Guide to Understanding Sail Rig Types (with Pictures)

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Best daysailers: All thrills, no frills with these compact craft

Lessons Aloft: Alone at Sea I posted this last year, but I think it deserves a second lap based on the hundreds of questions I still get from it. Specifically, they centered around six key points: •The Shackle •The Messenger Line Concept •The Potato Smasher Method •Spare Halyards •Mast Steps •Life Vests, Tethers, and Safety on Deck This video is from my solo passage between Cocos Keeling and Mauritius — I was four days offshore from Cocos out into the Indian Ocean, seven days to weather for any