by Harry Fisher | Dec 1, 2003 | National, Performance Tips
THE SECRETS TO WINNING As the current champion I have been asked to divulge the secrets to winning the Australian Sharpie Championship. Well I don’t think there are to many secrets to divulge so I will write a bit about how we set the boat up and a bit about...
by Harry Fisher | Dec 1, 2002 | National, Performance Tips
Tasmanian Nationals ReportImpala T-847 Team Mullett 1997-1998 The Preliminaries Since Skase (aka Jason Slot) had been chased interstate following the 96-97 Wollongong campaign, Frazer Read (Mullet 1), and Justin Wells (Mullet 2), recruited Sam Ibbott (Mullet 3) for...
by Harry Fisher | Jan 1, 2001 | National, Performance Tips
NATIONALS CAMPAIGN – the President Ford perspective A bit about the past….. “President Ford”, as has been documented, is a home made boat made out of gaboon plywood, epoxy resin, balsa and other bits and pieces. It has always been in our...
by Harry Fisher | Dec 30, 2000 | National, Performance Tips
Make your Sharpie FasterBy Gary McLennan -Bowling For Burgers V829 October 1995 SETUP Rake: Use 25’3″ from the transom to the bottom of upper mast black band at the back of the sail track. The black band is up 6909 measured from the deck adjacent to the...
by Harry Fisher | Jul 1, 2000 | National, Performance Tips
“How could such a shit-heap go so fast?” …asked the inexperienced youngster attending his first nationals at Yeppoon after Dave, Jim and I had just won the 1st invite. We were too stunned at his manners to respond. The answer of course is as old as...
by Harry Fisher | Apr 1, 2000 | National, Performance Tips
CAMPAIGNING PEELGRANE MARINE I began the campaign 18 months before the Nationals. The first priority was a good crew. With Tony Hansen and Neil Harrison, their experience and talent was an essential element. The next stage began with planning – firstly the...
