IdeesfixVIII flying an A1.5, "Amway", in light breeze with temperatures slowly rising here in Abu Dhabi, June 29th, 2025.

On January 26th we got sailing the first ADCA 2025 race and were able to test our new main here in Abu Dhabi.  She fits perfectly and has a great shape.

New Main from SLED

 

In 2024 we received our new second hand main purchase from team Sled, complementary of Ross Farquhar !

In December 2024 we got busy fitting the battens, not an easy task, TP-52 battens are very long and difficult to ship, they are too long for normal shipping, above 4m.

AGMC 2022 Middle East Championship

 

IdeesfixVIII sailing upwind during the AGMC Middle East Championship in December 2022.  We had a hard time defending our handicap but had a great time sailing.

SD60 rattle noise

 

An intermittent rattling noise was heard coming from the SD60 saildrive. Greg was able to suppress it by adjusting the lever control plate precisely. Now all is back to normal.

The revised Karver lock (KHL5) is now functioning. When the main halyard is cycled it releases fine.

 Here is the mast head view of the 3Di J2, it has aged. But IdeesfixVIII is now sailing.

The Karver lock system did not latch off when tested yesterday, it needs servicing. This is why it was not possible to off hook the mainsail recently causing a lot of trouble as the halyard tension was increased to break loads with no effect.

 The masthead platform allows working efficiently at head of mast.