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A 60 Second Trick That Might Save Your Bacon!
After experiencing some crazy winds at the weekend, I realised that it was time to change my rudder pull down rope. Not because the rope is too stretchy, but because it has no stretch at all. The downhaul rope had not cleated properly as I left the shore. I was aware that the rudder had moved up during the first beat which was quite an encouragement to keep the boat especially flat, but did make it hard to handle in the extreme conditions. You should have seen me trying to pull the rudder down and re cleat it in 25-30...
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How to Recover Your Boat With an Onshore Breeze
How you recover your boat safely with an onshore breeze depends on the type of boat you sail. As a...
Extreme Weather Sailing – Practice the San Francisco Roll
San Francisco Roll - YouTube After experiencing the 2005 Tyne Tees Laser Qualifier where the UK Laser Standard, Radial and...
Hiking Styles - The Secrets Behind Efficient and Healthy Hiking
In this blog Steve discusses some of the typical problems associated with hiking out and takes advice from Fiona Taylor,...
Do you sail to your tell tales? Do you know your 4th Corner? Strong Wind Techniques for two sails.
Sailing with Tell Tales - The 4th CornerSailing with Tell Tails: I could not sail without tell tails -...
