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    Sailing with jib or main alone?

    Thanks for the input guys appreciate it. I do have knots in the traveler currently but they are about a foot apart currently. I will try adjusting that. I bought this boat way too late this summer. I am sad to see the weather turning cold. Though I do have a list of winter maintenance to get...
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    Sailing with jib or main alone?

    I sail an Omega 14. Here is the back ground. Out on my river stomping grounds sailing solo. Winds were around 12 knots having a great time. I was on a starboard tack beating windward when a large gust capsized me. First time I had to right the boat. Glad I read that chapter! Well long story...
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    Barney Post question

    New to sailing and looking into a 1971 Omega 14. The model I looked at did not appear to have a Barney post or a block for the main sheet. It just had a loop and cam cleat attached to the bottom of the boat. As I look around online all other pictures I was able to find have the barney post and a...

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