VS 15FT SKIFF SAILING ASSOCIATION
  • Home
  • 80th Australian Titles
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Documents
  • For Sale
  • History
    • Lest We Forget
    • Newspaper Clips & Videos
    • Trophies
  • Media
    • 70th Reunion Pics
    • Mid 2000's Pics
    • 2020-23 Pics
    • Nats 2013 Pics
    • Nats 2014 Pics
    • Nats 2015 Pics
    • Nats 2015 / 16 Pics
    • Nats 2016 / 17 Pics
    • Nats Pics 2019
    • NATS 2022-23 Pics
  • News
  • Results - Australian
    • 2014 / 15 Results >
      • 2014/15 Race Times
    • 2016/17 Results
    • 2017/18 Results
    • 2018-19 Results
    • 2019-20 Results
    • 2021-22
    • 2022-23
    • 2024-25
  • Results - State/Traveller
    • States Results 2017/18
    • Travellers 2017/18
    • States Results 2018-19
    • Travellers Results 2018-19
    • States / Trav 2019-20 Results
    • 2021-22
    • 2022-23
    • 2024-25
  • Specs
    • Col's Mast Bend Data
    • Ol Yella Refit
    • SFC Repair
    • TBS Repairs
  • Links

Adding to the discussion

30/11/-0001

 
This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.

Good news Peter.  This years nationals are at Port Hunter.
 The club is offering free camping at the club & there is plenty of
other accommodation in the area.  Boats can be left at the club to help
those who choose to travel each day.  2nd Jan to the 8th.  Please
spread the word re  nationals venues I think it needs to be pointed out that the committee has a
very difficult task in finding host clubs.  The simple fact is that clubs
either want to charge a fortune or simply don't want to us.  For example we
approached Belmont YC & their response was something like $5k.  This is
out of our league.  Our old favourite Sunshine has declined us for the next
2 years because they are booked out.  Last year we formally tried to
contact Saratoga many times via vaious mediums & got no response.  I
know in the past we have approached Gosford & might have done so last year.
  As time passes the committee eventually will select a club that is
  actually keen on having us.  Hence the venues for the past 5 or 6 years.   
Re Firestorm,  I don't want to reignite the debate over the
boat again but I would like to remind everyone that it is built from the
association hull mould.  One of the main reasons went for or own deck was
$.  Our fully completed hull, including painting,  cost <$10k.
 Quotes from boatbuilders using the deck mould were $16k.  I simply
couldn't afford another $6k.  I also enjoy the 'engineering' side of boats.
 I want fast but reliable.  From our experience we considered any
potential problems with the boats & engineered them out.  So far we
have enjoyed 5 seasons sailing the boat hard & have had no breakages (until
porobably next weekend).  I don't have templates but I'd be more than happy
to show anyone building a boat where the frames should go & how to construct
a deck.  Ours was easy.  It is just fully laid up 8 x 4 sheets of
foam, that are then cut with a jig saw& glued in the
hull. 
Regards 
John H



Comments are closed.

    Archives

    January 2025
    February 2024
    July 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    March 2022
    November 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2018
    November 2018
    August 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    September 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    January 2015
    February 2014
    January 2014
    November 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    February 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    March 2011
    January 2011
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    June 2010

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed


Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • 80th Australian Titles
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Documents
  • For Sale
  • History
    • Lest We Forget
    • Newspaper Clips & Videos
    • Trophies
  • Media
    • 70th Reunion Pics
    • Mid 2000's Pics
    • 2020-23 Pics
    • Nats 2013 Pics
    • Nats 2014 Pics
    • Nats 2015 Pics
    • Nats 2015 / 16 Pics
    • Nats 2016 / 17 Pics
    • Nats Pics 2019
    • NATS 2022-23 Pics
  • News
  • Results - Australian
    • 2014 / 15 Results >
      • 2014/15 Race Times
    • 2016/17 Results
    • 2017/18 Results
    • 2018-19 Results
    • 2019-20 Results
    • 2021-22
    • 2022-23
    • 2024-25
  • Results - State/Traveller
    • States Results 2017/18
    • Travellers 2017/18
    • States Results 2018-19
    • Travellers Results 2018-19
    • States / Trav 2019-20 Results
    • 2021-22
    • 2022-23
    • 2024-25
  • Specs
    • Col's Mast Bend Data
    • Ol Yella Refit
    • SFC Repair
    • TBS Repairs
  • Links