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Reefing

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Teo Deus sailing his Goat Island Skiff with one reef in a lot of wind

Faster Reefing System for Cruising Dinghies

Goat Island Skiff group has developed a faster reefing system for cruising dinghies. No special fittings are needed so quick cheap and simple

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Beth reefed Sailing in Clayton Bay South Australia. Sailing canoe by storerboatplans.com

Reefing a lug sail, New fast method, quicker Than ties and Tingles

How to reef a Balance Lugsail. A neat trick of using shock cord (bungee) for the intermediate ties makes it much faster to tie in a reef as well as remove the reef after. it also minimises the risk of damaging the sail if something major breaks elsewhere.

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