A beautiful day helping Henry get his 16′ skiff Beancounters ready for the start of the Manly skiff racing season.
Replace a few ropes and fittings. Mark some calibrations. Lubricate some blocks. Tickle up the foils and find a crew.
Had a very enjoyable afternoon watching race 6 of the 16 foot skiff Australian championship in scorching heat and split breezes. Well done to Hubble Chemicals on winning the race and Brydens Compensation Lawyers for their second place wrapping up the title.
Nice to see Lee, Mackie and Bridgey get the title and CST Composites‘ keen interest in the result. Nice mast, boom and spinnaker pole! And everything else.
Beancounters 16 foot skiff racing team celebrate at the skiff club after racing.
We recently sold a couple of 16 foot skiff booms that are racing in Manly with happy new owners.
Bare boom section for $825. Boom section with gooseneck receiving tube and boom vang attachment (Ronstan snap shackle laminated to boom) for $1100.
See our CST Composites 16 foot skiff boom product page for more information.
BeanCounters Skipper Henry Harding reckons his mainsheethand Pete is No.1.
Custom tapered main sheet made from 8mm LIROS Magic Pro. 7.8m long. Taper spliced just aft of the main ratchet block at 1.5m for smoother running thru purchase blocks. Eye spliced end to easily cow hitch onto boom. Shock cord stitched in other end for tidy up system. $150.
Washing ropes to reduce how slippery they are for the first sail after the sale!
New endless jib sheet for The Beancounters 16 foot skiff.
Allwood Sailing 