Por Que a Reforma da Sua Vela Vai Rasgar no Próximo Vento Forte | Paulo Patti - CONTRA BORDO

Will your old or patched sail withstand the next strong gust of wind, or will you be stranded in the middle of the channel with the fabric torn from end to end? At sea, there's no room for amateurism or improvisation, and the natural wear and tear of materials takes a heavy toll when the weather turns and the wind picks up. Sail craftsman and entrepreneur Paulo Patti returns to the deck of the Contra Bordo to open his workshop's toolbox and reveal the real technical dynamics of conservation, trimming, and the structural problems that most sailors ignore until the damage is done. Understand how the incorrect use of furlers and lack of tension in the stays completely destroy the sail's shape, causing the boat to rock in the wake, lose pressure, and waste precious degrees of upwind sailing. The conversation gets straight to the point about the weight of the humid wind that demands maximum counterweight from the crew on the sides of the hull, the workshop tricks for bending the mast and adjusting the boom, as well as the behind-the-scenes details of a grueling crossing from Santos to Salvador facing the trade winds and testing the limits of the boat's endurance over seven hundred miles of open sea. Guest's Social Media: Instagram:   / paulocampospatti   CONTACTS Presentation: Beto Torres (Instagram:   / betovelejador  ) Meet the Podcast: @contrabordo General Direction: Wellington Dias de Melo (Instagram:   / diretorwell  ) Production: Estúdio Camucá (www.camuca.com.br / @estudiocamuca) Commercial: [email protected] Episode Chapters: 00:00 When is it worth refurbishing an old sail? 01:10 The danger of wind gusts and the warning of a tear in the fabric 01:38 Wind conditions in the Ilhabela and Paraty channel 03:39 The impact of the furler on performance loss and stay tension 06:25 Shaking in the waves and the loss of negative pressure on the upwind side 07:22 The need to bear away and the damage to the navigation angle 09:43 The challenge of maneuvering and retrieving heavy sails alone on large boats 10:40 The danger of storing a wet sail with saltwater and mold 11:17 Dry wind versus humid wind and the physical counterweight on the hull 14:33 How to bend stiff fabrics with resin without breaking the structure 16:40 Why reopening panels to restore the shape is not financially worthwhile 17:55 Practical adjustment of a bent mast, stays and boom catcher 21:14 Use of technology and apps to measure speed gain at the rudder 22:21 Difficulties on the crossing from Santos to Salvador with trade winds 24:35 Stop in Abrolhos and memories of life on board with family