go upwind on starboard and port tacks to get our bearings and check our rig settings. After one more wind check and a back-down to make sure we were free from all the little bits of seagrass we’ve seen on the course, we ping the ends of the line and time our runs to the line....
Before the development of furling jibs, the jib had to be hanked onto theforestaywith a series of shackles running the length of the sail’sluff. While hanked-on jibs are still used on many racing boats, on which sail changes are common, furling jibs are used on most cruising boats, esp...
I've compared thousands of sailboat prices and the recurring costs in my in-depth article the Average Cost of Buying & Owning a Sailboat (With 4 Examples) (new tab) How to Estimate Sail Cost First we have to estimate the sail area. To quickly estimate the sail area for different boat...
Vetting riders for a training class, day ride, or multi-day tour is a common challenge for those in the adventure motorcycle community. In a four-wheeled rig, penalties for failure may involve sheet metal damage but, less frequently, personal injury. On a motorcycle, any misjudgment might lea...
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This is a step by step instruction on how to rig the original laser. Get all your parts together. You should have the boat itself (the hull), the dagger board, the rudder and tiller, your mainsheet, both mast pieces, boom, boom bang and...