Saw you over on the Sailing Anarchy thread -- welcome to Beach Cats! This is far for you, but gives you a good idea of what a mint-condition Hobie 14...

For Race to Alaska (8-day race) where we had to carry lots of gear, we used NRS cVest. $86 from REI good value for what we needed. Potentially overki...

Revintage -- One more thing: while I do like your automatic lifting setup (we had considered something similar, again great minds think alike!), in th...

Correcting some mistakes in my prior post containing the technical details of the R2AK I20 wings. I quoted our wing inner tube sections wrong, and ove...

Revintage -- I liked the pictures in your BeachCats thread. Thanks for sharing those -- it helps to see the details. Looks like a great setup, I act...

Finally, I'll go through a few of the materials decisions we made. Probably more to detail I can share later if people are interested, since the devi...

Now in terms of the custom wings we built, here were the key parameters of our design: - Seat style: we went broadly with a Hobie Comfort seat style ...

Since Revintage brought up a picture of our Inter 20 wings on Team Ketch Me if you Can for the 2017 Race to Alaska (facebook team page here), I figure...

Awesome drone footage, and a pretty lake! This is Lake Isabella in California (E of Bakersfield)? Thanks for sharing. Looks fun!

I second Nacra55 on having safety gear on you. For Race to Alaska (R2AK) I found the following worked well in terms of PFD + radio + GPS + PLB (way m...

[Note: this post is a longer review of various speed/heading displays -- 100% personal opinion] For the 2017 Race to Alaska (long-distance race inclu...

I agree with MN3 and others that having GPS speed (and potentially heading too) is super helpful to learn how to go faster. Also helpful in long-dist...

MN3 wrote: Question about the "grab lines under the boat" - do you think the skipper trap wire bungees that are on turning blocks, criss-crossed under...

Captpjr: The boat was being shipped to Port Townsend in August, should be there by now -- not sure if it has sold yet (I heard yes, then no, but that ...

I can share a few of the learnings we had from our I20 while prepping in San Fran and then doing R2AK. (A) Capsize recovery: Early on it took us mult...

I second the throw rope/bag, less so the Type IV throwable cushion. We had both for R2AK 2017 on the Nacra I20 since we were coastal/offshore and nee...

MN3, SamC: Out of curiosity, what exactly makes the tilt trailer so much of a hassle? I've never used one but was looking at a Tornado a while back ...

My only commentary on EP sails is that their window materials SUCK (in my limited experience - based on the 2nd hand sails I've used). We've blown ...

Would love to hear more about your trip and about the clothes, gear, and boat modifications. Absolutely - will be posting lessons from R2AK mods & gea...

I use the Forward Sailing pro harness (from Murrays: ) - it's something of a hybrid in the sense that it is a full harness like the Gul above, but the...

I use: - Navionics for currents/tides and navigation (paid) - PredictWind for wind model predictions (free for 2 locations, otherwise need to upgrade...

Thanks everyone for chiming in - lots of food for thought. I agree from the outside it looks like the compression sleeve inside is missing (only way ...

MN3 wrote: for me: i get to the side stay area: reach up and grab a trap handles with one hand , then the other hand. MN3, interesting technique. H...

Eric, speaking from experience get rid of the furler. You will be much happier. Earlier N20's did not have a self tacker, and even back then the furle...

ericrayl wrote: I played around after posting, and if I run a single line from the flying block (where you have the back-to-back) through the traveler...

Thanks for the additional tips -- I like the idea of applying a vacuum, and the wood strips to apply even pressure make sense. Will look into Six10, ...

In terms of re-sticking the deck lid, I understand using epoxy with some filler like cabosil/milled fibers. But that will make it harder to take off ...