- Gale Sail - SailNet Community
I am looking into buying this Gail sail It sounds like it is a great idea From the web site: The Gale sail, since it is hoisted over the very stiff roller furled sail, has a great aerodynamic shape, much better than a conventional storm jib hooked on a removable headstay, or a partially
- Are Island Packets as bad as some claim? | SailNet Community
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- Which sailmaker? - SailNet Community
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- I want to paint my main sail - SailNet Community
How the hell do I do it? What kind of paint? I was just thinking of laying it out, taping it off, and using an airless hvlp gun to spray (lightly) the one color logo I want on my sail Any specific types of paint or any suggestions?
- Fractional Rig vs. Mast Head Rig | SailNet Community
A fractional rig tends to put proportionally more sail area into the mainsail Headsails tend to be smaller than on mast-head rigs, so they generally are easier to manage for tacking jibing
- Challenger 40. . . . . A good foundation? | SailNet Community
Splitting the sail plan makes the boat more trimmable for women or those small of stature Three sails looks cooler than two Mizzen tricks - you can use the mizzen for a lot of fun tricks your sloop friends don't know about That's my ketches are great bit, as to the Challenger, I think she has a lot to offer
- Lancer 36 Sloop - SailNet Community
I often sail with more canvas up than newer cruising yachts, with a similar amount of heel and a lot more speed I've spent time in high winds on a friend's 44' C C; a 6x Vic-Maui veteran, and class winner My boat performs much like a 36 foot version of his much larger vessel Stiff, fast, easy to sail, confidence inspiring
- Why is beam reach (or near to it) the fastest point of sail?
A beam reach remains the lowest point of sail, where you are still being pulled by the lift of the sail, rather than being pushed from behind Therefore, you may still be creating some increase in apparent wind Now the vector part If you thnk about where the boom is on a close haul vs a beam reach, this may begin to make sense
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