Good Wind Today and Webb Chiles
The forecast calls for pretty good wind today and tomorrow afternoon. I should be out there sailing. Instead, I'll be driving an hour to my workplace where I'll sit and…
The forecast calls for pretty good wind today and tomorrow afternoon. I should be out there sailing. Instead, I'll be driving an hour to my workplace where I'll sit and…
Saturday morning, I sailed out of the marina aboard my J29 sailboat BlackJack to round North Coronado Islands. I was alone. The forecast called for relatively light winds, as did…
I plan to sail around North Los Coronados island tomorrow on my J29 sailboat BlackJack. The trip is approximately 30 nautical miles from start to end. I will be sailing…
I have been re-wiring my J29 sailboat BlackJack for some time, by tackling bits at a time. I didn't have shorts or broken circuits, but I knew it was a…
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…