"this space for rent" you're hilarious Pat....hehehe. No not ignoring you Ben, you have to understand that some of us have no idea of the language you are speaking when you talk about this stuff.
Im for want of a better word an "idiot" when it comes to the higher skills of sailing, might I suggest some "pictorial tutorials" for those of us that are "visual" learners?
There is only so much I am capable of learning via text, the rest I learn pictorially. Its just who I am, and Im sure Im not the only one out there that is like it.
Seeing as though the ARC has grown so significantly in membership and also in our ability to host, perhaps it is now time to initiate another resource for our members to tap into. 2 Years ago when I joined my first club (VSK Australia) I noticed they hosted "Training" servers for their newbie members. Perhaps we could start talking about launching this initiative for the ARC in closed server format.
The veteran sailors could litterally talk through some of these aspects as we sail together.....just an idea of course. However I know I for 1 could get far more out of it than I could ever learn by text alone.
Cheers guys
Dan