Sustainable Sailing

Month: August 2022

  • Enjoying a few days off.

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    The weather has been beautiful for a week. So we have taken 3 days off from boat work. On Friday we collected and tested a new inflatable kayak (with some rigid sections for improved shape and performance). It is an Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame Convertible Elite. We can use it as either a single or double.…

  • Bigger than I expected!

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    Today this has arrived A 5000kg crane scale. Now we can test our rigging by measuring both the input (the tension we apply to the end of the lashing) and the output (how much tension is in the actual shroud or chainplate loop). But I hadn’t realised that a 5000kg scale would be so much…