Rudders replaced as the original McKenzie ones had heaps of problems.
Ohhh, you guys still had the McKenzie ones, those were indeed a load of crap. The first (prototype)set for testing was alright but for the full order he delivered what can only be described as junk.
I too broke one of them in 2 minutes of sailing; a few years back. I wouldn't want to have a set of those if I got them for free ! Nobody in the F16 class is ever going to do business with him again. The class and Blade builders got burned there. Luckily only 4 boats ever got fitted with those. I'm amazed the hybrid Blade was still fitted with these. The others have scrapped these years ago.
If they are still using the original Blade mast, then there is a big hole at the bottom of the mast where the original spanner was.
There is ? I haven't seen that with the Blades overhere.
Wouldn't mind seeing a high aspect board on this boat rather than the fat Taipan boards.
Became standard to the design from early the 2007 onwards. Still, I'm amazed at how well the low aspect boards seem to do in comparison.
Wouter