Apr 27, 2010 · 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 …

Sep 13, 2024 · SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, …

Oct 13, 2019 · I have some questions for anyone who has experience sailing the Dickerson Farr 37. I have read through all of the previous posts on the matter but had some specific …

Apr 3, 2012 · If you sail upwind, you actually create more wind to work with (increased apparent wind), because you compound the wind as you begin to move into it. Well, again, from a boat …

I wanted to sail downwind with better speed and less fuss. This was actually the main reason for converting my first boat. The masthead Bermudian (Bm) rig is such a pain to sail downwind, …

Apr 24, 2008 · The greatest lake to sail on is Beaver Dam lake in Northern Indiana. I spent my youth sailing the summers away on that lake. The lake is a little under 400 acres. But, for a 12 …

Dec 28, 2024 · More than half of my life I sailed (including a circumnavigation under sail) w/o roller furling sails. I think roller furling, including in Mast, are great inventions, for safety and …

Apr 30, 2016 · 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, …

Oct 15, 2021 · AWT2_Sail said: View attachment 148889 After using @marcjsmith ’s clone, I set out to find a suitable industrial machine to do some future con as work. I found a …

Oct 18, 2008 · There are often people looking to get a bluewater capable boat for a relatively low budget. James Baldwin, of Atom fame, has posted a list of about sixty boats that are under 33' …