Recent content by Mike M

...just one comment on training sails - I think its important to train with good equipment - year 3 sail is fine but I personally would not buy a cheaper sail to train with - if you train with good equipment you know for sure that any (successful) changes to technique or settings can be...

My experience is with the standard rig - with both the mk1 and new mk2 sails my general policy for many years was to buy one new sail a year for the masters worlds then use that sail as my "big event" sail for the rest of the year and relegate the previous years sail for "small" events. I think...

Its interesting if you look at the Annapolis sailing website you can get a north laser sail (strict one design) for $565 or an North Optimist race sail (multiple suppliers allowed) for $570…….laser sailing is still the cheapest sailing I’ve ever done........

The event is not showing on the St petersburg YC website, can't see anyway for people to enter and the email contact address doesn't seem to work - any one have any news?

Interesting quote from goverenail …”Anybody who could write that crap simply does not have a clue”…I was under the impression that I was expressing a different point of view than Governails but it appears that I have no clue. Well for what its worth I do have a different perspective. The world...

I think about 60 people entered for the masters worlds within the first 24 hours of the application being up so it does not seem to me that there was any issue with people who are keen to go not being aware of the event.

I use cardboard mailing tubes (the sort you use for rolled documents) and carry as hand luggage on the plane - I've flown out of New york maybe 20 times with no issues - I think the carbon fibre looks OK via the x-ray, in fact I have never had anyone ask for me to open it.....I do tape up just...

I've flown out of newark airport in new york maybe 10 times in the last two years with my tiller as hand luggage and had no problems. I do wrap it up just in case I'm asked to check it...I use two mailing tubes (see link below), tape together and cut to length. You can fit two tillers and ext in...

Tracey, are the US champs going to clash with the masters worlds next year or is it possible to do both...the 2011 planner has dates which look like they overlap? cheers! mike

The fact found by the protest committee in the case above were: 1/ The port tacker completed his tack and was sailing on starboard tack (i.e. based on the evidence the committee found that the tack was completed NOT just that the boat had passed via head to wind) 2/ At that point the starboard...

Anyone know what the conditions in Galveston Bay are like in June? Is it usually hot with light winds or is there any breeze?

The goodwood revival motor racing event is being held fairly near Hayling island the second weekend of the masters (17th to 19th sep 2010) and I've noticed that hotels have put their pricing up for the weekend and one hotel I was thinking of staying at is already sold out. Recommend booking...

Does anyone know when entries for the 2010 masters worlds open? Want to make sure I don't miss the mad scramble to be one of the first 100 to get their entry in at 5am on the day entries open!

Anyone know where and when they are next year?

Hi, I live in manhattan and I order all my spares from annapolis performance sailing. If you order on a sunday their regular ground shipping arrives on a tuesday in manhattan....are you going to join us all at cedar point frostbiting starting oct 11th? http://www.apsltd.com/