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Anchor hooks can be a problem, either they are too simple and come off or they tend to be too complicated and take ages to

Only once have we had the spinnaker shackle catch on the rigging and release itself, but once is enough!!! A little velcro strap that takes

We are lucky on Waiata, our Diesel fillers are at the back of the hulls a long way from the water and black tank access.

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.

We know sailors that refuse to fly an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker with less than 4 crew because its just too hard to handle…. Well

Those that follow us will know I am a bit of a electronics guy and our boat has a network that shares all the NMEA