Sign up to the Speed Sunday Offers Newsletter, The Newsletter is a weekly event with all the Offers being Online Exclusives only and most running for a Week Only.  Featured in the Newsletter will be primarily Offers we have on certain lines, New Products coming into stock, Offers on Sails, Covers, Class Spares etc..

We kicked off the new season with great results!

One of our customers won the single handed class in his Phantom at the Grafham Grand Prix and leads the Sail Juice series. Matt Biggs & Ben Hollis sailing their Merlin also won the medium fleet at the Grand Prix and lie 4th in the Sail juice series.

He is currently testing the Aeroweb Merlin sails and will be sailing at the Bloody Mary, Steve Nicholson Memorial and the Tiger Trophy. Our Phantom Sailor will be soon using the Aeroweb mainsail on his Phantom.

Please feel free to contact us with questions that you would like our view on and we will get them posted on the blog for all to read.

We wish all good luck for 2011 and hope to see you out and around the various classes.

Our quick release buckle takes the hassle out of packing up your boat - simply push the specially moulded connector fittings together to ‘click’ home. Easy!

Now for sale in 20mm or 25mm via our website www.speedsails.co.uk

A light northerly shifting breeze made for tough sailing for handicap racing sponsored by Speed Sails, 2 races were sailed with the fleet split into Fast and Slow fleet starts.

In the first race the 3 Merlin Rockets and the Phantom of Mike Tustin romped ahead leaving the Slow Fleet trailing far behind as the breeze died. Matt Biggs crewed by Ben Hollis in his Merlin established a 3 minute lead over Andy and Richie Adams whilst Richard Dee and Chris duelled with Mike Tustin in his Phantom. The Albacore of Neville Herbert finished 4th on handicap.

The slow fleet had a closer tussle between the Bartley Streaker of Debbie Degge leading the Solo’s of Brian Stammers and Graham Robinson over the line.

The second race started in a reasonable breeze and Matt Biggs tussled with Andy enjoyed another Merlin benefit with a very close finish and Richard Dee followed in 3rd place. The Albacore again came through on handicap in 4th place.

The slow fleet slide further back as the wind faded after Fast Fleet leaders finished their race. This led to more mixed results in the fleet with Solo’s leading the way on handicap with Dave Brand winning race 2 from Trevor Thomas but Debbie Degge scraped in to win overall from Brian Stammers and Graham Robinson.

Mike Biggs won overall with 2 first places after a very good display of light weather sailing.

The Junior Fleet was led home by Crispin Beaumont and Nick Wilson sailing a Feva whose race included 2 Feva’s starting on an advantageous port tack on a busy start line in the first race and nearly succeeding in clearing the fleet in a slower boat. Crispin and Nick finished a creditable 8th overall.

Overall Results:

Slow Fleet

Fast Fleet

Speed Sails have put together this tuning guide to help you set your boat up close to its ideal settings. These settings should be regarded as a starting point for fine tuning as individual boats and crews may need to alter them slightly for best performance. When you have your boat set up, remember to mark everything so that the settings can be reproduced quickly.

Speed Sails Tuning Guide

SAILS:

Mainsail: 3.8oz Ripstop Polykote;

Tested on both the Superspar M7 and Proctor Kappa sections. Sail comes complete with battens, sailbag, sail numbers, cunningham block etc.

Jib: 3.8oz Ripstop Polykote;

Development work in 2003 has led to a slightly fuller jib. This will provide more pow er without sacrificing too much height upwind. Comes complete with sailbag. 

Spinnaker: AirX 700;

Excellent all round sail to provide the best compromise between reaching & running. Seams are glued and sail comes complete with sail bag & sail numbers.

Speed 420 Tuning Guide: Click Here

SPARS:

The Speed workshop has Superspar M7 and Proctor Kappa sections in stock which are ready to dispatch either as bare masts or fully rigged. We also keep a large supply of spinnaker poles and manufacture replacement shrouds, trapeze wires, cascade kickers etc. for next day delivery.