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Sep 16, 2010 · The rating is how the sail's LP compares to the boat's J measurement. The J is the horizontal distance from the forestay tang to the face of the mast.. on your boat probably …

Feb 21, 2010 · The key to getting a good sail is to have a good designer who knows how to engineer you a sail to suit your boat, conditions loads and so on. This takes many years of …

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 …

Mar 23, 2012 · I have an offer in on a 1989 Gulf Pilothouse 32ft in southern California. How do these boats sail?

Apr 3, 2008 · CD markets these sail as cruising/club race sails, not state-of-the-art racing sails. So I wouldn't be surprised if they're built with a different cloth than the current top-of-the-line North …

Apr 24, 2008 · One can sail in Kentucky Lake almost all year, and if it gets too hot, go down the Ohio, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Lake Michigan, or if it gets too cold, go either …

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' …

Jun 27, 2008 · I'm considering a Nonsuch 30 Ultra as my next boat for long term cruising. With 'cruising' I mean mostly coastal, but I'd love the option to cross some blue water stretches …