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Volume 154 - 1 - October 2006 NS14 Bulletin Merlin going flat out in the Teralba Sprint Series Volume 154 - 1 - October 2006 NS14 Bulletin President’s Message The season has got under way with a bit of a rough ride. Stronger than usual winds caused a lot of club racing in NSW to be cancelled and caused a bit of carnage at the NSW coaching day and the Tassie day also had some issues! Though judging by the becalmed launch of Peter Bridley’s boat in Tasmania a bit earlier, not everyone had the same problem! There has been quite a lot of boat trading over the last few months with some boats appearing out of the woodwork which is good to see. Together with three new Tigers built over the winter and a new 11 appearing at Taree, there should be some interesting changes in the fleet positions this season. One of the best ways of improving club fleet positions is to get out and race in other regattas. This is why the Association puts on the various events it does. The important thing is to have events that members want to go to. So any feedback members can give their respective race secretaries on what to run, where and when is always welcome. Included in this is how the class events can best fit in with club activities so that sailors can get the best of both worlds. For this season I encourage everyone to look at the calendar and plan ahead to support the class by going to the various regattas the host clubs put on for us. Healthy numbers at regattas will lead to a healthy class overall. Gather everyone from your club and make a fun time of it. The change to allow carbon in spars has generated a lot interest and some concerns. Emo has brought a carbon mast in from NZ and at least Hugh has a carbon boom. This is the start of the experimentation which is the lifeblood of the class. Will Emo’s mast stay together? Will it give any advantage? Will Hugh’s boom give any advantage? What other things are people experimenting with? All exciting stuff! Some are concerned that this initiative might lead to an escalation of costs and hence to an expensive technology race. The approach to this is to ensure that the cost of the NS14 does not escalate unduly compared to other classes, bearing in mind we are looking at commercial alternatives. My understanding is that Emo’s mast is coming in well under the price of a current commercially available alloy/carbon mast. Hugh’s boom is the same as that used by several other classes from Flying Ants to 14’ skiffs. My reason for pointing this out is to assure members that we are tracking this development to ensure that it takes the class in the right direction – ie a development class that is relatively inexpensive. Remember, anyone playing with new ideas (which I hope you are) should keep an active dialogue going with the Measurer, Russell Moore, to ensure your ideas are going to comply. I hope everyone has some great sailing over the next few months and don’t forget it’s not too late to book in for the Nationals at Lindisfarne which is shaping up to be a great regatta. Michael Tait President Volume 154 - 2 - October 2006 NS14 Bulletin Editor Edition 154 for long time readers, but number 2 for me. The first one was a fairly major production, especially changing formats and trying for something that suited both web delivery in A4 size and printing in B4 size. That proved to be the easy part, actually getting it printed was much trickier, since the pdf file would not print in reduced size at the printers, even though it did print in A4, due to software incompatibility. All told it took 5 attempts over 3 weeks (it was very busy work all weekend and until midnight audit time at work), including having my office IT experts have a tinker with the file, and then the printer told me that 20 pages was the maximum size for folding and I had 28. So back home once again and deletion of articles, squeezing a few things and jiggling the margins to make it all fit. It’s a wonder it got printed at all. Then to cap it all off, the mailing list turned out to be 15 names more than the agreed print quantity, so a few of you got photocopies and two members at the same address found they had to share a copy. But for everybody it is on the web and we’ll continue to develop this method of delivery / publication to reach as wide an audience as possible. Finally a big thanks to all contributors for making the effort to get their reports in on time. In this issue you’ll discover that I didn’t get a colourful boat, just a white one with potential that I can’t sail properly – yet (1940 Aero 11a). But my greatest protagonist – the president himself – also has acquired Ram Raider (1937 Aero 11a) so we’re on an equal footing in the arms race that is Northbridge fleet growth at the moment. We just have to watch those younger, fitter, lighter, smarter sailors in their 8s, 9s, 10s and Tequilas that keep snapping at our heels, never mind the growing fleet of Tigers that seem to dominate the front of the fleet, also with younger, fitter, lighter, smarter sailors! I don’t know about last year at your clubs, but at Northbridge it was a fairly light season, with all the big winds arriving midweek. This season it seems to be seriously blowing on the weekend, nature’s way of keeping us all fit, and the sail makers and boat builders fully employed. Good sailing and I hope you enjoy this edition, with its special emphasis on training and techniques. 38th NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2006/7 Nationals will be held from 27th December 2006 to 4th January 2007 at the Lindisfarne Sailing Club, Tasmania Details of the regatta including NOR, reduced ferry fares and potential boat charters can be found on the NS14 Tasmania site – http://smwilkie.customer.netspace.net.au/200607_national_championships.htm and in the last Bulletin Volume 154 - 3 - October 2006 NS14 Bulletin Mark Thorpe Boats Mark Thorpe Boats Remember this old ad for Mark Thorpe? Well, he hasn’t updated it, so it’s in the Bulletin for old times sake, but that’s all. You may know he is now building the TIGER hull, and if you want one for the next Championships, you’d better order one NOW. Prices and pictures are from his website, about 6 months old, so you’d better check that they’re still OK. Of course he still does a wonderful line in boat repairs, foils and rudders, and on the side seems to have some sort of reputation in Moths. Prices Contact All prices include GST. All prices subject to change without notice. NS14 Tiger Design Email: [email protected] Hull $6600 Phone: Ph: +61 2 9949 3308 Carbon Fibre Centre board $715 Fax: +61 2 9949 3803 Address: Carbon Fibre Rudder blade $495 Factory E1 Manly Grove Industrial Park Carbon/Glass Rudder box $440 1 Campbell Parade Manly Vale, 2093 Trolley $715 New South Wales Web: Complete ready to sail TBA http://www.thorpeboats.com Volume 154 - 4 - October 2006 NS14 Bulletin TRAINING – Part 1 Reprinted from the Northbridge Sailing Club Bulletin September 2005 Northbridge was well represented at the NS14 training night on 1st September, held at the Concord & Ryde Sailing Club. Peter Vaiciurgis, former National Champion and now a 49er skipper, shared his knowledge at a well-attended theory seminar. This is a summary of the night for those who could not attend. 1. Flat is Fast The NS14 is flat underwater and has its minimum waterline width when perfectly level. Minimum waterline width is also least wetted surface area, and therefore minimum drag. It therefore pushes the least amount of water when sailed in this fashion, and therefore goes faster. 2. Look at your centreboard Faster boats are sailing with shorter centreboards – about 1.39 m. Smaller boards offer less drag. Conventional boards around 1.5 metres long carry more drag, but offer less “true depth” if one’s boat is always heeled. So consider a small board and sail the boat flatter. 3. Keep the mast upright For the same reason, a heeled boat reduces effective mast height. Why does a NS14 have such a large roach? To keep the maximum amount of sail up high, where the wind is. So keep the mast as upright as possible. Flat is fast. 4. Flat feels funny A flat boat feels like it is heeled to windward, because side decks are rounded and point downwards for comfort. Get used to it! 5. Don’t worry about easing the main When it gets windy, easing the main also moves the effective angle of lift forward, increasing the power available. Easing the main keeps the boat flat. Flat is fast. 6. Sail low A NS14 will plane upwind in the right conditions. This is because the hull is flat underwater. Sailing a little low will increase speed quickly and get the boat on the plane. Once going fast the centreboard will operate more efficiently and provide the necessary lift. Don’t pinch to windward, don’t let the telltales stop lifting, keep the boat moving fast. 7. The mast is a tree trunk The elliptical mast at 100 mm thick has similar bending characteristics to a 32 foot yacht.
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