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Get a Boz, or any other Yamamoto closed cell neoprene wetsuit and you will not have that problem. a bit difficult to measure, but the wet difference...

Nothing to do with freedom of movement. He cut across a restricted buoyed area. That being the reason he was taken for a slap on the hand. Yes...

mais bien sûr! me always!

Here the link about Ultra Kode 80, http://forums.boards.co.uk/showthread.php/78123-Ultra-Kode-80#51QZEUsQEkdVQ3fc.97 total agree with Basher...

Well, I have about 20 rigging tools (my Dad was an engineer and made a batch) - that said, I still tend to use a stone from the beach because I never...

Yes, I should have added: as well as the winch, I also have a rigging garage :-) and it only ever gets used in there - it's not something I'd use on...

I've got quite a few extensions - one for each sail in fact as I keep them rigged. Over the years I've accumulated a whole lot of different makes ......

I used to use a downhaul crank until I lost 2 on the beach & then discovered Formuline. Now I use Ezzy's loop knot and a stone from the beach (in...

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Well no it doesn't. The change in outhaul tension merely changes lower leech tension, but more importantly, the extra outhaul tension flattens the...

I use a rigging winch (just plugs in with a North pin) which I think cost about 20 euros, so a bit less than a XT extension and has some of the same...

There is a link on there to a webcam on the point du raz - that will be a hairy bit of sailing when he gets there!

However a couple of cm of outhaul can make a big difference in the way a sail feels so repositioning that tension by a few cm must also have similar...

I quite like having two clew cringle options (as on my Tushingham Rocks) because it allows me to adjust the outhaul without adjusting the boom length...

"being a bon vivant" Nous deux ??

Don't most people use the spreader bar on their harness as a rig puller?

It's actually the handle of a kids beach spade so it's already in it's 2nd functional use! 3rd if you count being part of a tree!

I just wonder how much we are kidding ourselves when it comes to saying the longer leech performs differently from the shorter one? It's one of those...

Good thread guys and thanks for the info I'm not into gear much myself, and you lot know much more than me so when I'm looking for some kit I...

Kudos for using wood, at least that will biodegrade when it snaps and/or gets left on the beach, but PVC pipe?

Should be able to see him on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mwGKUmgChM when he sets off. His kit's in/by the building you can see on the beach when...

I do a bit of both. I use an XT but I pull most of the downhaul on using the end of the rope that goes through the normal cleat, then use the ratchet...

I,d guess the speed comparison would have to specify angle off wind, the thicker fin could produce same lift for shorter length but only if it...

I do what Mitch does but with a bit of wood. I know from experience that once you have the technique it's faster than an xt and better for my back...

¿To maintain a given pressure point AND boom angle with a lower clew you could move the mast base rearwards and therefore also benefit from the...

I think you are missing the point here. You're right that when wave riding it makes little difference but the concept is still perfectly valid. A...

Well the MUFC Delta fins are perhaps an extreme example, being a unique design in terms of their format. They are also downwind fins and place less...

In the overall scheme of wave sailing, dropping the clew a few mm isn't going to make much of a difference. You still need to find a good wave on a...

Will a lower clew - all else equal - induce you to keep the mast more upright? Or have perhaps clew heights in wavesails been lowered over the recent...

As Phil says, a decent (branded) secondhand is better than a cheap new one - although Decathlon bikes are generally well-received and quite...