Masts and Booms
Combination Mast Step and Keel Fin Trunk
The beauty of this unit is its simplicity.
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Take It Easy
From The Dockline, May, 1997
Although the general principles of rigging and sail tensioning hold for all classes of boats this article is intended specifically for the Soling One Meter Class. It has been my observation that some skippers are prone to tension their sails and standing rigging much too tightly and as a result boat performance suffers greatly. Additionally, this over tensioning can result in mechanical damage to the boat and permanent deformation of the hull and or sails. What follows is a common sense approach to dealing with these problems. Read More...
Although the general principles of rigging and sail tensioning hold for all classes of boats this article is intended specifically for the Soling One Meter Class. It has been my observation that some skippers are prone to tension their sails and standing rigging much too tightly and as a result boat performance suffers greatly. Additionally, this over tensioning can result in mechanical damage to the boat and permanent deformation of the hull and or sails. What follows is a common sense approach to dealing with these problems. Read More...
Mast Position
By Bob Stern
The first thing that you need to do to tune your boat, now that you have selected your rig, is to determine the proper mast position. This is also the last thing you should do, after you have the boat all trimmed out. Read More...
The first thing that you need to do to tune your boat, now that you have selected your rig, is to determine the proper mast position. This is also the last thing you should do, after you have the boat all trimmed out. Read More...
Living With Light Air
by Rod Carr and Rick West
East Coast 12 Meter skipper Rick West of the Delta Model Yacht Club recently took the time to write up his experiences with sailing in very light air in a fleet which was not short of top notch skippers. Read More...
East Coast 12 Meter skipper Rick West of the Delta Model Yacht Club recently took the time to write up his experiences with sailing in very light air in a fleet which was not short of top notch skippers. Read More...
Sail Trim
From the Miami Valley MYC Newsletter
By way of the Eagle Dropping, April 1997
The object of trimming the sails is to give the boat a slight weather helm during steady winds. With the proper amount of weather helm the boat will head up in puffs and fall off in lulls. Read More...
By way of the Eagle Dropping, April 1997
The object of trimming the sails is to give the boat a slight weather helm during steady winds. With the proper amount of weather helm the boat will head up in puffs and fall off in lulls. Read More...