Saturday, January 6, 2018

First outing with new sail.

First mate was not up to it, so I single-handed. Very happy with the performance. I can tell that I'll be getting more speed in lighter winds. The boat heeled in situations where it wouldn't have with the old, baggy sail.


Friday, January 5, 2018

My new mainsail is here!

A belated but merry Christmas to us. In November, I decided our tired, 27-year-old mainsail needed to be replaced. I shopped around and found Precision Sail Loft online. Today, my sail arrived. Darryl and his crew are top notch. The sail is made of Challenge 6.11 Warp Drive sailcloth. I went for two full battens, two partial plus one reef. The sail is loose foot. I recreated the SYC 7.0 insignia in Photoshop.