SV PANDA CHANGE OF COURSE
View fullsize Here’s a post from Sailing SV Panda, a 39-foot Amel Sharki that is on an around the world voyage. Check out their Facebook page and YouTube site, which is Sailing SV Panda. We have heard the old saying,…
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PAYING IT BACK — NOT FORWARD
View fullsize By Buttons Padin, Co-chair of the Robie Pierce Regattas and UK Sailmakers’ marketing advisor We like to think that volunteers who organize and run regattas for sailors with disabilities are “paying it forward,” meaning that if it were…
FREE! ANIMATED RULES QUIZ AND VIDEOS
Lindsay Preece photo of the King 40 CHECKMATE.
NEW ANIMATED RULES QUIZ POSTED
UK Sailmakers just posted an animated rules quiz that deal with rules 18.3, 17, 16.1 and 13. This quiz is an example of how UK Sailmakers will be reviving our popular Rules Program that was sold in the past for…
HOW TO DO A MEXICAN SPINNAKER TAKEDOWN OR THE KIWI DROP
The best way to pass boats when rounding a leeward mark to port is to do a Mexican takedown. The Mexican allows you to carry the spinnaker right into the rounding while also preventing the sail from falling into the…