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Cruising Under Sail - SailNet Community
May 20, 2025 · SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, maintenance, and more!
What are I J P E and what do they mean to me? - SailNet Community
Mar 19, 2008 · I know that these are the dimensions of my sail plan but what do they actually measure? And other than when I am ordering a new sail, when will I use this info? Are these numbers that I …
Sail To The Sun Rally? - SailNet Community
Aug 21, 2024 · SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, maintenance, and more!
Best Lakes in the US to Sail - SailNet Community
Apr 24, 2008 · One can sail in Kentucky Lake almost all year, and if it gets too hot, go down the Ohio, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers to Lake Michigan, or if it gets too cold, go either down the …
Bolt rope or Sail Slugs - SailNet Community
Jun 4, 2008 · If the grommets are every two feet for the length of the luff, then, they're probably for sail slugs. I prefer slugs to a bolt rope, since slugs, when properly installed: create less friction; allow the …
Sail To The Sun Rally? | Page 2 | SailNet Community
Sep 10, 2024 · SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, maintenance, and more!
Spar vs. mast. What's the difference? | SailNet Community
May 1, 2016 · The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, …
Wyoming Sailing... what in the heck? | SailNet Community
Jul 16, 2008 · Guernsey's about the worst lake to sail: shallow, hot, buggy, and (as you note) essentially drained dry every summer. The draw-down usually begins around July 4th, but in these drought …
How to make my own sail? - SailNet Community
May 3, 2013 · A lateen sail has a mast and two spars that make a triangle with a vertex near the mast. The difficult part is joining these two spars so they can move in rrelation to each other.