CVRDA

I'm disappointed, I thought Gavin's answer was clever.

There was a replica sailing ship called the Nonesuch!

Zenith
Leader
Graduate
Topper
Ghost, or Phantom

I had exactly the same answers as Rupert, except perhaps the Forth and Clyde canal, which I'm not sure is open at the moment.

So, it looks now as if I should hoist Django into the roof of the garage and think about getting her out next year.

Donie, Here's my set up. My boom fits into the mast the same as yours. You can see I have a strop around the mast at deck level which takes the primary block so the drum power is doubled, then the drum take off goes through a block to a take off to either side so its multiplied by 2 again. You can a...

Donie, I have a copy of the Finn rigging guide which was produced in 1990, so towards the end of the alloy rig era. However the kicker is a lever kicker the same as a modern Finn. For a wooden rig you have to decide how you're going to do it. An old fashioned lever kicker will work, that's what I ha...

My best wishes to all this community in these difficult times. I've stocked up on..... Paint for our lounge and hall, and I've got enough varnish for a couple of coats on Django. I'm very fortunate in that I can still sail on the sea and there's a group of us who will still sail our Finns together m...

I'd call it both wonderful and eccentric. Can you imagine trying to sit out while still steering with the rope!

Baltic Wharf will be inviting us again on Saturday 31 October.

We have a Laser 5000 here at Warsash, it turned up at the beginning of last year and sailed extremely fast, winning most races, but then it is sailed by the Budgen brothers.

We had a Laser 5000 for a while in Bristol docks at Baltic Wharf. It was very easy to beat round the course in a Laser!

Yes, see my separate post about the Classic Finn Travellers, and it's also on the BFA site. It will be on 3/4 October at Northampton.

Last year the British Finn Association started a new travellers series for Classic Finns, with a cash prize towards an international event and a new trophy. This will continue in 2020 with again 2 CVRDA events and 2 BFA events, chosen to be in sheltered water. The CVRDA events will be at Hunts on 9/...

Very sad news. Clywedog will not be the same without him, you must all be feeling bereft.

Wilf, I've been using conventional varnish on Django's mast and it's been fine, I think you said you'd used Deks Olje on it before.