"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…"
Great Day Sail in Bene 40 on Tampa Bay
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Permalink Reply by Mike Brown on
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Great picture. Who'd you have hanging over the side to take it?
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Permalink Reply by Peter Obetz on
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oh that was me hanging over. We had a friend at the helm, my wife holding my legs and me about as far out and over as I could get while holding a full size pro body camera. Glad all made it back aboard safely and dry.
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You trusted your wife to do that? Must be a good relationship haha. Already have a Nikon D300 and am thinking of getting a Go Pro for catching videos on a good days sail. Always nice to look back at shots like that.
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