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    [ATTACH] Bay of Cádiz I think at high tide I could leave my 1-ton windsurf board close by and have some sardines and a beer.
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] JPK 10.50 "Leon" Fasnet winner 2025 And good sport yachts are astronomically expensive, and besides, I don't feel comfortable on such a...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 23, 2026 at 6:46 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    The three things I enjoy most are: 1) Watching my sailboat anchored while sitting in a bar with a cold beer 2) Gliding on the waves, surfing 3)...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    "My worse ever experience with lane crossing was in NW Spain" Yes And on top of that, the small fishing boats; on the coast of Portugal i had a...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    Gunkholing Gunkholing - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunkholing I just found out this morning that I'm a "gunkholer" And I want to...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 23, 2026 at 5:49 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] It has stopped raining and I went out to the cockpit to take this photograph I would love to go to the Isles of Scilly, but there's a...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 6:24 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] It's been raining a ton just now on my old Mini Transat A SLK ... a Sporty (20-40 sqm per ton) Light (< 150 D/L) and small (Kurz) (6-9...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 5:55 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    Assessment of Seaworthiness 1-10 Tons Yacht A) Structural integrity: Hull, Keel, Mast, Rudder B) Passive safety B1) Impact against an object:...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 4:49 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    ISO Working Group HZXY Assessment of Seaworthiness - gentlemen - "It is extremely difficult to find rigorous criteria for the safety of offshore...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 4:42 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    John Passmore, Old Man Sailing This book is a good summary of a common experience: the bow sail furler that breaks down, "Headsail furling gears...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 4:12 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] "The Cove between St Agnes and The Gugh in the Scillies" John Passmore, Old Man Sailing The tide is rising, and the sandbar has...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 21, 2026 at 4:06 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] Now in the middle of the Atlantic Actually, I don't think I'll go any further than Madeira, which is a beautiful place with good food,...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 20, 2026 at 5:52 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] More sensible: the gennaker is lowered at around 25 knots There's enough sail to reach 0.5 Froude, and it surfs at 18 knots Thanks to...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM in forum: Sailboats
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    DownWind Second-to-last gear in the gearbox MainSail: 4 sqm StaySail: 3 sqm Last gear StaySail: 3 sqm and centered --- I hope it won't be...
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM in forum: Sailboats
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    [ATTACH] The last gear, 4 square meters, is for leaving the boat still Ah, no, wait, this ... this is 7 square meters
    Post by: CarlosK2, Jan 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM in forum: Sailboats