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Please see my thoughts: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race I think Post 8. The erroneous information of 2 boom incidences supports the need...

Threads like these are healthy - there is no lack of respect. If we followed your desires we would not know that one of the deaths was...

Surely one option is to ask Silent Wind. Its in their interests to have a simple answer or they immediately deny their own access to a...

Most anti fouls, silicone or conventional, rely, to a greater or lesser extent on the flow of water, ie the vessel is used or it is...

Only if the vessel travels above a minimum speed the majority of the time - as a cargo vessel does. The principle is that organisms that...

Read the thread, specifically Post 10. Paid crew - I speak from observing crew practice for Blue Water RORC races in HK. Of course we...

On many yachts the crew is stiffened by one professional (paid) crew member. Other combinations are permenantly employed crew, sometime...

If you have a large yacht, 100', canting keel and powered winches - you need an engine. Ban engines....smaller yachts, it might be a...

Helmets would be a good start. Jonathan

We are all trying to help the OP, in our own small way. Sarcasm is unnecessary. One of the benefits of Lithium is the ability to use...

Its been tried, silicone coatings - on commercial vessels, cruise ships + others, they are effectively used continuously and will travel...

If you apply a silicone coating and find, for whatever reason, that it does not suit (commonly - does not live up to the hype) then...

CPD has a 300 amp house bank - in the absence of a battery charger, solar etc he will need 6 hours of the engine running flat chat to...

I quickly glanced at the link. My display allows me to scroll through a number of screens and in addition to the 'master' screen (which...

I think you do yourself an injustice. The fact you posted the OP means you think, and are maybe concerned. Jonathan