Chew Files

[roland_trim]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra0LsCY8SEs
Sadly the 3D printed Trim Drone is behind Croote's polished performance.

Last night saw our first flight.  It flies - but sadly straight into a wall!

New props done and a spare arm on the printer - all should be ready to fit tonight.
Also time to upgraded to some legs that are not made form British Gas Bills!

[roland_trim]

New Poppy lineup for 2014.
Roland is pleased to say that Polly is shaping up to be the "supercrew" of 2014.

Boring video linked shows episode 2 : "Skippy get help - my centreboard has fallen out".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubRFP1jqqh4

[roland_trim]

Another fun Sunday at Chew. Polly's hand is not too great, so looks like a couple of weeks of crew swapping ahead (drat).

[Pollyj562]

Or Polly will make a contraption for her hand to sail and not hurt it

[JP233]

A hook so we an call you Abu hamzer

[Clive Everest]

Try gloves

[Pollyj562]

I wear gloves always anyway.  I think a wrist support

[roland_trim]

Thanks to Jamie, Digby, Todd and Polly for making Alabama3 a very memorable gig.

Saturday's sailing sadly was a mirror flat clam, so we took Maude mud bashing and then joined Marmite on Chew for what wsa a lovely afternoon of solid 3 upwards...

... It was good - Jamie should post some video to prove it :-)

[JP233]

Pretty good weekend. A3 had a man in a Stetson, Sunday saw the infamous CNF Still (Digby) do his thing, make perfectly fine carbon stands in to two stands of carbon. (Look at video when I make it.)
Good to see him back on the water, and also Roland swapped in for 5 minuets then remembered sailing is a silly sport and it should be replaced by tea drinking in the Olympics.

[roland_trim]

Took Slippy out last night with my old house mate James.

An expresso sail to remind me just how epic she Is in over 15th knots.

No photos, no video - just a massive internal grin and this post to remind me when I'm refurbishing her again.

[roland_trim]

Had an EPIC afternoon.

Paul, Ed and Marmite appeared to be locked in a fierce battle with the RS800.

Me, well I posted on FB at 11AM and pitched up with EJ. The commodore kindly decided that the day had come to try a cherub. He was brilliant. From just happening to have a spare gooseneck and bungs in his tool box to grinning like a schoolboy when EJ clicked her heals during a 3 sail 2 wire run. Even managed a full salute when two sail gybing to sort a bad hoist.

Came last in one race, played yachts and totalled the spare kite in race 2 (DNF). Grinning from ear to ear and very tired this evening. Think Paul picked up an 8 and a 3...

[dave_ching]

Excellent most excellent