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I put a new sail on my boat yesterday in about 15 to 20 knots, the old one was about to rip into two pieces. What a difference! speed was up generally all round and the boat was so controllable, upwind the gusts just made me go faster rather than initiating a massive fight with the helm! As...

My spars are pretty old, has anyone noticed them losing some sprininess as they get old? For example, when I let my kicker off it doesn't go all the way off when my mates with a new boat does (the kickers are the same length). It got me thinking that a spar that is easy to bend would give less...

I have the mainsheet cleats on the side deck of my boat, I rarely if ever use them but do tend to sit on them quite often which tends to rip the bum out of my hikers. What is the general concensus, do you have cleats or not. Am I missing out on a major performance advantage by not using them?

I just bought a laser after a long lay off from sailing I reckon it's a little beauty but the bailer doesn't shut when I push the plug in, after using my considerable decetive skills I bought some "return bands" from the shop but after that I am stuck, are they easy to put in and do I have to...