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John Harries // Lithium Batteries, Small Boats & More

On the Wind Sailing

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Roller Furling

Roller furling headsail is considered more seaman like, because you're removing the need to go on the fore deck so often to make sail changes. Roll of furles now for jib, roll of furless now for 38 years and it's still unseamanlike. So i just wonder, when a stuff evolves, when? When does it get to the point where it switches? And how do we determine that? That's an interesting thing.

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