We make it a point to scout out the best resources for our clients: gear, equipment, food, all the details that make a boat a pleasure to own, sail and live aboard. Here are some of our favorites.
Fishing gear: Near the Montpellier airport is http://pacficpeche.com/ , they stock a great range of rods, reels, lines and lures. We recommend a heavy 6 ft boat rod, good reel e.g. Shimano A50 two speed, 60 lb line and a fine assortment of lures good for the normal gamefish that you will come across.
Fishing gear: Near the Montpellier airport is http://pacficpeche.com/ , they stock a great range of rods, reels, lines and lures. We recommend a heavy 6 ft boat rod, good reel e.g. Shimano A50 two speed, 60 lb line and a fine assortment of lures good for the normal gamefish that you will come across.
Sailing the angles, vmg and more about trimming & sailing for speed...
1. Know your polars. Here's a link to a good explanation. http://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/how-to-read-a-polar-plot-for-sailboats/
2. VMG table http://www.oceansail.co.uk/Articles/VMGTable.pdf
1. Know your polars. Here's a link to a good explanation. http://www.nauticed.org/sailing-blog/how-to-read-a-polar-plot-for-sailboats/
2. VMG table http://www.oceansail.co.uk/Articles/VMGTable.pdf
Chafe, as we know, is the enemy. Here's a product we love to protect your haul from dock line chafe. Chafe-Pro Yacht Series. The 'woolies' are especially gentle on gel coat.
Galleys on boats are often small, storage limited and stoves are generally smaller than we are used to having at home. And even on relatively stable catamarans, its a moving platform. Selecting your galley equipment with these limitations in mind. With lots of galley work at sea we've found a few items that are really worth having . I've provided Amazon links where possible. We might get a small kick back from Amazon but it has absolutely no influence over my product recommendations.
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