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After all this time you still don't get it. You seem to see the only benefit of the class association are events run by the association. If that was so, you would be right. However, those who don't sail in association events still gain a huge benefit from the work the association does, which...

You might be interested to learn that the most successful Olympic team every (Team GBR) has found that in most circumstances, late selection hurts medal winning potential. Research based on results of events before the Olympics and medals won shows that if you have the right selection criteria...

A few points on this. I wouldn't be typing this today if the laser 5000 I was sailing 28 years ago had not turned turtle. The boat went over to windward, I got my hook caught on something on the wing and I was being held down. Thankfully, the boat turtled and I was brought back up to the...

Congratulations! More evidence you are a stupid, ignorant dickhead. Team GBR, which is run by the RYA, is the most successful Olympic sailing team ever. It's patron is the Queen, its president is The Princess Royal (Princess Anne). The Princess Royal is also president of the British Olympic...

I think there are a number of issues that stop a jib working on an A, and in particular, on a foiling A. To start with, self tacking does not equal self trimming. I think there would be real issues when trying to get up on foils with the need to trim the jib and main to get the rig to work as...

But that's not what you said. You stated "They monkied up everything when it comes to their Car for this Season." That is clearly incorrect. As usual, you are wrong and when caught out, you try to make out you were saying something else. Any normal person would hang their head in shame at how...

.It's almost unbelievable just how often you manage to say the wrong thing at exactly the right moment. Since you wrote this, the upgrades on the Mercedes has changed everything. 2nd and 3rd in Friday's practice with Russell and Hamilton both happy for the first time this season. Hamilton said...

I have to admit to have been seriously pissed off by this post, so didn't respond so i could calm down, because it distorts what i said and is a case of burying heads in the sand, My comments are nothing to do with who won, or whether the guys I train with would have done better if there had...

I know I am going to make myself unpopular with some, but the more i learn the more I believe that there are serious lessons to be learnt from this worlds. But let's start with the positives. I was told that the racing that did take place was really well run and that the club and members were...

That's Stevie being lazy!! He must have seen a puff coming, because one of the biggest things that makes it hard to start foiling is to have both hulls down and stand at the back of the boat. In light winds, the order of doing things is 1. Lift a hull and then get out on the wire, with the...

Ravi wasn't really smaller than his main competitors. I think most of the front of the fleet weighed in between 73kg and 77kgs. Mischa has shown in the past to be quick and heavy, and I think this shows very clearly that the A's have one of the widest weight ranges that you can be competitive...

So now I have had the chance to speak to people who were there, this is what I have learnt. Contrary to what many have posted on Facebook and elsewhere, racing was never held in windy conditions for the foilers. Wind speeds for the foilers never got above 15-16 knots, but the waves did make it...

So here is the problem I have. This was a world championship, but it was open to anybody, whatever their standard of sailing. At almost all other events, even our nationals here in Australia, we consider the standard of the fleet when making decisions about when to race and when not to. However...

I was going to wait for a few more days so that I have spoken to all the Australians who were there so as to get the full picture, but some are saying that at least one of the cancelled days was very sailable and that if we cancelled in those conditions in Australia, we would rarely race. Could...

As some might be aware. the first worlds since 2019 is taking place in Houston, Texas. I can only comment on the foiling side of things, but hopefully somebody will chip in on the Classic side. Mischa has decided not to defend his title, because he is at a crucial stage of his house build, but...

Andreas I haven't seen anything like this but I doubt you need it. You say you are rigging the boat from scratch - who took everything off? You should not need to open up the tramp to rig the boat. Everything you need to do should be above deck. All you need to do is put the mast up, attach the...

The B14 was originally called the Exocet but changed name because it didn't sit well in the UK because of the Exocet Missile and it's association with the sinking of British ships during the Falklands War. When it first arrived in the UK, I believe there was the option of sailing with racks and...

It's not an easy choice for a first time foiling A Cat sailor. It comes down to a couple of things. First, it's about money. There is a simple rule with foiling A's - the more you spend the easier it is to foil! There is a significant difference in ease of foiling between an A16, even one that...

No, there is no owners manual. I have never seen one for an A Class cat of any sort. What do you need to know? I am sure there are enough people on here who know what they are doing to be able to answer any questions you might have. If you doi have specific questions, it would probably be worth...

While you can fit better rudders to a DNA F1, upgrading the main foils isn't possible without surgery to fit new cases. Even the F1X foils don't fit the older F1 boats. The big difference between older boats and the newer ones is rudder differential. Retro fitting to a DNA is a real mission...