Saturday, December 10, 2011

Carbon/aluminium rig tested

We took Shazza for a spin today in 8 to 10 knots which was not much but was good for a test run of the "new" carbon/ali rig.
The mast behaved very nicely and stayed nice when we put the red kite up for a quick run. The kite really "popped" nicely when set and everything worked as it always had. I am very happy with it at this stage.


The keel received a bit of a filing while we were out on the water, the extra material at the top of the keel blade needed a bit of a quick shave for it to slip all the way into the keel box. All good in the end except for the fibreglass itches!