Xmas sailing

Yesterday IdeesfixVIII had a great sail, winds were 320/15, 22C, under A2.5, speeds of over 15Kts were reached, Merry Xmas

Ian Gordon of Farr Yacht Sales for sure gave very good advice on the choice of this fantastic boat.

Volvo Leg 2 Arrival

IdeesfixVIII sailed out today to intercept the arriving first three VOR 65, first came Brunel, then Dong Feng followed by ADOR.  The arrival was in light wind but in beautifull weather, an other great day on the water.

ADCA Race 05, 06 December 2014

ADCA Race 05 had the following course: EPM-FD2-UAD4-FD2-EPN.  It was a beat up to FD2 then two long tight reaches to UAD4 back to FD2, then spinnaker down to EPM.  IdefixV did very well, maintening a speed above 7Kts at all times.   Here are the results:

Race 05    Yachts at start: 5
001  02:00:00  007200 * 1.078 =  007761    IdefixV
002  02:27:26  008846 * 0.958 =  008474    Mistress
003  02:28:02  008882 * 0.968 =  008597    FLOOSIE
004  02:26:36  008796 * 1.021 =  008980    Unwind
005  02:47:10  010030 * 0.967 =  009699    Escapade
006  00:00:00  000000 * 0.967 =  000000    Ines
006  00:00:00  000000 * 0.967 =  000000    ElMahrousa
006  00:00:00  000000 * 0.967 =  000000    Saeeda
006  00:00:00  000000 * 0.967 =  000000    Camelot

TP52 in 16Kts TWS

Sailing in 16Kts gusting 20Kts is quite an other story on a TP52.  We just went for a long tack north bound, then tacked back south without hoisting a spinnaker.  With J3 alone boat speed went over 14Kts, IdeesfixVIII under J3 alone was not easy to control.  A bit of work needs to be done on the Main M-5.

IdeesfixVIII training

James Hemingway explaining us how to jibe a TP52.

Idefix V gets antifouled

How to anti foul a Farr 30 using a steel pole and a chain block.

Idefix V second at national day Regatta, 14-15 November 2014

Idefix V (Farr 30) made second place at National Day Regatta, which is a good result, first was Impie a Laser SB20.

Overall Results National Day Regatta, 14-15 November 2014
numberraces = 5
007 01 01 01 01 03 IMPI
011 02 02 02 03 02 IdefixV
012 03 03 03 02 01 Mistress
020 04 04 04 04 04 FLOOSIE
025 05 05 05 05 05 Saeeda
027 05 05 05 06 06 Unwind