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Let’s Talk About Sailboat Racing Trim

North Sails has a series of books, CDs / DVDs, and seminars in their North U. Series. I have found two books particulary useful. They are Racing TRIM and Racing TACTICS by Bill Gladstone. For a winter refresher, I thought it would be good to go through each of these books. I’ll start here with the Racing TRIM book. Every few days, I’ll post about a chapter or two. This will be my short summary of what I’ve read. You can […]

How to Tie a Figure Eight Knot

The figure eight knot is a simple knot that is easy to tie. It’s incredibly useful at the same time. This is a knot that I use to prevent losing the end of halyards ort other lines through blocks or clutches. I also use it to tie my harness on when I go up the mast. But then, I trace the tail back through a second time. I’m going to show you the simple figure eight here. If you want […]