I got some black ZKGs right before the weather got cold. Haven't used them on the boat yet. Very, very comfortable. The neoprene and rubber sole...

The getaways issue is the hull drag in the water. The leeward hull already digs in way too often with the existing sail plan.

Yes, diamonds are really tight. I do not rotate the mast to depower the sail, I use a 12:1 downhaul to flatten it. I try to keep the mast rotated ...

klozhald wrote: Matt922, Your mast and the Smyth sails were designed and manufactured long before this current age of the pre-bent mast. Turbohobo ha...

More spreader rake will bend the mast more when a gust hits or you apply diamond wire tension. More mast bend equals flatter sail. Good for light cr...

That's if you use mast rotation to bend the mast. I think many (higher performance cats) today are pre-bending their masts and using downhaul to fla...

This is the exiting finish as we burst across the finish line. The race committee boat is the one with the sails down. This is what it's supposed t...

I got one for my prindle 19 last fall. Arrived in about a week, fit perfectly, very happy. I got the bias cut, black, with teflon thread and optiona...

DamonLinkous wrote: I'm always trying to get members to post pictures and create and avatar and signature. Got it. 😀

DamonLinkous wrote: Hate to be petty like that but sometimes something just grates on you.. like someone pronouncing Porche to rhyme with porch. :lo...

Thanks for the encouragement. It's definitely a learning experience. The sad thing is that I got beat by monohulls. Hard to go fast when your mains...

Two ways to bend the mast in order to flatten the sail. Loose diamonds and use mast rotation to allow bend along minor axis (sideways). When mast is...

Video was with a Sanyo Xacti that I've had for a couple years. Good waterproof camera/camcorder. I have a bunch of footage of the old Getaway A...

skarr1, I haven't sealed them yet in the pictures. I used the sealed rivet caps so that should seal them. But I do plan on adding silicone also. Y...

I didn't weigh mine but it sure didn't feel like 6lbs. The pros I see are: 1) No turtles. Even with the wind driving the mast and sails under the w...

I just installed a Mama Bob on my Prindle. Uploaded some pictures in the technical gallery a couple days ago. The way I see it, I'd rather look si...

If Hobie put thisout in the US you think it would sell? I'd prefer the Hobie Pearl, or Nacra 580 Sport. Just wish they were available and cheaper.

Oops, thanks Quarath, I forgot that the 18 had the lacing. But I'm still happy with SLOs tramp.

Why not? 🙂 (not my vid)

I had a Getaway for a couple years. At 190lbs I was able to right it solo. But I still carried a bag just in case. It's very easy to solo with on...

I got a P19 tramp last fall from SLO. Ordered the black bias-cut model and optional teflon thread and extra pocket. Got the tramp about a week after...

On the Getaway, I used to slide them into the bungee lacing under the wings. Now I've got a Prindle 19 and was planning on tying them to the rear tra...

Hey, that's me...and wife, 2 kids, and one of their friends. The front tramp is cool for the kids. The material could be softer so that knees don't ...