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Topic: second iso (788) on the water in Holland |
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tasarhans |
Posted: 14-Nov-05 08:52 |
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This weekend My sailing mate and myself went to england to pick up an ISO.
Collin Harrison and his wife offered me their ISO. They switched to 29er because the lighter weight of it.
The 788 is a very nice boat and very complete (two good sets of sails an a lot of spares (rudder and plate). They sailed it with care and I hope it will survive our learning curve... The boat deserves it.
So.. it took so time but now we definetly switched from tasar to ISO...
Besides Diederik Schuuring I don't know other Dutch or Belgian ISO sailors... (If you do.. please let me know..) But in Holland their is a skiff promoting initiative for all skiff sailingdinghies... good for contacts, racing and training opportunities.
When we master the boat a little (practicing during the winter will be tough..  we probably come over to meet more ISO's...
Thanks everyone for their advice and offers... The game has started.
Hans Smorenburg
Netherlands
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tasarhans |
Posted: 21-Nov-05 07:54 |
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And this weekend we did our first sail!!
Cold and a light breeze but good for practising all the basic things.. setup, gennaker hoisting and trying to get the thing back in his sleeve. It seems to get stuck before getting it in.
Maarten excercising the trapeze.
Lot of things quite different from tasar but very stable!
I guess pointing with ISO (good jib) goes better than with my Tasar (old jib)
I tink As log as it won't give ice on the water we will do some excercising more this winter...
Real fun to sail
Hans |
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tasarhans |
Posted: 06-Apr-06 20:06 |
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Last weekend
the first blast ) 5 Bf Wow...
A real sensation.
Besides of some swimming, gearing up right on time (trapeze, hiking and playing the main sheet) the iso is really fast, half wind, full planing the boat starts to sing!.
Now excercising sailing more upwind while keeping it planing.. (it was a trick to go fast with the tasar but I think it is the same with te Iso)
We are not used to trapezing (nor a gennaker) but first managing the trapezing technique and later the gennaker in this wind....
Tastes for more...
At our club no one has seen an ISO before (nor another skiff kind of dinghy I think (skiff sailing is not popular in Holland)) but afterwards a guy came to me (european champion Efsix) saying we were going very fast... That was also what we thought.
But two hours sailing with huge windshifts, gusts etc.. we were worn out... and glad having ground under the feet and a beer in the hand (though champagne should be better for this maidentrip...)
So needing for more excercise to have a chance to sail a complete regatta...
The first real meeting with an Iso..
It is a sensation, The boat is realy forgiving, much more stable comparing to an Tasar but the thrill is overwhelming... A 49er might be more in every aspect but this boat is sailable for humans also.
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The money was okay, the fun and speed are much better.... (undervalued boat)
Hans |
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Bob Ladell |
Posted: 06-Apr-06 23:37 |
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Great to hear you guys are having such fun
We had a blast of a weekend too - F7. Manic !
59eR and an L4k broke their masts - ISOs took it in their stride
Bob |
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Pete Lindley |
Posted: 07-Apr-06 05:08 |
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Nice one Bob!
Well done on your first blast Hans - many more to come I hope.
Pete |
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tasarhans |
Posted: 08-Apr-06 19:59 |
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I have a question about raiing the kite...
We got the tip from the former owner that the helm raises the kite while the crew is ready for trapezing...
What I read on the site is that the crew normally raises the the kite...
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Pete Lindley |
Posted: 08-Apr-06 21:58 |
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The crew normally raises the kite, and the helm launches the pole - if it is a two rope hoist system.
Single hoist system - the crew does the lot.
Pete
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tasarhans |
Posted: 09-Apr-06 20:15 |
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thanks..
We are excercising again.
Tday again a good blow now with the kite on top.. Wow.. that another kind of blast
Bearing away in the gusts is the way to keep the boat upright?? And in a lull luff again as much as possible??
What is the best way of keeping the boat upright while beating in strong winds... trimming the sail flat ofcourse, kicker on etc.. But my crew let the jib go in the gust.. I have the feeling the boat wont plane that easy this way. Is it better to keep the jib tight and let the main go a little (and bearing away a little??) |
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Bob Ladell |
Posted: 12-Apr-06 22:43 |
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That's about right tasarhans - sounds like you're getting the hang of it quite nicely.
Come on over for an event if you can - you will pick up a load of tips and talk to others who've been ISOing for a long time.
Bob |
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tasarhans |
Posted: 14-Apr-06 21:35 |
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:)
We are coming to france eurocup... it is already scheduled, we booked the camping.
I am really looking forward to it. Watching your transoms and learning how to learn sailing fast with an ISO )
I am still waiting for IBAN/ BIC number for paying the Association fee...
Hans
(I it possible to change my nickname...? Though I stil have my 30 yeaur old tasar, I am associating to ISO more every day...) |
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paolomoncia |
Posted: 18-Apr-06 16:59 |
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Well done Hans!
This looks like a real EUROCup... UK, Holland, France and Italy are already in the Nation's list... any more?
Paolo - Buzz 452 |
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S Scott |
Posted: 03-Jun-06 08:59 |
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If you are still finding that your kite is catching/getting stuck when trying to get it down, put a small overhand knot between the hole in the kite and the loops at the top. This overcomes the problem of the whole kite bunching up together and trying to get into a very small hole!
Hoist and lower the kite on dry land to make sure you can still get everything into the sock; if you tie the knot too close to the hole you will jam the system on before fully lowering the kite..... no fun in a force 5! 
[Edited by S Scott on 03-Jun-06 09:00] |
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Pete Lindley |
Posted: 04-Jun-06 10:06 |
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From an email I sent to another ISO sailor ages ago:
GOLDEN RULE - ALWAYS FOLLOW THE EDGES NO MATTER WHAT!!
Run the downhaul out to remove twists and thread through the system and the chute.
Find the Green and white corner and tie it to the pole.
Follow the white edgeup to the top and tie the halyard on.
Run the red trailing edge out down to the clew.
Run the green foot edge out to the pole.
Pass the downhaul through the bottom patch, thread a bobble on, tie downhaul to the top patch with a bowline of 10inches in length.
Tie one spin sheet to clew by passing the sheet through the clew and tie a stopper knot in the end.
Run the other spin sheet round the front of the jib luff but behind the kite halyard, and over the kite downhaul, and pass through the clew and tie a stopper knot in the end.
DON'T tie the sheets on with bowlines - too heavy and cumbersome.
Pull kite down into the chute.
Test on the water not on land (if force 3+) - unless you want to capsize your boat on the trailer and look a muppet in the dinghy park!
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