buying a new boat is not cheap when you have to buy other kit as well.
new rudder/centreboard bag £65 wind indicators £25 silva 73 compass and bracket £125
hopefully i will not need anything else for now.
friday the new sail numbers were put on to the sail, after being cut to the number shape required.
This job is always somethhing i hate doing as the sail has a natural curve in it and does not lie flat,
so when you re lift the number you can not just put it back down flat again. no 6 proved a pain !!
the sail was rolled and not folded so that made things easier at the end.
The season campaign is being drawn up and some old venues will be revisited, like the Exmoor beast pursuit
hopefully some new ones like the Starcross steamer.
Work will be a cruical factor in what time i have to race this year and what time i have off, my plan is to do masters series ,wessex traveler, south traveler, UK Q and nationals, and some south west travelers as well, also some cup races at Swanage. in the mean time spare weekends will be used at Swanage for training. i will not be doing the series events as last year proved you need to be in every race to contend.
The traveler series is more spread out so you can choose a series to compete in and dedicate too.
I know when i sailed lasers back in 2001 on the open circuit this suited me well and got into the top 30 of the masters just by completing enough races.
more news soon
