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- Sailing on the Tennessee River - SailNet Community
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- Spar vs. mast. Whats the difference? | SailNet Community
These include booms and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole 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
- What are I J P E and what do they mean to me? - SailNet Community
I know that these are the dimensions of my sail plan but what do they actually measure? And other than when I am ordering a new sail, when will I use this info? Are these numbers that I should be memorizing? (More likely, saving in my phone)
- Where to sail in central Virginia? - SailNet Community
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 open daysailer trailer sailer) I find Swift Creek Reservoir in Chesterfield County, Lake Anna (which seems to be
- Sailrite Sewing Machines vs. Others - My Thoughts - SailNet Community
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- The Basics of Reefing - SailNet Community
Reefing before the sails load up beyond their intended wind range is an important part of good seamanship Simply put, reefing is the art and practice of reducing sail area Every sailor knows that the wind exerts its force over the exposed surface of a sail, but many don't realize that even a
- Fractional Rig vs. Mast Head Rig | SailNet Community
A fractional rig tends to put proportionally more sail area into the mainsail Headsails tend to be smaller than on mast-head rigs, so they generally are easier to manage for tacking jibing
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