Why CUTTER rigged sailboats are the BEST! [Q&A]

Описание: In this weeks Q&A we answer the following questions:
00:41 - What are our thoughts on sailing the Central American coast?
02:02 - Would we buy a Catamaran
04:56 - How does staysail and a jib work? Does it enhance sailing performance?
09:31 - Do we use running backstays with a stays'l?
10:24 - Is there chafing on the jib when gybing or tacking a cutter rig?
11:18 - Should you use a winch to roll in your headsail?
14:01 - Can you take 'half' reefs if you're not sure whether to reef?
16:30 - What are visual clues of when to take a reef?
18:04 - Whats the new on our new sails from Precision?

We hope you enjoy!

Links from the Q&A

Arvel Gentry - was a research specialist in transonic, supersonicand hypersonic vehicle aerodynamics at the McDonnell-Douglas company. Check out his articles and research here: http://www.gentrysailing.com/theory.html

Lin and Larry Pardey - “Our favorite sailing Rig” (https://www.offcenterharbor.com/2015/...)

John Kretschmer - https://johnkretschmersailing.com/

Music Credits
All Music from Epidemic Sound

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