FrĂ„gan kommer upp med jĂ€mna mellanrum, men nu Ă€r det ju Ă€nnu viktigare dĂ„ flera av de bra alternativen förbjudits. Veckans lĂ€sarfrĂ„ga: Hej Peter! Ănskar dig ett gott nytt Ă„r, varit en hel del intressant lĂ€sning under 2024 och grattis till den nya bĂ„ten! Jag har ett pĂ„gĂ„ende arbete med att byta anti-fouling till sommaren […]
Vad ger man en seglare som har allkt? Maffigaste kalendern inför 2025 Ă€r i alla fall Sharon Greens Ultimate Sailing. “It was a fast finish for John Raymont and his crew aboard FAST EXIT as they slid through the Molckai Channel at the finish of the 2023 Transpac taking 2nd place in Division Two. As […]
I’ve been getting lots of questions about why we chose the J/99 as our next boat. Some of you were expecting a JPK 11.80, M.A.T. 1220, or maybe a Class 40. Something bigger, faster, or more radical? But most of you know we’re pretty deliberate on what we do. It’s one thing to get a […]
HĂ€r kommer det lite nördiga bilder frĂ„n bryggan i Les Sables d’Olonne. Hela galleriet finns hĂ€r. Nedan nĂ„gra av de bĂ„tar och saker som jag tyckte stack ut. Manuard-designade Charal (JĂ©rĂ©mie Beyou) Ă€r ju en av de rĂ„aste bĂ„tarna. Och starkt byggd för “JĂ©rĂ©mie doesnât know the word âconservative” đ€Ł Just nu lĂ€ngst vĂ€sterut i […]
The most common question I get from fellow offshore sailors: where can I buy your sprayhood (dodger) đ I made it myself for the J/111 before Fastnet Race in 2015. The thinking was âsmall – looking cool – keeping waves outâ. An added benefit is that the soft material dampens sound, so even when chaotic […]
Det hĂ€r Ă€r ju ett kul event som i alla fall jag inte hade koll pĂ„ sedan tidigare. I Boat Builder’s Championships nu till helgen har man bara tvĂ„ dagar pĂ„ sig att bygga den snabbaste segelbĂ„ten! Boat Builderâs Championships fungerar sĂ„hĂ€r: TĂ€vlingen gĂ„r ut pĂ„ att laget bygger en segelbĂ„t med tilldelat material och egna verktyg. […]
We’ve been through many different rating rules with the J/111: SRS, NOR Rating, DH, IRC, ORCi, PHRF and now ORR (also I raced under AMS & PHS with J/111 Ginan). It’s always fun to compare and try to figure out the differences. Especially when two rules are VPP-based. Newport Bermuda Race will use “Performance Curve […]