Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts
Monday, 11 July 2011
Update from down under
Margie from Australia writes us with some updates from down under, including some nice pictures and a movie showing their kite set under a regatta.
Hit the title for the full update!
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Update from down under
Margie wrote to me about the status on the 310 in Australia....good reading!
Hi Thomas
I thought I would fill you in on the progress of the Australian 310. Boats arriving in December is not a good thing as Christmas and summer holidays fill 3 to 4 working weeks. So things did not happen until late January, early February when rigging was finished and our sails were finally finished. On our first outing we decided to enter the club race and
came home first. The following week we raced again with the same IRC rating
as you listed for the German boat, again with much luck we won our section. The boat has been displayed at the Melbourne boat show with much interest and a lot of comments on just how good the shape is. On the water we get a lot of favorable comments and people
wanting to sail with us. There are 4 350's in the country with a few more on order but as yet
only one 310.
On a technical point with the spinnaker we are doing inside jibes in winds up to 15 knots and doing outside jibes in winds over 15 knots despite our best efforts in the stronger breezes we are finding that the windward spinnaker sheets are ending up under the boat.
Great for cleaning the boat but very frustrating, do you have any suggestions to cure this.
thanks
Margie
PS
We enjoyed your skiing video and envy of all that snow Attached is a photo of us going back to shore after a race with our number 3 head sail.
Hi Thomas
I thought I would fill you in on the progress of the Australian 310. Boats arriving in December is not a good thing as Christmas and summer holidays fill 3 to 4 working weeks. So things did not happen until late January, early February when rigging was finished and our sails were finally finished. On our first outing we decided to enter the club race and
came home first. The following week we raced again with the same IRC rating
as you listed for the German boat, again with much luck we won our section. The boat has been displayed at the Melbourne boat show with much interest and a lot of comments on just how good the shape is. On the water we get a lot of favorable comments and people
wanting to sail with us. There are 4 350's in the country with a few more on order but as yet
only one 310.
On a technical point with the spinnaker we are doing inside jibes in winds up to 15 knots and doing outside jibes in winds over 15 knots despite our best efforts in the stronger breezes we are finding that the windward spinnaker sheets are ending up under the boat.
Great for cleaning the boat but very frustrating, do you have any suggestions to cure this.
thanks
Margie
PS
We enjoyed your skiing video and envy of all that snow Attached is a photo of us going back to shore after a race with our number 3 head sail.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
First Elan 310 delivered to Australia
Margie in Australia just told me that their Elan 310 build #50 has arrived in Australia!
It caused quite a stir at the yard with its twin rudders and wide transom! Not quite the typical boat....
Build #50......
Offloading from the truck....
Happy owner!!
It caused quite a stir at the yard with its twin rudders and wide transom! Not quite the typical boat....
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