I understand how in a long race that it is difficult to avoid shipping channels completely. Shouldn't race coordinators do everything possible to set...

Holy cow!

BTW, despite my being new to cats, I have had a situation where the paddle got me out of the harbor and into the open water. The winds were light and...

If you are going to mention a VHF radio, I would say that a PLB is an absolute must out in the open ocean.

They were predicting 40 mph winds. It doesn't look like our area got nearly those winds. I agree that the rain isn't a problem, but I was worried ab...

Sounds like fun.

I'm certainly not a serious racer, but being less likely to pitch pole does appeal to me. Not sure that I'm ready for the investment. My limited loo...

DamonLinkous wrote: Isn't that what class rules are for? That is the goal, but reality can be different. Just thought I'd ask what people thought.

I never understand how somebody can jump to such a rude response with so little provocation.

Very cool. It makes me wonder what sort of overnight trip that I can do up here in the SF/Santa Cruz area.

Ok, that scares me. Can I just take the trailer to somebody and have them take care of it for me?

klozhald wrote: The H18 is a thing of beauty, though, and a great ride in the ocean. Pretty amazing boat. I'm still learning mine, but I'm already...

Been involved with all sorts of different types of forums through the years. Classifieds often end up with some sort of dispute at some point. Perso...

donmc wrote: unplug your trailer lights before backing into the water and you won't short them out...they drain quickly and plug em back up before you...

Battery in a box could work. I have a charger at home that I could use to recharge it.

I've been reading about electric winches and the concern for me is power. My trailer power connection is just the 4 in a line type. It was installed...

I see quite a few people in Santa Cruz with H16's. I find my H18 to be fairly stable on the ocean, but people do just fine on a 16. I sailed a Lido ...

I would watch the classifieds. This is a great time of year to find somebody that is clearing out an old cat that they aren't using. My only suggest...

Thanks. I'll take a look. Winter is not as severe here. So, there will be some days of sailing through the winter. There could be more if I go out...

Must take a gigantic righting bag to turn that thing back over. 🙂

Sent you a message with my contact info. Bob

MotionX is for iPhone. That doesn't help me because I have an Android phone. Forgive me for being an engineer, but it seems to me that a GPS radio o...

Not interested in manipulating while on the water. I was just interested in getting tracking data that I can look at after the fact. Not sure how mu...

BTW, I'm also willing to go out and crew on your boat as well.

Magic wand? I'm assuming that he doesn't solo. It will take at least 2 people to get it up there. From the picture, the mast is detached. So, you ...