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The weather has not been ideal here, but I have enjoyed some great sailing this year in Minnesota. It's my second year with the boat, and I must say that getting more experience with the boat has helped a lot when going solo. What a great boat this 14.2 is!

Close to sailing season again in Minneapolis. I suspect, based upon the weather, that the ice will be off my lake in the first or second week of April. There are no mooring buoys until mid May, however. That is when most people bring their boats back. Right now, as of March 19, it is...

It is the end of the sailing season here in Minnesota, and I have some questions. I am storing the boat outside, on the trailer, with tarps. Is it recommended that I de-rig the boat completely and take off all of the lines? I took off the halyards, but what about the jib, main sheet lines...

I know this is more of a question relating to my car, but I thought I would ask here because many of you obviously have towed your boats. It is almost time to get my Capri out of the water for the season. I have never towed the boat before because I just bought it this summer. I understand...

On Saturday I took my boat out for only the third time. It was pretty windy - about 10 to 15 mph winds and I am finding out that the wind is very shifty on my lake. Anyway, I was trying to tack through the wind from port to starboard. Before I knew it the boom came back at me and I tried to...

I bought a 1988 Capri on Friday and took it out for the first time on Saturday. I had never rigged this boat before so it was slow going. I did use that UCLA sailing manual that was posted here, and that was very helpful. The boat is moored on a buoy in Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. The...