IdeesfixVIII past 20 Kts during ADCA Race 06

Race 06 brought us to FN2, then to UAD4 to the SW, back to FN2 then EPM1 the finish.  Winds WNW at 18Kts made for some great sailing.  We came on starboard downwind to the start line then hardened up to follow the line on starboard.  We were then force to tack on port but crossed the start line exactly on time.  We made it to FN2 on one tack, then overshot FN2 on purpose but that was a bit far then tacked on starboard for UAD4 which we reached on a tack.  We did a butterfly jybe and came up on port to HDG 060, but were to pointy for spinnaker.  We jibed round FN2 on a surf and hoisted A4 which gave a great run down to the finish reaching more then 20Kts boat speed.  Great Day !

Sir Ab Nur Moon Race 21 January 2016

This Thursday night was held the first Sir Ab Nur Moon Race, IdeesfixVIII and Pindar participated.  Here are a few pictures:

 The Quantum main has a very nice shape, it gave us a good speed.  The moon was very bright but does not appear on the pictures.

 Helming at night arround Sir Ab Nur.

 A few lights from Sir Ab Nur taken from the NE.

The track of IdeesfixVIII was downloaded from Quatix. The battery died out, leaving the track unfinished.  We started Thurday night 21 January 2016 at 18:30:00 and arrived Friday at 10:42:05, giving us an elapsed time of 16:12:05.
At the start the wind 330/08 led to a Starboard start followed by a port tack to clear Marina Mall.  We stayed on Port for a long time until abeam Sir Ab Nur.  We kept being lifted but then tacked to Starboard needing an extra tack to clear Esan and Wsan.  Rounding Wsan at 02:45, the A3.1Q went up, giving us a great spinnaker run, reaching 14Kts.  There is an island to keep clear of, watching out was important.  Early morning the wind died so we had breakfast consisting of potato salad with onions and garlic. At about 08:00 a SW breeze came up, after hoisting the J1.1Q we beated up to Emirates Palace Marina, crossing the finish at 10:42:05.  It was a great sail having moon light during the whole night.  The weather was perfect with a much better breeze form NW then forecast.  Beside a few fishing boats there was very little traffic and nothing special to note.  The course was just above a 100Nm sailed in 16:12:05 giving an average speed of about 6.2Kts in direct line.  The course is excellent and offers no difficulties.

Nastassia on a Moth

 Nastassia fixing up the TP52, then having a go at Moth Sailing, great balance !

Main M-1 Q repaired using Dr.Sails

The M-1 Q started delaminating at the leach below the first batten after two sails.  DrSails was used to relaminate the carbon fibers back into place.  The question is how long will it last, sailing will tell.

J3.1 Quantum repaired in Mussafah

Ross organised the repair of the torn J3.1 to be done in Mussafah, they have a great sewing machine but no zigzag, Typical GC6-7-D.  Many thanks to Gaby and his company SAS Fabric Industries (LLC), www.sas.ae.

The machine sewed the leach line threw the head with no trouble.