Devotti Single Hander

Originally posted by G.R.F. Rodney... please come to Hythe and demonstrate your boat.. I'm sure you can show us all how to sail. Maybe bring Mike Lyons. See if either of you could even get off the beach... Never mind get downhill.. You'll find the hills are a little steep to get down. Unlike your puddles..

Puddles - Hayling Bay?  NOOOOO!

Hardy worth going all that way to prove what Mike and I know!  I am sure Mike will concur!  Why do you assume that none of us have never launched off a difficult lee shore with big waves or sailed where it's a little bumpy?  Living in a world where you think you are the only one?

Enjoy your sailing

I do!

Edited by rodney

Originally posted by Phil eltringham touche but I'm an engineer, if I could spell I'd be an english teacher, give me numbers any day of the week

I thought you worked at RINA HQ? That's not real engineering 

Greame

Why not use your time developing your own boat rather than telling the world what is wrong with all the rest ?  You were the one who was going to 'show us' how to put a spinaker on a Blaze ... we are waiting ... and we are still waiting etc etc.  

Just lighten up, and enjoy your hobby.  DL painted himself into a tiny corner on 'anarchy' and was flamed to a crisp.  The bottom line you argue is that we are all 'wrong' - but we really really don't care.   Until you (and Doug) 'put up' your own tangible efforts rather than pontificating via keyboard and throwing ill aimed rocks around you are likely to get both flamed and ignored, in the sense that anything is really changed, as well.  What is it down your way - Have you stopped sailing for the season or what ?  Any real input is being buried in all the 'noise'.

I offered you help to do something practical, and we were and are always keen to help those who want to try something different for real even if we don't always agree initially.  You have not taken up these repeated offers so I will argue your comments and views are now slightly devalued.  Your comments also often appear naive and/or provacative and seem to have little to do with 'winning' others over to a point of view.  We are not 'sensitive' as you put it at all .... but your input is not likely to be ignored.  It must surely not be a surprise when the 'replies' are in a similar vein and your input can end up being discounted out of hand because of the 'way you say it'. 

Others have tried different rigs, a blade jib, a spinnaker (2 x groups and now a new group as well), stern sheeting etc etc.  They actually do these sort of things away from keyboard, work with builders and CA's, allow others to 'try' and provide constructive input - and occasionally the world changes.     

Mike L.

PS - I raced boards for nearly 17 years before returning to dinghies.  Some things are transferable and some are not - not much more to say there.             

GRF,

The original mark one blaze as per my piccy elswhere in the forum used to be a fully batterned beast of a mainsail.

Perhaps they thought they needed an M7 Eiffel tower strength mast.

I think I have mentioned before, perhaps they might have been better off with a carbon bendy mast, as the power was way too much.That's why they changed it. We found ourselves reaching downwind without a kite.

Now they have changed it you can find yourself wanting to go dead downwind more becasue the stays are now slack, they used to be under tension.

When we were reaching downwind we tended to get on the plane quite early and didn't worry too much about the flat bow, now of course, its flattness comes into play.....unfortuneatly.

I think you are right about the kite, it's been mentioned for a long time, however Mike has explained that one, right or wrong.

That's why I moved class again....ever chasing the perfect boat!

I also meant to add (forgot sorry) GRF the nosediving thing is easily solved by sheeting in and bearing off....honestly it does.

Tim

Originally posted by timg GRF, The original mark one blaze as per my piccy elswhere in the forum used to be a fully batterned beast of a mainsail. Perhaps they thought they needed an M7 Eiffel tower strength mast. I think I have mentioned before, perhaps they might have been better off with a carbon bendy mast, as the power was way too much.That's why they changed it. We found ourselves reaching downwind without a kite. Now they have changed it you can find yourself wanting to go dead downwind more becasue the stays are now slack, they used to be under tension. When we were reaching downwind we tended to get on the plane quite early and didn't worry too much about the flat bow, now of course, its flattness comes into play.....unfortuneatly. I think you are right about the kite, it's been mentioned for a long time, however Mike has explained that one, right or wrong. That's why I moved class again....ever chasing the perfect boat!