Monthly Archives February 2016

EGM 27th Feb 2016 – amendment to proposal 1

The EGM for proposed rule changes is this Sat 27th Feb. Proposal 1 outlines sail dimensions required to define the new rules for main & Jib.. There is an amendment to proposal 1 as follows. Following additional design advice the sail profile has been updated to increase size of head and reduce size of foot. This square’s the profile to look more modern, adds more power and gust response to the top of the sail and reduces boom load with a shorter foot. The measurement numbers required in the rules have been updated for consideration in the EGM. Please review
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National 18 Foot Dinghy by Brian Wolfe

Brian Wolfe National 18s book – The project began when I found some old scrapbooks of my father Alan Wolfe’s successes with Mistral (106) in winning two National Championships with the first being at Findhorn in 1966 the first occasion that they were hosted there. Thanks to the hospitality of the Davidson family I was able to visit Findhorn twice during the year to look through the class archives. The book traces the seventy five year history of the class and how it is has developed over the years and how it now welcomes the new 18′ Prototype. It also
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