slosailandcanvas wrote: On that note we are looking to hire people with sailmaking experience. This is going to be a difficult person to find but we'r...

Here ya go...

indiana18 wrote: thanks for sharing! Thanks for looking. These videos are fun to make and hopefully by sharing them we all learn from each other's ex...

Would like more info. on Juana Good Time Regatta. Yes I have read all that they have posted, but I have never done the event before. I'm not a local, ...

I've been using the Harken 396 for downhaul with no issues so far, one season on it.

in812 wrote: what works best Gelcoat labs , 303 , Poli Glow , 31 marine or ? I have been using this Starbrite product for years and it seems to work ...

martyr wrote: That's just not a good quality finish at all. I didn't show the other side (outside). It has many laps where the material has run toget...

mikekrantz wrote: you can also use a pigtail on the tack to raise the sail up a little, this has the same effect as going to a higher clew plate hole,...

Andinista wrote: The blocks on the hulls are far apart, the ideal spot for upwind is near the hiking strap. Still working on something to try that. ...

ohmsj wrote: leeboweffect Thanks for the info on your 5.0 I may look into the straps and see how hard it will be to add them. I think the hard part...

Anyone have any of the 8-3/4" straps available?

taumumpower1 wrote: Theres a tube that runs between the beams to keep them from rotating, otherwise yea they would rotate all over the place. My 1983...

Dogboy wrote: The exposed corners of those straps look like the perfect place for a sheet to wedge itself into at the worst possible moment or for tak...

dmgbear55 wrote: Your video has been impressive for how stable it is. I would have expected more vibration from the sail on the shroud. Maybe the Garm...

dmgbear55 wrote: Part two of this simple arrangement is the Garmin camera. It is fairly heavy compared to the little JVC Addixxion I am currently usin...

dmgbear55 wrote: It must be on a pendulum of some sort since the horizon seems to be maintained pretty well. It's just a simple pivot using the camer...

topcat16 wrote: LeeBow Can you do me a favor and take a photo of your camera mount

jcasto1 wrote: I have never seen a NACRA with 1;1 jib sheets, it must be very difficult to sheet in. I originally ran the jib sheet system 2:1 with ...

Here is a bit of spray. This is the closest to a pitchpole capsize I've come on the 5.0. At this moment the bow was about a foot below the water. Fort...

MN3 wrote: want to really learn more about your sailing ... get a chase boat to film you from behind for a while. it is "eye opening" Unfortunately d...

dogboy wrote: Not really related to the subject of the post, but it’s pretty remarkable how much spray gets kicked up when the leeward end of the cros...

Very hard to find a straight one. I run a 5.0 and live in constant fear of bending/breaking mine then being down for months while I locate a new one. ...