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Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show 2015
2015 Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show
Cruisers Can Fly Spinnakers Too!
So are you sick of your jib flogging around when you turn the boat down wind? Do you dread heading down wind because you know the boat’s performance will drastically suffer? Somehow the thought of the spinnaker is always nice, but when it really comes down to it, MAN that’s a lot of work! Not…
Rope Clutches
As most things in life, there are pluses and minuses. Lewmar and Spinlock clutches are no exception. Let’s have a look…… Lewmar boasts of their “domino” style locking mechanism. Spinlock raves about their cam being a superior rope grabbing mechanism. Well, both are pretty cool and both have their place, let’s have a look… One of the downsides to the Lewmar clutch,…
Views from Aloft
A beautiful day…..arguably the best this year. A Tayana 37, a well done canoe stern for blue water cruising. A brand new headsail furler and headstay assembly. This furler has won me over for being the best cruising line-drive furler available on the market. Any guesses to who makes…
The Last Volvo Ocean Race for the VO 70’s
Here are the highlights of the last in-port race and the last race that these boats will see as part of the Volvo Ocean Race. Enjoy, as Team Puma take the win and become the overall winners of the Volvo Ocean Race In-port Race Series. Never a dull moment even in the final minutes…… [youtube…
It’s Just Money
Check out this incredible broach! Last Saturday, Team Spindrift of the MOD 70 racing fleet take a pretty bad spill near the start line, off of the coast of Dublin – Dùn Laoghaire. Only one crew member was hurt, suffering a pelvis fracture. He was the one being immediately air lifted. Nice work by the…