Yesterdays trip to Belmont was not as successful as I had intended. My last trip to Belmont was in 1990 so it has been a while. Conditions were pretty awful, nothing then 15-18 knot puffs, then nothing.

it did remind me of the sheer awesomeness of Belmont though, and it would be harder to find a better worlds venue. The launching is simple and easy, and the grassed rigging area a nice change from our home club.

The waterway itself is a pure open expanse, and yesterday it was perfectly flat which equals speed, speed speed.

On the result front, I was struggling. My mainsheet shredded itself and my latest push rod attachment did such a good job that it de-laminated the old push rod attachment that I had glued onto. That meant that I was not getting flap down and struggling for height and control.

To solve the issue, this morning I got out some pull-trusion, the dremel and a file and some sculpture in carbon.