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03:15 – How should you store your sails in the season and out of the season?
10:10 – Why do rudder blades snap?
13:40 – What do you think about the Paper Tiger catamaran?
15:00 – What do you think of the 18 foot skiff?
18:15 – What is the right boat to buy as a first boat?
19:20 – How should I launch with an offshore wind?
24:50 – Why are cleats upside down on catamarans?
26:50 – Why do I have weather helm on starboard tack?
33:15 – What are the benefits of having a boom?
38:00 – Improving tacking in big chop.
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41:00 – How do I hove to/park the boat before a race without a jib?
44:45 – How can I make the Hobie 16 more user friendly so that I can use it in more wind?
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54:00 – Does upgrading my mainsheet blocks make it easier to hold the rope?
59:30 – How to set up the rig on the Getaway to help de-power?
1:02:00 – Can you sail a catamaran using a kitesurf or windsurf harness?
1:03:00 – Any tips for tuning and sailing an F18 in heavy winds?
1:10:00 – What does the boom vang do?
1:13:00 – what should the crew do during a tack on a Hobie 16?
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