Beef up Your Butt
Although the rattling mast butt fitting makes for a pleasant cow bell effect when traveling to and from the yacht club or regatta, it doesn’t make for a speedy mast.
Rangle that Rudder!
Picture this: the last leeward mark of the last race of the Intergalactic Championships, you’re leading the fleet on the way to an amazing come-from-behind win to take the title
Get Rid of the Gasketosaurus!
As the boat rolls through the motorboat chop on the pond, you notice a small fountain of water spewing forth from the centerboard trunk and splattering your peanut butter and
Wrap Up Those Wrinkles, Crank Up the Cunningham
“That thing’s got more wrinkles in it than a prune.” Once you realize your crew is talking about the mainsail, you, too notice the abundance of wrinkles up the luff
Tune the Tall Thing!
“Is it supposed to look like that? It’s all bent”, says your crew as she looks down the mast while you hook up the step. When you figure out she’s
Tweak Your Trailer!!
You just pulled the boat out of the water and you notice that the boat is not quite centered on the rollers. After 3 overshoots to either side, you finally
Quicken Up Your Halyards
The kids are restless, the sun is blazing, the wind is fresh, the time is right and you’re stuck at the dock trying to untangle your main halyard off of
Are You Bored With Your Centerboard?
You’re zipping along on Lake Not-so-Deep, sailing in the local charity regatta, battling for room at the gybe mark, spinnaker up, both hands on the tiller extension trying to keep
Make Your Jib Jingle
You are rounding the leeward mark right in front of Speedy Spinnaker in the last club race of the season. You and Speedy are tied for the season championship and
Whip Your Jib Into Shape
You’re hauling upwind in a huge blow when a big juicy puff comes rolling along and slams you over on your ear and all you can say is “BLOW THE