Archive for September, 2008
Prodigy Mast Tracks
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008The Prodigy board can be purchased as the Competition or Standard version the difference being the fittings included with the board. The Comp board kit has 6 foot straps, a carbon centerboard and 50 cm fin along with an adjustable mast track. The Standard kit has no foot straps, a smaller plastic centerboard and a smaller fin along with [...]
The Prodigy One Design Comp Rig Mystery
Saturday, September 27th, 2008The Mistral Prodigy One Design Comp rig is a real mystery to people who are not familiar with the Prodigy. You won’t find the Prodigy Comp rig advertised on the Mistral site. That is very unfortunate and is a real point of contention between Mistral and us Prodigy owners. I personally don’t know why they haven’t advertised Prodigy One Design racing more [...]
15 seconds of fame and tuck in those t-shirts
Friday, September 26th, 2008E The NeverEnding Story divx Nautilus full movie arly in Spring 2008 before I retired from the University of Toledo I was interviewed for an article that was to appear in the UT Alumni magazine. During the local Toledo regatta in June a photographer came out and took a couple pictures. The article was part of a collection of stories about experts [...]
Block and Tackle
Friday, September 12th, 2008No not Block and Tackle as in football but as in sailing hardware. Here is one little secret tip for faster downwind sailing in light air on a long downwind leg. Before you come around the windward mark outhaul to the max. Going downwind your sail is held flat and the wind pushes you. With the sail outhauled all the way it becomes near [...]
Higgins Lake Regatta – Sept 6,7 2008
Monday, September 8th, 2008I take the back route to South Higgins Lake State Park in northern Michigan from Toledo Ohio. I drive down the Ohio Turnpike route 80 about 30 miles, then up Route 66 about 15 miles to Fayette where I do a quick 2 mile jag on US 20 over to US Highway 127 which takes me all the [...]