ByMrMoody— On Mar 12, 2012 @allenJo - Yes but the jib alone won’t do all the work for you. You have to know how to properly set it in place and direct it. If you’re planning on using a sailboat with a jib to go racing, then I think preparation is key to get the most ...
On a sailing vessel, a forestay, sometimes just called a stay, is a pieceof standing rigging which keeps a mast from falling backwards. What is the purpose of a forestay? Forestay(1orHS)– The forestay, or headstay,connects the mast to the front (bow) of the boat and keeps your ...
2. Cruiser: A generic and popular category of sailboat. It generally refers to those sailboats that have accommodations below deck and enough displacement to be self-sufficient for extended periods. For sailors who like to live aboard as they travel and experience the world, it is the sailboat ...
The most popular type of sailboat on the water today is the sloop. A sloop is a single-masted sailing vessel with a tall triangular mainsail and headsail. The sloop rig is simple to sail, enjoyable to sail, and flexible. Sloops are popular on racing sailboats due to their ability to sa...
We arrived in St Augustine in time on a Friday afternoon to pick up our sails from the Irish Sail Lady’s loft before she closed for the weekend. A sailing couple we’d never met before offered to pick us up with the sails and drive us back to the marina – how nice is that? But...
The stay shroud 25, tensioned by virtue of two shrouds 23 and 24, makes it possible to mount a jib. All these riggings and sails oscillate with the mast. With the aid of a sleeve which can be displaced along the tube, the seat of the helmsman 26 is fixed on the longitudinal tube ...
Unique furling jib AND mainsail on a Hansa dinghy - seen at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show - photo © Magnus Smith / www.yachtsandyachting.comNearby, the catamaran section was a shrine for any sailor who thinks two is better than one; although Nacra apparently disagree when it comes ...
Visualizing this is half the work of tacking your boat, so let’s add the commands. How To Tack a Sailboat: Let’s say you’re sailing your boat with your sails hauled in or “close hauled” on a starboard tack (right side facing the bow). That is another definition for the word ...
Every year, instead of insuring our sailboat, and kissing that huge premium goodbye…we instead put money into upgrades and maintenance to be sure BRICK HOUSE keeps floating and sailing – keeping us safe and comfortable as we go. This list is a running log of the many products and upgrades...
A couta is a wooden sailboat commonly used on the west coast of Australia. Though couta boats were originally designed to be...