Hi David, I concur with the advice to listen to those who have been there. How and when to slow down. To windward or wind forward of the beam, when you start banging. Not worth it. Hard on the boat.

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I like to look at Vmg and not worry about pointing angle as much as some people do. I've seen some people focus so much on pointing that their boat is going much slower than it would if they bore off

Interesting that you should post this now, David. I just came up from Wilmington North Carolina to Saint Michaels Maryland on the Chesapeake, and encountered unanticipated winds of 25 to 30 kts

David, When it comes to heavy weather tactics, my first rule is to take no advice from anyone who hasn't been there and done that, preferably on a boat very similar to mine. I think you you'll get

David An interesting question to which I can’t give answers. I’ve sailed our Santorin in f7 to f9, but never upwind. Even with the smaller Santorin she never gets moving properly until f5. My

Hi there, Just arrived in Funchal, Madeira, after 27 days crossing, beating most of the time, & rerouted from original destination Horta, due to stormy conditipns SW of Azores on the 16-17/04. Headed

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I don't know if we could win any awards... but for hoisting the dinghy to deck to store for passage, we use the mizzen balloonor halyard. The dinghy is then deflated, folded, and put in its bag on

Thank you Craig, Olivier and Ian I was used to run the starboard mizzen halyard in the starboard open pulley and I was questioning about the reason for the second ! Using this system will offer more

Hi Stephanie, Check out Al Meekens at gearsmade.com - phone 856 858-6421. I haven't used him but his website is appealing - looks like he's a retired Coast Guardsman who was a machinist and now keeps

Our bower thruster lower gears are stripped! Can anyone recommend a supplier in the US? Many thanks, Stephanie DiBelardino SM 2000 Indecent Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Greetings, Apols for the delay - been off-forum. I replaced the original Steaming/Downlight combo with the AquaSignal Series 41 light purchased from Budget Marine, here in Cole Bay, St Maarten. They

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Hi Bill Thanks, and completely agree with you, thats why I insisted. NMEA should be compatible across manufacturer, - it’s the intentions of having such a standard protocol. But Reymarine

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Hi Barry and Penny I have seen you are in Marina di Ragusa (MdR). I just had contact with the marina to request bearthing for next Winter. I got a quote for €2500 VAT incl. from 01/10/18 to

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