what you have changed and just check if any of these are loading the board wrongly
Good luck with it all!BTW the 18 looks nice!
I am racing against the kiwi 18’s this weekend at a local regatta here in Auckland will keep you posted how I go!
September 29th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I think the centreboard case will need a bit of love after copping it from 2 broken boards. The webbing is definitely being replaced now that you’ve brought it up.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Round off the sharp edges to your case at the hull as simon says. If in doubt ask your 18 mates, the older ones who would know these things, not the young showponies .
September 30th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Wowza.
September 30th, 2008 at 8:00 am
“If in doubt ask your 18 mates, the older ones who would know these things, not the young showponies”
So which is Scott? He’s been around a while now but can he really be called an “older one? Otherwise, I think you are saying he is a young showpony! I hope you’re not trying to groom him.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:04 am
DAMN, maybe you can get a volume discount for buying in bulk
October 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Broken foil #1 is fixed and survived sailing at St george last week. Any offers yet on #2?