TOP TIPS
With this page, we aim to add many of the Top Tips learned from racing at the highest level over many years to help skippers of all standards get more from their Radio Sailing.
General
IOM - International One Metre Specific
Video Tips - Central Park Model Yacht Club Feb 2021 Q&A
Other recent Sailing Projects
If your club, group or association would like to ask BG questions through a hosted web seminar, drop us an email to discuss how we can share race winning top tips with you.
By all means share anything you find but we ask that you link the source thanks
General
- Boat Maintenance for Better Radio Sailing
- Leaky Boat - Let's Fix It
- Hull Breather Tube
- Building a foam plug from a lines plan (for one off or short run production builds)
- Choosing a design for Home Building
IOM - International One Metre Specific
- Sail and Rig Tuning
- Mast Layout (used in tandem with Sail and Rig Tuning document)
- Rigging - What to Consider
- Alternative Lines Plan - Rake Settings
- Mainsail Luff - Which to use?
- Simple Kicking Strap
Video Tips - Central Park Model Yacht Club Feb 2021 Q&A
- Preparing for an unfamiliar racecourse
- A balanced setup and how to find it
- Initial boat setup at for a race day
- Optimal mainsail depth
- Keeping on top of your setup
- Where to stand when racing
- Designing the BritPOP!
- Creases in film sails
- The value in an older design
- Pimping an older design
Other recent Sailing Projects
- Starting out in Foiling Moths 2017
- Modifying a Bladerider Moth 2018
- Full redesign and build of Bladerider Moth 2020/21
If your club, group or association would like to ask BG questions through a hosted web seminar, drop us an email to discuss how we can share race winning top tips with you.
By all means share anything you find but we ask that you link the source thanks