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    SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Feb 27, 2020 3 minutes

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    Improved jackstays

    Gone are the days when I could manage 40 press ups before breakfast; nowadays I am built more for comfort than speed. As a solo sailor, this probably means I am a ‘gonner’ if I go over the side, tethered or not.

    My boat came with deck mounted ‘D’ rings for attaching the jackstays fore and aft, on which to mount a jackstay along each side deck – but I

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