Q+A Live 82 your catamaran sailing questions answered
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Joseph Bennett: The high-performance 'Joyrider' mastering 26-knot catamaran runs in Vassiliki, Greece, while redefining budget DIY racing for the global community.
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DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CATAMARAN OR SAILING YOUR CATAMARAN?
IF YOU DO, YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. I’M HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
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THE NEXT Q+A WILL BE AT 1700 GREEK TIME ON FRIDAY
Here’s what we talked about:
01:10 – Can you pull a Hobie Tiger up the beach
07:40 – do you have Nacra 15 sails for sail?
08:15 – does sailing in current or tide effect your speed?
08:50 – what device for measuring speed?
14:05 – do you like the biking videos?
15:30 – where can I find a new mast head sheave for a 1970s Hobie 16
17:15 – is an A-Class strong enough to sail in waves?
20:40 – what makes your boat faster – waxing or sanding the hulls?
23:20 – can Wildwind employ people from outside the EU?
24:30 – what is the tendancy of the Hobie 16 to invert capsize completely?
27:00 – what are the benefits of the ‘baby bob’ mast head float?
31:20 – what are the negative points of the mast head float?
34:20 – what is the method to bring the boat up from inverted?
32:40 – how do with fix a soft deck using epoxy resin?
40:50 – what can you do if the boat doesn’t swing into wind by standing on the bow when righting the capsize?
43:44 – AD BREAK
43:57 – should you glue your Hobie 16 together to make it stiffer?
47:30 – will Joe from Joyrider TV be going to the USA this summer?
50:30 – does building a boat that is wider make the boat faster? What are the limitations?
53:50 – what weight and type of anchor would you recommend?
58:30 – windy gybe – should you sheet the mainsail in at all?
1:00:30 – where could my Hobie 16 hull be leaking?
1:03:15 – can I sail with a batten missing from my main sail?
1:06:00 – how can I get back on the boat easier after a capsize?
1:11:30 – how do you make the moorings at Wildwind?
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