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Welcome to a website all about classic yachts!
Here you will find information not only about different classic yachts but also the designers and different classes. When looking at the history of classic yachts you will soon find that there is a large amount of local racing types developed over the years, some soon grew in to large international racing classes, like the “meter rule” yachts or the Dragons witch used to be an Olympic class racing yacht. We also have a large forum with anything from tips and tricks on how to renovate and maintain a classic yacht, parts and info source finding, classic yacht racing and of course a section of buy and sell classic yachts. All classic yacht info and forums are free to access but you will have to register (free of course) to access some parts or post in the forums. Register users also get a free blog (dairy) where they can write about there yacht and post pictures of the yachts or maybe even of its restoration! We also have a gallery with pictures of classic sailing yachts, where you can upload pictures or just view others pictures and vote on them! Owning or restoring a classic sailing boat can be a time consuming thing and having the support from others doing the same thing online can be a very good thing, not only to get help and advice but to keep you motivated in the difficult times that anyone with a wooden yacht get to experience some times!
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Less stretch at the seams Why do sails start to look old? According to North, it's because the panels stretch and shrink at different rates - and the problem shows up where they're joined at a seam. Although North offer their high-tech, moulded 3DL sails as one solution, they wanted to produce a panelled sail which would give many of the same performance advantages without the cost. The result is what they call PowerCurve - a construction method using narrow, curved panels to ensure that the loads travel along a properly orientated thread line while crossing the smallest possible number of seams. Theoretically, it should produce faster, lighter and longer-lasting sails - and not just for racing sailors. |
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