Double Bowline on the Bight: Multi-Loop Knot for Hauling and Securing Items demonstrates a versatile knot ideal for creating strong, stable loops for lifting, hauling, or anchoring loads. This knot ...
We all know how critical sail shape is to performance and that the sheet controlling said airfoil is matched to the job, whether it’s a zero-stretch, minimum-diameter PBO sheet on a mini-maxi blade, ...
Soft shackles are finding wider acceptance as reliable connectors. Harken's version of the soft shackle has a T-shaped closure and Dyneema sheath. Courtesy Harken We all know how critical sail shape ...
The fan favourite and one of the grand dames of the Sydney to Hobart fleet, the 1974 and 1978 overall winner Love & War, ...
She’s part of a new wave of women joining the Sydney to Hobart fleet for its 80th anniversary but Elizabeth Tucker has her eyes on a much bigger - and significantly longer - challenge in sailing than ...
A motley crew of sailors set out for the time of their lives on Thursday morning, only to have them changed forever. Here is what we know the crew of SA’s Bowline. All but two had competed in the ...