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Giles,

Have seen it and am bidding....

Would be good to have a boat in the Kingsbridge Estuary, waiting for Salcombe Week....

Jim N3130

Mike!

Thank you for the very helpful remarks. I'm currently doing a bit of personal lobbying and the Ratchet Idea appeals as well. I'm in close contact with quite a few people, but the main thing is with the dates.

I'm also trying to get a whole range of boat types out there - mainly ACs and Double-Botties. Naturally it would be great if everyone reading this thread would spread the word about it - even if they're not thinking of coming along themselves.

Jim N3130.

Janey!

How can you avoid ribbing on a clinker-(looking) boat? Mind if I string along (ouch!) and have a look at it one day?  


Jim N3130

Boing! Back to the Top!

Come on folks! Where's your sense of  challenge, adventure and pioneering spirit? Culminated in doing the Times Crossword without oxygen assistance?  

Give me some feedback

Jim N3130

Thanks Dave for those words of encouragement. I'll see what I've got in the Piggy Bank at the moment......

Jim N3130

Ok. Thanks Mark

Jim N3130

Marc,

Pics would be interesting. Email is as below.

Tell me, does a Foolish carry more or less weight than a  Final Chapter? I have also heard that a Foolish is easier to turn...

Jim N3130

I forgot! The idea would be for 3-4 days (or even a week..)

Winds are average of 2-3, sometimes 4-6. I've been out in a 6-7 on a Dart 18...

I shall be around all the time to see everything goes to plan/interpret. Many sailors also speak good English.

Servus! Auf Wiedersehen!

Jim N3130

Hi folks!

I am currently putting together a proposal to my club committee about a possible international 12 event on the Ammersee Bavaria, Germany. The idea is to incorporate 12 sailing into the local regatta event scene as well as giving anyone who wants try crewing  a 12 the opportunity to do so. we have a strong Junior and Senior regatta section (420's, FD, Dart 18s, Tornados, Hobbies and Windys) and the kids learn in Optimists.

http://www.esc-eching.de/

That's the club website. The view of the alps is really breathtaking at times.

We're situated on the edge of the Alps and get the corresponding changeable winds, from stormy to calm. wind changes are the norm here, which is why so many practice chess on the lake and it is a real challenge to win. In the spring to summer months we have active handicap and class racing with the other 8+ clubs on the lake. Last year we were champs, but it varies.

Food (also Veggie) and beer's good here and social and cultural too. Southern Germany is very relaxed and people like to enjoy themselves. For kids there's lots to do in the area, so I'm planning on integrating things like visits to Munich Zoo, Legoland and the German Museum. We'd also do our best with Babysitting on the lakeside.....

As for transport, one (or more) multiple boat trailers would be a possibility, since I believe Kevin Iles has one or two contacts for that. Easyjet or the equivalent for people, naturally. Here transport is either efficient public or I'd get hold of a couple of minibusses.

Times of year and duration. Well, we start in April, so there's Easter Hols, June Half term, (corresponds to our Club championship and a long distance regatta), end of August/start of september. We fold up around mid October, since the Winter starts drawing near. This year I hope to do some more Ice-Sailing.....

So how's about it? This would be an ideal opportunity to promote the 12...(Think international and perhaps we'll make it long-term). Then I can suggest to Anthony to come over and race the bavarian 12 fleet  

Give me some (positive?) feedback/numbers/dates. Then I can start the ball rolling slowly...

Cheers

Jim N3130

Boing! Back to the top!

Please help - I'm starting this evening since I only have 2 weeks 'til the next 12 Mile race.

Thanks!

Jim N3130. (Nutty Shell with a sore back-end)  :-/

Thanks Dave C. I'll look into that. Maybe I'll ring Kevan and ask his advice as well.

Jim N3130.

Hi folks!

On a less tacky point, can anyone advise on the use of glass tissue to repair a leaky transom? Apparently, some time in the past N3130 ran aground in shallows with the fixed rudder (ouch!) and the transom was subsequently repaired. Now the boat's showing her age and the cracks have opened up again.

My intention is to strip the transom and devarnish her and afterwards apply 2 layers of West Epoxy-soaked fibreglass tissue of about 80-120 g / sqm both sides. Would this be enough to stop the leaks and restore the mechanical properties of the transom, since she also has two stainless steel plates inside bolted using the rudder fitting screws?

Jim N3130

Janeysailor! I'll take you up on that just as soon as we get back on the water. The transom is leaking from the historical "rear rupture" and  needs repair. See "Ouch!, back-end trouble"

Very light wind training Yesterday and we were pointing pretty well after I got the rig tension about right. I also got the sheeting angle more-or-less correct, thanks to Kevan's ballpoint pen marks.

Retrosepctively, I think the guy with whom I was sailing last time and who insisted that he take the helm wasn't getting close enough up front when on a windward course, with the result that the pointing was more than naff. we made up for it in the conditions by our at the end of the race fairly proficient roll tacking. Yesterday, Higher Management and I were outpointing just about everyone in our mixed class group. In fact, I kept getting messages from the training boat such as, "your'e pointing too high to windward" and "the boat's points too high". I think they just don't know what even a moderately well-tuned 12 is capable of.... Whilst others were having to tack up to the windard mark, we managed to do it on a single stretch.

It's a shame that out here we've got no one in the N12 sand pit to play with. Maybe this can become the subject of an invitation to come over and test the water sometime. We've not only got beer and pretzels but also lots of water and sometimes even wind.

Jim N3130

Angus and Mikey C,

Surprisingly enough, my work has had me looking into such Big Issues. There is still quite a lot used in Iraq I'm told. However, I the only thing I did of that nature with superglue on myself was to accidentally stick my eyelid....

Angus, this vet of yours, he didn't have a leaky (ahem) transom did he? Did he recommend mixing the stuff with beer, 'cos that way, it's easier to apply?  

Anyway, got some "rocket stuff" that is permanent in 4 hours at room temp, starts to gel after 5 minutes and can be used to fill gaps. It's also clear setting, so there's no unsightliness with wood.