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Category Archives: Composite Craft
Carbon FFs and the Charm of Resin…..
Like most Club Racers, I wouldn’t know the first thing about the way boats are moulded. I managed to get to see my Dragon being built at Petticrows which was fabulous. All very high tech. You know, at Petticrows they … Continue reading →
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More on Carbon Fibre Fifteens… from Charles….
The Ovi carbon boat is carbon on the inside and iI dont think it is vacuumed on. The problem has been the hulls have come out only 9kg underweight. Therefore to wet the carbon out they had put 11kg more … Continue reading →
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Flying Fifteen Keel Platform….
When I helped VC Phil Tinsley get the keel off a 20 year old boat ready for refurbishment, it wasn’t half as difficult as I thought. You can see Phil’s description of how we did it elsewhere on this website. … Continue reading →
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Composite Craft – Making the Deck…..
Have you seen the way that decks are moulded? It always struck me as counter intuitive that they are done upside down … I don’t know why I’d have that notion – stupid really, but that’s the way it’s done. … Continue reading →
Ovington and Composite Craft Spinnaker Sheaves…..
After racing last Sunday, we were thinking about the way that spinnaker sheave blocks have been evolving. In the Ovi Mk IX it was a bit agricultural – led across decks, outside tanks and around extra sheaves …. but in … Continue reading →
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The Composite Craft Flying Fifteen Cockpit….
This is the cockpit of the new Composite Craft carbon fibre Flying Fifteen. Now what can we learn here?? © Charles Apthorp Well to start with, the cockpit looks a bit roomier than an Ovi, don’t you think? This is … Continue reading →
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Charles’ Carbon Flying Fifteen from Composite Craft….
Have you seen a Flying Fifteen in the Mould? I must admit – I haven’t. Newcastle is a heck of a way from Kent… and though I’ve had three built at Ovis, I’ve never been to see it in process. … Continue reading →
Composite Craft – Genoa Tracks….
This is the jib car arrangement on Charles’ smart new Composite Craft boat. Note the pretty thin jib sheets – Howard take note! In keeping with the boat, it’s all in very smart black carbon, and if memory serves me … Continue reading →
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Jib Tack Fitting on Composite Craft FF….
This rather neat jib tack fitting is aboard Charles’ Composite Craft Fifteen. You’d think it was carbon as it’s black… and it’s on that boat…. but actually it might not be carbon…. What caught my attention was the purpose built design, … Continue reading →
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Flying Fifteen – A Carbon Copy…..
BIFFA President, Sue Bannister, came over for a drink after work a short while back. Great conversation all evening, of course. One particular item caught my attention – Sue has had a race in Charles Apthorp’s new carbon boat from … Continue reading →
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The Composite Craft Console….
No surprise here – the Console in the Composite Craft Flying Fifteen looks a lot like a Dingwall. That’s by no means a bad thing and this one is finished in fabulous looking carbon. You’ll note too plenty of room … Continue reading →
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