Recent content by richardgooderick

I'm losing the will to live. This thread was about Freedom yachts.

I love my Freedom 25 and wouldn't swap it for any other boat at around the same price. Her main weakness is that she's not great hard on the wind, particularly in light airs. But crack her off slightly and hoist the multipurpose genoa and she is outperforming much larger boats. Come further off...

Paul For this film, yes. Previously I have had good results with wmv (720p) but the file sizes are much bigger than H 264 and I had a lot of trouble uploading part one of Blue Water.

David I'm not that technical either but I suspect that your broadband is too slow. The film should download as you watch it. However if sufficient data cannot pass through you broadband connection to allow the film to play back in real time this can't happen. Your only option then is to do what...

I too have been looking for a tender to provide exercise and fun and this is the best design that I've come across so far: http://www.iotadesign.freeserve.co.uk/html/sail_-_chapelle.htm In particular I want a tender that will row easily out to the mooring and around the harbour and something...

I really appreciate the helpful replies posted to this forum. I've contacted Angus Richardson who has set me straight (for the record, it weighs about 1700 pounds and my car should tow it and trailer without any problem). I spoke to a number of other people along the way to finding Angus's...

Have you owned or do you know someone who owns one of these 22 foot trailer sailers with a freedom rig (two unstayed mast with wishbone booms). I have just bought one and I'm really keen to find out how much it weighs - I have to trail it 600 miles to Scotland and I need to be sure that my car...

Have you owned or do you know someone who owns one of these 22 trailer sailers with a freedom rig (two unstayed mast with wishbone booms). I have just bought one and I'm really keen to find out how much it weighs - I have to trail it 600 miles to Scotland and I need to be sure that my car can...