Congratulations to you and your daughter – how wonderful!
Blimey, as we are fond of saying in the UK! I read the report about the loss of Gungha Din…
John: You say sailing with a jib alone is not recommended. Why please? I have done that numerous times, mostly…
Several companies, including Vetus (https://webshop.vetus.com/en/products/exhaust-systems/transom-exhaust-connections) produce transom exhaust outlets with a built in check valve-presumably a built in one way…
That was the article I actually wrote. Sail edited and changed content.
Hi Robert, You might be right, but the above aways seemed to work for me and the valves stayed nice…
John, here is the cruising cat storm tactics article I wrote for Sail over 10 years ago. I stand by…
Re April 26, 2015 post on lubricating seacocks. Tell me what I am missing – if you close seacock and…
Hi Lutz, That’s an interesting thought. I don’t know, but it would seem logical that using regulation rather than bursts…
Hi John, Reefing downwind on a gaffer is very easy. No need for a vang, the heavy wood boom dose…
Thx for the article. I don’t mistrust your numbers/calculation particularly as you were able to compare them to reality with…
Hi Angus, Thanks for coming up on that. I’m guessing that the reasons you don’t hear back much is because…
Hi Alvin, Sounds like you have a system that meets your needs, which is always the important thing, and as…
Hi Jo Jo, Sorry, I have not tried this on gaff rig, but on Bermuda rig a vang is required…
Hi Bruce, Thanks for the kind words and I think you are right, particularly in Sarah’s case since musical theatre…
Hi John, firstly, sorry, I don’t seem to have notifications so only noticed this when a customer brought it to…
Last winter we added a LiFePo4 bank to our boat in a fairly unusual setup that I thought I would…
Congratulations on your daughter’s magnificent achievement. Pride in your kids is not a sin and any time you have a…
Congrats to your daughter ,enjoy well earned family time
I can’t find a better place to put this question. Sorry John. I just got back from a voyage from…