Getting back to it
A week or so at home and I’m back into the rhythm of work. Great.
No sailing unfortunately as my boat is still AWOL, so there’s been plenty of time to debrief, get things underway for 2011, talk through some sponsorship ideas and work out what needs to be done to go faster. So still plenty on.
And just to top off the fact that I don’t have a boat, it’s been 25+ degrees and windy enough. It’s still technically winter though, but the sailing season can’t be far away.
The 18s are ramping back up again for their October season start. The San Fran regatta kicks off soon enough, and a couple of teams have been out training on the harbour already.
Marcus and his new team on CST apparently broke a rig and lost their #1 mainsail on the tow home. So they’re having a typical introduction to 18s.
And the 7 program has been back at it, with a couple of morning training sessions trying to get their pocket luff mainsail working. Having worked out their last season rig was slower than the one before, it looks like they’re after a boat speed edge to put them back on top. Shame their cone of silence has more leaks than a watering can and everyone already knows they’re struggling to work out their cams.
Let the games begin.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Not to mention a spreaderless rig with stays going to the end of the wing…..
Surprise it did not work down wind.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I reckon its worth a try!