Volvo Race is Off to Leg 2

Highlights of leg 2 start. Enjoy!

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Amazing Crew Work

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WGQIj6b4as&w=560&h=315] Take a minute to check out the impeccable crew work of Team Quantum as well as the excellent helmsman skills in close quarters of Annapolis’ own, Terry Hutchinson, long time skipper of the TP52 Quantum Racing Team.

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Ainslie’s Return

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Let us not forget the Extreme 40’s which are almost considered the dinosaurs of stadium racing compared to the winged AC45. They still pack a punch when it comes high speed, adrenaline pumping action. And let’s not forget sailings very own Tiger Woods. Ben Ainslie returns to professional sailing in Singapore leaving the past (Perth)…

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Tag 60

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Brace yourself! The multi-hulls are taking over. I had to steal this one from sailinganarchy.com. What a good find. I may have mentioned this before, but other than the ridiculously hi speed, crashing, flipping AC cats and maybe the Extreme 40’s (because they’re just fun to watch), I typically have an aversion towards multi-hulls. This…

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Single Sideband Insulators for Backstays

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SSB is a commonly used abbreviation that stands for single side band radio. We are certainly not radio experts here at The Rigging Company. When it comes to specific radio product knowledge, we always recommended that our customers seek the advice of a certified marine electrician. However, just like with all other mast related electrical items,…

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How to Break Your Mast and Fix it!

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Here is a neat rigging related find from yachtingmonthly.com’s YouTube feed. In this first video you will see the crew attempt to force a dismasting by replacing the standing rigging clevis pins with shortened fiberglass battens. At first the fiberglass battens hold up, much to their surprise. After replacing the pins with even smaller fiberglass pins and accidentally unfurling the Genoa all the…

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Clear to Tack?

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What are the options when considering a boat that tacks its own sails from one point-of-sail to another. Newer boats are being designed a bit more mast forward, with taller masts and bigger mainsails. These newer designs are predominately main driven and implement a smaller self-tending jib (shown below), which helps with pointing when going upwind. If you…

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Volvo Race is Off to Leg 2

Amazing Crew Work

Ainslie’s Return

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Single Sideband Insulators for Backstays

How to Break Your Mast and Fix it!

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