Today I got news from the shipping company: my new Holroyd rudder for my BR will arrive on Saturday, exactly one day too late. (my colleague asked the ingenious question why shipments never arrive one day too EARLY?)
However I can still go to Kiel on Friday thanks to Manfred who offered me his spare rudder. Thank you Manfred! I love this class and its sailors.
When I was in Zwischenahn Harald gave me a few files I want to share with you. Harald is an mothie veteran that returned to the class when he bought “All the way May” from Sven Cloppenburg(?) in 2006 (he returned when I had my first moth regatta, also at Zwischenahn). By now he has converted this boat to a foiler building his own foils. He doesn’t come out of the water early but he is surely fast once he does. Also he has to sit pretty far aft but see for yourself. Here is a video that was taken on the Bodensee, Harald’s native lake:
Take a close look to the rudder. It was actually built too light and thus bends like crazy. Here you can see it close-up
Hi Felix,
today i used the new MSL 13 on the Skippy. It was very easy to sail, what a difference to the Boltropesail! But then the Wind picked up from 20knt to 30knt, to much for me. I had a huge stall and nosedive and after that the fix rear Tube was ripped of from the Transom. Tomorrow it will be fixed again but it seems to be a nightshift.
Im also sorry i cant come to Kiel, too much work!
Harald
Ps.: The Vid was the first time of foiling with the Skippy. Now it is foiling better and the Rudder is stiffer now.