Messages

Now that Christmas has passed you must all be itching to get sailing again. I'll be at the Bloody Mary with Adele - how many more of you will be there? Lets get a decent turnout - Twelves have had some excellent results there over years gone by - maybe a win this year?


Cheers

Happy Christmas to all from me and Frances too.

For those who know Frances you'll doubtless be delighted to hear that her health has magically returned (with the help of the right medication at last).  

Look forward to seeing lots of you in the New Year - starting of course with the Bloody Mary.


Cheers

Yes  - we were 9th, I think Mike is being modest I'm pretty certain he and Emma managed 4th or 5th. For a good part of the race a top 4 looked  likely for us too but the wind came up a bit more at towards the end.

It certainly was shifty.

It was a very long drive from home  - if there are no other takers nearer I might volunteeras I believe we should be represented.

Cheers

16:1 is the norm. We have fine and coarse on ours 16:1 at on end (serving both shrouds) and 8:1 (I think) serving the other ,coarse, end.

Don't recall the breaking strain of the blocks but pretty high!

Cheers

Antony has summed up her history quite well under the other Gryphon thread  - I think she went from Mike Jackson to Andrew Turner who would have carried out the modifications. I believe that Mike went very fast in staight lines occasionally with the deep bow but that short tacking on the Thames at Ranelagh was a bit tricky - Mike himself or Chris Edwards would be the best people to consult on this - to the best of my knowledge neither visit this board but I think you'll find their numbers in the yearbook.

Cheers

Antony has summed up her history quite well  - I think she went from Mike Jackson to Andrew Turner who would have carried out the modifications. I believe that Mike went very fast in staight lines occasionally with the deep bow but that short tacking on the Thames at Ranelagh was a bit tricky - Mike himself or Chris Edwards would be the best people to consult on this - to the best of my knowledge neither visit this board but I think you'll find their numbers in the yearbook.

Cheers

Kean

I would also echo Mike's comment that a new jib is well worth the investment (even if just for the lovely crackling sound you get wih every tack!). I your mains are fairly decent that's the route I would take, as indeed I did this year. Great morale booster for your crew too!

Turning to swapping mains around all you have to watch for is that they stay within the coloured bands.

Cheers again

Kean

You are likely to find that one of your mains fits closer to the coloured bands on mast and boom than the others. The max jib area is calculated from these bands as it is the area left once the main has been measured. If there is much variation in your mains it may be worth deciding which you are most likely to use and ensuring that the bands are right for that - this will then give you the max jib area. My point is that if you happen to have one tired bigger main you might choose to discard it and move a band giving you the potential for a slightly bigger jib.

cheers

David

I know Mr Cooke is embarrased by the name of ours but we like it!

Cheers

A Pipedream is an ideal choice for a river.

When choosing look for one with a set of sails in reasonable condition as new ones aren't cheap. there always seems to be quite a high demand for decent 2nd hand suits which get snapped up quickly.

As for the rest of he boat - much like any other - check that the mast is straight, the foils are in reasonable condition, the fittings work, the woodwork is sound etc...

you'll find all sorts o useful tips on sailing 12's elsewhere on this website and you'll always find plenty of us happy to talk to you about any aspect of 12 sailing.

Happy hunting!

cheers

Another Gill series has come to an end - Many of us have enjoyed some brilliant sailing and great socials - Saturday at Grafham put the icing on the cake! Well done Kevin for the organisation and running of the events.

Could you perhaps post the thoughts on the possible change of format here to ive us a bit more time to consider and to establish the views of a few more members?

Cheers

Don't think she's  China Doll - the lines look closer to a Cheshire Cat, but not the same - could of course be a one off design?

cheers

And thanks to those who voted (lots of times!) we've got Dare & Emily into the "standard" Fotoboat calender - that's 2 years on the trot now with a 12 in there - let's try and keep our slot next year!

Cheers

Andy

I'm sure there will be plenty of gurus there happy to pass on ther knowledge.

See you there.


Cheers

Jim,

If you register 5 votes everytime you visit this discussion group we should get this in the bag!

Cheers