"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…"
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- Profile Type:
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- Homeport:
- Lopez Island, WA
- About Me:
- Passionate about sailing and the water. For about 15 years now I've made my living on and around the boating community. I left Disney to become a commercial fisherman in Alaska for a few years, then started marinegraphics.com doing boat graphics around Seattle. This became one of the first websites online!
- Current location:
- Washington
- Destinations visited:
- All up and down the West Coast of North America from Cabo San Lucas to Anchorage, Alaska.
- Looking to:
- This summer I'll be sailing in the San Juan Islands with my girls.
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Born sailors
Posted on October 13, 2009 at 8:29pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Strong finish this season with my 10 and 12 year old girls. I told them that they had to draw on everything that they'd learned in "all their years at sea" and sail from Deer Harbor to Friday Harbor, WA - I would be on board just to watch.
"Whaaaat?? We can't - "
"You've done everything, at one point or another," I said reassuringly. "Now you just have to put it all together in the right order."
The oldest was surprised how quickly the outboard pull started. They… Continue
"Whaaaat?? We can't - "
"You've done everything, at one point or another," I said reassuringly. "Now you just have to put it all together in the right order."
The oldest was surprised how quickly the outboard pull started. They… Continue
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Katie
Love the Graphics....
I have sailed in many places around the world but I have always wanted to sail the San Juans. Its still on my list. What do you sail?
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