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Thanks to Simon Grain and Dave West for this report:

Once again, the Australian J/24 Nationals were held in Sydney, this time on the harbour. As opposed to huge swells off Cronulla last year, this year we were battling the traffic and their wakes. Sydney is a very congested place, especially on the weekend! Held earlier this month in mostly jib weather, the smaller fleet size this year still contained the top sailors in Sydney, and only one entry from Victoria. The usual suspects from... Читать дальше...

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Does anyone have any leads on some aftermarket hiking straps for the 14.2? The ones listed on Catalina direct seem quite expensive compared to aftermarket straps for other boats.

Do any other dinghy hiking straps work with the C14? It’d sure be nice to get some zhiks on this boat!

Adelaide, Australia – A building southerly Adelaide breeze gave sailors a challenging second day of ILCA Masters sailing in Adelaide today with glamour conditions turning to extremely fresh by day’s [...]

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14ft Alcort Sunfish sailboat. Excellent condition. All original and lightly used over the years. Hull is light weight, clean, and has a nice shine. No patches or repairs. Alcort matching sail is crisp and has no holes or repairs. Wood blades are also in great shape - and has the new style rudder. Can help with delivery.

I’ll be heading to St.Pete for a work trip in April. Is there anywhere to rent a Sunfish/Laser or Hobie Wave sized boat for an afternoon?

The forestay attaches to the chainplate using a D-shackle. I hate that thing. It's hard to screw in the clevis pin while holding the shackle in place, and tugging on the forestay to keep the mast from falling backwards. And I've dropped that damned pin enough times, that I'm thinking of replacing it with a snap shackle, like the one used to fasten the mainsail clew to the boom. Any reason not to do that?

The working load on the snap shackles in the thousands of pounds, so that's not an...
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