The Rigging Company aloft to install a digital apparent wind instrument.
An Osprey made its nest on top of it and broke the cheaply made mounting plate right off.
The view of a Bristol 43, nice boat!
Any guesses as to where we are?
Thanks for having a look at the view.
This is pretty much for those that enjoy a good sailboat race. Amazing acceleration! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt9g3XcH0F0&w=560&h=315]
The Highfield lever was originally invented by the late Mr J. S. Highfield in about 1930. I believe this concept was initially intended to load and release running backstays at a predesignated tension. This method for runner tensioning has since been replaced with ‘high speed’ synthetics, fancy blocks, tackles, and/or dedicated winches. Some years later,…
This may sound a bit soft, and all my buddies are surely going to take this opportunity to make fun of me, but sometimes it is important to keep our mind from ‘sailing off’ and remember the important things like love. Not just romantic love but also brotherly love, sisterly love, love you can only get from…
The Americas Cup gets rolling in less than 80 hours. Make sure you catch the live coverage of day one right here (courtesy of americascup.com and youtube.com) The teams have had some good time off since Newport. I don’t know about you, but I am getting anxious for the excitement to resume in San Francisco. This should be a great venue….
Looking for a good video to inspire your crew. I was pleased to find this gem in the Quantum Racing library. Leave it up to Team Quantum and skipper Terry Hutchinson to demonstrate perfect boat mechanincs. If you have never seen a full crew on TP52 work in harmony before then this is a good…
It is the time of year for rig inspections. Here, we are aloft in the beautiful Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. This trip aloft was courtesy of a Lewmar Electric Winch, what more could you ask for, going up!? On second thought, we could have used a bit more sunshine, but “beggars can’t be choosers.”…
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