Hello everryone. Just thought I'd post a little info on a bit of a sail I had today at lunch time (I couldn't resist 30+kmh winds, although 40 degrees is getting a bit warm).


I ended up bending my fork and the two rear axles, both 30x30x2.5mm. Proud of me?

This said I can't say it was a normal session, I was using the Epsom-Huntly sports grounds carparks and road. Nearly all the turns under power had the wheels screeching and leaving black marks behind, needless to say the only way of turning in so little an area was to skid around a lot My first sail where I had to shuffle up the seat all the time to get enough mass over the front wheel.

With the wind as it was I it was impossible (for me) to make all the turns, and therefore went up over the angled concrete gutters a few times (read many times). My back has a resonably severve twinge in it at the moment, got a funny feeling that has happened before actually. May have to get some better seat foam.

Anywaaaaay, back to the moral of the story. Lefroy minis are not designed to be sailed over gutters too often, at highish speeds or you will bend them

Not that anyone should think that type of sailing might be ok






P.S. Still on the search for a good sailing venue locally, preferebly something like a big clay-pan. Pretty Please...