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This is a pretty rare occurrence: Being close-hauled with full sail is not fair winds and following seas. It only works when there is a light wind and very low seas….so, usually after a calm. I am using the full main and the 140% genoa….which means the wind wasn’t light enough to call on the 140% drifter. If I cracked off, the sails would have probably started flopping. I needed to be… Read More
The thing about amateur video is that you don’t see anything really exciting. Because then the equipment would get ruined from salt water exposure. And if it’s amateur, who can afford that? So what you get is boring video like this.
More Video! Check out the new Resourceful Sailor Series piece, “Lowering The Mast Of A Small Boat,” published by Latitude 38’s online magazine, ‘Lectronic Latitude. In this one I highlight an advantage to going small by lowering the deck-stepped mast of Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 at the dock. No cranes, no fees, and if you are really ambitious you can do it single-handed. It does take some set-up, research, and… Read More
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