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If a roller boom wasn't one of the best inventions in sailing ever, IMHO, I would consider a track and slides, but I can drop and roll the main nicely around the boom in about 20 seconds.  raising from it is equally easy when the boltrope is fresh.   I am talking to the sailmaker today to see if...

Hi gang, GlowBoat is getting a new boltrope on the main.  Ease of raising is so important to me for a good season.  It goes up so easy when fresh.  I currently have the teflon thread stuff with the brown streaks.  It has been a while.  Is there anything more slippery and more durable than the...

I run a continuous line on my windward traveler setup. I tried running them out to the amas on my trimaran with shock cord, but is wasn't needed to eliminate a tangle and made the release actually harder. Windward traveler is awesome. One of the best changes I made to the boat.

locking Brummell splice. It takes me about 15minutes/splice.

I hooked one end of the spliced setups to my trailer hitch on a small incline the other end to the trailer with the wheels blocked. Trailblazer in neutral than in light gear stretched out a couple inches in 30 ft. I haven't noted any creep since then. 7mm STS. 24' Corsair.

I like the Samson Control DPX dyneema. Upsize a little. It is strong fuzzy and cheap.

I worked at Hard Sails in Islip back in the 70s before joining Spencer Sails in Huntington. Those t shirts might as well have been uniforms. long f-ing time ago. These days I personally know my Salesman, and recently met the designer of my Norths. That offsets not knowing the Sri lankan...

NEMA (New England Multihull) uses TOT as well as Off Soundings.

I have both and trying to use a Quatix on an F18 would be an interesting exercise. It works great but takes a free hand, and is very distracting when using.

I had Dynex Dux for 7 years and made a new set of cap shrouds and forestay for my Tri from New England STS over last winter. I can t detect a difference, and didn't have to retune after stretching them after splicing. When West Marine has a 40% of bulk rope sale, it is very reasonably priced.

I went halfway between and built a mini boom out of an RDM windsurfing mast. On my 24 I went square top and to keep the area the same shortened the boom. Not enough to go boomless as the 24 traveller is pretty far forward. It looks like this rolls great and after up laminating with uni carbon...

perfect weather for the GlowBoat team. I sailed double handed with a long time friend, Norm Farr, and we kicked ass in the multihull fleet. I also served a nice Mount Gay and tonic as bartender Friday night, and hope some of you got my extra spiked drinks. Now to fall....... ed

I used mine for headings. It took a while to calibrate it to match my compass, but it was possible. My trimaran is usually going fast enough to get consistent readings.

Glaser. Pease and Jay do a great job. They did a jib for me that is awesome.

+1 mcmaster- carr

Unfortunately, not coming anywhere near the Cape. Fun, anyway!

Not reflective, emissive. paint with pigments that absorb sun and glow at night. Check this out, I think I may put a layer of this glass over the bowsprit I am stiffening (if winter ever fucking ends.) http://www.sollercomposites.com/composites/carbon%20fiber%20sleeves.html#glow glowingly, ed

Very nice John, Enough resolution to make anyone happy. Shows how slow us F boat sailors are...... ed

I respect Aussies as some of the best sailors on the planet. Maybe the word "Blizzard" doesn't translate in Aussie. Not like the storm was a secret.

more detail http://www.newportri.com/newportdailynews/news/page_one/once-in-a-lifetime/article_8208539e-b214-5d8b-ad5f-009a1f2251c4.html “We’ve never done anything like this. Dad’s not even a sailor, but he’s a quick study,” said Jason McGlashan in his Australian accent. “We’ve got plenty of...