August NewsletterIn our August newsletter: Some views from Jon Emmett on control line thickness and Matilda Nicholls on the Youth Worlds in Texas. Wondering which compass to get? - we compare some of the main features of the Raymarine and Velocitek offerings. Yet more rope colours to choose from and at last a centreboard wear protection pad! Last, but not least, please note our 'away dates' when Southeast Sailboats will not be shipping orders for a few days later this month when I am attending the US Laser Masters championship Jon Emmett - some views on control line thickness Multiple world champion and Olympic coach Jon Emmett has been using some of Southeast Sailboats custom solutions built to Jon's specifications - what we provided was pretty radical - read on....! Southeast Sailboats - showcasing the Velocitek PRISM compass at the Laser UK Nationals Southeast Sailboats was one of the sponsors at the UK Nationals held last month in Plymouth. As well as showing off our control line systems we also displayed the new Velocitek PRISM digital compass. This great compass is ILCA Rule 22 approved. To read more about this compass and how it compares with the well known Raymarine TackTick have a look at our short summary. Matilda Nicholls on the Youth Worlds at Corpus Christi Matilda Nicholls had a great Youth Worlds in Texas - this is what she has to say about it all...I have just come back from the World Sailing Youth World Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas. I managed to finish 5th overall and I couldn’t be happier. We were lucky that we had no postponements and were able to sail all races thanks to the consistently strong breeze which made racing difficult but good. There were definitely some struggles going over to Texas from the UK such as the obvious change in temperature!!
The sea was just as hot as the air, which meant we need to pour a load of ice over our heads between races! Not only was the temperature a struggle but we also had charter boats, with it being one of the few I have had before, I had to rig my laser completely from scratch. Southeast Sailboats couldn’t have made my life easier. Setting up all my new ropes was so quick and easy and my new outhaul system from Southeast Sailboats made my racing run much more smoothly. I couldn’t have asked for a better week and now my next stop for this summer is the Laser Radial Youth Worlds in Kiel, Germany and I hope it will be a good one!! Matilda uses Southeast Sailboats 6:1 Downhaul System terminated at the kicker top so that it can be moved to one side on the water, our Outhaul System with the 'double puller' elastic, and our Kicker System with a purchase taken out. Small but Perfectly Formed! New to our range of solutions for the Laser is our pre-shaped centreboard wear protection pad. Class legal 30mm x 30mm x 2mm thick, this medium density EVA foam self adhesive pad is shaped for a good fit. Helps to protect the front of the centreboard case and keep the centreboard down. New Rope Colour Choices Our Gottifredi Maffioli EVO Race78 has been so popular that we have another two colours to the choice available for our custom made control line systems, and it is also available by the metre. Important - Away Dates Southeast Sailboats will be away to compete at the US Masters Nationals at Brant Beach. We will therefore not be shipping orders from the 22-28 August. I will be answering e-mails etc during this period before and after racing. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but hopefully you appreciate that I need to compete at events occasionally. We ship all over the world! We ship our systems all over the world, with international shipping rates that start at just £3.50. All our systems are built to order, allowing you a complete choice of block type, rope type and colour. From custom systems to all the bits to build your own….plus our rigging and re-rigging services Whether you want a ready-to-fit customised system, pre-spliced assemblies or just the blocks and rope to make your own we have it. We also offer a full rigging service, recognising you may already have blocks and rope. For some customers we have taken the ‘bag of bits’ that that come with a new Laser and transformed them into ready-to-fit systems. Finally, even the best ropes wear out long before the blocks, so we offer a re-rigging service to replace those tired ropes. Contact us if you are interested in any of these services!
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