Forum Replies Created
-
AuthorPosts
-
Dale Knowles
ParticipantHi Dave. I’m sure others will correct me, but I think it is related to the advent of boom stowed poles and the need for the pole to be at the right height to be stowed parallel to the boom without additional adjustment every time the kite hoisted and dropped. I think it is far easier to achieve this with the elastic below the pole (usually zig-zagged across the width of the boat behind the front tank). It does introduce the challenge of preventing the pole from bouncing on close reaches, but the benefits of boom stowed poles are significant, not least the fact that they’re attached to the boat!
Dale Knowles
ParticipantMaybe with ‘better integration’ we could pop forum updates on here into FB/Twitter in some way? That way people would see the updates but come back here to actually post comments. I can’t decide if that’s a clunky thing or not but it seems to hit the balance of improving visibility through the social stuff and keeping this platform for discussion.
In terms of racing or tuning tips, blimey – I’d hate to think people thought the top guys are unwilling to share given the amount of good articles people like Ian and yourself have done for mainsail and the like! Hopefully this thread in itself will garner some feedback on whether and how people would like that to work best.
It’s a weird one really, you don’t often see people asking (save for one thread on upwind technique last year which had a flurry of activity around it (over 1,200 views on checking just now!)). Yet when something is put together, such as an article in mainsail or a video on the site or indeed a question on the forum, I think people pour over it and discussion arises from that (either publicly or privately). The implied logic of this would be for the good guys to churn out articles, but that obviously has limited lifetime and possibly enthusiasm from the authors if they don’t know what people really want to learn!
Oh for a good discussion on the forum!
Dale Knowles
ParticipantHi Mike. Happy New Year. Hope you and the young family are well.
I can certainly see the logic of your suggestion. I do sometimes wonder whether we now have so many media (here, FB and Twitter), that we’ve lost a focal point along the way. Consolidating to the least number of media probably wouldn’t do any harm.
Personally, I think the medium for discussion is not really the issue – it actually the content. The fact is that the forum always dries up at this time of year when, let’s face it, most boats are in garages and sailing is not high up on most people’s agendas.
I’m as guilty as the rest for not posting stuff so, given your prompt, what about these for discussion suggestions (happy to post as separate threads if need be):
- Go faster tips from the top guys: eg. I’d love to see an article (a video would be even better) from Dobbo on his downwind technique (or perhaps he doesn’t want to reveal his trade secrets!). Just another comment on this theme – I think the section from the ‘want to improve’ button on the home page should also have a link to the member’s library section which has all the tuning and racing tips. Perhaps reminding people of this resource might prompt a bit of extra discussion.
- Brixham: nothing critical here, just an observation. A lot of effort is understandably going into promoting and planning Barbados – and righfully so. Let’s not forget Brixham before that though. The present home page banner has the event as the fourth item; the entry list only has two entries (I am certain there are more than this). There is just a general feeling that this is a forgotten event at the moment which is a shame, particularly given the venue and also the fact that Barbados will be out of many people’s financial or practical means. I stress that this is not a criticism of the people involved who are undoubtedly pulling their tripe out on other stuff. Sometimes we just need another set of eyes to point these things out.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dale
Dale Knowles
ParticipantHi all – just to clarify – this room has now been taken.
Have a good event everyone.
Dale Knowles
ParticipantHi Donald,
Not as yet no and I don’t think the owners have moved it either.
If you’re still interested let me have a contact number and I’ll give you a call with all the details.
Cheers
Dale.
Dale Knowles
ParticipantHi Nick.
Try the members’ library under the members’ section. It only appears when you’re logged in but I’m assuming you have a log in ID by dint of the fact that you’ve managed to post on the forum.
Can’t say for certain if there’s an article relating to the subject you require, but that’s where all that sort of info is now.
Dale.
-
AuthorPosts