Recent content by chucktowncolie

what are you going to do with the MX? That thing looks interesting....

I was at the North Americans in Mattituck a month ago, and heard Jim of the Dinghy Shop mention that there were NO new Sunfish racing sails in North America. He seemed to have every part for a Sunfish except for the new sails. If you are going to race in regional qualifiers or North American...

I sail with a little kid, and race others that do as well - David Loring, current world champion, being one of those people. We both do the same thing, sail with one daughter at a time (wearing life jackets) and leave the other on shore (David does this, My little one isn't quite two yet)...

So, I take it by the mention of tenting that camping is allowed? I will most likely be camping then. Barring any unforseen circumstances I will be attending.

I had "socket issues" when I bought my new tiller as well. I solved them by taking the extension, with bolt, into home depot and trying out deep set sockets until I found one that worked. I also have an extensive socket collection but ran into to two problems the socket was either 1) too short...

The thing that's going to impact the fleet the most is how much fun we have, not a new rudder. People under the age of 25 looking for an Olympic campaign will go to Lasers, People over 200 to M.C.'s. - We need to entice the 25-44 crowd back in to racing through fun and affordability. Focus on...

Minor progression of a one design is a good thing. I also think BOTH rudders need to be class legal - this will ensure everyone gets to race. This won't become a "development" class if we change the rudders. It will become a class that evolves based on the needs of the boat and the sailors.

I'm planning to make a movie next season about unique Sunfish races. I want to know about races with unique formats such as round the island, like Oak Island, Harker Island, Paris Island, River Races, Ocean Races, etc. Rockville Regatta in Charleston also fits the description due to the...

I cartop regularly with Thule racks. I've gone at a good clip on the interstate, and haven't had any trouble. The best thing I've found is to get racks that are longer than the recommended width (mine are a foot wider than recommended) so I can have a chunk of extra bar for the spars. My...

I took my six year old daughter racing with me last night at James Island Yacht Club (Charleston). Her presence has a tendency to take my competitive nature down a few notches - her having fun becomes the number one priority so she'll want to sail more. I figure'd I'd share a helmet cam clip...

I guess you're talking about the guy and gals from Ecuador (and a few other Juniors as well)....they are running with Jens rigs. They deliberately lower the spars and adjusts the goosenecks to de power the boats - It doesn't have much of an effect in light air, but in heavy air it allows the...

I shot some footage of the Junior North Americans and figured it would be nice to share it with everyone. It's under ten minutes b/c that's what I had to do in order to put it on youtube. enjoy

The colored sails aren't rec sails - they are sails specially made for a particular Sunfish World Championship event. They are "special edition" race sails, that's why you see them in the race. They come with event boats - there are boats made specifically for the World Championships, they...

The shock cord is attached to the spars and goes around either side of the mast. I attach it to the daggerboard with sisterhooks. It is not tied to the mast.

I raced the 2009 Sunfish North Americans with my helmet cam filming. Here's the link to the edited version of Race One. Hope you enjoy it.