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Have you ever skyed a halyard on your sailboat? Not yet? Give it time. Here we go again…‘Lectronic Latitude, the online version of Latitude 38, was kind enough to publish another Resourceful Sailor article called The Resourceful Sailor: Skyed Halyard Retrieval Made Easy for their September 13, 2024 issue and I really appreciate it. And there’s a video to boot. It discusses how I retrieve a skyed halyard on Sampaguita, a Pacific… Read More
Thank you to Monica, ‘Lectronic Latitude, and Latitude 38 for publishing the latest Resourceful Sailor installment, The Resourceful Sailor Makes Rigging Alignment a Top Priority, on January 23, 2023. Also a thank you to Port Townsend Rigging for all of their support on the overhaul of Sampaguita’s mast in 2021. Click below for the full story. Thanks for reading. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/2023/03/27/#resourceful-sailor-adding-propane-tank-small-boat
A new Resourceful Sailor Series installment is here! After a rig refit, the mast of Sampaguita, a Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, needed to go back up. Could it be done at the dock? Could it be done single-handed? You betcha. Latitude 38‘s online magazine, ‘Lectronic Latitude, has published “Raising the Mast of a Small Sailboat with the Resourceful Sailor – The Solo Version” on December 17, 2021. This article and video go… Read More
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