"Michael,
From experience over three keel boats a fully battened main is almost a requirement.
Not only will it make dropping the sail into the boom bag far easier it certainly reduces any flogging and vastly lengthens the life of the sail. While…"
BVI to Trinidad May 2009
Stopped at: Saba (here) Nevis, Dominica, Bequia and then Trinidad... hard sail, wind on the nose most of the way... lot of motor sailing unfortunately.. 8 days, around 500+nm.
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Comment by Mark Stafford on June 12, 2009 at 11:37am
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Hi Deborah
I'm not staying albeit the boat is, at least most of it.. I'm back to the grind stone in the BVI
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Comment by Deborah on June 11, 2009 at 10:24pm
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Are you staying in Trinidad for hurricane season? Is it crowded this year?
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