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My old block is shot. Need advice as to where and what model to get. Thanks. Damien

Edison Sailing Center is proud to host the 2012 US National Team Race Championship & the US Midwinter National Championship regatta for Sunfish, March 22-25, 2012. The Best Western Waterfront Hotel is offering a reduced rate of $119.99 +taxes per night. Registrants should call the hotel...

Here is a link to a write up on the event. http://www.tropicalboating.com/sailing/sunfish-regionals-2010.html

I would like to put in a shock cord from the Splashrail to hold up daggerboard. Some Questions..... 1. How far back from the trailing edge should it be? 2. What size drill bit? 3. Is the hole made directly in middle? 3. What size shock cord? 4. Where do you get the little piece of plastic...

I am having trouble getting my gust adjust right. I can get the upper boom snug to the mast at the jens position but am having trouble getting the upper boom snug to the mast at the regular position...any ideas? Damien

So today was my rigging and experimentation day. I got the Gust adjust going and it seems to work fine but I have some issues. 1. The 3/16 amsteel was tight but threaded OK thru the head cap on the mast. I am thinking a thinner line for the jens may be better. 2. The Jens Halyard was VERY...

I am rigging for a Gust Jens and my present halyard seems like it will be too thick if I want to cleat off both to the mast. 1. Do you usethe same type line for Gust Jens/Main Halyard? 2. What is the appropriate length for each? 3. What line type and where to buy. Thanks, Now if...

I just got a new style (double armed) tiller for my Sunfish and cannot for the life of me figure out how to attach it to the rudder. I comes with a bolt and 2 washers but is set into a hole whereby one cannot gain access with a wrench or even pliers. AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE???? Do you need...

Trying to get some local interest going in the Sunfish Class for this fun regatta.Held in the Caloosahatchee River October 17-18. http://www.edisonsailingcenter.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=form&fabrik=12&random=0&Itemid=32 Email me if questions.... [email protected]

I will be in Sarasota Feb.20-23. I will have my Sunfish and NOTHING to do all day...except sail!!!....while my daughter is at an Opti Clinic. Does anyone have any contacts or want to sail? I really want to go around the island but won't do it alone. Damien [email protected]

I am a 46 yo mom and veterinarian and Sunfish sailor. My daughter has been interested in Facebook and my knee jerk reaction has always been..."no way don't you know there are perverts out there!". After the recent postings of Sunfish photos on Facebook I decided to try it first to see if it was...

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Sorry the weather reports are boring some of you. Here's another one if you want to log off. I would have posted the results rom day 2 but their computer failed and results were done by hand. I was tired last night so I did not enter them all manually. When the finals are e-mailed to me, I will...

Disclaimer: I cannot be held liable for the accuracy of this report as my mind, body, and spirit are all spent. It was a wild day with the winds mostly in the 15 knot range. There were many puffs way above that and some nasty lulls with no wind during the last two races. We got in three races...

About 65 boats showed up to race in Port Charlotte. The wind was big and a front and storms were expected to pass through. It seemed almost half the fleet had Jens rigs in (I did!) , some may have wished they had when they sailed out to to the course. I "think" the winds were 15-20 and I heard...

I have 12 ft RIB dinghy with a 15 hp that will be making the trip to the Masters Regatta this weekend. It is available for charter as a coach/spectator boat if anyone is interested email me. [email protected]...... or call Damien...239-770-8621

I got the old deck drain assembly out at 11pm tonight. Yahoo. Now, how do I make the appropriate hole for the the new plastic one? Do I have to buy a bit that make holes? Do I bring the drain to Home Depot and see what fits? I am tool challenged so be patient. Damien

I have read that age does not make a difference. It is weight, stiffness, and the sailor. Considering an old style "mint" hull vs a new style hull, can the old be competitive with the new? I never see a competitive racer with the older hull style. Commments??

Does anybody know how this works? I have heard it is not like typical team racing.....is this true? Is it a big deal or just a practice day? Who will be at MidWinters? ( yes, the Deep, Deep ,Deep South but warm, sunny and somewhat breezy today!):D

In terms of racing upwind, coventional wisdom is sail it flat. Today, during the upwind leg of our local races, (yes, it was 10 knots, 80 degrees, and sunny):D , I was studying the sterns of the boats ahead of me. None seemed to be flat and all seemed to be heeled to leeward. Comments???