Hey all, This is far overdue, but life it busy eh! So I made it to Alaska, and let me be the first to tell you it was miserable! For the first 4 da...

Thanks Dave, Im not going to be putting any updates on here until I get to AK, but we will be send stuff to 48 degrees North occasionally.

Well, leg one is done and in the books! We did really well given the conditions of 15-25 with 4-6 ft seas. over the 40nm course we averaged just und...

Do you have a Facebook or team website? Picture of you and crew with boat? Thanks Damon, we do have a website www.mausails.com and this is the only ...

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to thank everyone on this forum for great posts and lots of awesome useful knowledge. Not 4 months ago I bought used Nac...

Thanks for the help, so none of these are critical parts for my 570... good!

Thanks Tim, good idea. Im going to look into it.

What are you using for a back brace when peddling? Yep, this is key! My first concept didn't work to well, so I'm working on others. Needs to be lig...

Always carry a paddle. You just never know when you'll need it. Get a telescoping one if you want. The most my crew and I have paddled is 11 nm, mi...

Just my two cents. There are people who like to fix boats and people who like to sail. Buy a boat that works and go sailing! To that point, buy a bo...

Curious as to how you get through the Gulf Islands? Going from Vic to Van the tides were all wrong and it was night time so I opted to go around the ...

Thanks for the advise lee, Its seeming like the 4200 or sikaflex 291 may be the way to go. this is almost never the best choice for a repair. - what...

I tow my 570 on a steel trailer behind a 2001 Subaru wagon. Seems to do fine, took it over the coastal mountain range in bc a couple months back, nev...

I had it out this weekend on my longest sail to date (70nm). The system worked well. It kept up with my demands, although I did not need to put much...

I just picked up a couple Ocean Rodeo Igniite dry suits for long distance sailing up in British Columbia. We have been out a few times in them in rea...

We were talking about this earlier. My mainsail for a nacra 570 is in the shop now getting a reef put in. I'll let you know how it goes when I pick ...

Thanks for the pics Tom, That helped make sorts of the description. I did a 30nm run this weekend in 20-25kts of wind on the quarter and really wish...

Thanks for the info! I don't think I will carry an extra main, just not enough room. I am leaning toward just a conventional reef, mainly for simpli...

We'll be on the Island next week for a week, looking to move there. Hope to log many fun nm. Where on the island are you moving? Im moving out to vic...

Which 570 did you pick up in B.C.? I picked up the one just outside vernon, a 2003 570. It has the halyard ring, i have been reading some threads ab...

Got out for the first sail yesterday, out of jericho beach in vancouver. My crew and i had a great sail in light to moderate air. This was both our ...

Thanks for all the ideas and recommendations. I just bought a boat! I ended getting a nacra 570 for a great deal from the interior of bc. Now to s...

Propeller propulsion requires so many critical considerations to do it right you'd need an engineer. As it turns out I am an Engineer, so I think the ...

No shallow water needs, although there is a real possibility of hitting deadheads (floating logs just under the surface) while sailing at night, which...