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#51

Calendar Events / Re: 2024 Sticky Weekend

Last post by paul_croote - October 21, 2024, 01:44:13 PM

Hi Paul,

This sounds like a fantastic opportunity to get my son involved so he can learn how to help look after Loco.
We will bring her mast along as it’s had a strange repair in the past, possibly lost its mast foot at some point. I’ll attach some pictures.

We can only make the Sunday unfortunately, travelling over from North Baddesley (Hampshire) and happy to bring anyone else along who doesn’t mind cherub banter, cheesy music with some Indy rock for good measure for 2hrs solid……. Music is optional








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Hi Andy
From memory I think your mast is quite raked compared to the stump in the boat. If you have time it may be worth rigging and making a cardboard template of the angle so we can make the mast foot to suit.


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#52

Calendar Events / Re: 2024 Sticky Weekend

Last post by AndyLang - October 21, 2024, 10:20:16 AM

Hi [mention]paul_croote [/mention]

I hear your running the largest t foil in the fleet…….. may I enquire to your size and feedback please?

Loco came with some “extra hydrofoils”, and I’m thinking about making a light wind t foil with the spare rudder.

One for the sticky weekend perhaps?




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#53

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by deefender1098 - October 21, 2024, 10:14:46 AM

Paul croote has currently the “biggest t foil” and does not feel like it slows him down in breeze, his pace on windy days says he’s probably right [emoji23][emoji23] get it stuck onto a vertical and find out !!!


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#54

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by AndyLang - October 21, 2024, 10:11:58 AM

Excellent, the boat came with some “spare hydrofoils” as a previous owner was looking to make Loco fly by the sounds of it.

I see this foil either for a high spec wing foil (bit of fun) or perhaps a light wind t foil…… I also have a standard rudder blade, so my plan is to teach Evan how to make a t foil


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#55

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by deefender1098 - October 21, 2024, 07:58:38 AM

No, wing span limits has been talked about in the past but there is currently no rule saying how big you can go as long as you’re not trying to trapeze off it [emoji28]


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#56

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by AndyLang - October 21, 2024, 07:48:42 AM

Are there any wing span limits?? Asking for a friend [emoji6]




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#57

Calendar Events / Re: 2024 Sticky Weekend

Last post by AndyLang - October 20, 2024, 08:57:06 PM

Hi Paul,

This sounds like a fantastic opportunity to get my son involved so he can learn how to help look after Loco.
We will bring her mast along as it’s had a strange repair in the past, possibly lost its mast foot at some point. I’ll attach some pictures.

We can only make the Sunday unfortunately, travelling over from North Baddesley (Hampshire) and happy to bring anyone else along who doesn’t mind cherub banter, cheesy music with some Indy rock for good measure for 2hrs solid……. Music is optional








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#58

Calendar Events / 2024 Sticky Weekend

Last post by paul_croote - October 17, 2024, 08:36:57 PM

Boat building/repairing workshop weekend open to all Cherub and potential Cherub class members.
Starting from 8.30am on Saturday the 23rd and 24th of November and winding up by around 5pm on the Sunday. A table is booked at the local curry house for 7.30 on the Saturday evening. If anyone is traveling down on Friday evening and would like to drop a boat off let me know.

Known projects to date are- modifying fitting a new centre board case to Natural Born Skiffers.

Please post here if you plan to attend and what project you would like to bring / work on so I can prep for it.

The venue is

The Yeo Valley Joinery Company
Unit B1
Oldmixon Crescent
Weston-s-Mare
BS24 9AY

Any questions please post

Look forward to seeing you then, Paul

#59

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by deefender1098 - September 15, 2024, 11:23:22 AM

I will do a bit of digging, I was not the source of this but where we ended up made sense to me…

I will say that with the current usage of foils a flapped foil bares no benefit due to the large range of angle of attacks we run so it doesn’t cause too many headaches having it in there anyway

We got to a point by which we decided that rules can be changed and updated but having the vote to decide wether this was to go through to give team A&e opportunity to change the boat over winter was more important than delaying rules change by 3/4 months to have the perfect wording on day.

Also we are still a development class, we still want people to try things and if you can think of some other foil arrangement that fits within the new rules where a flapped foil may work then please build it, show up and let’s see what it can do!!!

Alex


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#60

Tech Chat / Re: Foil rules clarification

Last post by MK - September 15, 2024, 11:10:26 AM

Please could you point me towards the motorsport definition as i am struggling to find one, there appears to be no definition in the FIA regulations where it seems to be used due to being the english translation of the french 'élément' to mean part or component.

My interpretation would be the exact opposite of your understanding, a foil with a flap would be two elements and a wingfoil one piece moulding would be one