The annoyingly confusing and contradictory sailmaker’s parlance can lead to a Kiwi’s Genny being a Brit’s Spinnaker and a Frenchman’s Spinak. A solent is not the water the separates the Isle of Wight from England, but a small jib, unless it’s a maxi-solent in which place takes the place of a genoa, which is normally a big jib. Read the rest of this entry »
Mini 6.50
Transat Roundup
November 17th, 2009 | Published by Conrad Colman in Mini 6.50
Overpowered 6.5 meter Minis with 12 meter rigs do one thing spectacularly well. Surf downwind, the windier the better! So it was with dismay that the fleet and I looked at weather charts that promised an upwind thrash from Madiera and calms by the Canaries instead of the steady trade winds for which our yachts are designed As I was soon to learn, few things about my race were as advertised.
One Down, Long Way to Go!
September 22nd, 2009 | Published by Conrad Colman in Mini 6.50
Written for BOATING NZ, October edition
The first leg of the Charente-Maritime/ Baghia Mini Transat 650 aptly summed up my Mini project thus far. A big job list was conquered with communal help, the race was a hurtling maestrome with plenty of highs and lows and I still have a grin on my face and want more.
UK Fastnet
July 13th, 2009 | Published by Conrad Colman in Mini 6.50
Ice Pick, Crampons and Navy Firing Range Part of the Mountainous Sea Experience for Jerry Richards from the Recent UK Mini Fastnet
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