CVRDA

I'm having to let my lock-up go and have 3 Albacore Mains and a Jib that I have no home for. One main and the jib are the original sails from my Albacore and are date stamped 1962 - manufacturer Bruce Banks, Southampton. Both are completely intact but have been well used and could probably benefit f...

Or, being very topical, what about the 2.4mtr class as used by sailability at Frensham?

Sounds like you need to put an old fashioned heavy metal centreboard in it...or would that defeat the object?

Anyone know anything about this really interesting Albacore derivative on Fleabay? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280956432868?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_633wt_1186 I find these stalled evolutions really interesting - the 'what if's'. Anyone know which hull shape this was b...

I'd like to extend my thanks to Trevor and the Bough Beech team as well despite the fact that I was only able to attend on the Sunday. Bough Beech is just such a lovely bit of water and conditions were just great on Sunday. Being stuck on the river most of the time, I forget sometimes how much fun r...

I'll let you know how many ply there are if I end up having to go right through the hull but I'm hoping the rot doesn't penetrate that far! I may well gratefully take you up on the offer of offcuts Rupert though I'll need to cut away to determine how far the rot goes so I wont know how much I need u...

Thnak you guys for the replies. Forgive my ignorance but is constructional veneer essential a single ply veneer with which you essentially build your own ply or is it already a multi-laminated ply and that's what makes it 'constructional'? From what I recall of a repair job I did 2 years ago to the ...

Can anyone recommend a source of appropriate marine quality ply for making patch repairs to cold-moulded Albacore or Firefly hulls? The boat I'm repairing has a Fairey hull. Even better has anyone got a part sheet or resonable size offcut that I might buy?

Thanks

Sorry for the complete silence for months. The priority at Thames has been fighting the development up river which, if it goes ahead will ruin the stretch of river that was the reason that the club was sited there in 1870. At the same time the classic Merlin fleet based at Thames just keeps on growi...

Thank you Chris - it was great to see Lois and yourself again. it was disappointing after an early season of strong steady wind to have a day of very light winds and mad shifts. We ran all the races on the Saturday past Raven's Ait Island and had the unusual situation of tacking to both the upstream...

Hi folks Only a few days to go to the next CVRDA event. We still have space for 1 tent or possibly 2 on Sunset strip. More details are finally on the club website at http://thamessailingclub.co.uk/news.php?Type=Events&Id=37&Day=23&Month=7&Year=2011 . If you're still undecided, take a...

Here's more details including the NOR Vintage Regatta NOR 2011.pdf . Once again Guildford Marine have stepped up to be the prize sponsors. We've kept the daily entry fee per boat at £10 but rising costs have hit the party ticket price which is now £25 per head for TSC members and on the day sales th...

Hi Rupert Thanks for the nudge towards getting more details out abourt the Thames event. I was disappointed to not make Bosham in the end. Looks like it was a lot of fun - work committments have seriously curtailed my sailing so far this year! One event that work will not get in the way of is the CV...

Is there an option to attend for 1 day only? I can't make the Saturday but would love to come for the Sunday however from what I can tell, its a strictly 2 day event. Is that right?

Trevor My apologies for my 'no show' last weekend but I felt that the combination of my inexperience in windy conditions and a scratch crew would have resulted in more swimming than sailing (like last year when I retired after the first race). Just as well I ducked out as a swimming session during c...