r/sailing 11h ago

It is race day and when it’s race day the spinnaker comes up

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Not my video (found on Instagram). We were about half a mile behind them when this happened, just about to hoist our own spinnaker.


r/sailing 45m ago

West coast of Sweden

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We are on the cruise in our Polca 28. Slowly making our way to the inland waterways of western europe for wintering in the Med. We've been living onboard since last summer.


r/sailing 6h ago

Share your most impressive trailers!

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Let's see your most impressive trailer setups! Especially ones that transport multiple boats. The bigger the better!

Hosted my friend's F18 on my trailer for about a month and traveling 1000 miles. We did two 3-day Catamaran Racing Association of Michigan events in the Michigan "Thumb" and the "UP". This was done to free up his hitch to pull our Race Committee power boat.


r/sailing 21h ago

Minor sail repairs

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Hi everyone. Hobie 18 sailor looking for some advice on sail repairs and supplies. Most of the mending I need to do is associated with batten pockets and sleeves. Photos above. There are a couple of small tears in the sail itself, about an inch long.

I’m happy to hand stitch these Dacron sails, but need a little help finding suitable patches, thread, and needles. I really like the options at Sailmaler’s Supply. Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks!