Not, pun intended, an absolute necessity to know but the Halyard knot is simple and very handy whilst your busy reversing your halyards. Its not
Sheets tend to get “Exercised” though different position often enough so that they don’t get chafe points along their length, but Halyard spend a lot
Lines on a sailing boat slowly become hard and full of salt. When new they seem soft and flexible but slowly they become hard and
In a previous “TodayILearnt” we shared that you shouldn’t leave flying sails up, furled on the bow as they risk being unfurled by wind and
In a previous “TodayILearnt” we talked about “Cover and Peel” to hoist or drop an Asymmetric sail whilst the wind has got a bit exciting.