The Mystery of Richard Carr
Outside Online Article A while back, I found a post on San Francisco Single Handed Sailing Society forum, which drew my immediate attention. Sleep deprivation The article referred by the…
Outside Online Article A while back, I found a post on San Francisco Single Handed Sailing Society forum, which drew my immediate attention. Sleep deprivation The article referred by the…
I took out BlackJack, my J29 Sailboat for a day sail to try out all the new gears I recently installed. There wasn't much wind at first. I practiced tacking…
J29 BlackJack has adjustable Harken genoa leads. The leads ride on a set of ball bearing on a specially shaped track. There are small, medium and large versions of these…
BlackJack has Harken Carbo Foil which works great. I've been considering switching to hanked on sails for single-handed sailing, though. The headsail for foil is prone to blow off the…
New winches are here for BlackJack. Harken 46.2STA Winch It's shiny. It's light. It's self-tailing and it's got moar power. Did I already say it's shiny? It's shiny. I shall…
In the 20+ years that I have owned my J29 Sailboat BlackJack, I have been out in really heavy wind only a handful of times. In San Diego where I…
A J29 Sailboat draws about 6ft in the water. I have wandered into shallows where BlackJack touched the bottom a couple of times in San Diego bay. Once was near…