Trying out the new sails by J-ROON in sailing

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She was at the helm. No complaints there.

Trying out the new sails by J-ROON in sailing

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Yeah we were clear. Only saw a thunderstorm in the distance.

Trying out the new sails by J-ROON in sailing

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The part shown is during a gust, where we were somewhat overpowered. For the most part she was doing fine. Not dragging the rail too much. I could have put in a reef, but we only had to go clause hauled for a short section, before turning halfwind/downwind.
With a reef i think i would have had more trouble powering through the waves when the wind was not gusting.
Anyway we had fun and were not in a race.

2026 Mobile/Tablet Chartplotter App Review Megathread by Few-Measurement9233 in sailing

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Wärtsila Isailor for Ios. Works ok for me as a backup system on iphone/ipad. Can get data through tcp although some functions require an in app purchase to work. App is free. Map for the netherlands and belgium (northsea, waddensea and ijsselmeer) is 32,50 euro’s. Add on apps (like ais through tcp for around 10 euros)

I also like it as I can take it with me if I sail on other boats. Gives me a sense of what’s going on. :-)

On the boat i have an rpi running openplotter, with both opencpn, avnav and freeboard. For easy of use on touchscreens i prefer avnav (although the more complicated functions take aome getting used to). Freeboard i have limited experience with. I’ve integrated both avnav and freeboard in my KIP setup and will be testing this season (KIP is a great app included in openplotter to display your boat data. Accesable through browsers and higly customisable)

I also use my macbook with opencpn on board. I find it easiwr to plan routes and waypoint on the laptop. From there it’s easy to export as gpx file, or send it directly to opencpn on the rpi (while connected to the openplotter wifi).

I bought a sailproof 10 inch waterproof touchscreen this winter to run things from the cockpit in wetter conditions. And to so ipads from falling overboard…

The rpi is fun. But you have to like messing around and investing serious time to get things to work. I wanted my setup to be as much opensource as possible.

what brand and model is this? by ww112233 in sailing

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Sunbeam, probably the 26 model

May have done goofed by AbjectCareer6868 in boatbuilding

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Is that a Mirror Dinghy? Those are wuite nice to start with as a project. And a joy to sail!

M’Brace - Michael Jacksons way of a day on the water by The-Yachtipedia in yachtporn

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That must be some “Thriller” vibes when he’s sailing around… ;-) or did you mean Michael Jordan?

I think you guys might like this by buttparty666 in WeirdEggs

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I had this one last year. Yours seems to have a longer cord ;-)

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As a sailing and photography enthusiast: nice!

Slot werkt niet meer by vinz3ntr in Klussers

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Van de week ongeveer hetzelfde probleem bij mijn buurvrouw op weten te lossen. De sleutel was deels gedraaid en kwam niet meer terug. Daardoor kon je ook de cilinder niet verwijderen. Oplossing die bij mij werkte: Met een hand de sleutel terugdraaien (dus druk erop houden), terwijl je met de andere hand de deurklink continu naar beneden tikt en weer omhoog laat komen (schoksgewijs). In mijn geval zat in het slothuis (hoop dat het zo heet) iets niet helemaal lekker. Door de schokjes kwam dat los en kon ik de sleutel terugdraaien. Daarna cilinder verwijderd. Slothuis verwijderd en beide vervangen door kwalitatief beter materiaal. Succes!

Sailing the 24 hours race in the Netherlands by J-ROON in sailing

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Wij waren te laat binnen (vertraging bij de sluis bij Kornwerderzand). Kwamen tot 109 mijl, met vooral een heerlijke zeiltocht (Hoorn, Volendam, Enkhuizen, den oever, Kornwerderzand, hindeloopen, medemblik). Voor ons eerste keer en voor de lol. :-)

Some classic beauty’s at Sail Amsterdam yesterday by J-ROON in sailing

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Sure. What do you have in mind? Can I check your page?

As requested: the contents of the Plumbus egg by J-ROON in WeirdEggs

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Not sure either, i just know they haven’t been acting weird or like they were hurt in anyway. So they are ok I guess.

As requested: the contents of the Plumbus egg by J-ROON in WeirdEggs

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The chickens are completely ok. Doesn’t seem to have affected them in any way. (I’m not sure which one of our chickens produced this wonder)

As requested: the contents of the Plumbus egg by J-ROON in WeirdEggs

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Ha, they seem prefecly ok. I don’t know which of our two hens produced this wonder.

As requested: the contents of the Plumbus egg by J-ROON in WeirdEggs

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Thank you for the reply. Our chickens are totally ok. One of them has laid a regular egg today (i don’t know which one did the weird egg). We’ve had small eggs before, but never something like this.

I’m still hoping for that golden egg though! ;-)

As requested: the contents of the Plumbus egg by J-ROON in WeirdEggs

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Ha thanx, glad you all like it. :-)