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In this Issue
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1.Guest Article
2.The Quest for the Perfect Shape
3.Hi-Tec Materials
4. Art Engel's Rules Pages
5. Places to buy Online
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1.Getting Rid of Weed
The following article comes from Colin Saunderson, but credit for the idea goes to Dave Marks & John Richards of Middle Nene SC. I hope the idea will help some inland clubs rid their water of weed that can ruin a seasons sailing.
I hope I don't need to answer the question "wot's that got to do with
sailing?".
It is a real blight for many inland clubs who are located on relatively
shallow former gravel pits. Thanks to Dave Marks and John Richards of
Middle Nene SC there is a relatively simple method of control which so
far has not been publicised much.
All you need is a large V shape cutting blade ( 8ft equilateral
triangle) and 20 ft of towing chain. During the winter months, ie before
mid April, drag the blade across the bed of your lake. Our boat has
1332cc so it is not that powerful. Whilst the water is cold the cut weed
stays on the lake bed so no disposal problem. Provided your water is
around 9ft deep and fairly turgid the weed doesn't grow fast enough to
become a problem in the summer. In water only 6ft deep Middle Nene still
have real problems in July and a second cut is needed. This year at
Hunts SC this is our first year using this method. A divers inspection
at the end of May was very encouraging and later trawling with an anchor
supported this view.
The RYA will be passing the word around but I hope you will find space
as well.
Probably not what you had in mind when the web page was set up but never
mind.
[email protected] [email protected]
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2. The Quest for the Perfect Shape
This site opens with a very telling comment "Ever wondered why there are so many text books telling you how to alter the shape of a sail............but nobady tells you what the perfect shape is."
The site then goes on to try and answer the question, it is not light reading, but is well illustrated and may help many in their sail setting.
Have a look it's worth a few mins, the site is by WB-Sails of Finland.
wb-sails.fi/news/98_11_PerfectShape/Main.htm
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3.Hi-Tec Materials
More and more boats, fittings and spars are made of composites these days, and not only the production boats, many are home building in composites too.
However one of the questions I am regularly asked by email is where to get small quantities of material such as carbon fibre etc. Well recently I came across this site which appears to offer all you could want. I have not used them myself, but they look worth a try. There is no online ordering, but then again with this type of material you will probably want to talk to them first anyway.
Composite Reality can be found at:
www.reality6.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm
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4. Art Engel's Rules Pages
This site offers guidance on the Racing Rules online, something that few people have dared to try on the Internet. Most of the information is on this site but there are also links to other relevant pages.
With the new rules less than a year away you may wish to visit here rather than buy a book.
www.racingrules.org/
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5. Places to buy Online
As the sailing community grows on the Internet there are becoming more places to purchace your requirements online and save more time for sailing, just a few are listed below.
Insurance
Boatinsure.co.uk www.boatinsure.co.uk/UKDinghyRacing.asp
Noble Marine www.noblemarine.co.uk/index.php3?affid=7
Ropes
Mr Splice www.mrsplice.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=ukdinghyracing
Laser Training on CD Rom
Sailcoach www.sailcoach.com/ReferralProgram/do.asp?ukdinghyracing
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Finally please don't forget to send in articles for the Newsletter and the site, and if you know of any interesting sites you would like to share please drop an email [email protected]
Thats all for now, please send in some articles, most generate some comment, and more than anything have some fun sailing.
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