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Agent Orange is now orange, very orange and she looks very smart indeed!  Huge thanks to Dave Butler for the work done on her hull and decks over the winter months.

Who's coming out to play? 

Hi

Does anyone have any pictures of a thwart in a Freak Out?  I know of at least 1 that has had one retro fitted.  After the cries of 'back back back' yesterday and the sight of the crew flat on her back on the floor of the (thwart less) craft we feel the need . . . .

Jennie

The whole point of handicap racing is that two equally well set up boats, sailed over a fair course and by two equally competent helms should have the same result, ie the handicap system should remove the variability between the classes.  Whether or not it does often depends on whether or not the course set favours a particular type of boat eg a course with a dead run won't suit an RS200 as well as it would a 12, and there's also the question of what handicap system is used as these differ, eg Great Lakes v RYA PY.  Club variations can being even greater influence - we have been handicapped as 'a 12' in an old design but taking the PY for a double bottomed T foiled boat!

on the basis that 1 National 12 is never enough 'Whizz Bang' has come to live with the Clark family, is temporarily renamed Project Orange' and will provide much amusement and entertainment to a pair of boat bimblers!  A return to a rear main is the first move and thereafter lots of learning about how she sails!