So the sailing today ended up not actually being sailing. We motored all the way to the Cityfront before we found wind, then when we went to raise the main the halyard got stuck, hard. We tried for a while to loosen it up, but it wouldn’t budge. We motored through South Beach Harbor and McCovery Cove, then motored back across the bay. It was still a nice time, and the engine performed flawlessly. Eddie, Kameela, Jameel, Mary.
New jib sheets, replacement batten for the main, oil change. Thanks to the folks who helped with these items.
The sailing today with Karen, Kathleen and John was great! We left the estuary and sailed around Alcatraz, toward Sausalito and toward the Gate, then down the Cityfront and back.
Awhile back I had re-rigged the second reef line, so today we tested it out by double reefing for our sailing in The Slot. The boat was well balanced, as expected; it was so manageable that it wasn’t until we were tacking near Harding Rock and the jib whipped around furiously, that I got some perspective about how much mainsail area was reduced. My only real complaint is it takes some work to get that reef put in well, so it’s hard to set it up once we are already underway.
I was obviously pleased with the sails and boat behavior, and the camraderie and conversation with this group seemed especially great too.
I think I need a thesaurus so I can come up with better adjectives than “great.”
Talked to Sally at Pineapple about my mainsail…
Wed, May. 21st, 2003, 12:43 am
