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It is interesting to me that @iansan5633 and @newt2u have opposite experiences with improving reaching: loosening the tack vs bring it hard down to the pole, and vice versa for the clew. I wonder if this difference has to do with how high one is trying to point. I could easily imagine that one setu...

I agree that being able to adjust the pole without the hassle of fiddling with the clew lines is a big pro for your tweak but I also find it useful to be able to adjust them independently. I found recently that I get better upwind performance by loosening the forward clew (tack) while keeping the ot...

Mike, a couple of points I assume you will be using Lifepo4 for storage. In which case what you see if what you get, !00Ahrs means pretty much 100Ahrs. I use solar, mppt and inverter to provide a backup to mains power in my home I have a 200AHr battery, which I think cost me around £650. During the ...

We had a nice surprise on our last sail out of Whitehaven in the Irish Sea. I was trying to get video of how we use the spinnaker launching, etc. all from the cockpit to show a friend, when we had a visit from some dolphins. Luckily the camera was rolling although it is a wide angle one. Anyway, her...

Thanks Tom, I enjoy watching other people videos, especially Freedom boats. You look to be enjoying being on the water.

Here is another of our day yesterday, also 1 reef in but a bit of a nasty swell (at lest for our little F21).

https://youtu.be/maDWZ_HqVIA

Posted a few videos on youtube of our Freedom 21:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZHuQm-oH4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4366TwBuj_w


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqrRf5ONyek

Yes I can see that now, quite different. Best of luck with your refurbishment. I had a similar experience, my F21 had been left on a trailer for almost 20 years in a yard. Luckily sails and spars were dry stored and survived just fine. In my case the trailer was toast! Hope you enjoy her when you ge...

I assume that is the same hull as the UK F25. Also the keel looks to be of similar proportions and ballast. How do you find it, does it sail well?

I managed to get some photos of the F25 (UK) lifting keel version and thought I would post them here for reference. The boat is for sale in the UK at a tad under £7K. I was interested but not really in a position to swap for my F21 currently.

Hi Jim,

thanks, I suspected that might be the case. Do you know anything about them?

Chris