<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Shanti's projects and adventures</title>
	<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti</link>
	<description>Projects and adventures of the Bristol Channel Cutter Shanti</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:58:30 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.0.1" -->

	<item>
		<title>Coming soon to a theater near you!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning everyone, I have been remiss in posting lately. This is due to a number of factors, least of which is my aversion to typing. But to be fair to myself, there have been a number of issues with Shanti as of late. 1) Batterys are shot. I am replacing them and moving there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti/?p=208</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>To chain or not to chain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  First, for reference: go to Tuning an anchor rode by Al Frasse and take a read, or after you read this blog. It is the best article I have ever seen on using chain, line or chain/line for anchoring. He gives some GREAT mathematical scenarios for the use of chain and/or line for anchoring. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti/?p=192</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Oh ya!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday we finally got some wind to test/tune the rig. Wind was SE at 10-12 knots. It seems I got the rig fairly taught when I did the static tune on the hook. The worst offender was the cap shroud once loaded. It was fairly slack on the lee side. I used a marlin spike [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti/?p=185</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Shanti smiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Women are always happy when they lose weight]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti/?p=181</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>ALMOST!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I only have the backstay and forestay to install, IF the anchorage is not to rolly. If I can do it, I should be able to take Shanti on a tune up sail monday. So far: This has been a measurement nightmare. The BCC is overbuilt. So her chainpaltes are oversized. So hardly any of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.garyfelton.com/shanti/?p=166</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
