New ILCAs come in two specifications, Classic and Carbon. Classic boats come with Aluminium mast sections and tillers, less popular with racers due to their weight and size. Composite spec boats come with the Composite top section, tiller, and tiller extension.

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Pilot Whales spotted in a watching tour in Morro Jable, Fuerteventura. Come and join us on board. 👉 www.magicandsailing.com #nature #animals #water #holidays #sea #morrojable #jandia #pilotwhales #whalewatching #shortsanimals #canaryislands #boat

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Nouvelle Chaine en Français : @danietmarv https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChdsCViFctCvZiWUxhygMeA #sailing #sailboat #bahamas #sailingfamily #digitalnomad

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J109 Going to Red blasting downwind at over 12 knots with the wind gusting to 35 knots. We the bow wave breaking back behind the spreaders it was all hands to the back of the bus as we blasted across a tight reach. The 35 knot puff which hit us just before this laid us flat for 20 second and also most dumped out bow man over the side. There was quite a bit of yelling and screaming required to get the messages from the front of the boat to the back and visa versa. With the kite finally making it to the top of the mast and a couple of the crew hitting the rail we set of to catch the race leader who was not brave enough to fly the kite as the breeze built as the low pressure cell moved over northern Ireland and and built the breeze to over 35 knots. The J109 is a a great ocean going yacht which is stable and responsive even in the biggest of breezes. The team at Bottom up boats hopes you enjoyed this short video of us flying up Strangford Lough on the way to round island

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Hayrack boom option A Sparcraft Masts option that allows the mast and stack pack to consume less vertical space. This one is another upgrade and another one we will have on Mira. We originally thought about the in-boom furling option, but when this option was added, we changed our minds. Advantages: Allows the boom to be lowered (and with changes to how the spinnaker halyard exits) the mast can get below 65’ from the water (ICW bridge compliant) with no change to sail area Wider sail flaking area which makes putting the sail away easier This also allows the lazy jacks to attach further outboard on the boom, making snagging battens while hoisting way less likely Disadvantages It cost more. Way less than the inboom furling system, but still about a $4k upgrade

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Here’s a short video showing access to the impeller of the Volvo engine in our Garcia Exploration 45. 🙂

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