New chapter of the online book “Sail handling and trimming” in which we will see the control elements of the headsails (the tension of the forestay, the halyard, the position of the sheet traveler, and the tension of the sheet) and how to trim them in different wind conditions.
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Description of aspects or qualities of the skipper of a sailboat: experience in sailing, thorough knowledge of the boat, quick decision making, ability to anticipate the situation, leadership and creating a good atmosphere on board.
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Alex Pella and the crew of Maxicat Victoria will set sail from Huelva in November to reach San Salvador, Bahamas, in less than 11 days, and thus beat the current record held by the Spanish team “Mapfre”, set in 11 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds.
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General wind circulation in the North Atlantic, NE trade winds, equatorial calms (doldrums), tropical calms (horse latitudes), polar winds, squalls and their associated fronts and tropical cyclones (hurricanes).
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At 02:03:25 in the morning, the Maxicat Victoria of ocean sailor Alex Pella reached the finish line, located at the W Vela hotel in Barcelona, and managed to beat the Iberian Peninsula record.
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