Bram
My plan is very much to bring the Swift over. I will be moving in about 6
months to live in Qld - near Steve. So there will be changes to my sailing
arrangements re the 505, but I have already been asked by one boat if I will
sail in San Fran, so I am as near definite as I can be. I suspect we (my
partner and I) will spend a few months. Me sailing and her doing triathlons.
So you might see more of me than you want.
The issue for us will be, the 505 container will likely gone straight after
their Worlds. So getting the boat home will require finding another
container I would imagine, or selling them over there and building another.
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From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx [mailto:BDally6107@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, 23 February 2008 3:19 AM
To: aussieswift@xxxxxxxxxxxx; jordan.afe@xxxxxxxxxxx; email.kerem@xxxxxxxxx;
swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Forte or CST Mast - Verdict out yet?
Steve,
What do you think about the possibility of both you and Jordan coming over
with your Swifts in conjunction with the 505 Worlds next summer? We's sure
like to sail with you guys up at Huntington Lake. It's a absolutely
beautiful spot with warm water above 2000 meters in alt. (near Yosemite).
We'd need to know before April of this year so we can present this Venue to
the class for possible approval. We'd really like to sail with you guys and
buy you a few good beers at the local saloon--right at the regatta site.
This is one of those venues where you never need to get in a car during the
entire event
Regarding the mast questions, we may be able to get and post some actual
shroud tension readings in Florida during the clinic. We do this by
tethering loos gauges to the various shrouds and forestay and going
sailing--taking photos from the chase boat. We'll try to get this
done--maybe even before Florida. One of the big differences with the Swift
(verses other skiffs) is that virtually all leech tension is transferred
through the boom to the vang and on to the lowers. On typical skiffs with
caps, that load is pretty much taken by the transom bridle to the hull when
sailing to weather except as the wind increases and the boom goes out it is
increasingly transferred through the boom to the vang/lowers. Because of
the steepness and shortness of the bridle legs, it's only completely
(nearly) transferred to the vang/lowers when well off the wind on the 49er.
Hopefully, I can include the actual sailing shroud tension info in the mast
PDF that I'll do soon.
Best regards,
Bram
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