Mystery Solved!
As you can (barely) see, I now have a wind vane on the little Mickler. Has come in very handy so far!
Mich showing off the new Davis Wind Vane
$40 @ West Marine - http://tinyurl.com/c5yc6ce
Monday, 25 June 2012
Jib Furling Issues - Resolved (for now)
Update on my jib furling issues: Since the forestay is only installed as additional mast support for my trapeze kit, and I won't be hanging off the trap any point soon, I have removed the forestay temporarily. There is now nothing for the jib to get caught on when furling and all is well.
Q: "What happens when you DO want to reattach the forestay for the trap?"
A: If you take a look at the pic below, you'll see a disk that is supposed to help keep the forestay away. I now have a disk from the good folks at C&L which is almost double the size. I'll get this installed soon to see if it resolves the issue once and for all.
Q: "What happens when you DO want to reattach the forestay for the trap?"
A: If you take a look at the pic below, you'll see a disk that is supposed to help keep the forestay away. I now have a disk from the good folks at C&L which is almost double the size. I'll get this installed soon to see if it resolves the issue once and for all.
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Another CL!
Some pics of a fellow CL sailor at ABYC. A beauty CL11, owned by a friendly guy named Martin. Michelle and I had the pleasure of helping him launch her for the maiden voyage. A nice lookin' vessel!
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Weekend Sailing
Sailed both Friday & Saturday. Beautiful weather although winds not too strong (5-6 kt max). I'm feeling MUCH more comfortable leaving the dock and coming back in. No problems here anymore since taking some tips from a cat sailor down at the club. Here is some GPS data of the sail. Notice the distance from the shore this time. We were pretty far out there and it certainly took some navigation to get us back. What a blast.
GPS from Saturday Sail
GoPro Screenshot from Friday sail with Mich
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