Rudderdundancy…
April 12, 2016
First, the backstory… Ordered emergency rudder from Competition Composites in Canada. It shipped UPS and we redirected it to the UPS warehouse in north Austin because it required a signature and we wouldn’t be home to sign. Rudder arrived at the warehouse Monday morning. Monday evening we spend an hour poking along in rush hour
A last minute project – SOS rudder install
July 6, 2014
We’ve been busy these past few days here at the Richmond Yacht Club, working on list items and meeting other sailors. Last week, Justin arrived ahead of me and started working on the mounting brackets for the Scanmar SOS rudder that we had bought used from a sailing friend he knew online. Although we were originally
Hey! Where’s our rudder?
February 17, 2012
One of the big differences between Earendil and Shearwater is the rudder design. A Valiant 32 has a skeg-hung rudder, while a J/120 has a semi-balanced spade rudder. From a sailing and performance perspective, the semi-balanced spade rudder wins every time. There is less drag due to the smaller surface area (no skeg) and lower