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Cape Mendocino
Westernmost part of mainland coastal California. 124.4095 West The Cape is on the Lost Coast. Reachable by car via the Mattole Rd out of Ferndale CA. Wanted to hike but fences and no trespassing signs coupled with lack of a trail made that virtually impossible. The 30 kn winds added to the near impossibility. It’s…
Don’t neglect your rigging!
I saw this at the harbor today. The rigger who has been working with me on RUBY said this was likely due to a starboard upper swage fitting failure. This is less common with rod rigging. It seems this break must have occurred without the main hoisted. I see a lot of vessels flying a…
Rigging Service
Gilles Combrisson has nearly finished the rigging work. The only thing remaining for this phase of work is to run the main sail reefing lines and to tune the rig. We may service a few winches over the next few months, too. Work accomplished includes: New forestay and backstay New furling drum New rod rigging,…
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Sailing Ruby 