Sue shows the water diverting fittings and the washboard tracks, now changed to a composite material from the original teak wood. While the teak looked nice and gave a very custom look, they required oiling to keep looking their best. In an effort to reduce maintenance, Vision created a mold and they are now composite. The water diverting tracks now also have a keyhole groove in them to which the canvas bottoms slide. The wood was pretty, but we weren't looking forward to oiling them! Want more? Please give us a follow on our other social media: https://instagram.com/on_a_new_tack http://facebook.com/OnANewTack Check out our blog: http://www.OnANewTack.com Where are we right now:? http://tracking.OnANewTack.com For the BEST content, follow our cat on Instagram: https://instagram.com/chuckpail

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Experience the chaos as bats invade a boat in Salt Whistle Bay, leaving everyone scrambling and covered in purple bat poop. You won't believe what happens next! #travelstories #caribbean #adventure #batattack #boating

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I colori dell’autunno Oggi il clima a bordo è molto autunnale, sia nel vestiario, sia nel paesaggio, sia nei pensieri. Sarà perché dobbiamo costeggiare il nord di Maiorca e il vento ci soffia sul naso da questa mattina, costringendoci a manovre scomode che allungano le miglia, già di per sè lunghe. Sarà perché questo viaggio ci sta portando a scoprire luoghi preziosi del Mediterraneo. Così delineato, Così ben definito Protetto dalla terra in quasi tutti i suoi lati. Stiamo per compiere un passo importante, quello di abbandonare il conosciuto per l’ignoto. Le coste della Spagna sono sempre le stesse, siamo noi che cambiamo, ogni giorno, ogni miglia, ogni callo e ogni scotta sistemata meglio. Oggi il clima a bordo è autunnale e lo sono anche i nostri pensieri. Questa è vita. #vitainbarca #sailinglife #maiorca #vivereinbarca #barcaavela #barcavela #vela #viaggio

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► Conceived in 2013 to ease the pressure on the traditional ARC, which has been taking sailors across the Atlantic from East to West since 1986, the ARC+ has become increasingly popular thanks to its stopover in Mindelo, Cape Verde. According to Paul Tetlow, General Manager of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, the Mindelo stopover has many advantages - especially for family crews. The route, although longer overall, is in fact two legs shorter (11 to 16 days for Mindelo - St. Georges) than the ARC's “direct” transatlantic passage and features a generally more clement southerly route. The stopover also serves to strengthen the bonds between the crews. Arriving in Grenada, in the far south of the West Indies, means there are no questions about the Caribbean program: you're heading north until May, and that's that! This year, no fewer than 91 yachts ranging in size from 36 to 72 feet (11 to 22 m) docked at Grenada's luxurious Port Louis marina. Among them were no fewer than 27 catamarans - a ratio that is steadily increasing in favor of multihulls. On the dock, 434 sailors of 26 different nationalities shared their ocean experience. 37 children took part in the adventure: among them, Lauren, Rebecca and Michela, aboard the Dutch Excess 11 AtC, looked after Archie, the ARC+'s teddy bear mascot... The ARC+, deliberately oriented towards cruising, has no racing division, whereas the ARC does, but only for monohulls. All multihulls are therefore authorized to use their engines, but they are required to declare the times they use them, and an hourly penalty is logically assigned. It can be strategically useful for getting out of an area of calms more quickly and optimize passage time. As a consequence of this “motor-driven” regatta, it's the compensated time that motivates the crews and interests us. Note that 10% of the fleet did not use their engines at all. ► Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Multihulls World's YouTube page now - https://www.youtube.com/c/MultihullsWorld ► Log on to our website to discover over 500 multihulls tests! Subscribe to our newsletter to take advantage of our promotions and boat show invitations! https://www.multihulls-world.com/ ► Follow us on Facebook! https://m.facebook.com/MultihullsWorldMag/?locale2=fr_FR ► Discover us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/multihulls_world/ ► Follow our multi news on X https://twitter.com/multihullsworld?lang=fr ► Let’s talk about business https://www.linkedin.com/company/multicoques-mag-multihulls-world/ ► Like us on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@multihullsworldmag @worldcruising #worldcruisingclub #arcrally #laspalmas #grancanaria #atlanticcrossing #multihullsworld #yachting #multihull #cruising #bluewater #sailing #sailcruising #seatrial #boatreview #zaratremlett #bluewatersailing #boat #boatlife #boating #sailingday #magazine #youtube #tiktok #catamaran #trimaran #tradewinds #capeverde #mindelo #grenadaisland #portlouismarina #emmanuelvandeth #clarkescourtboatyard #raymondburke #paultetlow #catana #catanagroup #catanaoceanclass #pimentrouge

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