- Spar vs. mast. Whats the difference? | SailNet Community
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation light, look-out position, signal yard, control position, radio aerial or signal lamp [1]
- Where to sail in central Virginia? - SailNet Community
So here I am in Richmond, VA (actually a few miles west, in far western Henrico County), and I'm doing a little Googling for places to sail a small boat (say, a 15 to 19-foot open daysailer trailer sailer) I find Swift Creek Reservoir in Chesterfield County, Lake Anna (which seems to be
- Sailrite Sewing Machines vs. Others - My Thoughts - SailNet Community
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- What sailboats could survive a full blown hurricane at sea?
There are boats built to sail in heavy conditions, and one could do a lot with flotation, water tight compartments, over-built rigs, high-strength impact-resistant hulls, more-or-less bulletproof steering systems, control lines led to sheltered locations, etc If one were wealthy
- 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
- Which sailmaker? - SailNet Community
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- Anyone used CRUISING DIRECT SAILS? | SailNet Community
CD markets these sail as cruising club race sails, not state-of-the-art racing sails So I wouldn't be surprised if they're built with a different cloth than the current top-of-the-line North sails
- 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
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