Resources to Sail Faster
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Profiles in Pro Sailing: Back to the Future with Chris Snow
After a vastly successful & enduring career in the sailmaking business, most of it with North Sails, Chris Snow now moves on to pursue new challenges.
Asymmetric Spinnaker Care
Take good care of your sails and they will take good care of you. Since your sails won't last forever, but following these simple steps on how to fold, roll and store your sails, will ensure you will get the best possible racing life from them.
Taking Care of Symmetric Spinnakers
Your sails are your boat’s engine. As any avid sports car driver would tell you, an improperly maintained engine will detract from your car's performance, and so too will the sails on your race boat. Put more simply, take good care of your sails and they will take good care of you. Since your sails won't last forever, but following these simple steps on how to fold, roll and store your sails, will ensure you will get the best possible racing life from them.