Flat Stanleys new owner

[JimC]

...we either used a 2:1 purchase to hold the blade down ... or a short length of 4mm firbre glass rod put through the stock and the blade.

A purchase will not work on a Cherub: at least not at 15 knots. Some kind of pin is the only way to go.

[ross_burkin]

Worked for me Jim, even at mach 10!

[Banshee Ambulance]

Stanley has been mostly un-touched recently due to uni work and dinghy instructor course but he will be out with a passion over the next week. I have been experimenting with budget tiller extensions for trying twin wire which consist of bamboo with maplin's finest heat shrink tube over them for grip and also to make them look less like junk. I will post later on how it all goes. In the mean time, Who was out in a blue cherub over the weekend at BVSC? My dad said he saw one there and I didnt know there were any in kent south of Whitstable.

[Stuberry]

BVSC? Bewl Valley at a guess.

It was probably Graham Bridle in his new Banshee!

[Graham Bridle]

We were trying to "fly" under the radar, but looks like we've been rumbled by rs405 senior! We were at bewl saturday (windless) and sunday (not so windless) using the tail end of my winter membership there - rs, I live about 5 miles from Bewl but only use it in the winter as my opinion of it in summer becomes unprintable.

I will try to post some photos and more of a report soon, but sunday proved what I feared, fast, hard, fun and a younger mans game (although possibly not as young as Eddie) ! Oh, and that absolutely none of my carefully crafted systems work, so the boat is back home now for more hours of string and swearing.

Next view will be at whitstable, fri and sat of easter, I think weather permitting so that I dont scare myself off !

[simon_jones]

We look forward to getting a whupping from you 

[Graham Bridle]

I wouldnt assume thats a foregone conclusion, by any stretch Simon !

[Banshee Ambulance]

Emergency Jib situation! The jib is at the sailmaker at the moment so which of the following would be a good substitute for an emergency sail this week: Wayfarer jib, wayfarer Genoa, rs vision jib, laser Bahia jib or none of the above?

[Graham Bridle]

rs, I have a 97 rules Batt Jib that you are welcome to borrow if thats any good, PM me if you need it.

[Stuberry]

A polite request:

Can we please stop hijacking every thread and making it a two way discussion between two people making private arrangements for sailing at Whitstable. I assume you have email? If not the forum includes a Private Message facility. Or I can recommend downloading MSN Messenger.

Back on topic. I would suggest doing your absolute best to borrow a jib from Graham. Otherwise I would suggest all the other jibs will be as poorly fitting as each other.

[simon_jones]

Point taken. Sorry

[ross_burkin]

Batt jibs kick arse! Get on it!

[Banshee Ambulance]

Weston Grand Slam - What did we learn? Well, in between Sarah's irrational fear of trapezing and my general incompetence and a truly horrible boat we didn't get very far (didn't enter). We also managed to hole the buoyancy tank and there is a rather nasty crack appearing between the foredeck and its supporting structure when rig tension is applied, this is rather worrying as i bought the boat under the impression that despite its age it was still "solid and strong". All I can say is the boat better produce the goods in a bit more wind instead of just filling up with water or else there might be a rather expensive bonfire!

[Will_Lee]

Oh dear! What happened to the tank?

[Banshee Ambulance]

Either Sarah or myself must have put a foot through it. I'm not too fussed about that as I can fix it but the deck coming off under rig tension is a little more worrying.