What pops out at me is that both the main trimmer and jib trimmer on Blue do not trim their sails at all to help drive the boat. If I hear bow up bow up I think sheet in to help drive the boat up and maintain trim and speed. The main and jib trimmers are just sitting waiting for the collision...
All this un-related advertisements blinking and flashing leads me to believe that SA is in just for the money now. I am starting to think SA has jumped the shark. They are on a slippery slope to becoming just another Sailing World mag sitting next to the craper.
Does anyone know of a book, document, or research that suggests minimum channel widths for safe navigation under sail?
My company is assisting in the design and permitting of a 200-slip marina in Florida. The marina is proposed along the shore of a channel to a bayou. The resulting navigable...
Surf Nazi:
I guess my facts did not come from the best source. The facts were relayed to me by a drunken sailor, not Subtil, after the party on Saturday. I formally recant the southern comment. Sorry.
I agree, it is about the team. I love crewing as much as I love skippering. My...
I have been participating in Capdevielle for the past eight years. I agree with Subtil, Capdevielle could be better.
The five race format should be the norm. I was disappointed when I got to Fort Walton on Sunday to find out that Southern had gotten thier panties in a wad about the 5 race...
I ran into Eduardo (sunfish) and David (b-ham) at the island this past saturday, i think. Saturday is a little blurry for me. Anyway, they said they would be interested in sailing with us some time. I have names but no contact information. Eduardo talked about getting some sunfish action going...
How did the match racing go?
Sorry I could not make it. I think it was the best choice for me. I swear my wife was speaking woman code talk when the topic of sailing two days in a row came up. I heard a couple of key words she was talking. Therefore, I refered to my woman code talk...
I think the first task at hand is to drum up some interest. We need to make a flyer to post on the gates and message boards at the local marinas inviting boats and people to the spring series. If they do not have a PHRF rating, we will give them one. These people most likely do not know...