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.
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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