The centre case is one of the key elements of any foiler that has to be 100% right. The fore – aft positioning affects foil spacing and mast balance, the angle of the case effects foil ventilation, and the height of the case effects deck curve, the height of the pin holes effects adjusters and can add unnecessary weight

Many many things that need to be thought through, and in advance as once she is in, things get a lot harder to change. That thinking process took a but longer than I would have liked, but she is in now, apart from the tagging of the frame and case itself.

When the lamination is done (tomorrow), the next “big thing” will be the work in the bow, to add the stem fitting, a couple of other reinforcements, and then it is time for the deck, then one of the jobs that I dread … tramp lacing holes.