“Downwind Mode” on Your Transmitter….!!??

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Did you fancy a try at the inverted curve, “downwind” reaching mode mentioned in the fabulous Ken Read DF95 YouTube video??

I thought it was a very clever idea and was kicking myself for not thinking about it myself in previous months. So on Sunday, I gave int a try for four races.

Amazingly,…. I hated it ….. and have reverted now to a straight line graph so my P2=25. P3=50, P4=75. It’s going to be a matter of personal preference, isn’t it?… But I think I’m too much of the beginner to get my brain engaged on getting the most out of it! I’m pretty sure I saw Craig on video last year saying that he uses a linear curve for both rudder and mainsheet.

Anyway – let us know if you have tried it out and tell us what you think by using the reply facility on this website entry.

Race Officers Report – IOMs Sunday 30th June !!

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Sorry for those that had the delays on the M4. It was probably not a good drive home for any of us.
Yesterday’s IOM racing with 9  boats and 9 races in a variable NW’ly wind both in direction and force gave some interesting races.  We had 4 different race winners, so Craig did not have it all his way, with Nigel actually achieving more wins, but some poor results lead to a higher score.  Phil and myself shared one win a piece.  The racing was close most of the time, even if the fleet often got split in two due to being caught on lulls/flat spots.

This concludes the Spring Series for all Classes.  I will send the Series results later.

HM

Beginners Guide to Transmitters : Installing “Ken Read” Reaching/Downwind Mode on Futaba T6K…!!

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We have just published version 9 of our Radio Sailing Guide for the Futaba T6k.

Earlier this year, mega-star yachtsman, Ken Read published a one hour Youtube video on setting up the DF95. The last part of the video is about exploiting the transmitter.

In his concept, he uses one of his two-position switches to give himself an upwind mode and a reaching/downwind mode for mainsheet sensitivity.

We have taken this idea and added it to our “Advanced Topics” section of the manual. We have used a three position switch on the Futaba to give us Normal, Pinch and Puff Modes. We have integrated Ken Read’s idea into our “Puff Mode”. See section 4.2.3.3 of our manual to see how you can give it a try.

Go to the “Transmitter Manuals” Category of this website, or use the Search Bar.