WALLPAPERS
Airpower DSC Regatta 2023
Sit down, grab a cuppa sit back and relax while you wait for your boat to come around (longer video). This 2023 DSC Airpower Regatta.
Laser 4.7 owns the fleet.
Port end biased line at the Darwin Sailing Club regatta is spotted by a keen eyed 4.7 sailor who shows the radials, full rigs and Tasers how its done.
Laser Start, DSC Regatta 2023
Darwin Sailing Club Airpower Regatta 2023, port biased start line tack and go. Camera by Stuart and Fergal.
Taser Twilight
Taser Sailing, Darwin Sailing Club, Twilight Sail, Fannie Bay NT Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-smithson/high-life License code: QEMLGHFVG5ITKVVH
A - Class Tuning Guides
Embedded in a huge post here is a list of A -Class guides. I have blatantly copied the links: aclass002.pdf – Harken – A Class – 2015 Cascade mainsheet systemaclass003.pdf – Tips on Sailing the A Class cataclass004.pdf – Landenberger .....
RS600 Video
This is not me, nor is it my video its from blueboat TV. it is an RS600 I have one of these. Epic Boats. The downloa d URL is:http://blueboat.tv/video/ Reaching.wmv
Shaw 650 logo
OK SO there's no pretty artwork out their for the Shaw 650 logo, or Shaw Yacht Design. Twice no I have re created. Just in case someone else wants a reasonable re logo here are some I made earlier. Black and Red (off Shaw Thing T4191)| | get .....
The Mexican spinnaker drop
Tom’s Tips – Spinnaker tip one. The Mexican Probably the best way of getting asymmetric spinnaker off in a hurry, you could call it a gybe drop. Conventional Wisdom is to send someone to leeward bear off dead down wind and blow the .....
Xmas Ideas for Sailors
Does your loved one love their boat more than you? Win back his/her affections with these handy Xmass gift ideas. Gloves – I went through three pairs last year. The fingerless ones are best. Ben Doran refuses to wear them, its just a phase .....
NOODLE TIME!
How to win and loose a sternchaser, hoon past everyone then realise you don't know where the marks is...
DSC Harbour Racing marks
GPX (GPS Exchange Format) KML (Google Earth) GRM (garmin?) TXT (text) MAP (who knows) Online View
18Ft Worlds 2011
This video is dedicated to the "Drinking Monkeys" of Brighton SC (uk). On the way back from the pub, in Matt's boat obviously, we happened on the 18 footer worlds and stopped for a gander. Matt's boat "The Grip" lives in Double Bay Sydney, home of the .....
Dark November
The final race of the 2009 season at Brighton Sailing Club. A Class, Hobies and a Topaz 16CX. Through careful editing its almost possible to believe the 16CX had a chance against an A.
Lonely at the top
This is the last race of the Brighton Sailing Club's 2009 season. Weird waves, but some good wind. This is my Mates boat. Bimare 2000 A Class Catamaran.
Racing Results and their anomalies
We Sailors group our results together into series, short one offs are called regattas. But its the series - the longer groups of races, travelers circuits and the weekly club races. Usually we score them the same, the ISAF rules make on change to .....
Making dinghy sailing videos
In the last couple of years the number of waterproof video gadgets and more importantly they're price has resulted in a dinghy sailing videos boom. Most of them are shit. Mine included. I'm getting better. Here's what I've learned. With examples (mine .....
Blue Water Challenge, Notice of Race,
Click to embiggenClick Here to Download (Huge)Click Here to view in google earth Blue Water Challenge[1] 13rd September. 11:00 am. The Blue Water Challenge, now in its fourth year. Its a long distance race open to cats and monohulls. From the club to .....
Bugger Bognor
GPS Replay to Bognor GPS Replay back from Bognor Brighton Sailing Club Bognor Raid 2009. GPS Tracks also avaialblesee left. Camera work by me Toby and John. GPS Data from Me, Roger and Chung. Sailors: Lots, Princippaly visable, Me, Nick, .....
Brighton SC at Paddle Round the Pier
This is a Brighton Sailing Club Centric version of the Paddle Round the Pier, 2009 video. Filmed from the rescue boat (mostly). By Me Chris, Sherm, Matt, Ali and Auzie mark. Totals aren't in but it looks like we raised a hell of a lot for .....
BSC Regatta (canceled)
I know what You did last sunday.... Camera work by me and Toby, Sailors: Patrick and Piers. Padlers: Paul, Adi, Jim, me, Matt and Piers. Kite Boarder: Kev. Staring at the Sea: Simon. Rescue Boat: Simon and Chung. There's another video, just of Paul .....
Paddle Round the Pier Video
Paddle Round the Pier, 2009. Filmed from the rescue boat (mostly). By Me Chris, Sherm, Matt, Ali and Auzie mark. Totals aren't in but it looks like we raised a hell of a lot for charity.
Results Summer 1 Brighton Sailing Club
Summer 1 Results are final as of 14:34 on June 14, 2009 Catamaran Fleet Sailed:8, Discards:4, To count:4, To qualify:4, Ratings:SCHRS, Entries:14, Scoring system:BSC scoring system RankSailNoHelmNameCrewNameSCHRS R1 R2 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 .....
Motivation
Based heavilly on despair.com and made using this No dingy sailors and only one student were harmed in the making of this gallery.
Last Sail
This is (probably) my final fling in an RS600, gusty and grey and sunny and windless on the 2 days.
The Cumulative Points Scoring System
The Cumulative Points Scoring System Deciding the club champion and encouraging turn out for club racing: This is old, the version here is a transcript of a photocopy from the June 1982 Edition of 'Dinghy & Boardsailing' and was by Bryan Willis. I .....
Why Dinghy Courses Matter
The position you come in a race is subject to several factors, 2 similar, I.E. same class boats finishing position is a function of: Order at the start - who got away first has an advantage. Boat handling - Especially in a Hobie, good tacks are .....
I14 Clip
Here's a clip of me and Matt sailing what's now my International 14 off Brighton beach in very little wind. Right choice of boat for a flat calm.
Cogito Ergo I14
This was originally done as a follow up for a quote I saw on the Sailing Anarchy forums. The quote was. "Cogito Ergo I14" or for the unenlightened. "I think therefore I Fourteen." Bit of a no brainer
Stupid
Here's some pictures of me being stupid, DO NOT TRY THIS at home. Please remember to tie a knot in your pyjamas, I14 are really made for 2. Oh and yes I did put the kite up it was scary. Not as scary as getting it back down. Sorry about the quality, .....
A Beginners Guide Skiff Racing.
PREPARATION. Arrive no more than 30 minutes before the race starts. Preferably with the replacement parts you broke last time, still in their wrappers. Don't bring tools, you can always borrow them off someone. Don't bother with breakfast, order in .....
Penultimate Sailing
Some one asked my for advice on sailing penultimates. Well I'm no good at it. I have got some advice for other inept types trying to sail a penny. Some things I have learned: Don't pinch and sail flat when going up wind. Man you can make 'em crawl if .....
Windswept the movie
Fun with an open 60. Helly Hannson got a bunch of they're extreme sports athletes. Put them on on Knut Frostats open 60 "Academy". Then then told the lot of 'em to go and have fun. I got this as a DVD on the front of Dinghy Sailor .....
Heavy Weather Sailing
People who have not had the experience of sailing in Brighton in a bit of breeze find it a bit of a shock, even those who have high wind experience at Wildwind or similar, but find the extra or ripple on the water in Brighton a bit tricky. Here's .....
Senta
Pictures of me sailing my own boat, International 14 number 1269. There's more of thee available on flickr here: International 14 Gallery Its an old boat, what known as a "Penny" (Penultimate I14) the previous generation of boats. This is a .....
Choosing a Bouyancy Aid
A life jackets just a life jacket, it not expected to be comfortable, practical or attractive. However the reason we wear buoyancy aids is precisely because life jackets are like this. That's not a good reason to just grab the first or cheapest .....
Skiff Light Harness Review
Until recently I've been a Cat sailor with a strappy trapeze harness. The straps on both my Crewsaver and Magic Marine harnesses catch all over the place on the I14, so I got new one. The Magic Marine Skiff light claims to be for skiff type sailors, .....
Fun With Flash
Silly I know but its EDUCATIONAL! Well I'm doing it at work.... must be educational. Woot, this is the result of an afternoon at work learning flash. Good fun stuff. I call it Matt C***s it up.
Race Start Crib
Watch it this is BIG(1.6 Meg), its a graphic of the BSC start Sequence, probably the original fireworks document so its editable, we use odd flags. I should at some point dig out the flags as separate gifs. Its .PNG (portable network graphic) readable .....
Dart Hawk
This is a Gallery of pictures of me and Matt Brown Sailing on his Dart Hawk, taken over several years. Mostly at Brighton Sailing Club. We killed this boat, I'm sorry to say. It rocked, seriously hurt me a few times, but solidly enforced a climate of .....
BSC Sailing Instuctions
These are the old Sailing Instructions, written from 2000 to 2003 for Brighton Sailing Club As far as I'm concerned you can use these as a template, or edit it as you see fit. However , many of the point in here quote directly out of the RRS. So .....
