Tweaked: Spin Sheet Shackles
Replacing your metal shackle, or adding a soft shackle to your spin sheets can help improve sail control and speed in any conditions.
Replacing your metal shackle, or adding a soft shackle to your spin sheets can help improve sail control and speed in any conditions.
Outhaul adjustments must be quick and easy. Here, says pro rigger Erik Shampain, is where purchase and line choice count.
New furling systems developed for grand-prix programs may be the solution for better spinnaker handling. Tech Review from our July/August 2012 issue.
The lube that proved itself in outer space is ready for your raceboat.
Starting Thanksgiving weekend, Sailing World readers will receive exclusive discounts from the nation’s leading boating supplies retailer.
This little gadget could save you a lot of hassle at your next leeward-mark rounding.
More and more, ocean racers are replacing turning blocks with these simple aluminum rings. “Gear Up” from our May 20, 2009, /SW eNewsletter/
These lightweight shackles have a number of fail-safe features to soothe your skepticism. “Gear Up” from our May 7, 2009, /SW eNewsletter/
Hall Spars unveils its adjustable, turnbuckle-free rigging for racing boats, and jumps into the carbon rigging game. “Tech Review” from our January/February 2009 issue
Tuning your rig just got a lot more accurate with Harken’s digital Rig Tune Pro. From “Tech News” from our April 2008 issue
Stop lugging around that massive coil of spare wire rope. This compact, lightweight setup is all you’ll need to replace a stay in a pinch. “Gear Up” from our April 4, 2008, /SW eNewsletter/
Like many club racers, Mike Kirkland of Bellingham, Wash., has only one spinnaker for his Nordic 34, a boat best known as a cruiser. Nevertheless,
Replacing your metal shackle, or adding a soft shackle to your spin sheets can help improve sail control and speed in any conditions.
Outhaul adjustments must be quick and easy. Here, says pro rigger Erik Shampain, is where purchase and line choice count.
New furling systems developed for grand-prix programs may be the solution for better spinnaker handling. Tech Review from our July/August 2012 issue.
The lube that proved itself in outer space is ready for your raceboat.
Starting Thanksgiving weekend, Sailing World readers will receive exclusive discounts from the nation’s leading boating supplies retailer.
This little gadget could save you a lot of hassle at your next leeward-mark rounding.
More and more, ocean racers are replacing turning blocks with these simple aluminum rings. “Gear Up” from our May 20, 2009, /SW eNewsletter/
These lightweight shackles have a number of fail-safe features to soothe your skepticism. “Gear Up” from our May 7, 2009, /SW eNewsletter/
Hall Spars unveils its adjustable, turnbuckle-free rigging for racing boats, and jumps into the carbon rigging game. “Tech Review” from our January/February 2009 issue
Tuning your rig just got a lot more accurate with Harken’s digital Rig Tune Pro. From “Tech News” from our April 2008 issue
Stop lugging around that massive coil of spare wire rope. This compact, lightweight setup is all you’ll need to replace a stay in a pinch. “Gear Up” from our April 4, 2008, /SW eNewsletter/
Like many club racers, Mike Kirkland of Bellingham, Wash., has only one spinnaker for his Nordic 34, a boat best known as a cruiser. Nevertheless,
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