The Dutchman: VirtualSailboatShow
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TheSailingChannel.tv interviews Dutchman Sail Flaking System inventor, Martin van Breems at the 2005 US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. The Dutchman uses vertical control lines laced through fairleads fastened to the sail. Martin gives us a firsthand demonstration of how the Dutchman collects the mainsail on the boom with no need to secure the intermediate reef points. With lines led aft, you can operate the system entirely from the cockpit. Relatively inexpensive, the Dutchman works with both conventional and full-batten sails, and you can easily retrofit it to your existing main. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.tv.
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| URL: | http://www.thesailingchannel.com/ussbs05/videos/dutchman_ussbs05.htm |
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