HOW TO SAIL FASTER AND CLOSER TO THE WIND? #NEWSAILS !
Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages
Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing channel sharing adventures of Dawn and Stephen Bell on SV PILAR, a 2015 Leopard 48 Catamaran Yacht. ⛵️Currently weekend and vacation voyagers, while we finish out the last years of our careers and prepare to sail around the world. ⛵️Sail extensively in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Georgia. ⛵️Sailed Grand Cayman, Cuba and BVI. ⛵️Offer sailing charters when we can that are longer travel opportunities where you learn to sail our catamaran! ⛵️We are not "Below Deck" drama, but focus on sailing fun, life on the water, boat maintenance, marine creatures, unique places and islands. Visit our Web Site Blog for more than videos. https://bluedotvoyages.com Follow Facebook for sailing opportunities. https://www.facebook.com/bluedotvoyages Follow Instagram for the best travel pics. https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
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We got new sails! Now we can sail faster and closer to the wind! Find out what we bought and why, as well as what performance improvements we achieved.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:13 Why New Sails ?
1:30 Sailing Performance Improvements – Sailing faster and closer to the wind
2:41 Last time flying old Genoa
3:19 Old Genoa issues – UV cover, stitching, seams, chafe, moth eaten
4:17 Sail requirements – Longevity, Cruising
5:03 Shakedown for Main Sail
5:44 Sail Choice – Dacron Main and Polyester Genoa – North Sails
7:40 New Sail Installation
12:00 Batten Pocket on North Sails
16:50 Old sail donated
17:40 3Di Ocean 330 Polyester Genoa with roller furling cushions
20:00 Genoa installation – Climbing the Furler.
23:53 It’s a wrap!
24:23 Other sail brands considered
26:10 New Sail Issues
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Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We recently packed up our belongings, sold our house and moved on to our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, where we are traveling the world. We offer travel advice as well as boat maintenance tips. We offer charter sailing experience trips when we can. Watch our videos and live vicariously through us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
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