Hi Guys,

A little advice here? Basics for us semi-hardcore sailors struggling to make the jump to get "real gear" :-)

My new Smyth pentex laminates arrive in a couple o' weeks, and using waterlogged old sheets on 'em just gives me the willies.



1. Where do you buy this "yale [xxx]" brand of rope (never saw it in West Marine)

2. Price per foot?

3. Can you taper it? How?

4. Is it easy to grip, or has that atribute been traded off for low friction in the block/low absorbancy? Do you guys recommend "grippy" gloves?



Thanks,

Ed Norris