Leave the rudders up and you should be good to go, John!!! See you at the Tri-Point Ocean Race!!! Bob Martinez

We had our Ventura Sailing Club meeting last night and Commodore Will Yount will post the Frenchy's Rum Run entry form that you can download for Satur...

Sorry Bob, Gath helmets not on sale!!! They've been selling tons to the U S Navy. I'll be at Murrays to order a shorter forestay for my Dart. I put a ...

I took advantage of the clearance sale and ordered 2 Gill smocks!!! Gill normally run small, so I went to the next size. Hey Bob Videan, how about tha...

Duane, the membership covers the whole year. It starts when you pay. We need to set a date in November and check the weather and go. We can get a camp...

Hi Duane. This is Bob from Ventura Sailing Club. I have the Darts and a Prindle 18-2. We're going to Catalina Island this Sat. on a Reynolds 33 catama...

My guess is that the Dart Hawk is a lightweight racing machine for a competent sailor and not one that will do well hitting docks or landing on the be...

By the way, I've had a devil of a time raising the mast until I read the handbook that raising the mast is a two-person task!!!

I agree with those that say the Prindle 19 is quite a handfull in the hands of an expert and a monster for a nubee but having said that, you can learn...

Get the Dart!!! Lightweight, easy to set up and sail, parts readily-available throughout Europe. 😎

I'm up for this race. I've done it several times, one time unofficial and single-handed!!! Not recommended!!! The other time we got to the west end of...

I was quite surprised to find out that the Prindle 18-2 was just a little heavier than the Dart 18! The Dart feels and actually looks much smaller, si...

Also, I need to change Dartmana to Dartman!!! I got carried away. How do I fix this gaffe?

Sounds good to me!!! It certainly would be a rather long drive to the right coast. I'd get a great rating with my Dart, too!!! The more wind, the bett...

I did this trip many times in the 80's and just sailed from San Pedro (Cabrillo Bech) to Two Isthmus Harbor. We found fair winds in July. All we did ...

Definitely!!! This is a "can't miss" race and hope to see you here.

Thanks for posting this John. For those catamaran sailors who are coming please make certain yourr standing rigging is fairly new and in good shape, a...

My psycholigist is helping me through this. She says, "Be a mermaid (merman???) And don't be afraid of deep water, but be afraid of shallow living!" ...

I'd love to sail them all but I'm afraid of the ocean!!! Bob Martinez

Last paragraph: machine Also 1more quote from the article: "We thought about special materials to lighten and strengthen, but Stampede is al...

If you can find the January/February 1986 edition of Multihulls magazine (Mr. Chiodi, editor) you will find a 1 page review (p. 63) on the Stampede 20...