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timscottyoung wrote: Have sailed at PCB with double reds - seems it takes very little to bring them out. They seem to go with double reds quicker th...

it looks like the plate that the top edge of the dolphin striker pushes against at the hulls under the main beam. Sorry for the not-so-technical term...

Is he going East to West? Isn't that against the prevailing winds? Edit: Wow! Look at that leg between the Galapagos and the Marquises. How does ...

I was thinking that even if they had the standard kick up system it would just act as a brake once it popped up. It would certainly beat the heck out...

What do they do about kick-up rudders for T or L rudders? Do you just rip off the transom if you unintentionally ground it at 30 knots?

How is your camera mounted? I like it. You can tell the rudder input by the camera angle.Edited by redtwin on Jan 17, 2014 - 10:13 PM.

PIRATE39 wrote: I get looks too. Ready , 1997 Nissan Altima towing a Prindle 18-2 :-O That must look awesome next to the guy with the 30 foot center...

On my old Nacra 5.2 (moderately fragile hulls) I used a turnbuckle that hooked to the dolphin striker to hold the boat down. I had another one toward...

The foot straps are normal and just help the crew stay in position, especially if they were running a spinnaker. When I read your first post, my thou...

optikid wrote: like nothing broken, i cant find his post. i think it got deleted with youtubes new comments Amazing! OK, a closer look at the slo-m...

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coleinthetube wrote: Guys, you gotta check these people out from Nantucket. /blockquote> OMG!!! I would love to know how that girl came away fro...

I've never seen a Wave up close... Can you set up a trap for solo sailing?

At that height I agree with Ron... trailer tongue.

How are those new sails doing? They look nice.

mummp wrote: Zach, Aren't you moving to Florida? Your arse will hate you, and disown you if you buy a black boat in Florida. I'm no expert but the b...

That looks pretty tame for 20 knots.

I used to sail a 5.2 for a few years. It was a great boat and I single-handed it a lot (165 pounds). It would definitely become unmanageable for me ...

I had a custom tramp made by them a couple of years ago for my Nacra 5.2. It was basically a modified H-16 tramp that was cut down to fit the 5.2. I...

Look at how far they have to run when they tack at 1:20. That has to be exhausting during a race.

Could someone just download the photo and paste it here?

It's a funky helmet cam with a bar off of each side holding a go-pro. Optional water bottle holder on front and back to balance things out.

Looks like the recycled dagger boards held up.

DamonLinkous wrote: Kind of like this? Happened when I managed to crash twice in 20 minutes at this years Juana Good Time Regatta. It's a month later ...

I once sailed my Nacra 5.2 in the low 20's with somewhat higher gusts. It was in the bay but with a combined crew weight barely over 300 lbs, it was ...

Slight rounding up is a good thing. You don't want it to wear you out over a day of sailing but a little weather helm is reassuring.

You have to give us more details of how you went swimming with no wind. Was it just to cool off in the heat?

Soul, You'll want to fix that lee helm quickly. A lot of weather helm is exhausting, a little weather helm is perfect, any lee helm at all is un...