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Category Archives: Ovington
Carbon Lords…….
I happened to be at Lords for the Test Match on Friday and by amazing coincidence, there sitting but five feet away in the Stand, was Chris Waples. You may recall me waxing lyrical about his fabulous new carbon FF … Continue reading →
The Flat FF Console…..
Whenever Geoff Bayliss brings a new Fifteen to Datchet to race, it’s brim full of interesting ideas…. This year was no exception - he brought his new carbon Ovington, and that’s what is in the photo here…. We had the … Continue reading →
Posted in Ovington, Ownership, Phil Evans
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Tagged console, flat top, flying fifteen
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More on Carbon Tiller Hoods….
With regard to the recent FF Blog item about carbon tiller hoods, the carbon hood replaces the stainless hood only, not the block. I would say the way they are constructed they would be stronger than the stainless version. We … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat Fit-Out, FF World, Ovington, Ownership
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Tagged carbon tiller, flying fifteen, hood
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Chris Turner of Ovington Speaks on Under Deck Furling Gear…..
The boat pictured in the FF Blog at the dinghy show is 3972 now out in Australia. The under deck furler is a modified Allen Brothers Cat fitting. The boat also used a chute, the furler was rebated in to … Continue reading →
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Under Deck Furlers…..
You may recall that at the 2011 Dinghy Show, we saw an under deck genoa furler on a Fifteen there. “About time too”, did I hear you all say? After all, the FD’s that I raced in the seventies all … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat Fit-Out, Ovington, Ownership, Phil Evans
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Tagged below, deck, flying fifteen, furler
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Where should the Heavy Metal Go???…..
The lead goes in the middle, right? It keeps the “ends light” is the idea. I must have a climb around a modern P&B boat though for I am told that this principle does not apply laterally across the boat. … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat Fit-Out, Ovington, Ownership, P&B, Phil Evans
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Tagged alan bax, floor, flyinhg fifteen. correctors, location, p&b, phil evans
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Phil Evans Console Layout….
The Stand at the Dinghy Show was graced by the new carbon boat that Phil Evans has put together for Chris Waples. Phil is still fitting his superby engineered console which gives you 360 degree coverage of key controls from … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat Fit-Out, FF World, Ovington, Ownership, Phil Evans
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Tagged carbon, console, dinghy show, flying fifteen, ovington, phil evans
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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 →
Posted in Composite Craft, Ovington, Ownership
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Tagged carbon fibre, flying fifteen
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John Hanson’s Weight Loss Program (FF)….
We may have written few days ago that John Hanson, Fleet Captain at Datchet, has had his boat in the shed for a couple of weeks generally drying/fettling, but specifically try to shed the 3kgs that he is above minimum … Continue reading →
Posted in Boat Fit-Out, Classic/Silver Debates, Ovington, Ownership, silver
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Tagged carbon, flying fifteen, weight reduction
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FF Fine and Coarse Rig Tension Adjustment…..
Perhaps the thing that intrigued me most about the layout on Geoff Bayliss’ carbon Fifteen, is the approach to rig tension. I realise that if you have ten Fifteens in a row there may be eleven approaches to this technical … Continue reading →
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FF Mainsheet Hoop…..
A couple of days ago we wrote about Geoff Bayliss’ beautiful new carbon boat. The next interesting thing about the boat was the mainsheet hoop. Common in other classes of course, you don’t see that much of them on Flying … Continue reading →
