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• crewing on Eric Forsyth's Westsail 42 'Fiona'
  • Nice looking videos...
    • Thanks! I hope you enjoy them and would really appreciate to hear what you think!
      • My 2 cents....
        • selling videos??
          • Not easy, but You can!
  • Delightful stories by Mr. Forsyth.
    • How boring, sailing the same old boat for 16+ years...
      • We met Eric at Jewell Island a few years ago
      • We ran into him in Bermuda four years ago . . .
  • Eric is totally one of a kind
    • Eric Forsyth
  • I watched the Bermuda nightmare clips..what happened after number 6??
    • Bermuda Nightmare..
      • I enjoyed watching your videos.
        • One more thought about towing Cha-Cha
        • what I would have done differently...
        • cockpit enclosure, wind vane, accidental gybing...
          • Probably not the Vane
            • aries wind vane
              • What about your autopilot?
                • How about using your emergency tiller, instead...?
                  • My emergency tiller...
                  • Wheels suck
                    • Yeah, they're funny
                • I doubt a wheel pilot would work very well David.
                  • Hi Tom, it's not just the amps
                • CPT autopilot, Aries Wind vane, Raymarine tiller pilot, Westsail 42 Paragon
                  • Too drunk to drive
                  • Thanks for the insight! I like
                    • thank you!
              • SailoMat
                • I don't see a manual on line Dave
                  • From their site
                    • Thanks for the photo!
                      • Sorry First post didn't take
                        • OK that makes sense.
      • I've just watched some videos!
      • So, any idea what happened to the dipshit on CHA-CHA...?
        • I know the owner and have toured the boat
          • Obviously, CHA-CHA doesn't look very "impressive", up close...
            • the rust streaks were easily removed
              • oh, and btw
              • LOL! Yeah, just the sort of boat you want to sail to Bermuda in November, eh...?
                • yes, ...
                • I remember that...
            • There is a boat with...
        • I liked the videos and Drakes comment is food for thought