"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…"
Orvil Newton's Blog – August 2010 Archive (2)
A Summer Evening in Cap Sante
by the First Mate
Anacortes, Cap Sante Marina
We had originally planned to head from Friday Harbor directly to Port Townsend
but upon reaching Cattle Pass we once again found it enshrouded in fog
and decided to turn around and make for Anacortes instead.
We spent our afternoon wandering the shops and pubs and visited my favorite
store, Marine Supply and Hardware Company is said to be the oldest
marine chandlery on the West Coast (202 Commercial… Continue
Anacortes, Cap Sante Marina
We had originally planned to head from Friday Harbor directly to Port Townsend
but upon reaching Cattle Pass we once again found it enshrouded in fog
and decided to turn around and make for Anacortes instead.
We spent our afternoon wandering the shops and pubs and visited my favorite
store, Marine Supply and Hardware Company is said to be the oldest
marine chandlery on the West Coast (202 Commercial… Continue
Added by Orvil Newton on August 14, 2010 at 11:10am — No Comments
Back in the USA
After cruising in the Canadian Gulf Islands off the east coast of Vancouver Island for a week we are back in Friday…
ContinueAdded by Orvil Newton on August 6, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments
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