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Iron Wind
Just as the cardinal and lesser winds may shift about, play tricks, and cease to blow and ultimately fail us….so may the iron wind that we rely upon when needed. Most sailors know that iron wind refers to the engine of a sailboat. I replace the nearly 50-year-old and previously rebuilt Perkins engine in S/V…
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…
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