Race video; ODOM National Championship...

As usual, look directly at Youtube for better resolution...

A few pics from the ODOM Nationals...

I don't sail the ODOM (One-Design One-Meter), but they are a popular boat, particularly on the west coast. The Trinity River Yacht Club hosted the class National Championship this weekend and Roo and I went out for a look. Beautiful weather and a nice event!

A Start at 2013 ODOM Nationals...

I went down to the club to check out the 2013 ODOM Nationals the club was hosting, beautiful weather! Here's a start...(the video is in better resolution at YouTube itself).

Blue Splash, Building Blog; Part Two

Here's a series of photo's cataloguing construction of Roo & I's boats to date:

Fin trimmed to proper depth & bulb epoxied in place.

Simple use of gravity to get a straight keel box.

Checking arrangement of hatches before attaching deck.

Deck goes on!

First coat of paint.

Testing deck fittings and mast location.

Second coat, deck painted.

Roo and Peck  inspecting the parts.

Adding the sheer planks to hold the deck.

Test of the Penguin graphic, the boat will be white and blue below the water line.

Peck the Penguin admiring himself!

What a ham!

An A Fleet Heat from the 2013 Blowout...

Forgot to post this video, enjoy!

Blue Splash, Building Blog; Part One

After examining the kit parts and instructions, the first order of business is to assemble the keel box. After lightly sanding the contact surfaces, 15 minute epoxy was used along with some small clamps. To keep the box the right width, and glue from seeping in, Eric recommends wrapping the fin in clear packing tape and inserting in it into the box. See the pictures of this process below:

The tube forward the box is the mast step for traditional rig. Since I'm going to be using a swing rig, I removed it, however, the resulting flange is just to small, and repeatedly cracked apart upon inserting the fin. It took a lot of grief and some extra fiberglass reinforcement to remedy. Probably better to leave it attached, but it complicates the swing rig mast step...I suggested to Eric that he make a swing rig version with a larger flange. In any event, this joint can be problematic, so if you trim it, be sure to reinforce it with a extra layer of glass & epoxy!

Blue Splash RG-65; Building Blog

So, the Roo and I have purchased two Blue Splash RG-65 kits from Eric Rosenbaum, and are about to build our new boats.

Andy, and Peck the penguin inspect the hulls:

...and a view of one of the kits, which includes the hull, deck, keel box, keel fin, keel bulb, rudder, and mast post.

Stay tuned as we build Roo's RG-65 "Peck" and my "Pegasus"!