Take a Trip with the Traveler

Imagine yourself cruising up the last windward leg at the Highlander Intergalactic Championships, you’ve just cruised right by the whole fleet downwind in a monster puff. Now you have to

Take the Wrinkles out of Your Outhaul

Here’s the story: You round the leeward mark, spinnaker half up, crew half hiking, centerboard half down, skipper half looking around wondering why everybody else is rolling over you as

Put More Bang in Your Vang

Our continuing saga in the quest for more speed leads us to the center of the boat to an often-known, but sometimes under-utilized little guy: The Boom Vang. I’ll break

Topping Lift

Welcome to the first installment of the Rigging Roundup. In this and future issues, I’ll explain some of the basics of the rigging systems on the Highlander. Hopefully, the topics