The tramp is not reported to be any more slick than the mesh. It was even commented that shoes seemed to grip better on the sail cloth. We brought d...

I've sailed a few times over the Christmas break. Bringing my A-cat down to PCB this week.

How about a small motor.

The Dakine straps tend to get quickly eaten by the sun, and are a little tight for me. The Magic Marine straps are much better for catamarans IMO. Th...

I sheet the jib to conditions and follow the jib tells. If I head down too far, my tells on the leeward side will start to act up. I basically try to ...

Well one is Randy.... I've heard that the race has been terminated this year by the coast guard.

It's not ruined, but the heat and Ice isn't going to work. The Nacras in that ear were prone to "denting" as the core is a little soft. My i20 would...

Shipping to the west coast will be the cheap part of this venture.

I put some bids in but got outbid, anyone see what it bid up to? It's only sold on approval.

Sorry I had mast step on my mind when I read the questions.

I think he is talking about the dolphin striker, I guess it could be used to inflict damage to all kinds of marine life if you really tried. The sup...

I bought some of those orange cable clamps from Home Depot. They worked great to clamp the coiled wires to the hiking straps.

I have a commercial copart account. Look up a fee calculator online before bidding. Those fees get expensive quick.

It may or may not mean anything. If those numbers are original to the sail, then those sails are VERY old. The sails would probably be Mckibben sail...

You might be able to have someone weld your hook rigid.

The West Marine near my house and beach house both offer all of the sailing support that they can. The beach location is loaded with performance saili...

I've seen it before on several different boats. My theory is that it's abrasion from water flow around the board.

Nice bender, I had a 105 for building roll cages. Hope you have more in mind for it than just one project though!

Hobie 14, it's got a dolphin striker so you can add a jib and make it a turbo at some point.

On the cats, especially a Hobie 16, extra weight will want to push the bows down when off the breeze. It becomes a lot less fun in a hurry. IMO, I w...

420lbs on a Hobie 16 is quite a lot. I sailed it at 350lbs and thought that was too much. You could probably fly the hulls on some days. 420lbs for 2...

Google some Nacra 18 square pics, should answer boom questions. Looks like most of the boats used one,

If I had a P19MX or a 6.0NA, I personally would probably not bother with the expense of a spin. Those big jibs really have some power downwind compare...

Not familiar with an MX, however I will comment on the spin life span. The spin is a light weight material and is relatively easy to tear if exposed...

Might be the same guys on a 49er.

They tilt as you have seen, that was probably an email about your registration to the forum being approved.

Damon, exactly how much time do you have racing F18 catamarans? I have to disagree. Trading in an old Tiger for a Phantom may not translate into race...

Your sailing skills will have the largest impact on your race results, however each F18 model does have its own unique characteristics. I race a C2,...