It's really cool watching you northern hemisphere guys come slowly out of hibernation with the change of season.
At the same time, the posts from the Aus side start to reduce as we realise there is a life outside of sailing. (Albeit a colder one)
the internet is a truly amazing thing and...
A Vid Cam on saturday would have been cool.
Sailing an 18 out of the Squaddy, kite up, heading somewhere below Shark Island in NE breeze.
Fleet of thrity odd footers also going down wind.
Good gap.
Becomes apparent (A little too late) gap has vanished.
Can't crash gybe as would just lay rig...
Thanks for that. I don't have an Ella. I have Sign A Rama which I believe to be an old Ampol.
Pretty sure it is the Scotty Ramsden boat.
The reason is a friend of a friend has some sponsor money but I need to give them a proposal
Cheers for the info
Just wondering if anyone here has, or can direct me to, decent photos of the SFS current or fomer modern 18s fleet.
Interested in the Bethwaite boats like Ella, Ampol, Prudential etc. I know some of those names covered several hulls (I think our current Ella is an old Prudential? and there...
Great Vids, you should be getting a royalty from the Moth assn for promotion. After seeing that I start thinking "maybe I should get that 20k credit card that they're always trying to give me...and buy a moth.
Just hide the statements so they don't fall into the wrong hands...
What sort of camera?
That's right.
They all have methods for adjusting diamond tension but most consist of a yoke at the mastbase (similar to a traditional rotation lever) that the diamonds terminate at. You simply adjust the lever up or down with a control line. Just as effective though not quite as elaborate...
"Getcha Cans Out"
Cherub
Today, Belmont.
Also...
Still going through the A class worlds shots, but one of the Marstroms, man, talk about carbon porn, simply a work of art.
Will post soon.
Well they are brilliant shots......
Shit all over mine.
I reckon next year I should be in one of those 12 or 13 helicopters.
We'll see I s'pose
Or maybe I should stay in Dinghy Anarchy where I belong.....