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Putting Your Hull Number on Your New Marblehead?

One of my IOM colleagues, Peter, pointed me to this website today to design and buy hull numbers:-

https://www.vinylletteringonline.co.uk/lettering-designer

Peter also found this website in Italy:-

https://www.aa-parts.com/en/attrezzatura-di-coperta/attrezzatura-scafo/accessori/numero-di-registro-scafo-numero-velico.html

Basic Radio Kit Explained – A Video !!

As a new. starter to Radio Sailing, I’m just starting to wrestle with understanding how the radio kit works, what the basic components are, what we use in sailing.

Most of the material I found on the web about the radio transmitters is produced mainly for airplanes, helicopters and drone – all way more complex than radio sailing.

Here’s a great video I came across explaining what we radio sailors need to know….

Race Report – Datchet August 6th 2023

Fantastic day’s racing at the Club on Sunday. Pretty blowy at times and we had the B Rigs on, in general. Marbleheads were at their most thrilling! I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it! The most fun you can have with your socks on !!

Report from The Fleet Captain follows :-

This Weekend’s Marblehead results:


Another great days racing in B & C rigs with 7 boats and 9 races completed. I will do a report for MYA Downwind later.


1st Rohan 11pts, 2nd David 12, 3rd Nigel 19, 4th Phil 22, 5th Les 33, 6th Richard J 35, 7th Graham 37.


Next Marblehead Series Race Session is on 20th.


On Wednesday 23rd there is an evening barbecue at the club, we will be having early evening racing (Marblehead’s) starting at 1700hrs followed by barbecue. Let me know if you are interested and book your place in the barbecue.