Hello Bob and other Weta Sailors RE: Dyneema Standing Rigging & Stretch. This rigging is made by Mike Krantz, owner of Sailmax.biz Phone: 770-403-8710 e-mail: sailmax.biz@gmail.com snail mail: 4050 Enterprise Way Suite 110, Flowery Branch, GA 30542, near Lake Lanier, for the Weta Trimaran. Usually there is flyer in the plastic bag the rigging comes in, (which some of you might throw away, or have lost) stating that you should get the forestay as tight as possible and then re-tighten the forestay after the first sail, if you are going out again. It says the dyneema will stretch about 1/2 inch over the life of the rigging. It also says you can send the rigging back to Mike for re-coating if you notice chafing over time which has worn the Blue/Black Dye off the dyneena standing rigging. The coating came off my dyneema rigging, especially the forestay which should not chafe because the jib hanks are made of cloth, not metal, but chafed more than the shrouds. I sent my dyneema rigging back to Mike for re-coating after the Meigs Regatta. He re-coated the dyneema rigging, shipped it back to me, and it looks like new now. That probably added at least a year to the life of my dyneema rigging. -- Rick

Many thanks! Just learned of the need for a potential operation. should know next Friday.

I can't find any good pictures of it, but the Stanford sailing center in Redwood City has a mix of drive-on docks for chase boats paired with low wooden docks with rollers, carpet, and cradles for their 420s. It's pretty slick. The peak waves there are smaller than Seneca Lake on a big day, but otherwise similar to the Finger Lakes.

After I choked on the price of a new delivered galvanized RK Weta trailer, I approached Trailex on an aluminum trailer and found out they had a configuration that works. It’s slightly more expensive than the RK but it will have 12” wheels/tires and be a lot lighter. I should have it by Meigs this year.