Pictures from Oslofjorden Rundt 2011

Here are some pics I took from the Oslofjorden Rundt 2011 doublehanded regatta...

Here's Tormod at the helm just as the sun goes down in the west. Just catching the last of the breeze before it died down on the last run.

Click the title for all the pictures

"Bada" successful on the racetrack

The Elan 310 "Bada" is doing very well at the moment, following their overall 1st place at the "Riva per tutti" regatta, they came in second in IRC and fourth overall in the "Giannutri - Jack Daniel Trophy".

http://www.romaper2.com/pub/index.php?cat=irc_rivapertutti&query=irc_rivapertutti
http://www.rivaditraiano.com/continua.asp?id=289
http://www.adriaship.it/news.php?dettaglio=81


Congratulations!

Silverminken video catches on

From the norwegian sailing magazine "Seilas" web edition.....they reported from our video. Cool. :)

First race of the season

Repairs....

A quick trip up the mast today to remove the broken whip batten. I had brought a replacement, but after inspecting the broken one I think I'll have to find a smaller one.

The one mounted from the beginning was a bit too wide for the 310, so it was tapered a few mm on each side as shown on the first picture here:

The tapered end was fastened on the mast top.

This is not really a good solution, as the tapering cannot be anything but perfectly done or it will cause the point of maximum tension (exactly where the tapering begins) to be weakened.

As you can see on the second picture this is exactly what has happened.

The fibreglass has shattered at the point of max tension.

I think I'll have to see if I can find a batten which has the correct width all the way so there are no weak spots...

Shorthanded training at Holmsbu 2011

Holmsbu shorthanded training

The Holmsbu 2011 training was great this year - incredible weather and ok winds gave good training on the water both days. An incredible five (!) Elan 350s on the water this time - Silverminken was the lowest rated boat there (apart from a Jeanneau SO 35) - closest contenders were a Dufour 34, Pogo 8.50.

Happy sailors.

 Here's Silverminken on port heading into the the starboard boats right after the start of the second race.

 Here's a pic right after hoisting the spinnaker and before dowsing the jib.

Here's Silverminken racing against the Dufour 34.


I'll see if I can get a video posted as soon as possible - just need to get a rough edit done.

All pictures courtesy of Seilmagasinet.