- Hello and thank you for joining us at the Virtual RYA Dinghy Show. Please welcome Rob
Peake editor of Yachts & Yachting Magazine who'll be giving us his kit review featuring
many products from our show exhibitors. - Hi everyone welcome to kit picks at the Virtual RYA Dinghy Show.
Over the next few minutes I'm going to be telling you about some of the great kit you can see at the
show. This is my own kit that I've used for my own laser sailing, all of it is exhibited at the show.
Now I'm not going to get too technical because I don't want to hold you up but if you like what
you hear, you can go and find the manufacturers or dealers and talk about it all a bit more at
the show. My name is Rob Peake, I'm group editor at Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting Magazine
we're proud to be the official media partners for the show. We have our own stand at the show with a
very attractive subscription offer but first, the kit. Zhik are doing the world launch of their new
power pads at the show, these are carbon designed to mold with you as you move around the boat,
sound impressive. What I've got here is their P2 PFD, it was shortlisted for our British Yachting
Awards at the end of last year and for all you foilers it has Zhik's collision impact system.
It's got a couple of useful pockets, pretty slim, it's a good one for racing, it's a personal pick.
Zhik are exhibited at the show with Pinnell & Bax and Sailingfast. Now just got to get it off,
bear with me, okay Musto. Musto have a stand at the show and I've got on a pair of their
long johns and top from their new flex light vapor collection. It's incredibly comfortable,
it's made of something called ventiprene, bear with me, whoa.
It's got channels cut in the material to let body heat escape, at the same time it has a
thermal layer for warmth and Musto really want this stuff to be good for the performance sailor
where you're active one minute and cooling off the next. They sent it to me this week, obviously
I haven't been able to go dinghy sailing in it myself but we will be testing this and lots of
other kit at the show in Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting as soon as we can all go
sailing. Now underneath here I've got Gill's i2 technical base layer, this is just another personal
pick, it's really the most comfortable base layer I think I've ever had. I use it a lot for sailing and
running, this is their Sail GP branded version but you can get the plain version at the show
with Pinnell & Baxs. Now you saw at the start I had with me this very smart roll top dry bag. This
is by Saqua, this is called the dry bag handbag and was apparently made for female sailors. They
designed it so it's good for carry-on luggage on planes remember that. It's totally waterproof, it's
a pretty rugged, practical thing, very stylish, comes in different colours. Head over to the Sacqua stand
for this and all their other sailing bags. Now what do I get inside? Rooster.
Wouldn't be a Dinghy Show without Rooster. This is their aquafleece balaclava.
I've only used this a few times in my sailing career but I've been glad I had it, it has a
material on the neck where the water runs off. It's comfortable, it doesn't get in the way of your eyes,
there's a windsurfing version that's kind of high vis on the back. Rooster have a stand at
the show and they've got all their dinghy kit here, this is just one item of theirs that I have valued
a lot. Selden. Selden are here. Selden of course are known for their big yacht range but their dinghy
range has expanded a lot in recent years. This is a soft attachment block, pretty high spec, lightweight
thing possibly for a continuous control line, kicker, probably on a high performance class like
a moth or an international 14. This is their R60 ratchet it's a good, solid, lightweight, composite
main sheet block for any dinghy really. Selden say they can now supply and refit almost any
dinghy class. Harken marine grip. These are stick on pieces of deck grip. They come in different
colours and shapes, you can cut them up further according to what you want, they're very easy to
stick on, I actually put some of these on an old BIC windsurfer that I've got, it's very grippy
but it's not abrasive so it doesn't damage your skin or your wetsuit. It's UV stable and Harken say
it's also very easy to take off but I can't vouch for that because mine is still very much on. Harken
have a stand at the show. Barton are always big supporters of the show and big supporters of youth
sailing with Barton Rising Star award which is great. This is their quick cleat, it's just a
spring-loaded grip for a small line there easy to attach to any surface and it's just a useful thing
probably not for the actual boat. I've got some of these on my trailer which I use to help attach the
tarpaulin. You could put it on an sup, you could have it on a kayak, you could use it for your
tenderline, very neat thank you Barton. Now finally guys you don't want to be going anywhere without
one of them, Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting, the finest sailing magazine on the planet. We've
got a stand at the show with a great subscription offer. Our latest issue was out on Friday, it's got
everything on the Vendee finishes, on the Prada cup and every month we have a big article about
how to improve your own dinghy sailing and that is always written by some of the best coaches in the
country. So that's it guys that's just my take on some of the kit you can see and talk about with
exhibitors at the RYA Dinghy Show cheers. - Thanks Rob and Yachts & Yachting magazine for picking
out just a few of the amazing products on the show this weekend. Make sure you visit the two virtual
show halls and take the opportunity to check out the latest boats, kit and equipment around the show.
All exhibitors are ready to chat to you over the weekend so don't be shy go and say hello.