“A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi
Singapore Regetta 2024! Starting off at Felkin buoy off Seletar Island to past CSC then round ubin before finishing off at CSC. Route is awesome thanks to the monsoon wind. Overpowered at quite a few stretch with the Genoa. Need to do up the Jib.Company was great with Wanti guiding us withShuju, Oliver, Akira and I. Too bad not able to join the southern route challenge due to work next week.Special thanks to Suzanne, Tristan, Eric for helping with the delivery!Thanks Wee Chin, Choy and team for the awesome event!
Documenting the super time consuming process of changing the halyards for head sails and main sail. It took me quite a few weekends to finally change all the halyards.
Tried different methods:
1. Using raffia string as mousing lines (too light no good), using rolling hitch to tie up the rope is not good. ropes can stuck because the angle of pull within the mast.
2. Using a proper thin string as mousing line. No good. Rolling hitch got stuck in mast because ropes are too thick.
3. Using thin string sew onto existing line using fishing line/ dental floss- THIS WORKS!
Then it comes another difficulty: the lines get stuck easily at the connecting part because:
a. the end was too stiff (and long) because it was cut with heat knife so it was inflexible to negotiate the bends within the mast. So need to cut it to make the stiff ends short and hence more flexible.
b. sewing technique makes a difference. Need to always end and secure at the end of the line so that when you pull, it minimises the chances of getting stuck within the mast.
c. use a tape around the ends to make it easier to negotiate the bends within the mast.