It should be said, this race has NO, I repeat NO, chase boats. You are on your own. Prepare accordingly.Edited by tami on Sep 27, 2012 - 04:12 PM.

Bill and Lee, maybe y'all aren't the two fellers to be talking about fat chicks. Just sayin'. love, mama

Actually, I said nothing about the fella in the video. My remark was meant as a point to people who don't know what 'a line of breaking water in front...

If you look in front of the boat, you see a line of breaking water

jfricker, that's clever! I just remembered my trick to get aboard was to go aft and climb on the sterns which were easier to submerge. I just pushed ...

Expat, your pic isn't showing for me... and I would say, now that I'm looking at the little pic I put up, I'd use a small camcleat and fairlead rathe...

Data from the Gulfport Outer Range, which is just inside of Ship Island. br /> Time is Greenwich Standard, so it's local plus 6h, so from 1700 GMT to...

Tightening the diamonds should help, but then the main probably isn't cut for prebend. Swept-back spreaders are another typical upgrade, but then, you...

Bill, you totally left out telling about that "deer in the headlights" look you sported there at the start line

If you're sailing an original NACRA Square, it'll have a fairly bendy mast, and putting a headsail on it is a very bad idea. You will break that mast....

Hey Bill, you got third place! There's a nice prize waiting for ya at the Pass YC. Talk to David Taylor... congratulations!

optikid wrote: Some have them on the sides Please reread my post, in which I mention the Stiletto _23_ which has daggers in the hull. Actually, t...

tahoeprindle18 wrote: You can buy a 27 for as little as 10K up to $25 for a GT tall rig. Compare that to an F27 and they are still a great bargain. ...

Matt, if you think GYC is too far in the harbor, you'd be real unhappy with LBYC, which is even deeper in its harbor albeit the beach is very quiet an...

Damon, yeah you rite about the movie. There are black holes that suck less than that movie did. BTW I think the people who make Juana's mugs are the ...

Looking at Randy's kit, I'd say all he needs is a towel* __________________________ *If you don't get this joke, you need to read The Hit...

If you aren't fleet racing then you don't need a tip. Damn sure don't saw off a perfectly good mast to put on a tip, which is bendy (sails aren't cut ...

If there's rust inside the swages, then you should replace. Actually, if there's any doubt at all, you should replace. Contemplate this: you've foreg...

in re: theBeachcats meet... I think Damon stands out from a crowd fairly well 😉 I know of only one other comparable, and he isn't going to be there....

why use heavier wire than you need? Weight aloft is your biggest enemy

I believe you're right... H16 would be a good choice for you, esp. since you say you're not sailing alone. Good first boat: cheap, lots of parts avail...

Define "traditional." Multihulled craft are over 3,000 years old

Thanks to Ron Beliech for his clear lowering instructions. I would only add that you should spray silicone the crap out of the main's luff rope. 1. U...

@kgatesman re: main halyards: multihull main halyards are generally locked above because we use so much downhaul. Mast compression is also reduced by...

Your new drop-down is working for me

Screenshot on its way.

Damon, I've looked again, and I don't see anything that says 'add.' It may be a Mac vs PC thing? Want me to take a screen shot and email it to you?

Thanks

See here:br /> Instead of the universal link for the base, I drilled holes thru the bottom of the windsurf mast, and simply lashed the mast to the do...