Apr 27, 2010 · So here I am in Richmond, VA (actually a few miles west, in far western Henrico County), and I'm doing a little Googling for places to sail a small boat (say, a 15 to 19-foot …

Sep 20, 2019 · I have some questions for anyone who has experience sailing the Dickerson Farr 37. I have read through all of the previous posts on the matter but had some...

Apr 3, 2012 · If you sail upwind, you actually create more wind to work with (increased apparent wind), because you compound the wind as you begin to move into it. Well, again, from a boat …

Aug 16, 2008 · The sails to my new old boat, of which I have two sets, and which I admit are in poor condition are missing the battens (well, I have 2 in one sail set (one of those is broken in …

Apr 24, 2008 · The greatest lake to sail on is Beaver Dam lake in Northern Indiana. I spent my youth sailing the summers away on that lake. The lake is a little under 400 acres. But, for a 12 …

I wanted to sail downwind with better speed and less fuss. This was actually the main reason for converting my first boat. The masthead Bermudian (Bm) rig is such a pain to sail downwind, …

Aug 1, 2025 · Point Jude 4.0 oz. Tanbark Jib Sail Sail warranty: Our sails are covered by a one year warranty against defect in materials or workmanship, and many of the individual …

Dec 28, 2024 · More than half of my life I sailed (including a circumnavigation under sail) w/o roller furling sails. I think roller furling, including in Mast, are great inventions, for safety and …

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Aug 28, 2014 · Here is a sail are comparison between two furling mains with and without battens. You will see the same differences between a conventional batten less and batten main.