August
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- If you thought that you can't get far enough away without losing contact with people on
the shore, think once again. People at Magellan have thought of this neat idea
called GSC 100 which you can use to send and receive email messages. If your wallet
is big enough you can even combine the good old GPS with this new thingey! If you
are more interested in it, check out this site:
Marine
Products
ProFurl has also come up with a new, nice idea. They made a
ProFurl In-Boom Reefing Furling System. If you think it's for the lazy type, think
about people sailing only by themselves, or how much safer it is to reef your mainsail,
when suddenly it starts to blow really hard. And one other thing - I believe that
your mainsail would benefit from it, too. Well, why don't you see their site and
decide for yourself:
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- Boatbuilding idea: JY Sailboats have a sole worldwide
sailboat building rights to ACP (Advanced Composite Process). It is a sandwiched
combination of plastic, foam, and fiberglass. They have been building their boats
using this since the beginning of the 90s (JY Sailboats is a contract builder for
Hunter Marine's line of small boats, by the way), but problems began to unfold. The
outermost cover (the ABS: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) began to soften up and peel,
high temperatures caused gaps in the ACP core. They have now improved this with a
newer technology involving a UV resistant plastic called Luran S (put as the outer 30% of
the material), and bleeder valve-type air vents added to the molds. While there are
drawbacks to this technology (the boat needs to be white due to temperature issues, it can
be tricky to repair the breaches, and to install new equipment), the boats are durable,
labour (thus, cost) effective, and stiff. To learn more, you can find an article
about it in "Sail" magazine by Tom Linskey ("Brave New Boatbuilding"),
it's a July '98 issue, vol.29/no7. Pp. 56-57.
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- Aug 17 - 26: The Mobility Cup held at Jericho Sailing
Centre in Vancouver, BC Canada. For more information
contact Penny Paris 604-668-6464 tetra@istar.ca .
- Aug.21: Trans Erie Yach Race - PHRF and MORC are racing
from Erie, PA to Grosse Ile, MI.
- Aug. 22: The Cold Lake Sailing Club of Cold
Lake, Alberta, Canada holds the second annual long distance. For cruisers and
racers, lasting 10 - 12 hours. For more info call 403-639-4010 or 403-826-9822 or
email B.Fraser@gov.ab.ca
- Aug. 22: The Ontario Women's Keelboat
Championship will be held at the Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club, Toronto,
Ont. Canada. It is a one-day event for all women sailors - novice and
expert. For more information contact Saray Visser (416)690-1511 or (416)393-7135.
- Aug. 22 - 23: Fifty Point Marina (Fifty Point Provincial Park) in Stoney
Creek, Ontario, Canada is hosting its annual Peach Festival. Regattas and a
lot of other fun on the way!
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