So… what do you think

Hi everyone,

I have a new way of writing…… and to make it even better I HAVE A NEW THEME!!
Do you like it??? i know i do, it looks more professional, lets hope so anyway!!
If anyone wants to submit a comment or suggestion to my club sailing i would be VERY happy!

Thanks,

Soph <3

Why?

Hi followers,

sorry i havent posted in a while but i been thinking of ways to make my blog even better some options where to create a new blog (check) and stop posting facts (in progress) I decided to stop posting facts and focus on recounts of events and just anything about my sailing experiences instead, after all i’m not an online encyclopaedia! I really think from reading other blogs i have discovered what people out there actually LIKE to read one of them is not facts!

Thanks,

Sophie

The Sail/sprit tension

Hi everyone,

sorry i haven’t posted in a while but i was looking at some websites and they inspired me to write about sprit tension!
This is what i want to share with you

Light winds: The sprit should be let off a little to help open the leech and help the air flow smoothly across the sail.

Choppy conditions: You should sail with slightly less sprit to help power up the sail.

Heavier conditions: Lots of sprit to help close the leech. When it becomes survival conditions you can let the sprit off. This will give a horrible crease from running diagonally down towards the clew, but it will de-power the sail by letting the upper leech fall to leeward.

Downwind: Ease to remove any crease running from peak down to the tack.

Sorry!!

Hi everyone,

Just letting you know if you tried to watch the KYC video it only works on Youtube!
But i still recomend you watch it!!

Thanks,

Sophie

Ireland KYC Halloween Clinic

Hi everyone,
sorry i havent posted for a while but i thin this video is perfect to show you!

i really like this video.
it is all about heavy wind conditions in freezing weather.
the ireland KYC clinic looks like lots of fun!

You can learn a lot from this video!

Optimist Sailing-Wind Conditions

Hi,

I found this video that shows different wind conditions and how well the sailor handles the conditions. It also shows how well his boat handling skills are and how he has set up his boat for the conditions.

A great video!

Optimist Sailing Introduction-Rig and Hull

 

Hi this is practaly my first post so i decided to start with the basics. Don’t worry if its to complecated i will post about it in a more basic form later! The post is about the key parts to the optimist, the rig and the hull.

NOTE*

i found most of this info off wikipedia and i changed most of it into the way i understand it!

The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15. Nowadays boats are usually made of fiberglass, although wooden boats are still built.

It is one of the most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 130,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.

Rig

The single sail of the Optimist is sprit-rigged Two battens stiffen the leech It is secured evenly with ties along the luff to the mast and along the foot to the boom, pulled down tightly by a vang. The light, slim third spar, the sprit, extends through a loop at the peak of the sail; the bottom rests in the eye of a short cable or string which hangs along the front edge of the mast. Raising and lowering the sprit and adjusting the boom vang allow for adaptation of sail trim to a range of wind conditions. It is usually correct to tighten the vang and sprit in heavy winds and loosen them in light winds. As well as this, huge adjustments can be made to sail shape, due to all of the ties running along the mast and boom.

Hull

The Optimist has a pram hull, originally formed primarily from five pieces of plywood. It was the biggest hull Clark Mills could make from two 4 ft by 8 ft sheets. Just in front of a bulkhead, which splits the boat nearly in half, is the centreboard case. Right behind it on the centerline of the hull floor are attached a pulley and ratchet block. These anchor the sheet and its pulley on the boom directly above. At the bow resides a clamp to support the mast which passes through a hole in its centre to the mast step mounted on the centre line of the boat. The tow rope, a rope used for securing a boat like a mooring line, is usually tied around the mast step.

Buoyancy bags are installed inboard along each side in the front half of the boat and at the stern to add buoyancy in the event of capsizing. Two straps, known as Toe Straps, run lengthwise along the floor from bulkhead to stern. These and a tiller extension allow a sailor to hang off the side for weight distribution—commonly called “hiking out”.

SCHNAPPER POINT YOUTH REGATTA 5TH & 6TH MARCH MYC

2011 SCHNAPPER POINT YOUTH REGATTA 5TH & 6TH MARCH MYC The 2011 Schnapper Point Youth Regatta is being held at the Mornington Yacht Club on the 5th and 6th of March. This is the weekend before the state Optimsit titles being held at MYC so it will be a great warm up event for both open and green fleet sailors. Entries close 5pm Friday 4th March. The regatta will be on the mornington peninsula, victoria, australia!

Optimist Dinghy Sailing Calendar-AUS

Here is a link to the Optimist events calendar for Australia

http://www.aioda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-aioda-events-calendar.pdf

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