COMMENT REPARER LA TETIERE

1. Open the fold over on the top of the sail body.

2. Open the sleeve on both sides 40cm down from the top, be sure to take all the

stitching out.

3. Take out the stitching from the head fairing. Do this by carefully cutting under

the fairing with a sharp razor blade. Remove the remaining thread from the other side

to keep the repair as clean as possible.

4. Fold over the top fairing to so you can see the stitching. This will need to stay folded up during the repair to prevent from sewing through it. .

5. Take the remains of the head webbing and again cut the stitching carefully from underneath with a sharp razor until all the stitching is cut. Remove the remaining thread from the other side to keep the repair as clean as possible.

6. Cut the webbing 23cm long (do not use a hot knife to avoid any hard edges). Create

the centre mark by drawing a line in the middle (11.5cm from each end). Make a clear

mark 2cm to one side of thecentre mark and 4cm to the other side. This is the 6cm

 line that you will use as a reference to stick the webbing down, in addition to the line

that you will sew. Do not sew past these lines as you will have trouble getting the head

cap back in. Take a 15mm wide Mark-Cloth tape that you overlap 2cm under the webbing on the bottom side of the sail before sticking the webbing down.

It is important that you offset the webbing as it was originally to ensure a smooth transition when inserting the mast.

7. Sew down the webbing before sticking the Mark-cloth tape down.

8. After sewing the webbing, stick the Mark-Cloth down and sew on the very top only.

This will prevent the stitching from wearing through in the future.

9. Sew down the fairing back to where it was at the beginning. When you do this add a piece of mark-cloth under the sewing on the back side that can be folded over after

sewing. This will prevent the stitching from wearing through.

A propos de la Planche à Voile Olympique

About Olympic Windsurfing
Windsurfers are the fastest monohull sailing crafts in the world today. It is believed that there are more windsurfers worldwide today than all other sailboats combined, and their popularity continues to grow. This is due to the craft's small size, low cost, portability and the excitement of "flying" over the water as if there were no craft below.
Windsurfers are great athletes, navigators, and sailors. Physically, the best windsurfing sailors are tall, lean and extremely fit. Yet, it is common to see a 105-lb. woman complete a race in the same time as a 160-lb. man, thereby proving that balance and sensitivity to the windsurfer are equally critical.
Windsurfing made its Olympic debut in 1984 (Los Angeles). Races are run on the same "trapezoid" and "Windward-Leeward" courses as all other sailing classes, which incorporate upwind, reaching and downwind legs. A typical day of competition consists of 2-3 races, each lasting around 45 minutes. The Olympic Regatta will consist of 16 races over 9 days (including two rest days).

The R:SX One-Design Equipment
The R:SX was chosen as the Olympic board in 2004 and will represent its first Olympic Games in Beijing, 2008. The R:SX can be raced in winds of 3 to 35 miles an hour. The board begins to "plane" in winds of 9 miles per hour and can reach speeds over 30 mph. When planning, the board lifts out of the water like a water ski and dramatically increases speed. The R:SX class has every piece of equipment made in the same factory. This levels the playing field by minimizing the "gear factor" and ensures that the best sailor, not equipment, will win.