There was little or no wind, races were shortened to account for low wind conditions, larger sails were available . Ted Turner after winning the Amer...

O K call me silly jealous and not knowlegable vis a vis these high tech flying machines/ technical failures exonerate skipper but read the wind/ i re...

Lets hope these mono sailors know enough to run maximum size sails on low/no wind days. they lost 2 races because they used undersized sails. Read o...

its definitely a Nacra5.2, perhaps newer than the one I lost to Suprerstorm Sandy, there is no internal support beam from mast to rear cross bar as in...

I believe there are photos of inside of 5.7 hulls this site/if they are of N5.2 they are relevant. I cant get my photos on this site so if you wan...

please email me at shawesq@gmail.com or better call my cell 917624696 so we can make arrangements-if you view parts for sale SAILS u will see what was...

Its an old "trick" especially for low wind conditions. Dart 18 sailors are especially aware of this advantage since rudders are hallow and designed t...

spring 2021 ,sorry, look on parts this site lists price at $250 but negotiable-have N5.7 repair photos and photos of rudders cant post here so email ...

I also have other 5.7 parts in case u elect to make a trip in the spring-many listed on this site i have promised main to a new .7 owner, jib availabl...

i have one on Fire Island N.Y. but minus spreaders-however if a 5.2 mast has spreaders( i cant recall now )u could remove them from a 5.2 mast i also ...

No ? about it-small steel plate missing from bottom of mast ! will order and attach in spring 2021-i suppose it must be solderred on but not sure exa...

i can and will email shawesq@gmail.com or text 9175624696 any photos requested

Hello across the pond & bicrider-sorry I failed to use correct terminology mast heel plate & "pin in the ball" but information treasured;I do have a ...

hello Dana & "gang", good u r well(my sailing mate Gorden -French tri 23&H16 caught covid in Saratoga Fl got better had knee replacement and is back ...

my thanks to both "Limeys" for prompt help and knowledgeable responses/ i will have to make up or order steel plate, its missing from mast i am using ...

How r u guys? trust u r healthy and well/Thanx for quick reply/will contact windsport for part/how old is your Dart 18? My guess is the mast system is...

sailing guru Malcolm Stitt(Tornado) opined when we set up my N5.SL that the only injury he ever suffered while on a cat involved the bridal foil! i re...

I marked my boards too, and also had really good doubled upped bungees to keep boards at selected depth,(attached to each bow) but if your going full...

hello- also depends on depth of water!! I almost destroyed my N5.2 when I hit a newly created sandbar after a storm/ if water deep keep both down wh...

does anyone know who picked up Dart 18, made same offer as sold for $750.00 but didnt get to Virginia before buyer

I have owned 3 Dart 18s and had this problem with one of the 2 i still have(lost one in Ft Lauderdale to a hurricane).The quick ugly but strong repair...

Just received report on actual sail use "Everglades Challenge" Very important info~please post photos of sails used if possible ,and which oversized j...

dear MN3 and others- How do we get it off the hook if there are no nearby islands and a sudden squall hits us from out of nowhere ? If halyards on cl...

This issue was partially addressed before on this site. My friend Joe does not "hook in" his Nacra 570 to top of mast but ties halyard down to botto...

Rigging oversized to cope with larger issue posted on Beachcats before maybe under mushroom anchors- we moor our cats on great south Bay in Fire Islan...

another note- caution on overstressing the hardware on Dart 18s with larger sails in high wind conditions. Yes i have oversized side and forestays/sh...

"The cats out of the. Bag" (pun attempted), I presumed noone took notice that in speeds up to 12ks I lifted a rudder out of the water to gain an advan...

first i apologize my comment printed out 3 times. comment of durability of bottom of Dart 18 mast is not accurate, I presently own 2 Dart 18s and sa...