Links to Sailboat & Equipement Web Sites *

[Flicka Footing to Weather] The WebCaptain's beloved Nor'star/Westerly cutter rigged, aft-cabin Flicka, s/v African Moon, foots to weather under working canvas.

Web Sites for the Small Boat Voyager

Pacific Seacraft Manufacturer of the Flicka - Includes a Discussion Board with Search Utility. "The many miles that I sailed in Sabrina (Flicka #25)were exciting, fulfilling, confident, enjoyable and confortable ones. ...bespeaking both the success of the Flicka design, the wisdom crafted into its turn-of-the-century ancestors, and the diligence of all those in the plant (Pacific Seacraft) which translates the Flicka into a 20th century reality." - Bruce Bingham. (Pacific Seacraft, after taking the boat out of production for 2 years has just announced they will build the Flicka and Dana in 2001. - The WebCaptain)
Sailrite - Self-Reliance Under Sail is a supplier of sailmaking and canvas supplies, sails, sail kits, rigging, tools and instructions. Sailrite has built drifters for Flickas and can supply completed sails or a complete kit for sewing your own sail.
The C.A.R.D. (Collision Avoidance Radar Detector) is manufactured by Survival Safety Engineering, Inc. (USA) The C.A.R.D. detects a ship's radar and indicates, within 45 degrees, the bearing to the ship and whether the ship is closing or opening with respect to your position. Power consumption is 45 milliamps per hour. The WebCaptain's boat, African Moon is equipped with a C.A.R.D.
Parachute Anchors for Heavy Weather "Drag Device Data Base is an essential reference book for anyone who thinks seriously about heavy weather, gales and storms. For too long an area where serious discussion has taken the form of anecdotes, rumors, wild speculation, or entrenched arguments, this very significant segment of offshore seamanship has begged for systematic analysis. Victor Shane has provided it here." - John Rousmaniere, Author, FASTNET FORCE 10 African Moon (The WebCaptain's Nor'star Flicka is equipped with a 12' parachute anchor.)
Cape Horn Windvanes This system uses a horizontal axis windvane which is coupled to a servo-pendulum rudder via an innovative co-axial control rod to actuate the boat's rudder. The system is constructed of stainless steel, is light weight, simple, cost effective and well proven. (Please note, the WebCaptain's Flicka, s/v African Moon is equipped with a Cape Horn unit.)
Fleming Windvanes Fleming Self Steering Systems utilize a horizontal axis windvane coupled to servo-pendulum rudder to actuate the boat's rudder. The unit is constructed of 2205 stainless steel, 17-4 alloy castings and 316L stainless steel and is fitted with stainless steel bearings housed in a high -impact space-age plastic.
WindPilot Windvanes The Windpilot systems utilizes a horizontal axis windvane coupled to servo-pendulum rudder to actuate the boat's rudder. The unit is constructed of anodised seawater resistant cast AlMg₅ aluminium die-castings, silicon bronze gearing, stainless steel and PTFE bearings.
Monitor Windvanes This system utilizes a horizontal axis windvane coupled to servo-pendulum rudder to actuate the boat's rudder. The unit is constructed of stainless steel and is well proven. The Flicka, s/v Kawabunga!, was equipped with a Monitor windvane for its 10,000 mile voyage through the Pacific.
Bonnet Reefing for head sails - Lin and Larry Pardey's famous cutter s/v Taleisin is equipped with a bonnet reefing system similar to that manufactured by Multi-Sail.

Tall Ships

Schooner SULTANA Project The Schooner Sultana Project is an undertaking of the Chester River Craft and Art, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization located in the historic port of Chestertown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The object of the Sultana Project is to build and operate a reproduction of the schooner SULTANA, one of the few American-built vessels from the colonial period for which extensive documentation has survived.
Schooner Man is a site for you if you love the sight of the schooner on the sea. The feel of your feet on the deck of the schooner as it rides over the ocean waves. The power of the wind as it fills the sails and move a mighty schooner on it way. If you enjoy the challenge of facing the elements from the clear star filled nights to the wind blowing at gale force... you're a schooner man.
United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE The Eagle is a three-masted sailing Barque with 21,350 square feet of sail. It is homeported at the CG Academy, New London, Connecticut. It is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. maritime services. (One of five such Training Barques in world. Sister ships include: MIRLEA of Romania, SAGRES II of Portugal, GORCH FOCK of Germany, and TOVARICH of Russia.)
PRIDE of BALTIMORE A replica of an 1812 Baltimore Clipper which serves as Baltimore, Maryland's (USA) sailing ambassador.
U.S.S. Constellation The last all sail warhship built by the U.S. Navy - 1854. Home port is Baltimore, Maryland.
KALMAR NYCKEL is a 1638 replica of a Swedish ship and Delaware's Tall Ship Ambassador. Her homeport is Wilmington, Delaware.
Clipper Amsterdam The Stad Amsterdam is now under construction. This sailing ship, a traditional three-masted square-rigged vessel with a total length of 78 metres (~85 ft. LOD), is a modern version of a nineteenth-century clipper. Designed as a seagoing passenger ship, the Stad Amsterdam will bring the glory days of the clipper back to life. The Stad Amsterdam will be ready to sail in August of the year 2000, to take part in Sail Amsterdam. The site is written in two languages - Dutch and English. To change to English, use your mouse to click on "Switch to English" in the very upper right corner of the page.

General Sailing Interest Web Sites

NorthWest Boating is an excellent website about boating in the northwest.
Chalupa is a Cal20 modified for offshore sailing. She has cruised from Kauai to the Big Island after crossing over from San Francisco. This website is dedicated to all sailors, dreamers and adventurers who sail, cruise and race, especially on small sailboats everywhere.
Untouched By Man This site shows one part of the world still untouched by man - the Straits of Hormuz. One feature of the site is a sailing trip around the Straits of Hormuz and down to Muscat (Oman).
Cruising an Ocean on s/v Kerry Deare, a Cape Dory 28, to Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Maine and Cuba - logs from Kerry Deare's voyages.
Sea Dart/Tristan Jones web site, which is hosted by Ron Reil, who sold s/v Sea Dart to the now legendary Tristan Jones.
From the Log of M'Lady The captain of a 30' well founded sailboat and a Flicka aficionado - In Search of the Perfect Sailboat
Snort & Boojum TC Vollum, Flicka s/v Tikaroa, and Charles Vollum's new cruising boat, a 20' steel trawler.
Chip's Pocket Cruisers Sailboat Page - A nicely done web page listing trailer and pocket cruiser designs and manufacturers.
Trailer Sailor - This site has a chat room for the small boat sailor. Wednesday nights at 9:00 EST is the weekly scheduled chat time. Please note, The Trailer Sailor Page has been taken over by CRUISECORTEZ.COM - 10/29/98.
Solar Wind - is a web site about a Compac 19 and contains an extensive amount of information about voyages, logs, modification, etc.
Sailnet - by Sam and Cheryl Boyle has a large listing of owner and sailboat class associations, as well as general sailing information and resources.

Web Sites for Sailing Publications

Good Old Boat - Good Old Boat magazine is for sailors who own, maintain, sail, and love terrific boats which are 10, 20, 30, or more years old.
48⁰ North, The Sailing Magazine is a Northwest sailing publications with excellent articles and a wide selection of articles online.
Classic Boat and the Boatman - An excellent English publication dedicated to traditional sailing craft with emphasis on the smaller boat.
Cruising World - A monthly sailboat publication which regularly features articles on cruising, repair and navigation. Bruce Bingham writes a monthy column for Cruising World called WORKBENCH, which features unique ideas for improving cruising comfort.
WoodenBoat - WoodenBoat is a high quality publication which is probably most responsible for the resurrgent interest in wooden boats and wooden boat construction.

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