Thank you very much Scott.
'preciate the photos. How is it rigged to the mast?

Thank you all for the helpful replys. Everything each of you have said makes perfect sense. Generally I can sail 45deg off ddw and jibe. My return to the marina however takes me through a fairly narrow passage between the mainland and a small island. The wind is often very light there and is often c...

I found that with my Venture 17 , wing on wing works well. A spinaker would work better, but I lake sail, and the wind is always shifting, so a spinaker, single handed would be more trouble than it's worth. One thing to note, sailing down wind, you're only gonna go as fast as the wind is going, and...

I used this type connector from West Marine: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/13554/377%20710%201622/0/Outlets%20/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710%201622&Ne=0&Ntt=Outlets%20&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&page=CategoryDisp...

1973 Venture 2-22. Mainsail, Jib, and Genoa. I'm a novice sailor. I have owned 14ft and 18ft Hobie cats and have acquired fundimental sailing skills from my experience sailing the catamarans and from videos and books. We've had this boat for a couple years and the boat sails very well on a close rea...

1973 Venture 2-22. Mainsail, Jib, and Genoa. I'm a novice sailor. I have owned 14ft and 18ft Hobie cats and have acquired fundimental sailing skills from my experience sailing the catamarans and from videos and books. We've had this boat for a couple years and the boat sails very well on a close rea...