My birth certificate says Etobicoke although I was actually born in Long Branch, which is nothing but a stop on the Go-Train now.
Good luck in your SHTP quest. I'll just assume you've read...
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My birth certificate says Etobicoke although I was actually born in Long Branch, which is nothing but a stop on the Go-Train now.
Good luck in your SHTP quest. I'll just assume you've read...
That was good. Interesting that when the boat is not moving, it is not possible to climb up with such a soft ladder because you just go under the boat with your feet. But when the boat is moving it...
There is no doubt that the usefulness of the Pelagic depends on your boat. For my Olson 30, that is a really twitchy boat at the best of times, the Pelagic just cannot manage downwind with the chute...
I just read about another fellow who used the storm jib self-steering method. Here is a quote from Yachting Monthly Magazine:
I slept on it anyway and on wakening picked up one of the many books...
One of the bottom spokes on your wheel will act the same as a tiller. ie. if you pull a bottom spoke towards you, the boat will steer away from you. So set up the bungee cord (or surgical tubing)...
If you are doing lots of sailing short distances (like in the Bay), with lots of tacks and gybes, then you want an autopilot. If you are doing longer distances with not so may tacks and gybes, then...
If it is allowed by the race rules, I would go for bare metal stainless on the upper lifeline and HMPE on the lower lifeline.
As I mention in my book and in a recent posting about rescuing...
That's a great idea. I'd love to see a photo if you can.
Andy
Well I'm just thrilled that you tried it out, and I'm even more thrilled that you tried it for the first time when you were 180 miles off shore and really needed it. I've always said that it's not...
I'm having real trouble getting my Pelagic to perform as necessary on my Olson 30. I've got Raymarine ST40 instruments with the Actisense converter.
Downwind, in wind mode the boat swings 35-45...
Hi All. I was interviewed for a podcast about singlehanded sailing and some of the things I've learned (even stuff not in the book.) You can find it here:...
What an incredible story Rob. I've copied it in entirety in case I ever get to write a second edition.
How to Unwrap a Spinnaker: I learned last night that some experienced skippers don't know the trick to unwrap a spinnaker that is wrapped around the forestay. The answer is really quite simple. Just...
Philpot, I thought you had written that yourself, until I saw the notation at the bottom. I think it reflects the thoughts of every one of us on this forum. Whenever my wife says that the boat...
More honours for Jeanne. The City of Victoria has just mounted a bronze plaque in her honour on the Harbour Wall of History, just across from the Provincial Legislature. This is separate from naming...
Ha! Who'd have thought I'd come up with the perfect example, just two days later. I'm out and the wind comes up to 18 so I put in a reef. But I didn't cleat the halyard properly and it popped,...
"Settings" would refer to the Gain AND the sail trim. Both of these are really important in high wind situations. Your sails will always overpower your rudder. As I said in my book, it's really...
I just realized that I started this discussion some years ago so I should give an update. After several years of sailing with just a bungee cord (launching and dousing in 25 knots is lots of fun)...
I just noticed another video from Sam Goodchild in which he does a chinese gybe on his Figaro 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZrHUWGCSo
This is really valuable to watch because it shows...
Hi Guys. I was taught the main first gybing method by a Figaro sailor, so it's no coincidence that this is what I wrote in my book. And it was by doing this that I realized that I don't need to...
After singlehanded broaching lots and lots and lots of times, I’ve learned a few lessons that I thought I’d pass along. You can download my paper here:...
Very interesting report by Sir Robin (That's what his friends call him) on knock downs in the Golden Globe, and the use of warps or drogues. Well worth reading for all of us who one day dream of...
Ilias, I'm glad that you are enjoying my book. Take a look at my new novel "My Brother Chuck". In answer to your first question, it takes a very special wife to marry a singlehanded sailor. ...
tboussie, your comment doesn't surprise me at all. If you look at the study in my tips book, (chapter 8-B in the free version) you'll see that lack of sleep, nervousness, and all the associated...
There has been so much written about sleep deprivation and hallucinations while singlehanding, that I can't believe that he was not aware of it before he set out. I remember well when I had my first...