Cal Yachts » cal http://calyachts.org Cal Sailing Yachts Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DIY yacht self steering system (wind vane) on Cal 34 http://calyachts.org/diy-yacht-self-steering-system-wind-vane-on-cal-34/ http://calyachts.org/diy-yacht-self-steering-system-wind-vane-on-cal-34/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:16:34 +0000 Cal Yachts http://calyachts.org/diy-yacht-self-steering-system-wind-vane-on-cal-34/

This is a video of our wind vane at work, going downwind in ~20 kt of wind. The boat is a Cal 34, we built and installed a auxiliary rudder on the transom and we build and installed a trim tab on it. When the vane is engaged, we attach the main rudder in the middle and enjoy the ride, in this case, a 10 hours sail from Bathurst NB to Carleton sur mer Qc. The wind vane is not finished yet, we still need to install a tiller on the auxiliary rudder and we need a better counter-weight then that piece of lead…

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Review of 2010 Model of the Landyachtz Spud. Sorry bout saying base plate thing… i wasn’t thinkin Check out our website at sites.google.com

]]> http://calyachts.org/landyachtz-spud-review-10-model/feed/ 25 Dolphins swimming with Sailboat off Catalina Island, California http://calyachts.org/dolphins-swimming-with-sailboat-off-catalina-island-california/ http://calyachts.org/dolphins-swimming-with-sailboat-off-catalina-island-california/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:07:05 +0000 Cal Yachts http://calyachts.org/dolphins-swimming-with-sailboat-off-catalina-island-california/

Hundreds of dolphins playing and swimming with the sailboat

]]> http://calyachts.org/dolphins-swimming-with-sailboat-off-catalina-island-california/feed/ 3 Sailing Long Beach on the “C” a Catalina 34 http://calyachts.org/sailing-long-beach-on-the-c-a-catalina-34/ http://calyachts.org/sailing-long-beach-on-the-c-a-catalina-34/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:16:25 +0000 Cal Yachts

Sailing on John and Pete’s Catalina 34

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    ]]>     http://calyachts.org/sailing-long-beach-on-the-c-a-catalina-34/feed/ 3     A little side note…STOKEDSKATEBOARDS! http://calyachts.org/a-little-side-note-stokedskateboards/ http://calyachts.org/a-little-side-note-stokedskateboards/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:18:13 +0000 Cal Yachts

    Yea… its all in the video… but heres the website, incase you are retarded. stokedskateboards.com

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      ]]>       http://calyachts.org/a-little-side-note-stokedskateboards/feed/ 6       Sailing my Cal 20 in Haro Strait, 18 January 2009 http://calyachts.org/sailing-my-cal-20-in-haro-strait-18-january-2009/ http://calyachts.org/sailing-my-cal-20-in-haro-strait-18-january-2009/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:40:10 +0000 Cal Yachts

      Sailing off Vancouver Island, British Columbia…

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        ]]>         http://calyachts.org/sailing-my-cal-20-in-haro-strait-18-january-2009/feed/ 0         Sailboat Racing – Before the start – Marina del Rey http://calyachts.org/sailboat-racing-before-the-start-marina-del-rey/ http://calyachts.org/sailboat-racing-before-the-start-marina-del-rey/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:09:05 +0000 Cal Yachts

        Shooting some video while trying to trim the mainsheet before the racing got too busy.

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        ]]>         http://calyachts.org/sailboat-racing-before-the-start-marina-del-rey/feed/ 0         Sailing a Cal 40 on SF Bay http://calyachts.org/sailing-a-cal-40-on-sf-bay/ http://calyachts.org/sailing-a-cal-40-on-sf-bay/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:04:35 +0000 Cal Yachts

        Sailing video

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        ]]>         http://calyachts.org/sailing-a-cal-40-on-sf-bay/feed/ 15         Sailing Alongside A Cal 25 http://calyachts.org/sailing-alongside-a-cal-25/ http://calyachts.org/sailing-alongside-a-cal-25/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:04:13 +0000 Cal Yachts

        Sailing alongside a Cal 25 in a Telstar 28, on Buzzards Bay during October 2007′s Indian Summer.

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        ]]>         http://calyachts.org/sailing-alongside-a-cal-25/feed/ 6         Cal 327 Sailboat For Sale in Alameda CA http://calyachts.org/cal-327-sailboat-for-sale-in-alameda-ca/ http://calyachts.org/cal-327-sailboat-for-sale-in-alameda-ca/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:55:39 +0000 Cal Yachts

        This sweet little boat has a Yanmar Diesel Motor which will run for years to come. Please contact Nelson Yachts for More Info

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