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I learned a fair bit by reading ( aka studying ) the writings of wily successful racers such as Adlard Coles. One trick of his I put to...

Obviously we don’t have a windlass. We have been known to use the aft winch to recover the anchor if it’s breezy. Our anchor is launched...

30 years ago, fewer yachts had windlasses, more people raced. A few metres of chain and a lot of nylon rope was entirely normal.

The same Ould Barrister presided over an upturned Dragonfly 800 - after a Scottish Islands Peaks Race - which was 'turret-tossed' by a...

A. Does anyone have documented (link) or personal experience of jackstays failing? I only know of two and I am collecting data. It is...

This sort of thing? Or this....?

Unless you test them to destruction you will never know. Unless you can document their exposure to UV you will not know. I assume, I...

No, he wouldn't. The Ould Barrister was a series client.... ;)

An old mate I used to race with had several of them. He lost a new one - built to win the RBR Race - a day north of t'Azores... fine...

You were only supposed to blow the b.. doors off.

I suspect your browser is stuck on the 'Jesters' page....

You would need to hold on in a gale to line up the glass in a snapdragon 23😏

My detailed knowledge - and therefore understanding - of the 'how' is limited to what I can see from several online promo clips posted...

PBO standing rigging is usually made that way, made to measure by winding continuous unidirectional fibers, then sleeved for UV...

The ability to ‘terminate’ your dyneema rigging yourself is a key advantage. If it’s lost that, and puts you back into the riggers...