No I haven't gone but just thought Id open the topic to remind people it's currently on and so that anyone that does go can post pictures or comments about anything interesting they see.
They are advertising 30% off gear and apparently Whitworths and Arnolds have a sale on this Saturday and Sunday as well. If you need anything for your boat might as well take advantage at Whitworths.
Good idea for discussion !!!
Also The Boat Warehouse have 30% off for the next 3 days!!
Whitworths in Adelaide use to have a 25% Sale on our Queens Birthday LWE in June and that was canned about 5 years ago!!!
I would rather support our local chandelry, close to our club and private Marina's.
They generally offer 10% off everyday. They are also friendly and helpful..
You couldn't say that, with most of Whitworths staff..
Cheers 
Select to expand quoteBeamReach said..
Good idea for discussion !!!
Also The Boat Warehouse have 30% off for the next 3 days!!
Whitworths in Adelaide use to have a 25% Sale on our Queens Birthday LWE in June and that was canned about 5 years ago!!!
I would rather support our local chandelry, close to our club and private Marina's.
They generally offer 10% off everyday. They are also friendly and helpful..
You couldn't say that, with most of Whitworths staff..
Cheers
Kind of annoyed that there is a 30% sale but that despite spending many thousands a month or so ago I can't really think of anything to buy now.
Select to expand quotejulesmoto said..BeamReach said..
Good idea for discussion !!!
Also The Boat Warehouse have 30% off for the next 3 days!!
Whitworths in Adelaide use to have a 25% Sale on our Queens Birthday LWE in June and that was canned about 5 years ago!!!
I would rather support our local chandelry, close to our club and private Marina's.
They generally offer 10% off everyday. They are also friendly and helpful..
You couldn't say that, with most of Whitworths staff..
Cheers
Kind of annoyed that there is a 30% sale but that despite spending many thousands a month or so ago I can't really think of anything to buy now.
Haha.... Isn't that generally the case..Lol..
Good Thinking...Only buy it, if you really need it!!!
Write yourself a list for this time next year..Lol
Cheers
I wentto the boat show - I picked up a Halo 20+ radar for the offshore trip next year. I want to be able to see in the dark.
Few sailing boats of note - there were a few but in the end I just passed them by. The amount of money in our world today is pretty staggering and the boating industry does not focus on our end of the market.
It was really nice to talk to Michelle Lee - who rowed across the Pacific non stop and unassisted. She had some very good words about letting go of control when offshore and being fine with the elements being in charge. She did some really good mental and physical preparation before her Pacific crossing - well worth going to her talk as well.
solorower.com/
I had a great chat with a guy about his 12 foot skiff - fun looking boats. He told me to come down to Lane Cove and have a sail - I just might take him up on the offer. I also liked seeing how they tie the modern boats together with carbon unis. Good stuff to copy on my boat.
This was on the Catana cat - a huge thing I couldn't afford to run for a week. But I liked how the furling genoa halyard was made from Dux and looped and ended on this track. You attach a tail to it to hoist and lower but most of the time the tail is untied and causes less mess at the mast - gotta do this. (Look at the lashed low friction ring to the left)
Lashing is cool nowadays - stainless shackles are old hat
Why pay for aluminium welding when you can fit and epoxy carbon tubes yourself and then wrap the joins in carbon cloth and then peel ply the wrap - lighter stronger and so much sexier. No bolts - no leaks and no electrolysis.
I love lashing the low friction ring to the boom with wet out carbon unis - easy and stronger.
This on the 18 - the loads were too high so they used toggles in the top of the boom to locate the mainsheet blocks.
I should do a dock walk on the Hobart start and get more ideas.
Cheers
Phil
