Work continues on the new boat with the centerboard case the next item on the agenda. I was um-ing and ah-ing on what to do exactly here as my current foil has no vertical rake forwards and may be subject to ventilation. Not wanting to make a nice molded case only to have to rip it out later if my foil still doesn’t perform, I decided to make one that is a little bit bigger than a molded one yet significantly smaller than a regular case. I will need to fit a top onto my current board, however, this will allow me to play with the rake if I need to tweak the angle, and keep my options open in the future.

The interior of the case was laid up on Monday, along with the plates, and the next step is to glue them together and wrap the whole thing in another couple of layers of carbon.

Centerboard position was another interesting decision, and all I’ll say here is that whilst the current position is a bit of a compromise, it is significantly further forwards than the old boat. On the hull front, my trusty technical advisor is tied up with end of financial year work commitments, so I am stepping aside for one of the other guys to get stuck in to their hull for the next couple of weeks. This time won’t be wasted however as it simply gives me more time to make up all the internal frames and odd bits and pieces (like the transom) that will be needed once the hull is finished.

Maybe it’s time for another to-do list !