Parasailor

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This post is dedicated to our favorite sail ever, the Parasailor. Unfortunately, the conditions needed for this sail are narrowly defined. Wind has to be from behind at 120 degrees or more, and it has to be under about 17 knots. When conditions are right, though, it’s magical. It’s dead … Read More

Flying the Kite

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Weather continues to cooperate nicely. For another day or two we plugged along at about 5 knots in light winds on the beam. Comfortable, safe, and stress-free. Can’t ask for much more than that out at sea. One afternoon the wind piped up a bit and we were flying along … Read More

Still Learning How To Sail

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We’ve never flown one of these giant Parasailor sails before, but with light winds forecast to continue it seemed like a good time to figure it out. I watched a video on how to rig the thing up, took my time laying out lines, double and triple checked everything, then … Read More