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by James Chrismas
17 Feb 2010, 09:59
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Rule F.5.3 FITTINGS - OPTIONAL
Replies: 11
Views: 16494

Re: Rule F.5.3 FITTINGS - OPTIONAL

Hi Lester, Interesting thought. I'll set out the full details and reasons for what I am doing. I briefly raced a Nordic Folkboat and during one windy race we broke the backstay control. Fortunately we had the jumpers on a cascade control with considerable range and found that we could effectively de...
by James Chrismas
16 Feb 2010, 21:25
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: Rule F.5.3 FITTINGS - OPTIONAL
Replies: 11
Views: 16494

Rule F.5.3 FITTINGS - OPTIONAL

Hi, I am currently experimenting with the hounds height and to that end I have temporarily fittedI a strangulation loop round the mast, over the shrouds, tied to a bowie loped under the spreader roots. I don't know whether this could be kept as an adjustment method - all be it tidied up - in the lon...