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John Harries // Lithium Batteries, Small Boats & More

On the Wind Sailing

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What Makes a Boat Simple?

Avalvo 70 was so fast and unwieldy that they had a hard time keeping the boat under control, even as pros. I would never have any sort of ortermated mainsail system because i just don't see the point in them. Caught a rig for off shore and doing a decent cat o rig, many sloops, can be rectrfited. Can take a boat that's quite difficult to sail and turned it unto a boat is quite easy to sail. Not not adding a complex m boom furling system. Those things cost bunch of money. A and, i mean, the ultimate boom up grade. And you don't see em very often, but

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