[Public-list] Re: Circumnav. Documentary

[brian george smith]

Off the subject...  But can someone point me to
where I can buy the video/DVD of that documentary
by the Frenchman (?) who circumnavigated with
an A-30??

Thnx,

Brian Smith
Homer, AK

On Jan 10, 2006, at 4:04 PM, Janet Kirk wrote:

> Jonathon... A Dutchman  is a patent  system of two monofilament lines 
> threaded vertically thru a couple of grommets in the main from the 
> topping lift to the boom which allows the sail to fall neatly folded 
> onto the boom like a venetian blind when you release the halyard.  
> See:
>
>    http://www.mvbinfo.com/dp_02_SF.html
>
> A singlehander can hoist or drop the main on any point of sail without 
> a cockpit full of dacron and no jungle of chafing lines like 
> lazyjacks. It was installed on Isobar's fairly new main when I bought 
> her, and  I was a little suspicious of the rig at first, but it has 
> behaved beautifully since '92 and some unknown number of years before 
> that. With full battens, it eliminates flogging and points well, too. 
> (I just use regular sail slides with the full battens and not the 
> specialized mast cars that are usually recommended, and have had no 
> problem.) The disadvantage is you need a multi-zippered sail cover, 
> and perhaps there is a problem if you rig a storm trysail.
>
> Bob Kirk
> Isobar #181
>
>
>
>
> At 10:07 PM 1/7/06 -0800, Jonathan Whittingham wrote:
>>> Jonathon... You might consider a Dutchman system. It was on my boat 
>>> when I bought it and has been effective & trouble-free.  Great for 
>>> singlehanding and superior, I think, to lazyjacks.
>>>
>>> Bob Kirk
>>> Isobar #181
>> I don't know what a Dutchman is. Perhaps you could expand please. 
>> Thanks. Jonathan.
>
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