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Kocomodo (First
31.7)
Kocomodo's new Banks sails:
Mainsail
Medium/Heavy No1 Genoa
Light No.1 Genoa
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Howth Autumn League 20.10.2001
For the final race of this year's Howth Autumn
League I joined Brendan Murphy aboard his First 31.7, Kocomodo.
The 31.7 is a fleet that has really taken off in the Dublin
Bay area and entries for the Autumn League were into double
figures with around 20 expected to be racing in the Bay next
year.
Although the other boats in the fleet all have sails from Irish
lofts, Brendan decided to come to us following the excellent
results Crewsaver Dickies Yacht Sales had achieved throughout
2001. We delivered Kocomodo's sails a week or so before the
series began and Brendan went on to convincingly win the first
race turning many heads with his distinctive smoke-coloured
Checkmate Kevlar Mainsail.
Before the last race Kocomodo was lying in equal second for
the series but four points adrift of first. We knew that to
pull back the deficit would be a tall order but all we could
do was go for the race win and hope for the best. Prior to the
start we spent a few minutes going upwind, flying the Checkmate
Kevlar Medium/Heavy No.1 in 10-12 knots true. Just before the
allotted start time, however, the wind died and the committee
postponed the start.
This gave us a chance to look at the Checkmate Kevlar Sport
Light No.1 which had never been out of its bag! The sail looked
great and all the crew felt we had excellent speed in the light
conditions.
When the race got underway Kocomodo showed good speed all around
the course and even after a penalty turn for touching a mark
we still managed to finish 10 minutes clear of the next boat
on the water after overtaking many of the faster boats that
had started before us! This left Kocomodo coming a close second
for the series, two points behind the eventual winners.
The superior speed of Banks sails on the First 31.7 was emphasised
by Kocomodo winning two of the five races in the series. Brendan
and his crew also had the lowest points score overall before
the discard came into play, not bad for a boat which had never
raced prior to Race 1 in the Autumn League!
To find out what Banks Sails can do for your First 31.7
call me at the loft on 01489 582444.
Roger Ceratto, Banks Sails
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