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Speaking of postponed events... is there ever going to be a prizegiving for the 2021 Triple... whoops I mean Double Series? When did the 2022 Triple Series dates get announced? Now found them on the website but don't recall an announcement?

Does your Lotus have inhaulers? I'd suspect not... just tracks running fore/aft beside the cabin. As such your sheeting angle is limited by where the track is fitted to the deck, you can never get a narrower sheeting angle then what the track is without inhauling. The problem with tracks set at a relatively wide angle is attempts to help the boat point higher by sheeting the headsail in harder just lead to a very closed leech and removal of twist which tends to stall the sail. A inhauler gives the ability to narrow the sheeting angle without reducing twist or closing the leech. Think of i

yep... found out who all my mates were... and had to do it all by myself!

"Self Polishing" isn't that code for polish yourself? as nobody else is going to do it for you!

So I take it your "modified bolt" is mounted vertically in the tiller to lift the pin 100mm? If so the autopilot will have massive leverage and I expect the "modified bolt" will either crack the tiller or get very sloppy very quickly...

Draft can be reduced by unloading all the extra crap that inevitably build up onboard!

Yep... your on to it! But do think about how you can utilise existing sails more effectively when reaching... ie whisker poles, storm jib as a staysail etc

Especially for those that feel the need to compensate!

It's funny how everyone adds prods etc etc and concentrates on downwind and reaching performance.... but I'd suggest for a great overall result you want a strong upwind performer for the RNI

So pretty good boat names on the Two Handed trophy...

I went down this track recently with a 57' Salthouse still with original 2008 Raymarine gear. Thought staying with Raymarine would be easiest and could reuse some components.... However after 14 odd years and several generations of Raymarine... found it was best to basically replace everything.... So all brands now up for consideration. For MFD's both Raymarine and Furuno are running quad core processors (faster) Garmin seems to often be first to market with new features but are always updating software as they find the bugs (you are their tester!) Furuno and Simrad are the main

Just need Rouge II and Ripple Effect to cruise Mahurangi... the would be music sorted for the entire region.

Houhora is great. Safe access and sheltered. Yes plenty of current but nothing to really worry you. Two shallower spots where the channel makes a hard turn but again not too bad. Had HL in there and also took Freedom (Salthouse 57) in during the middle of the night with no issues. Channel feels very narrow on the Freedom! If you go to the top the anchoring choices are North Cape Cove, Tom Bowling Bay or Spirits Bay depending on wind.... but if going that far it's rude not to go to the Kings too!

The article on the linked page is terrible! Supposedly Fusion vs JL yet it's mainly Wet Sounds vs JL!

Have a chat to Steve Ashley http://www.riggingshop.co.nz/ After he sealed the mast collar it's the most water tight it's ever been. He didn't seem to be a big fan of Spartite. For inside the mast... A block of foam cut tight to fit then rammed up the mast to just below the lowest exit point. Then pourable silicon over the top until flush. It's good if you can heel the boat toward the side opposite the exit hole so the silicon sets on an angle and the lowest point is at the exit.

Can't really give a weight as there are big differences even between alloy poles depending on wall thickness and end fittings used. Weight difference for a carbon pole would be reasonably significant from a handling point of view. FLC... wouldn't a deck mounted pole be a PITA? Hard to access anchor locker, trip hazard etc... ??? Wouldn't it be better to make something more like the attached image but somehow make the splash/bow wrap attach to the toerail? I reckon if you made a nice product (which judging on your other work wouldn't be a problem) it would be quite saleable! Key

Actually was never a committee decision... The rules don't seem to specify a material. So a few have gone and got carbon kite poles. Interestingly there is no specified material for mainsails either.... just a minimum cloth weight. So you could build a carbon or kevlar mainsail... but it would be no lighter and very expensive! As the likes of 3Di / 3DL / Stratus cloth weight varies in different parts of the sail I don't think you could make a mainsail this way under the current class rules. Hence the current rules result in Dacron mainsails which to be fair are probably a great option.

So will the Delta race be postponed or cancelled?

Isotemp from Fridgetech are pretty good. Easy to install. https://www.fridgetech.co.nz/

The Figaro 3 type bobstay system makes a lot of sense... Only loaded when tackline is.

They had just discovered the enlarge/reduce function on the photocopier!

Sea Nymph / McDell Marine didn't build great rudders... maybe it was construction methods/materials of the time? They all seem to leak and gain bumps and hollows, I think due to the stainless stock which expands/contracts at a different rate to the glass and eventually breaks any seal. What have you done on the stock?

First comment from the photo… have you tried reducing diameter of the halyards? They look pretty big.

Was considering doing the BOISW again after a few years absence (have done it numerous times previously and thoroughly enjoyed) but disappointed by the demise of C division with so few entries last year. It seems everyone is trending towards the "Island Racing" divisions which I would consider other than the fact there are only 3 races! Seems like a lot of effort to get the boat there and organise crew and then only have 3 races? I would have hoped for at least 2 races a day. Am I alone in this thought or do others think the same?

Although the notice of race prevents a simple reschedule (which I completely agree with as people make plans based on NOR) it doesn’t mean there aren’t other possibilities…. The final race could be rescheduled but not count towards the series? Many of the competitors just love the racing (and the last/shortest race is often the most popular) so if rescheduled could just be a standalone race with prizes accordingly. I don’t think anyone would hold it against SSANZ if this happened and didn’t affect series scores. I know several competitors felt short changed last year by losing a race and